The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-06

NEW ORLEANS, La. Sept u Jack
Dempsey and Billy Mccarthy OF Australia
fought a drawn battle tonight In Ihe areas
of the Auditorium Athletic clue. before
large audience. Both men were carefully
trained. and entered the ring promptly az
y O'Clock, followed by their seconds E,ca
received a fair share of applause. bat the
greeting Ia Dempsey showed tEsE his
friends were IN the majority. The contest
was confined 10 twenty rounds. JOAN
Duffy was referee. Dempsey was tirst &C
weigh. fixing tie scales himself. lie
weighed l46 pounds. Mccarthy weighed
l54 pounds. Time was called at 9.i5.
Round /. Mccarthy led toC the stomach
Dempsey missed "a right swing for abe
head. Mac was on the aggressive. Demp
sey scored body blow. Dempsey landed
right on the head aud theu both LANDED
heavy swings on the head aud let's oa TIE
jaws.
DEMPSEY FIGHTS FOR the HAD.
Round , Mac scored riSht on ih,
body. Both landed on the head, the Aus
! trallan hghtins for the body aud Dempsey
for the head. Dempsey missed = lett
swing Tor the head, bat caught Mccarthy
scored body blow on the neck aud on
the body moment later, receiving ia re-
turn = left handler. Mae cauSa1 a heavy
| left hand swing on the Jaw. abe Toand
| closed in Dempsey's favor.
Round S-Dempsey landed a LETT ou tae
/ nose and the men clincned Mac missed
| two vicious rights. bat ran into a heavy
! right on the jaw, Dempsey landing ano;h'r
right on the Jaw which nearly Knocked
| Mac down. tie reSelyed terrible punish
ment ia this round which closed wiki
| Dempsey landing "a LETT on TIE nose.
MCCARTHY Is HARD Hit.
Round 4-Dempsey landed heavy left
on his opponents nose and got away.
| Both men scored blows on the head.
| Dempsey landed a heavy swing Ia the stOtn-
| ach and the right LlouAeRS later IA the
same place. This was Dempsey round.
Round >. Both men missed and nearly
/ fell to the grouud. Mac recovered aad
nearly fell through the ropes attempting
/ TO land a right Clinch followed cilaeh.
| Dempsey scoring a left GA the Dose and a
| right on the body. Dempsey was now the
! aggressor and landed rlgnt and left on the
/ face.
| Round D. Mac was the aggressoI. Demp-
\ ssy landed on the Jaw. DEMPSEY seemed
/ able TO score heavy blows at Will Mac
/ did "A heavy swing that nearly lifted
/ Dempsey of the ground. Mac caught a
letter on the jaw. but missed similar
/ blow a minute later. Both landed heavy
| body blows.
| COULDN'T KNOCK HIN OUT.
! Round = The men commenced by clincb-
! ing Mac landed body blows after the break
away After that Mac forced Dempsey In
/ the ropes Dempsey landed stomach
punch. Mac WAS swinging very wildly.
| Both men were swinging body blows, but
I Mac received a vicious right without giy-
/ ing a return. Dempsey landed rights on
/ face aud head aud had much the bsttsr OF
/ this round.
| Round ). Mac ciincbed 10 avoid punish
( meut lie missed "a right foc tLe Jaw aud
nearly fell through the ropes. DEMPSEY
| Continued his terrific rights Oh the tridy.
/ both landed letts on the head aud ie4i GA
| the ropes Several clBChes ia this round.
/ manly Cue to DEMPSEY = censorship.
/ DEMPSEY landed two rights on she Jaw.
/ lust as time was called. From this ustii
/ the twentieth round, Dempsey did al tho
| execution. but lac could not kaosk his
| game opponent out Tue purse oi s@,V,D
/ MAS divided.