The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-06
SLUGGERS FIGHT A DRAW.
Dempsey Seemed TO Be Too Much for
the Australian.

The Fight Seemed to Be Dempssy's
All the Way Through, Though He
Failed to Put Out" His Game op-
ponent-The Money Divided as the
Fight Was Declared a Draw.
New Orleans, Sept. Jack Dempsey
and Billy Mccarthy of Australia fought
tonight in the arena Of the Auditorium
Athletic Club before very large audi
ence. Both men were carefully trained,
the ex-Nonpareil having fitted himself on
the coast of Georgia and in the gym
nasium of the Young Mems Gynuastic
Club of this city Mccarthy has been
in constant training for two months
at Capt. Smiths quarters, In the upper
district Of this city Both men entered
the ring, followed by their seconds, at 9
o'clock, each receiving a good share of APP
plause, but the greeting given to Dempsey
clearly showed that his friends were in
the majority. The contest was confined
to twenty rounds. Interested spectators
were Bob titzsimmons and Stanton Alb
bott.
John Duffy entered the ring few mo-
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referee Dempsey was first to weigh
! fixing the scales himself. He weighed in
at 146 pounds. Mccarthy tested the
scales, weighing l54 pounds, the exact
limit Time was called at 9:15 o'clock
The men advanced to the center of the
ring and the fight was on.
First Round-Mac led for the stomach.
| Dempsey missed a right swing for the
/ head Mac was on the aggressive.
| Dempsey scored body blow Dempsey
! landed right on the head. Both landed
! heavy swings on the head Both men
landed left on the Jaw and both scored
! heavy swings.
| Second Round Mccarthy scored
! right on the body. Both landed blows on
! the head The Australian was fighting
mainly for the body and Dempsey for the
| head Dempsey missed a left swing for
the head, but caught the Australian on
the nose q moment later. Dempsey
scored a heavy blow on the neck and
landed on the body moment later, but
received left-hander. Mccarthy was
caught by heavy left-hand swing on
the Jaw. This was Jack S round.
Third Round-Dempsey landed left on
the nose and the men clinched. McCar-
| thy missed two vicious rights but ran
! into a heavy right on the jaw Dempsey
/
| knocking Mccarthy down. The Austria
lian received terrible punishment in this
| round. Dempsey scored a left on the
| nose.
Fourth Round-Dempsey landed
heavy left on his opponents nose and got
away. Both men scored blows on the
head. Mac missed a left lead for the
body. Dempsey was landed heavy
swing in the stomach and a right mo-
ment later in the same spot. Mccarthy
| ducked into heavy upper cut and got it
again with the right on the head
before he could recover This was an
other Dempsey round.
Fifth ROund-Both men missed leads
| and both nearly fell. Mac recovered and
nearly fell through the ropes in attempt
! ing to land right. The men clinched
repeatedly in this round Dempsey
scored a left on the nose and right on the
! body Dempsey was now the aggressor
and landed right and left on the head
| Sixth Round-McCarthy became ag-
! gressive Dempsey landed a left on the
! Jaw and one on the body minute later He
seemed able to score heavy blows at will
| Mac avoided a heavy swing that nearly
| lifted Dempsey off the ground Mccarthy
caught left on the jaw, but missed a
! similar blow a moment later Both men
! landed heavy body punches.
Seventh Round-The men commenced
! by clinching Dempsey landed a heavy
| body blow after the breakaway. Nc
! Carthy forced Dempsey into the ropes
and landed heavy right on the head
! Dempsey scored stomach punch. Nc
! Carthy's swings were very wild. Both
men landed body blows, but Mccarthy
received vicious right without giving
return. Dempsey landed a right on the
face and head and had much the best Of
| the round.
Eeighth Round-McCarthy clinched to
! avoid punishment, Mccarthy missed
right swing, and the men nearly fell
| through the ropes. Dempsey continued
using his terrible right on the body
| Both men landed lefts on the head and
! fell on the ropes Several clinches fol-
| lowed IN this round, due to Dempscy's
! generalship. Dempsey landed two rights
on the jaw just as time was called.
Ninth Round Both landed blows on
| the head. Dempsey scored a right on the
| jaw Both men landed on the body
| Mccarthy scored a rlght on Jacks head
| Jack landed a right on the face, and as
| time was called scored heavy lelts and a
right on the body.
Tenth Round-Both men landed body
| blows, and Dempsey clinched Mac
! landed two heavy rights on the head. but
| got body punches in return. Dempsey
! scored "A body punch that could be heard
| all over the arena and missed a return
! Mccarthy received two heavy rights
! over the heart, and Dempsey cHnched
! Dempsey landed q heavy right on the
/ nose and a left on the body.
Eleventh Round-Dempsey landed his
usual right body punch and repeated IL
| again moment later. The men clinched
and Dempsey landed a right on the nose
| Dempsey then landed a right on the body,
| and hit his opponent one, two, three in
| the corner. The men were fighting very
/ fairly. Dempsey outgeneraled his oppo-
| nent at every point
! Twelfth Round-Dempsey had clearly
| the best Of the twelfth round hitting his
| opponent at will.
| From the thirteenth 10 the twentieth
/ round Dempsey did all the execution.
| landing right and left, but he could not
| knock his game opponent out
| The fight was declared a draw and the
| purse, g, 900, was divided.
LONDON TRADES CONGRESS-.
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