The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-05
A CLEAN KNOCKOUT.
Farragher, OF Youngstown, d afeGts
Gallagher, OF Pittsburgh.
AT THE METROPOLITAN CLUB ARENA
In TwOuty.llvo IIatIy CoatOStOd
HIomds-it Was tho Finest Glove
Contost Yet Pullud OTHy tho Local
Club-Farragher Stood Lots OF Pun,
Observation-Disclosures Was Gams-A
Largo Crowd Attoudod.

IHESo NTDNA ALtWhuWs
The twenty-five round glove contest
between Nike FarralhOr, OF Youugs,
town, Ohio, and Jimmy Gallagher, OF
Pittsburgh, scheduled for q late hour
last night at tho arena Of tho Metro.
poIitan Athletic Club in Fulton, was not
pulled of until / o'clock this morning
on account OF q hitch in the proceed
ings, the gloves being left in town. In
tho presence of 4 crowd Of about
500 the men batIled for twenty-five
rounds. Gallagher was knocked out in
the twenty.iiIh after one OF the gamest
struggles on record. The youngstown
man stood thrOe.lourthI Of the punish
ment for twenty.thrcs rounds and then
Farra.hGr pushed matters aud Won
after even some oil his supporters
thought ho had lost. Mos. oi the spec..
a,ors were Gallagher supporters so that
FarraEher's victory was not the popular
one.
The men entered the rlnG ut 1910 a.
m. and Referee Gavin called timo at
1925 o'clock. BaCknr 'Jos" Bennett,
proviou, to this, said ho would back
John Parry, OF llomo,lesl, to hnish
against either Gallagher or Farrasher
iur $500 10 1909 Il side,
Firat round-lhey exchanged light
blows twice. Alter light work, Far.
ragher landed with terrific force on the
mouth. They were sizing up each other
Ut tho bell tap.
Second round-CalIagher lodged
clsyerIy, escaping q swing. Hot work
followed vita honors even. CallGghers
otbow work in n cIiRoh brought ont
cries OF "ioul' from farrngher's cup
porters.
Third rouud-Two rushes with no
great damage opened tho round, Far.
ragher uppGr.cut his opponent cleVerly,
aud followed 1t up with several hard
blows. 1t was FarraghOrs round.
Fourth round-FarraIher rushed. but
was met hard. Gallagher followed up
his advantage and had farragher on the
90. Two body blows on Farragher
windod the youngstown man aud he
was on the defensive.
Fifth rouud-Farragh0r swung heay-
lily, but second later Gallagher got in
two hard ones. 1t was 4 hot round aud
both were tired at the close.
Sixth round-ThiS was furious
round and for the first minute it looked
to bs CalIaghera battle but toward the
close Farragher landed twice on tue neck
aud almost had hiI man out at the bell
tap.
Seventh rouud-They did nothing for
half minute and thon Gallagher found
his man lightly. In rush Farragher
felt. Almost nothing was done in this
round.
Eighth round-Vory little hitting
was done, but towards the close Far.
ravher got in a heavy body blow,
Ninth roundabout hit heavily on
the neck, Gallagher first and then Far.
ragher. Then they spared and Cal
lagher pushed Farragher and swung
twice with effect.
Tenth round-Both were wary at the
start. An undercut on Farracher's
body told. Gallagher got in two on the
body, but Farragher returned the COM
plimcnt at the gong sound.
Eleventh round-A number ot blows
wero struck, but none were very hard
except a punch by Gallagher on the
mock.
Twelfth rouud-Farrugher led OF
good and hard, but Gallagher pushed
matters and placed four on the head
that told, Farragher atood his punish
pont nobly.
Thirteenth round-CalIaEher got in
three blows to ono by Farragher, but
toward tho close FarrNgher was push.
ng tho round in lively manner.
Fourtooulh round-CailnghOr looked
weaker than his opponent. A swing
by Farraghor staggered Gallagher. At
tho close Gallagher, who seemed half
gone. got ia u hot swing on the body.
Fitluonlh rouni-NDt much was done,
but Gallagher reached his opponent
several times and seemed to have recov'
cred his wind.
Sixteenth round-For q minute it
was tame, thon it was hammer and
tong', and Farrlghor cnngnt Gallagher
undOr the Jaw with great force.
Seventeenth round-lhay wGro at it
all through, but the blows OF both
lacked force.
Eighteenth round-This was Farra.
rhors round. Three out OF four b'owa
were by Gallagher, aud Farraghcr was
on his knees IN clnch at tho close.
Ninotoonth round-rhiS was Cal.
laglOr's round until Just before tho end
WHOM Farrashlr nut on steam aud had
Gallagher at tho ropes.
,lwOniiolh found-llouOrS wore oven
until just before tho boil tan, when Far
rashor ipt with lett hand swing floor
ins Gallagher. llV 0ro'c Ni mine ANA
was further hoIpud by tho boil tap.
lNcniy.lrai ruund--lni5 was rather
Il lively round. In 4 ciinCh Gallagher
was picked up by FRrfaghor, who thus
uBcIrsty wasted his strength, IN a.
CItncl Gallagher again wont to tho lloor
at tho boil tap.
Twenty.secoad round The grst oi
this round was FarrnghOr's, but tho laIor
Gallagher had things all his own way,
but tho blows lacked force.
rwcutyihrd rJuni-lhi4 wni Gala.
ghpr'a round. llh had l'arrhshcr In the
cprnor aud was doing execution NJ thc
close.
Twcnly.iourth rouni-rhs was hot
found apI huth Wuta NJ II iHFioHslp
toward tho rIo,O, a loft hNndol swing
lpurod Gallagher Nnd again thu boil
snvOi him,
Twrnly.nilh round -iarrnghcr went
nj hli man tnGrn,ly au1, although tho
bhlioi gomcly, no was all
butgonc, aud a couple Of aHingi settled
linn,
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