Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-06
REALLY KNOCKED OUT.
This Prize Fighter Saw Several MIL
lion Stars.

Last evening there was given in Odd
the Capital City Athletic Club" and two
or three hundred men and boys. white and
black, and representing about all condi-
tons, were present. Sergt. Falvey Of the
local police force and a detail of five or six
men were also present.
1t was whispered about that there would
be several red-hot bouts and that unless
the police interfered with the fighting those
who enjoyed such contests would have no
occasion to regret that they had paid their
dollar and dollar and one-half to witness
the sport. For an hour or more several
colored men raised their voices in mournful
melody, and. incidentally. TO the impatient
Indignation of the crowd, preliminary to the
introduction of several other colored men
and boys, who proceeded to bang and at
tempt to bang each other, while the throng
endeavored by yells and cries to urge the
contestants TO greater activity. The col
ored fighters were. however. too inexper-
fenced to do much harm with the Dig
gloves used, and consequently the crowd
soon tired of them, and yelled for some
thing more exciting.
Their desire was quickly gratifed when
Jack Kelly of Wilmington. Del, and Jimmy
Mccarthy of Buffalo. n. Y, were intro
duced for a bout of four three-minute
rounds. for not two full rounds had been
fought when Kelly struck Mccarthy a
terrific right-hand blow on the jaw, the
sound of which resounded throughout the
hall. Mccarthy was turned partly around
by the force of the crushing blow. and fell
face downward, striking the floor There
he lay, with arms outstretched, limp and
seemingly lifeless. The ten seconds in
which the fallen boy was given by the
rules quickly passed, but not a movement
did he make, and not until long after the
referee had proclaimed him a beaten fight
er did the crowd seemingly realize that the
blow and fall were much more than ordi-
narily severe. AT length, Mccarthy not hav-
ing given a sign of consciousness. Ned
Cartwright a local professional pusilist
sprang into the ring, and turned him over
on his back. Then. the stricken fighter
still showing no indication OF consciousness
his second, Joe Bateman of this city, and
Tony Stannard OF Wilmington, the second
of the victorious fighter. ran to the family
breathing boy. and famed and rubbed him.
BY this time the seriousness of McCarthy's
injury had become apparent even TO the
uninitiated, and the ring was crowded hy
the police. club officials and spectators, II
was several minutes before Mccarthy re-
covered even sufficiently to open his eyes
and then Stannard picked him up in his
arms and carried him to his corner where
he placed him in his chair While others
held him up in the chair Stannsrd and
Bateman continued to work upon the de-
feated fighter. and after about ten minutes
hard work he had sufficiently recovered 70
be assisted OFF the stage.
stepped and started.
meantime the police had held an animal
ed discussion with the club people, In the
midst of which Cartwright stepped to the
front and said: Gents. the blow was an acct
dent, but the police says the sport can't 20
on" Then a regular howl of disapproyal
went up from the crowd Sergt Falycy
was at first apparently determined that
there should be no more fighting, but he
was at length persuaded to allow the show
to continue. Consequently there were sew
eral more negroes introduced, who whiled
away the time by their attempts to do each
other up in which they Of course failed.
BOinn and Cartwright.
At length Ned Cartwright and Jack
Bolan, both of this city. were introduced
as the stars of the evening II being an
nounced that they would put up a four
three-minute-roundb bout for scientific points
only. From the very first It was clearly
apparent that Bolan was his opponents
master. and he rushed and hit him at his
pleasure, although the timekeeper more
than once. CONSIDERABLY shortened the
rounds in favor of Cartwright There was
plainly anything but good fellowship be-
tween the men. and when the referee ex-
planned that the police had cautioned the
men that there should be no Knockout
blow, and that he must therefore call the
bout a draw, Bolan explained to the crowd
that he was willing to give Mr. Cartw right
all the chance for one he desired at any
time and at any place. Mr.. Cartwright re-
piled that Alexandria was on the map and
that he would be delighted TO meet Mr.
Bolan there at the latter's pleasure