The herald., 1894-11-15
THE GLOVE CONTEST A DRAW,
Gallagher and Cotton Fight
Thirty.Five Rounds.
Both Came Up Smiling and Fresh at
the Finish.
Gallagher Did tho Heavy Hitting While
tho Colored Man showed Groat
Endursncs--Ehe Pre-
limipArtes.

Billy Gallagher and Joe Cotton, local
middle weights, fought 35-round draw
at the Los Angeles Athletic club last
night. At the end OF the last round
both men were apparently in good con-
dition and able to continue the fight
indefinitely.
The referee. however. declared the
fight draw and announced that Gal
lagher had broken his right hand in the
18th round.
Gallagher did most OF the hard hit.
ting, and it was the colored mans abil'
ity to stand punishment that kept him
in the ring. Several times he tottered
to his corner at the call OF time, groggy,
all but knocked out, and at the call
came up smiling and fresh.
Gallagher got first blood in the eighth
round by swinging for the colored mans
ribs and catching MIN with his head
down. 1t was short-arm blow.
The men entered the ring at 8 80.
Cotton came first. He ia a stoutly built
fighter. his splendid development OF his
legs keeping him up on many occasions
when other fighters would be unable to
stand.
Gallagher received an ovation half O
minute later. He looked in splendid
condition.
John Brink acted as referee, and
Mesers. Merrill and Stevens were time
keepers for the men and Mr.. Kerran for
the club.
In the first round the men were eau
tious and spared for an opening. Gal-
lagher got in the first blow by reaching
Cotton lightly on the chin. He forced
the fighting for time, until there was
o fair exchange OF body blows. and
then the men kept apart until the call
for time.
In the second Cotton came up last,
and when Gallagher led he cleverly
ducked, and in the clinch got the best of
the break. Gallagher got in his right
on the dueky mans jaw later in the
round and Cotton came back with O
stiff left-hand punch at ehort range.
In the third Cotton feinted, and. whe0
the Irish lad came with his right, cev.
erly ducked and came up with his ad
versary on top OF his head. Five feet
from the hard floor Gallagher wss
thrown over and landed sguarely upon
his broad back. Recovering, he led
with q number of vicious lunges. and
when the call came the colorsd man
went groggy to his corner.
The fourth round was chiefly made up
OF cautious fighting at long range and
clinches.
In the fifth Gallagher got in vicious
blow on the colored mans neck, and
tins was called just in the nick of time
1t was a repetition OF this through the
rounds. with the odds Gallagher's way,
and the colored fighter taking the blows
smilingly.
After the eighth round blood flowed
occasionally from the dark mans nose.
aud in the eighth his right eye closed
for keeps. Gallagher was still un-
harmed.
The fifteenth round was vicious one.
Gallagher seemed determined to finish
his man, and his man not only seemed
determined not to have it that way but
actually went in to win the fight. He
was groggy for an instant after blow
on the ear, but second later avoided a
vicious right hand swing and landed on
Gallaghsr's chin at long range.
The round ended in clinch, and the
referee announced that he could give no
decision, and that five additional rounds
would be fought.
The twentieth round found the men
still cautious OF each other. but some
fierce fighting had been done in the five
rounde. Twice the colored man went
down and stayed until just before the
time keepers oouted 10, when he jumped
to his feet.
Twice the referee announced five adj
ditional ROUNDS. and at the end OF the
twenty-fifth called for ten more. The
ten we're only counterparts OF the ones
gone fefore. 1t was evident that
Gallagher could never put his dusky OPP
ponent to sleep unless q chance blow
did the work.
The preliminaries were interesting
and lively. Frank Scott of the club
and Burkhart, local man, fought four
lively rounds.
Young Bibbey and Clarence Whistler,
jr., wrestled thrse falls, Bibbey winning
the first and third.
Kid O'Brien and Smith of Australia
fought four hot rounds, the kid being a
little outclssseG, but pluckily staying
with the fight.
Walsh OF Australia and Young Demp-
aey gave a good exhibition of scientific
boxing, with Eonors even.
A large crowd OF men. representing all
classes Of business and society, was
present.