Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-26
GALLAGHER WASN'T IN II.
sHELDoN's DLows DANCE ALL
OVER HIM.
Hut Gallagher shows Greater
strength and would Have Doubt
less Heated sheldon I'm the
Long Run-Good Contest.

as 10 let the carriage which was sent
for him to his boarding place find him.
And Danny Gallagher and the crowd Of
those who delight in the festive glove
contest and waited around the ring
above the white Elephant. said hard
unfeeling things about the Swcde.
There was a room full. In fact there
wasn't standing room and review OF
the crowd by those who knew saw
the ring-lover from distant points in
the state who had come to see Fort
worth's local celebrety matched
against one styled the Terrible
swede." 1t was evident that u,methng
fine was expected.
But the swede did not come. He hid
his terrors. He hid them so well that
the delegation who went to get him
could not find him anywhere and
could not find any one who had seen
Jake Johnson.
There We're two preliminary skirin-
ishea between two boys known as
Little Dutch" and Little Irish" and
between Harry Sheldon and Micky
RIM not related, Mr.. Finn explained.
to Mr.. Finn the celebrated little funny
man of New York sun fame.
II was then that the terrible Swedc
proved permanently missing and not
10 disappoint the crowd ten round 20
for the gate money was speedily ar
ranged between Harry Sheldon and
the youth whom the Fort Worth ring
hefe apparently adopted. but who
halls from Bunalo, Denny Gallagher.
The two had come together before
IN Houston for tweutyseven rounds
and there was bad blood between them.
and the promise OF lively sparring.
IL began tamely and came near end
Ing fight, as In the sixteenth
round. the referee and time keeper
having conveniently forgotten the num-
Der OF the round and Gallagher, who
saw that his only desperate chance OF
hestlng his antagonist was "A knockout
blow. tried furlously to land in that
round.
Altogether II was the prettiest dis
play of science, pluck and good iudg-
ment. and generalship on the part OF
Sheldon. that Fort Worth has ever
seen. That was sheldon's one chance,
for Gallagher clearly outclassed him
and had been In training for a nght.
whereas Sheldon was visibly In no
sort of shape sheldon landed, by
actual count, slaps and back Of the
head blows excluded, thirty-one blows:
dHlleghcr but seven. Despite this, IL
was as apparent that in a knockout,
Gallagher would have been victorious
as that he would have been pulp had
Sheldon been in condition to land the
proper sort OF blows.
BY rounds the fight was somewhat as
follows:
First Round--Playing for an OPEN
ing. Gallagher receives one blow on
neck.
Second round--wind punching by
Gallagher. a terrific upper cut from
sheldon, glaneing upward on Gale
Third Round-Nery lively interchange
CHER once.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures hits his
best blow. squarely on the face. Shell
don lands three times.
Fifth round-Gallaghcr receives
stlnging neck blow. PUSHES and Sheldon
makes three splendid ducks.
Sixth round--Gallagher lands once
ana Is hit seven times. Some splendid
ducking by Sheldon.
Seventh round-Gallngher Is hit
three times but lands fair blow.
Good round
Eighth roand-Rcgins slowly but
winds up with Gallagher chasing Shell
don around the ring. who pauses 1ve
times to smash Gallagher as many
blow
Ninth round--Gallagher is hit one
time, Slow round. Both playing for
wind,
Tenth round--Gallagher lands well.
sheldon stumhles and shows Gallagher
how TO get up.
Eleventh round-Gollagher PUSHES.
but fails to land, Sheldon lands three
times, the last n ringing Jolt In the
nose which brought blood.
Twelfth round-Gallagher PUSHES.
Sheldon trips up and jumps up al
count eight" behind the referee. No
blows. Sheldon apparently weaken
ing.
Thirteenth round-Galaghe is hit
twice, PUSHES. and Sheldon does some
splendid duclng and manoeuvering.
Fourteenth round-LiVcly sparring
and splendid cross counterlng. Neither
Fifteenth round--Gallagher rushes flu
riously but fails to land. sheldon
lands once, stumbled to the sand, but
picks himself up easily.
sixteenth round-Hnrd lighting. Cal
lagher tries his utmost for the knock
out, Lands one Intellectual blow Good
cross counter lands one for Sheldon.
IL was seen that Gallagher was
made a toy, although game, In spite
Of this, Il seemed likely that by the
the twentieth round Sheldon would
have been knocked out, for his blows
had small eject and he was evidently
As a spnrrer however. Gal
larher Is n toy for him
The contest. however, was declared
n draw. due to certain attending con-
ditlons