The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-21
Spirited Ten-Round Bout at San Franz
cisco for the Ligh.-Weight Cham
pionship Of the World.
C0RBETT AND FITZ TO MEET
ARTICLES SIGNED BY THE Ex-
CHAMPION At BOSTON LAST NIGHT.
Fight VIII Take Place Before the
Greater New York Athletic Club
for N Purse OF $4,000.

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SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2o.-Jacl McAu-
life. the lightweight champion pugilist OF
the world, and Jimmy Carroll. his old
time rival and three times his antagonist In
the ring for that honor met tonight be-
fore St. Georges Club i'm a tes-round bout
TO settle the question OF superiority. Nc
Auliffe was the victor. as he had been in
all their battles previous to tonight. The
last time the men met was i'm this city,
March q. 1899. when McAuliffe. who was
all but put out in the forty-seventh round,
rallied under the clever handling of Jack
Dempsey and put Carroll out. when the
latter was fighting strongly. Although Car
roll has passed his fcrtieth year. he is
a well-preserved man and had trained long
and faithfully for this. perhaps his last
fight. 1t may be said he has been in train
ing for years TO defeat McAuliffe. and he
was in prime condition tonight. Betting
on the fight was quite brisk. with McAu-
life ruling favorite at odds OF ten to nine,
though considerable money changed hands
at even.
Carroll appeared first and was well re-
ceived. He looked hard as wood and brown
as berry. There was a noticeable alb
sence of all superfiuous flesh about the
waist and he looked fit TO make the battle
CT his life. Jacks flesh was white and ap-
peared to be soft. There was too much
plumpness OF the chest. arms and shoulders.
Both men exceeded the lightweight limit.
They shook hands at $40 p m.
Round Very little time was wasted In
hddling for an opening. McAuliffe led his
right, but missed and Carroll landed his
right over the heart. Jack swung another
vicious right at the head but missed
Carroll landed with his left on the head.
McAuliffe landed his right over the kid
neys. McAuliffe then landed left and right
left on the neck, but got one in return.
McAuliffe forced Carroll TO the ropes with
hot right, but Carroll fought back and
the round closed with the men clinched.
| Jack had little the best OF the round
Round 2-Carroll landed hard with his
the face. followed by left swings. and then
clinched. Carroll ducked a vicious left
Jack landed his left on the head. which
Carroll returned Carroll ducked a left
swing. Both men appeared tired; Carroll
! put light left on Jacks face. but got a
hot left over the kidneys in return Jack
forced Carroll to the ropes and landed his
Jack landed light left on the head and
| ducked straight left. Honors even
Round 3-.After a light exchange, Carroll
blows lacked steam. McAuiifre rushed Car
| roll To the ropes. but the latter clinched.
ack andeS dqGkee bis i Vicious fS right swng ana
ciinched He was tired, but ducked left
face. but was staggered by a left swing.
Carroll swung his right and left and forced
! the fighting. and Jack was winded for the
| time 1t was Carrolls round.
Round 4-McAuliffe SPARED for wind.
Then he landed his right and left on the
heart, Carroll missed a hot left. then
| landed lightly on the face. and landed q
hard right on the neck. Jack was winded
| and gave ground. but landed a very light
| blow "A 10
just as the gong sounced;
Round 5-McAuliffe landed a left on the
| face and escaped similar blow. Carroll
| landed a left, but Jack. returned the COM
! pliment. Carroll was forced TO the ropes.
but landed right swing over the kidneys.
He followed ii up with hot left over the
kidneys. McAuliffe rushed the lighting and
landed with his right over the neart and
cleverly ducked a hard left swing. Jack
landed a hard right on the wind and then
put left on the neck At the call OF time
Jack landed right swing on Jimmys ribs.
/ Ii was McAuliffes round.
Round e-McAuhfle recovered wonderfully
and came up fresh. Both landed lefts on
the face. and Jack landed left swing on
the wind and forced Carroll TO the ropes.
! Both landed light lefts on the head and
ain light left on McAule head and the ss
ter clinched Jack landed hard with his
left on the wind. He then landed z
roll. but missed right swing Tor the head.
| Both men were winded. Carroll landed q
! left on the wind and then put right on
Round 7-McAuliffe seemed the fresher
and landed light one on Carrolfs mouth,
two left swings the face. Jack put 4
straight left In Carrolls face. Carroll
but got a hot left in the face in return
Carroll again landed his left on Jacks face
twice The latter was apparently weak,
but exchanged left swings. Carroll landed
! left hook on the face and upper-cut Jack
with his right. Jack landed left over the
heart but at the call of time he swung
4
Round s-McAunffe's left found CarroPs
mouth, but he got a straight left In the
right and followed IL with right on the
head. McAuiiffe landed left on the wind.
In ducking to escape both exchanged hot
left swings on the head. McAuliffe landed
/ hard right and left on the face and ribs
| Both were weak Carroll upper-cut Nc
Auliffe. Carroll went down with a right
swing on the jaw as the round closed
Round 9-McAuliffe landed a hard blow on
the neck. but received two In return. Car
! roll swung his right on Jacks ribs. but the
latter landed both right and left on the
| face and ribs. McAuliffe landed his right
and left on the wind and a right swing on
the head. Carroll landed left on face.
! Carroll became very weak. McAuii.fe fore
ing the fighting. Carroll missed a left and
| the round closed with Jack forcing Carroll
! TO the ropes with ineffective blows.
Round l0-McAuliffe landed a lef: on the
/ face twice and received left on the ribs.
Carroll landed a left on the face and a
hard right on the head. Jack landed a left
| on the neck and forced the lighting. Car
| roll clinched. Exchange OF right swings on
the head followed and McAuliffe landed a
| left on the wind. McAuliffe jabbed his Ieft
in Carrolls face and then swung his right
series Of clinebes. neither striking an
| effective blow.
Referee Armstrong gave the decision 10
, McAuiifie. The audience was not entirely
! satisfied with the manner I'm which the men
/ fought the last round. but the decision ap-
iority.