The morning times., 1895-12-31
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.


FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
The contest by rounds follows:
First Round-Sery little work was done
both ineps psparring for an opening and getting
each others measure.
Second Round-Aft"r sparring moment
Abbott led for Days body, but missed. He
tried again for the same spot Immediately
after. but with no better success.
Third Round-Abbott led for the body,
missed and received q corker In the face.
In getting away he again got one, this time
on the jaw. He reached the Wilmington
boys face Immediately after, however, but
very lightly. The round closed with honors
about even.
Fourth RouDd-Abbott continued his lead
for the body, but only about one out or
every ten landed, and these were very
light ones. DAILY made vicious swing for
the head, but fell short. He then upper
cut, but did not land squarely.
Fifth Round-By this time DAILY was COM
mencing to fight fast. and one or two rushes
that he made for the Engiishman gave him
all tie better OF the argument. He tried
vicious swing - tie law but missed and
nearly went DOWNS q -,,i-g
DAILY CHANGED TACTICS.
Sixth Round-Daly changed his tactics
and went for Abbotts ribs He landed sew
eral times and then connected for the body
and head.
Daily went at Abbotthauiherand nd tongsand
had him in queer street when the gong
sounded. By this time II looked like the
Wilmington lad was a sure winner, and
odds We're being offered in his favor.
Seventh Round-For some reason Daily
kept away in this round and there was not
much fighting. Abbott connected with
the face once, but very lightly.
Eighth Round-Daly tcame up fresh and
what worried. DAILY led for fac and missed.
He tried again Immediately after with
better success. The men then mixed up
and both did some clever fighting. Up to
this time, however, Daily had all of the ad-
vantage.
Ninth Round-Abbott kept up his tactics
OF leading for tue stomach, but always fell
short, as Daily showed great cleverness in
getting away from the blows.
ABBOTT's EYE SUFFERED.
Tenth Round-Abbott's left optic was
oy this time in very bad shape and DAILY
kept up contin play for the other lamp.
He got in good one on the mouth which
drew blood. Abbott made rally and
rushed DAILY to the ropes, but was fought
off. Just as the gong sounded DAILY got
in facer that stunned the Englishman.
Eleventh Round-Daly started in as II
he meant to do Abbott at the opening of
tongs.
Daily swung right and left in quick sue
cession, but Abbott managed 20 elude most
of them. Daily again connected with
corker just as the gong sounded.
| From the twelfth to the twentieth round
IT was a case of give and take, with the
odds largely in Daly's favor. He fought
Abbott very fast at times and then again
would let up on him and let the Engiishman
do ali OF the work for a round or so.
Whenever it came to in-fighting he out
pointed Abbott two to one and tue English
man could not land on him except when he
grew careless. But for his wonderful a bility
to take punishment the Englislman would
have been put out long before.
About the twentieth round Days left
arm got SO bad that lie could make no use
of it 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 rallied wonderful. and when
the twentieth round opened up appeared 10
have freshened up great deal.
IN THE CLOSING ROUNDS.
From then up to the thirty-second round
it was as pretty an exhibition of sparring
rs has been seen in this section of the
country in a long time. Daily still had by
far the best of it, but both boys were grow
ing very weak aud their blows lacked the
steam that was necessary to make them
effective.
Abbott's face was decorated with a
couple of bad looking bumps ard his left
eye was all but closed. The Wilmington
lad, on the other hand, did not have
scratch, and but for the fact that his left
arm was SO bad was as coed as when
he stepped into the ring. He was naturally
weak, however, and although he had Abb
bott on the ropes several times could not
put in the one on the point of the jaw that
would have done the trick.
ABBOTT ASKED FOR A DRAW.
In tie thirty third round Abbott suddenly
stopped fighting and appealed TO the ref
cree TO call the contest n draw. He claimed
that neither he nor DAILY Gould go on fight
ing much longer and as there was SO little
money in tie ECusc he fought ii best that
they should step tie battle.
The referee refused to do this and they
continued for four ROUNDS more, making
thrity-six in all.
At this juncture the referee stopped the
fight claiming that the men were not
fighting.
II was a rank decision and the club evil
dently thought it such as they divided all
of the gate receipts between the two men.
MAHON VS.. SMITH.
Thirteen Rounds n nd No Decision w hen
the, Reports Closed.