Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-09
TWENTY-FIVE ROUNDS
Ard Draw Was the Result of the Fight of Andy Bowen and
 Jimmy Carroll.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 8.-Jimmy Carroll and Andy Bowen met tonight for the sec- ond time in the presence of a large audi ence in the rooms of the Auditorium Ath- letlc club and fought for purse of $500, of which the winner received $1200 and the
 loser $500. Both men entered the ring to light for their lives, having trained care
 fully for many weeks. There was considerable rivalry among the adherents of the men, made keeper by the fact that Carroll had defeated Bowen here two years ago in twenty one rounds. The match tonight was said to have been
 made to give the home man a chance to re-
 deem his lost laurels. Bowen entered the ring at 9:07 and was followed a few minutes after by Carroll. Both men weighed in according to agrse- ment, 130 pounds at the ringside. Gloves were donned and time was called. First round-The men advanced to the center of the ring. Bowen knocked Car | roll down. Bowen landed right on Car rol's face, Carroll missing a vicious re. turn. h hot rally Bowen had the best of ropes at the end of the round. Second round-Carroll missed swing at Bowen 8 head and both men scored heavy lefts. This was a terrible round and he fighting was fast and furious. Third round--Carroll had the best of the hitting and his left leads for the head were effective.
 Fourth round--Carroll landed right swing on the jaw and avoided return. Dctn sooiosa. q. s.; :,, ech punches and Carroll
 landed on the jaw. Bowen Ianaedi |; right on the top of the head. Fifth round-Nothing done. Sixth round-Carrol landed right and left oD Bowen's body, and got away with out return. Heavy iI fighting followed, in which Carroll slipped down. Seventh round-Carroll landed heavy right swing on Bowen's ear, and both scored good leads on the head. The fight ing was very sharp.
 Eighth round-Brisk fighting marked this round. Bowen seemed the weaker of the two.
 Ninth round-Carroll knocked Bowen down With right under the jaw. Both scored good rights. Carroll landed right and left on Bowens s head. Carroll landed a heavy left on Bowen's nose. This was Carroll's round.
 Tenth round-Bowen received blow over the heart. Both men received light lefts in the face. Eleventh round-Carroll landed left in the face without return. Twelfth round-Bowen received rights and lefts, and great deal of fast fighting followed. Carroll had the best of this round.
 Thirteenth round-Carroll scored a left on the head and drew down immense cheers. Bowen landed a light blow on the body, but received left on the mouth moment later.
 Fourteenth round--Bowen did some heavy fighting iu this round, but received an upper cut from his opponent.
 Fifteenth roundabout men landed light blows on the head.
 From the sixteenth to the twentieth round the fighting was comparatively tame, neither of the men being able to de- liver telling blow.
 From the twenty first to the twenty fourth round the fighting was heavy for lightweghts, each landing on head, face and neck. Carroll seemed to have the best of the twenty-third round, but Bowen evened up in the twenty fourth, giving Carroll some trying blows.
 la the twenty fifth round Carroll had the better of the fight, and it was the opinion of the best men that Carroll would have won in the thirtieth round. Referee Duf- fee decided the fight draw, which was in accordance with equity and prize ring rules.