Evening journal., 1895-12-31
MORIARITY'S GREAT FIGHT.
WILMINGTON ATHLETE DECLARED
A WONDER.

Fought stanton Abbott with Wonderful
Science aud Sail Until tho Latter Asked
the Ksferse for = Draw Deoision-Ab-
botrs Endurance Alone Saved Him.
Stanton Abbott. the light weight
champion OF England, and Jack DAILY.
who holds the rame honor In Delaware.
fought thirty six rounds TO draw before
tho Young Mons Athletic Club Of Wash
lnRton, d @, last night
It WAS ono OF the hardezt and gamest
battles ever pulled of In this section OF
the country, and will take It's place
among the star events Of the ring
Above all II was . superb exhibition
Of scientific fighting. Both men were
matched la weight to a fraction, and
both full Of science. The men fought
for more than three hours. and the snap
aud ginger was kept up from the time
they parted after tho hRndshake until
tho referee declared It no hght
The battle was pulled of In the Old
Eureka Club, near Jackson City, and the
attendance. owing to the nasty night.
was disappolntingly slin Those who did
brave the elements, however, were we'll
repaid.
D1uuV IIhlkNNltt buD nay hL0
jersey" Gordon did the honora for DAILY,
while tho Engllshman WAS looked after
By Jake Kllrain, OF Baltimore, John
Dunn, ed German. OF Illinois and Tom
Cooney, OF Boston Joe Murphy held
the watch for DAILY and Mike Doyle
performed q similar servlco for Abbott
ii Kosnlg sfhclated as referee.
Jack DAILY Was Ia the boat condition
/ h la ltt a. Hah
for long time He WAS strong as he
could be and could have fought oil night
n his hands bad not gone back en- him
during the 6rst twenty rounds The last
tan rounds OF the fght he did not have
the use OF his LEFT arm At All.
Taken all 10 AL says TO days Wash
ineton Times, this dght stamps the
Wilmington boy as wonder. He has
still good deal TO learn Of the fner
points OF the game but that he would
have whipped Abbott but for the fact Of
bis unreliable hands there can bo no
doubt He had 'he Euglisbman on the
run during the frst ten rounds OF the
go. but was unable 10 20 In aud finish
him
Atont the twentieth round Days
left arm got 20 bad that he could make
mouse of II at all He still kept up his
aggressive fighting, however. and on one
or two occasions appeared to have
Abbott All but out
The latter rallisd wonderfully, and
when tho twentisth round opened up
appeared to have freshened up great
deal.
FROM then up to the thirty-second
round II was ~ pretty an exhibition OF
sparring as has been seen In this section
OF the country In a long tine Daily still
had by far the best OF it, but both boys
we're growing very weak and their blows
lacked the steam that was necessary to
make them effective.
Abbott's face was decorated with .
couple OF bad looking bumps and his left
eye was ali but closed. The Wilmington
lad, on the other hand, did not have a
scratch, and but FOR thefact that his left
srm was 30 bad, was as good as when be
stepped into the ring be vas naturally
weak. however, aud although he had
Abbott on the rope several times could
not put In the one on tho point Of the
! Jaw that would have done the trick
In the thirty third round Albeit sud
denly stopped lighting aud appealed TO
the re'erree 60 call the contest 4 draw.
de claimed that neither he nor DAILY
could 60 on 6lhting much longer and as
there Was 30 little money Ia the house he
thought IL best thst they should stop the
battle
The referee refused to do this and they
continued for four rounds more, making
thirty six Ia All.
At this iuncture the referee stopped
the faht. claiming that the men were
not fighting.
Il was rank decision and the club
evidently thought It such as they divided
Ell the gate receipts between the two men.