The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-28
MAULIFFE GETS THE FIGHT,
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE REFEREE
 GREETED WITH TELLS.
Grino Appeared to Have the Best of 1t and tho Crowd Was All in His Favor-when McAulifs Went to His Dressing Rooms He Was Greeted With Hoots.

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 McAuline Went to His Dressing Room' | He Was Greeted With Hoots.
 Seaside Athletic Club. Coney Island
 Aug. 27.-Twelve thousand persons as-
 semhled at the Seaside Athletic club
 tonight to witness the boxing cjntes
 between Jack McAu;iTe, lightweight champion of America, and Aired Cliff
 fiths. better known as "Yourg G:iffo,
 fea :he, weight champion of Australia
 The most prominent sporting rcn m ,he
 city and vicinity were present, includ.
 ing Peter Jackson, who rsccirsi q pleas
 ant greeting from the crowd. There
 was short recess beyren the ci'ii'.s
 of the O'Brien and Bir3s cortest and
 the commencement of tl.s s.ar event
 between McAuliffe and Crifo
 Tn seconds were announced before the men entered the ring.
 | It was to be ten-round bout at catch-weights, with Maxey Moore of | the New York Athletic club as referee. | Griffo said he weighed 133 pounds and
 Mac said he weighed 140 pounds. But
 the difference between their weight
 when they entered the ring looked very
 much greater. McAuliffe came on the stage at 10:15 o'clock and was greeted
 with a storm of applause. McAuliffe when stripped looked fully twenty | pounds the heavier the man. Griffo was only a minute behind McAuliffe in
 entering the ring.
 | First round-McAuliffe started in at
 once to rush and landed right and left. | Griffo fought back, however, and aston
 ished McAuliffe by landing several
 blows on the champions head. Just l before the round closed Mac landed | three stiff ones on Griffo's chest and had shade the better of 1t in this round.
 Second round-McAuliffe led and | landed twice on the nose. He again | landed on the nose, but got three taps l on the face in return. Griffo led for the
 neck but was short and McAuliffe land
 ed on the stomach. Griffo came back
 at him with two smashes on the jaw.
 Mac replied with a rib-roaster and the
 round ended with honors easy. l Third round-Mac landed on Griffo S
 face, but the latter gave him two on 1 the jaw in return. Mac then ian6 ed | three heavy blows on the body. A
 clinch followed, during which in-fight- ing prevailed. Mac swung wildly for Griffo's body. His face showed the ef- fects of the fight. Mac then landed
 three hard blows on Griffo's .ibs and
 chest and the Australian landed on
 Macs chin as the round ended. Hollors easy l Fourth round-Jack swung for Grif- fos jaw, but missed and was ja5bed
 four times in return. Griffo followed
 up his advantage jabbing McAulffe
 with his left and the ropes saved Jack l from a clear knock-down.
 l Fifth-Mac led for Griffo, but missed
 and was jabbed repeatedly by Griffo
 He finally ducked to avoid the jabs.
 Griffo continued to play on Jacks face
 while the latter was lunging for a
 knockout. Jack was tired and grow
 ing weaker, while Griffo continued to | work hard.
 Sixth round-Griffo continued his tap ping tactics, while Mac attempted to | rush and land knockout. McAuliffe
 landed one heavy one on the mouth, but Griffo came back with one on the | chin. The round was about even. Seventh round-Jack came up wick ed and again rushed the Australian but was met with a wicked jab on the face and left-hand upper-cut At short range Griffo jabbed Mac repeated ly. This was Griffo's round.
 Eighth round-Mac was tired and lacked speed. Griffo came up fresh and landed an upper-cut on the jaw. Mac
 landed two hard ones on the ribs, but got two stiff ones on the jaw in return
 Mac rushed and landed straight left
 on Griffo's face. Griffo returned the compliment. Jack again landed on the ribs, but got two jabs on the face in return. Mac showed up better in this round.
 Ninth round-Mac made two desper- ate rushes, but was stopped by TWO left-hand jabs on the neck. Desperate
 in-f1ghting followed, then Mac landed on the jaw. Griffo showed signs of weakness Mac rushed Griffo and land ed heavily on the body and head Griffo got in three weak ores on the face. The men were clinched when the bell rang. McAuliffe's round. Tenth round-Mac rushed and landed
 on the ribs. Mac swung wildly, while Griffo landed several on the head. They fought desperately at short range as the round ended.
 McAuliffe was declared the winner. Pandemonium reigned when the an- nouncement was made that the referee had declared McAuliffe the winner. The crowd hissed and sroaned until the building fairly trembled and all hands yelled "Griko! When McAuliffe left
 the stage the crowd hissed and groan ed at him all the way back to his dressing room and yelled "Robber! Robber"
 It was unquestionably the most bare- faced decision that has ever been given at a boxing contest in this country.
 The entire assemblage was highly in- dignant and the police had to come to the front and clear the room. fl Griffo made speech from the stage and said he would fight McAuliffe to a finish at any time he desired to fight.
 The crowd hung around tte outside of the building yelling "Griffo" It was hf. 8obt havond a doIht