Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-06

colored champion OF that place. They
we're matched to fight twice, as the first
battle ended in draw, The first con-
test was eight rounds, aud Pluto was
backed heavily, but Critic held him
safe and the contest ended In draw.
They met again In six round contest,
and again The colored champion failed
to defeat Critic, as this battle ended In
draw. The outcome OF these two un-
decided battles was match with skin
gloves. The boys met before a select
circle at Lilydsle, Australia, and aftor
fighting twenty-three rounds, In which
Critic did most OF the fighting. the
sports humanely stopped II and made u
draw OF IL, A short time after Critic
and Pluto met again and fought thir-
teen rounds, when the battle was again
stopped. Critic broke the third Ginger
OF the right hand in this fig hit on Puto's
hard, black brow. His next battle was
with McShane, a much heavier pugilist,
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,
tweuty-one pounds heavier, and Critic
next fought draw, and then Billy Muir
ply, champion feather-weight OF the
world, undertook TO stop him 10 four
rounds, aud failed. Critic then won
Sam Matthews 40 pounds cOmpeti-
ton. He weighed in at 100 pounds and
gained gold medal. Then he wentfo
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 eT-
perience. he fought an light round match
with Ambros Taylor, a 1870 pound man.
O'Brien, of Queensland, nearly 40
pounds, undertook to stop the boy In
in eight rounds but was nearly stopped
himself. They met later, aud Grifo
had him beaten when time was called
for the last time, eight rounds being
the limit OF the fight. He beat the
Kama pet In /. one aud half rounds,
Doss Paterson In three rounds, and
fought twenty round draw with Abe
Willis, whom be defeated later In
three round contest.
Ed Seymour was the next 70 face
Critic, and was beaten badly In twelve
rounds. Young Sandy Ross went down
in four rounds, before the inyInclble,
and Lewis fell out In three rounds,
Lane IN one aud half rounds. Sulli-
van In three aud hall rounds, aud
Holden, OF Parranstta, in twelve
rounds. Then be went TO Melbourne
again 10 fight Pluto 10 the Amateur
Athletic club for e100 purse, and
after seventy rounds the fight was de-
clared draw and the purse divided.
lie then met Nipper Peakes, i26
pound man, aud deservedIy considered
the cleysrest at his weight In Australia,
In an eight round fight FOR the cham
p:onship. GrIffo won this handiIy. He
next defeated 40 pound colored pugi-
list Ia three rounds. He then also beat
Paterson IN one round and half Nc
Kenzie undertook 10 stop him In fifteen
rounds. but failed. Mcleod also at
tempted 70 stop him in thirteen rounds,
but Critic beat him 10 one round and .
half After boxing Billy Murphy OF Sep
TENDER 2, 1890. az the Sydney Athletic
club for q purse OF ESQ sovereigns and
the title OF lightweight CHAMPION OF
the world, which Murphy lid jgI
earned By defeating Ike Teir. Inc
"Belfast Spider" 10 this cscntry. Muir
ply, in the sixteenth 70 md left the
ring suddenly. and ts.e victory IA
awarded TO Grifo. He .ssestea Psddy
Moran on November IA. 1897 10 tnir-
teen rounds, for go stake
Grifo's next imI( giant oess1s