St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-06

Melbourne to fight Pluto, the colored cham
pion of that place. They were matched to
fight twice, as the first battle ended in draw.
The first contest was eight rounds, and Pluto
was backed heavily, but Critic held him safe
and the contest ended in draw. They met
again in a six round contest, and again the
colored champion failed to defeat Critic, as
this battle ended in adraw. The outcome of
these two undecided battles was match with
skin gloves. The boys met before select cir
Gle at Lilydale; Australia, and after fighting
twenty-three rounds in which Critic did
most Of the fighting, the sports humanely
stopped it and made q draw OF it. A short
time after Critic and Pluto met again and
fought thirteen rounds, when the battle was
again stopped. Critic broke the third finger
of the right hand In this fight on Plutos
hard, black brow. His next battle was with
McShane, a much heavier pugiiist, and draw
resulted after eight rounds had been fought.
He met Niche, twenty-eight pounds heavier,
and drew an eight round go with him.
Lawrence, twenty-one pounds heavier and
Critic next foughta draw, and then Billy Muir
ply, champion featherweight of the world,
undertook to stop him. in four rounds, and
failed. Critic then won Sam Matthew'S 14O
pound competition. He weighed in at 100
pounds and gained a gold medal. Then he
went to Adelaide, where he defeated Chappie
in three rounds, and Smith of Port
Adelaide in four rounds. Going back to
Sydney, much improved by his ring
experience, he fought an eight round
with Ambrose Taylor, $50 pound man.
O'Brien, of Queensland, nearly 14O pounds,
undertook to stop the boy in eight rounds
but was nearly stopped himself. They met
later, and Critic had him beaten when time
was called for the last time, eight rounds be-
ing the limit of the fight. He beat the Kama
pet in one and half rounds, Doss Paterson
in three rounds, and fought twenty round
draw with Abe Willis, whom he defeated
later in three round contest.
Ed Seymour was the next to face Critic,
and was beaten badly in. twelve rounds.
Young Sandy Ross went down in four rounds
before the invineible, and Lewis fell out in
three rounds, Lane in one and a half rounds,
Sullivan in three and a half rounds, and Hol-
den, of Parramatta, in twelve rounds. Then
he went to Melbourne again toafight Pluto in
the Amateur Athletic club for f10O purse,
and after seventy rounds the fight was de-
clared draw and the purse divided. He
then met Nipper Peakes, a 1875 pound man,
and deservedly considered the .cleverest at
his-weight in Australia, in an eight round
fight for the championship. Critic won this
handily. Henext defeated q lao pound col
ored pugilist In three rounds. He then also
beat Paterson in one round and half. Nc
Kenzie undertood 70 stop him in fifteen
rounds, but failed. Mcleod also attempted
to stop him in thirteen rounds, but Critic
beat him in one round and q ball. After box
ing Billy Murphy on September 2, 1890, at
the Sydney Athletic club for a purse of $50
sovereigns and the title OF lightweight cham
pion of the world, which Murphy had just
earned by defeating lie Weir, the .Beifast
Spider" in this .country. Murphy, in the six
teenth round left thsring suddenly, and the
victory was awarded toariffo he defeated
Paddy Moran on November Ia 1880, In thir-
teen rounds, for $50 stake -.
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