The morning call., 1894-09-06
Dempsey Close to His
Old Form.
HIS OPPONENT WAS GAME.
Refusing to Be Knocked Out at
the Last.
HIS OPPONENT WAS Gan
THEY DIVIDED UP THE PURSE.
Still it Is Clear That the NonpareIl
Had the Better of the
Battle.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept 5-Jack Dempsey
and Billy Mccarthy of Australia fought a
draw battle Tonight in the arena of the
Auditorium Athletic Club before a large
audience. Both men were carefully
trained. and entered the ring promptly al
| o'clock, followed by their seconds. Each
received fair share of applause. but the
greeting to Dempsey clearly showed that
his friends were ia the majority. The
contest was confined to twenty rounds and
John Duffy was referee. Dempsey was
first TO weigh, fixing the scales himself
He weighed 146 pounds. MCCARTHY
weighed 154. Time was called at 9:15 P. NJ
Round mccarthy led for the 5 stomach.
Dempsey missed a right swing for tie
head. Mac was on the aggressive. Demp-
sey scored body blow. Dempsey landed
right on the head and then both landed
heavy swings on the head and lefts on the
jaws.
Round Mac scored right one on the
body. Both landed on the head, the Aus
tralian fighting for the body aud Dempsey
for the head. Dempsey missed a left
swing for the head. but caught Mccarthy
on the nose a moment later. Dempsey
scored body blow on the neck. and on
the body a moment later, receiving in re-
turn a left-hander. Mae caught heavy
left-hand swing on the jaw. The round
closed in Dempsey's favor.
Round 3-Dempsey landed left on the
nose and the men clinched. Mccarthy
missed two vicious rights, but ran into a
heavy right OIL the jaw, Dempsey landing
another right on the jaw, which nearly
knocked Mccarthy down. He received
terrible punishment in this round. which
closed with Dempsey landing a left on the
nose.
Round 4-Dempsey landed a heavy left
ON his opponents nose and got away.
Both men scored blows on the head.
Dempsey landed heavy swing in the
stomach aud put the right moment later
in the same place. This was Dempsey's
round.
Round 5-Both men missed and nearly
fell to the ground. Mccarthy recovered
and nearly fell through the ropes attempt
ing to land a right. Clinch followed clnch,
Dempsey scoring left Oh the nose and a
right on the body. Dempsey was now the
aggressor and landed right and left on the
face.
Round 6-McCarthy was the aggressor
Dempsey landed on The jaw. Dempsey
seemed TO score heavy blows at will. Me-
Carthy did heavy swing that nearly
lifted Dempsey off the ground. Mccarthy
caught letter on The Jaw, but missed
similar blow minute later. Both landed
heavily.
Round T. The men commenced by
clnchlng. Dempsey landed body blows
after the bTeakaway. The Australian
forced Dempsey into the ropes and landed
right on the head. Dempsey landed a
stomach punch. Mac was swinging very
wildly. Both men were swinging body
blows. but Mccarthy received a very
heavy right without giving a return.
Dempsey returned rights Oh the face and
head and had much the better of this
round.
Round S-Mac cinched. He missed a
right on the jaw and nearly fell through
the ropes. Dempsey continued his terrific
rights on the body; both landed let's on
the head and fell OF the ropes. There
were several cinches in this round, mainly
due to Dempsey's generalship. Dempsey
landed two rights on the jaw just as time
was called.
From this until the twentieth round
Dempsey did all the execution. but he
could not knock out his game opponent.
The purse OF $1,000 was divided.