The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
LIGHT WEIGHTS LET LOOSE.
zEIGLER AND MPARTLAND FIGHT
A 2O-ROUND DRAW.

The Mill Comes on Before the Broad
way Athletic Club in the Presence
of 1000 spectators-The Betting
> 10 in Favor of Zeigler and the
Outcome of the Match a Surprise
TO the sports.
New York. Dec. 24-Four thousand
sporting men saw Owen Zeigler of Phila-
delphia and Kid Mcfarland of this city,
8light-weights, fight twenty rounds to
draw at the Broadway Athletic Club, to-
night. Zeigler did most of the work
throughout the battle, but his swings
we're as a rule wide of the mark, whereas
his opponent showed plenty Of cleverness
and surprised the spectators by making
draw, when before the men entered the,
ring the betting was 8 10 in favor of the
Phiadelphian.
There was not a vacant seat in the
house when the stars Zeigler and MOZART,
land came on to box twenty rounds at 1873
pounds. The seconds for Zeizler were H.
"a Kenny, Doc Williams and Frank Hart,
while McPartland's handlers We're Tom
my West. Doc Dougherty and Bob Clark.
a They shook hands al 10:15 o'clock. The
~ story by rounds follows:
Round 1.-Zeigler led with left Owen
put a right on the neck and the kid sent
his right to the body. Zeg.
s Ter avoided hard right, and then put left
n and right on the neck. Mcfarland kept
away and did no leading.
Round 2-McPartland opened with cou-
q pie of lefts on the neck and then ducked
& away from a hard spring. Zeigler then
8 rushed but his opponent clinched. Zeigier
A sent a right to the neck and also put the
a same hand hard on the ear. Mcfarland
q used his left straight on the nose but he
was slow in comparison to the Philadel-
N phia man, who sent his right repea tedly to
the head and body.
Il Round 3-McPartland drove a hard left
q to the mouth. They exchanged short arm
body punches ana clinched. Mcfarland
punched the quaker squareiy in the eye.
A Ze4gler rushed and sent IN both hands TO
the head Mcfarland clinching near the
ropes.
Round 4-McPartland led with a left on
the head. Zeigler then rushed his man to
the ropes. zeigler ran into straight left
and got a right on the ear at the same
time, driving in hard rib rooster which
4 brought a cIinch
Round 5.-zeigier put heavy right on
4 the neck and received cross counter on
A the mouth. Ze.gler rushed again. Nc
Partland ducked. The kid put up
straight left on the nose, and Zeigler
rushed for the third time, Mcfarland
clinching
Round 6.-McPartland jsbbed his left on
the eye and drew first blood. Zeigler re-
sponded with hard rlsh. Mcfarland
Countered on the mouth.
Round 7.-McPartlapd rushed and jam
med his left and right into the face Zeig-
Ter put a jolt on the chin. SO far the fight
had been even, although Zeigler had done
the bulk of the work.
Round S.-Zeigier put a right on the
neck and they exchanged swings, both
4 landing. MCFARLAND then led for the
neck. Zeigler stopped the blow and rush
ed the kid to the ropes in a clinch.
Round
1 They exchanged swings at long range,
Zeigler getting home a left squarely on
cut on the mouth.
Round 1O-McPartland began with the
left on the mouth. zeigler quickly retort-
jabbed the nose with his left. Owen sent
a right to the ear and also met Macs on
slaught with right on the throat.
Round 1-Zeigler put a left on the neck,
and the kid responded with a couple of
jabs on the mouth. Owen sent a corking
left to the body, and Mcfarland drove a
sharp one to the mouth They exchanged
straight punches and rush by Zeigler
Round 12-zelgler ran in holly and was
lefts to the mouth.
Round 1S-McPartland began with two
lefts on the mouth while Zeigler rushed
with left on the body and right on the
neck. Owen put a hard left on the eye.
Mcfarland hit him hard ON the jaw, Zeig-
Ter clinching.
INOuilu lf-AldC SHOt MS leLI TO the mouth
and Zeigler sent a corking right on the
jaw. Both landed hard swings on the neck
and Zelgler in a rush caught his man on
the jaw with straight jolt that sent Mac
10 the ropes. Zeigler rushed in again and
Mac found his jaw with swing that
clearly staggered him. They exchanged
swings as the bell rang.
Round 15-Zeigler put a left on the eye.
They exchanged hard punches on the head
and Zeigler sent in right squarely on the
Jaw. Mac stopped a rush with a hard right
on Zelgler'S swollen mouth. Zeigler con-
t4nued his rushing tactics. Owen sent a
left to the chin that made the Kid see
stars.
Round 16-Zeigler ran into a clinch, Both
landed lefts on the neck and Zeigler sent
ms right across on the ear. Mac began to
force matters and worked his left well on
the mouth. Zeigler then changed his tao
yes from swinging to straight jabs with
MS LETT, when Mac drove a couple of stiff
ones on the face.
Round 17-Mac put left and right on the
lace Owen came back with a stiff left
on the mouth. Zeigier put in a left on
Inc nose, but Mac jabbed him half a dozen
times on the face before time was up
Round lS-McPartland opened with two
cream letts on the mouth and then mixed
II up, getting in couple of rib-roasters.
Zeigler rushed in with wild drive for
Ihe head and was straitened up with
punch on the mouth.
Round l9-Ze1 gler rushed and a rally
at in-hghting followed. Zeigler rushed
again, but Mac kept away. Finally owen
Sot in right upper cut on the wind
Round a-Zeigler mixed 1t up at once,
and the Kid put enough steam into swings
70 stagger the Quaker. A heavy left made
Zeiglers nose bleed, and another one
caused Mac TO founder bit Both men
We've tired when the bell ended the battle.
The referee, Dick Roche, declared the
light draw.
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