The herald., 1894-09-06
DEMPSEY STILL IN THE RING.
The Nonpareil Again Does
Patt1e.
He Fights a Twenty-R Round Draw
With Billy HcCarthy.
1t Was Only tho Aussralian's Gameness
That Saved Him-rBassbsli and
Turf Events-iSporting
Miacsll&ny.

By the Associated Press.
New ORLEANS, SeptI 5.-Jsck Demp-
sey and Billy MeCsrshy of Australia
fought q draw battle tonight in the
arena of the Auditorium Athletic club
before q large audience. Both men
were carefully trained aand entered the
ring promptly at 8 o'c1ook, followed By
their seconds. Each received fair
nhare of applause, but the greeting OF
Dempsey clearly showed that his friends
were in the majority. The contest was
confined to 20 rounds. John Duffy was
referee. Dempsey was first to weigh,
fixing the scale himself. He weighed
146 pounds; MCCARTHY, 154. Time was
called at 8 :15 p. m.
stomach. Dempsey missed a right
swing for the head. Mae was on the
aggressive. Dempsey scored a body
blow and landed right on the head.
and then both landed heavy swinhs ON
the head, and lefts on the jaws.
Round 2-Mae scored right one on
the body. Both landed On the head,
the Australian fighting for the body and
Dempsey for the head. Dempsey
missed a left swing for the head, but
caught Mac on the nose moment later.
Dempsey scored blow on the neck and
on the body moment later, receiving:
in return a Eefthander. Mac caught u
heavy lefthand swing on the jaw. Thei
round closed in Dempsey's favor.
Round 3-Dempsey landed left cfa
the nose and the men clinched. M pc
missed two vicious rights, but ran INFO
q heavy right ON the jaw. Dempsisy
landing another right on the jaw which
nearly knocked Mae down. He receis ed
terrible punish ment in this ROUND.
which closed with Dempsey landiag a
left on the nose.
Round 4-Dsmpsey landed a heavy
left on his opponents smeller and got
away. Both men scored blows on the
head. Dempsey landed heavy fFving
in the stomach, and another the fnext
moment in the same place. This was
Dempsey's round.
Round 5-Both men missed and nearly
fell to the ground. MCCARTHY rushed
and nearly fell through the ropes in at
tempting to land right. Clinch fol-
lowed ollnch. Jack scored lett on the
nose and a right on the body. Jack was
now the aggreHsor, and landed right and
left on the face.
Round 6-Mac was the aagressor.
Jack landed on the jaw. Dempsey
seemed to score heavy blows at will.
Mccarthy made heavy swing that
nearly lifted Jack off the gron nd. Mac
caught left ON the jaw. but missed 9
similar blow minute later. Both land
ed heavily.
Round THE men oommenced by
clinching. Dempsey landed body blows
after the breakaway. The Australiax
forced Jack into the ropes amid landed
q right on the head. jack landed 9
stomach punch. Mac was swinging very
wildly. Both men were swinging body
blows, but Mao received q right without
giving a return. Dempsey returned
rights on the face and head and had
much the better of this round.
Round S-Msc olinchsd. He missed
right ON the jaw and nearly fell Through
the ropes. Jack continued his Gerrifc
rights on the body. both landed lofts on
the head and fell on the ropes. There
wer, several cinches in this gound,
mainly due to jacks genera alship.
Dempsey landed two rights on the jaw
just as time was called.
From this until the twentieth round
Jack did all the execution, but elcould
not knock out his game opponent. The
purse of $4,000 was divided.