Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-06

Critic showed wonderful pluck, tremendous
hitting power and won in seven rounds,
fought in forty minutes. Griflo then went to
Melbourne to fight Pluto, the colored cham
pion Of that place. They We're matched to
fight twice, as the first battle ended In a draw
The first contest was eight rounds, and Pluto
was backed heavily but Critic held him snfc
and the contest ended In draw. They met
again In a six round contest, and again the
colorod champion failed 10 dotoat driiro. as
this battle ended In draw. The outcome Of
these two undecided battles was match with
skin gloves. The boys met before a select cir
clio at Lilydale, Australia, and after fighting
twenty-three rounds, In which Grifio did
most Of the fighting. the sports humanely
stopped 1t and made u draw Of It. A short
time aftvr Grfo ond Pluto met again and
fought thirteen rounds, when tho battle was
again stopped. Critic broke the third finger
Of the right hand in this fight on Pluto's
| hard, black brow. His noxt battle was with
Meshane, much heavier pugilist, and draw
resulted after eight rounds had beon fought.
He met Niche, twenty-oight pounds heavier,
and drew an eight round go with him.
Lawrence. twenty-one pounds heavier, and
Critic next fought draw, and then Billy MUIR
ply, champion feathcr-wcight of the world,
undertook to stop him In four rounds, and
failed. Critic then won Sam Matthews i40
pound competition. He weighed In at 100
pounds and gained a gold medal. Then he
went TO Adelaide, whore he defeated Chappie
In three rounds, and Smith Of Port
Adelaide IN four rounds. Going back 20
Sydney, much improved by his ring
experience, he fought an eight round
with Ambrose Taylor, 1870 pound man.
| o'Brien, OF Queensland, nearly l40 pounds
undertook to stop the boy in eight rounds
but was nearly stopped himself. Thoy met
later, and Critic had him beaten when time
was called for the last time eight rounds be-
Ing the limit Of the fight. Hc beat the Kama
pet In one and half rounds, Doss Paterson
In three rounds, and fought twenty round
draw with Abe willis, whom he defeated
later in three round contest.
I'd Seymour was the next to face Critic.
and was beaten badly in twelve rounds.
Young Sandy Ross went down In four rounds
before tho inyincihle, and Lewis fen out In
three rounds. Lane In one and & half rounds,
Sullivan in three and hal: POUNDS, and 1Iol-
den, OF Parramaita, IN Twelve rounds. Then
no went 10 Melbourne again to fight Pluto In
the Amateur Athletic club for fi00 purse,
and after seventy rounds the fight was do
clared draw and the purse divided. Ho
then met Nipper Peakes, a 1876 pound I.'.,.,
and deservedly considered tho cleyerost At
his weight ia Australia, in an eight round
fight for the championship. Critic won this
handily. He next defeated a 40 pound col
orod pugllist ia three rounds. He then also
beat Paterson Ia one round and half. Nc
Kenzio undertood to stop him ia fifteen
rounds. but failed. Mcleod also attempted
TO stop him in thirteen rounds, but Critic
bat HIN IN che round and half. After n9r-
ing Billy Murphy on September 2, 1880, at
the Sydney Athletic club for purse OF $50
soyereigns and the tltls Of lightweight cham
pion Of the world, which Murphy had lust
earned by defeating Ike weir, tho "Beliaot
Spider, IN this country, Murphy. in the six
teenth round lett the ring suddenly, and the
victory was awarded 50 Critic. Ho defeated
Paddy Moran on November "a, 1850. In thir-
teen rounds, for a El5O stake.
CRITICS. next important battle was With
George Powell for sl,Oo0 and the feathor-
weight championship OF Australia. The bat
tie was fought on March ~, 1891. Contrary
TO most Of the fights that Critic has figured
in the one under notice was not ~ any means
voted moral FOR him. and Poseli's party
had supported him 10 ain come $4,000, Tho
general public. too, seemed to think that
Powell should prove very hard nut fer the