The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-11-22
BESTS JIMMY CARROLL IN
TEN ROUNDS.
OLD RIVALS MEET AGAIN.
Carroll Had Mae Going u the ~ii i,i
Round. but Was Unable To- Follow
~ ~" Cali General Opinion
Among sporting Men That
Both Have Outli,ed
Their Regulations.

SAN Francisco. Nov. 81. - Jack
McAuliffe the lightweight champion
pugilist OF the world. and Jimmy Car
roll, his old-time rival. and three times
his antagonist iu the ring for that
honor, met last night before st.
Georges club in a ten-round bout 60
forever settle the question of superior
ity. In all their previous battles Me
Auliffe has been the victor, though
never without hard fight
Although Carroll has passed his 4Oth
year, he is a well preserved man. and
nas trained long and faithfully for
this, perhaps his last fight. and was in
prime condition. NcAuliflc was also
in good condition Five thousand peo-
pie witnessed the fight
BETTING on the fight has been quite
brisk. with McAuliffe ruling slightly
considerable money changed hands al
even
Round Very little time was
wasted in fddling for an opening.
McAuliffe led right, missed and Car
roll landed right over heart Carroll
ducked left. McAuliffe duclIed left
swing Jack swung vicious right over
kidneys. McAuliffe landed left and
right swings on head McAuliife
landed left on neck but got one in re-
turn. McAulife forced Carroll to
ropes with hot right. but Carroll
fought back, and round closed with
men clinched. McAuliffe had little
best of the round.
Second round ended with honors
even.
Round s--After slight exchange,
Carroll landed with right and left, but
his blows lacked steam McAuliffe
rushed Carroll to ropes but the latter
clinched. McAuliife duclsed vicious
right swing, and landed light left on
cheek. Carroll landed hard right and
left on face. Jack clinched. McAuliHe
was tired but duclSed left leads. Nc
Auliffe put left in face. but was stag
gered by left swing. Carroll swung
right and left Carroll forced fighting
and at call of time McAuliife was
winded. Carroll's round
Round 4-McAuliffe SPARED for wind.
McAuliffc landed right and left ON
head Carroll missed hot left and
landed lightly on face. McAuliifc
landed hard left and right, but a mo-
ment later Carroll swung hard left
on McAuliffe's face and landed hard
right on neck Mac was winded and
gave ground, but landed hard right
over heart and left IN face just as
gong sounded.
Round was McAuliffe's. Rounds
and were hard ones. both men
blowing considerably. In round =
both were weak Carroll went To the
floor with right swing ON jaw as round
| closed
Round 9-Carroll weak and Mae
forced fighting, landing several right
swings on neck. Carroll followed suit
but missed and round closed with Jack
forcing Carroll TO ropes with ireHcct-
| i've blows.
The last round was series of
clinches, neither striking an effective
blow, although frequent opening, pc-
Cured Referee Armstrong gave the
decision TO McAuliffe. The andieua"
was not entirely satisfied with tlc
manner in which the men fought the
| last round, but the decision seemed 10
meet the approval of the majority.
At the beginning of the hight Me-
Auliffe adopted rushing tactics. torc-
ing his opponent TO the ropes repeat d-
". but the pace was too hot to last.
and at the end of the third round ht
had bellows TO mend. From that iima
on until the last round his blows
lacked steam, and il WIS notctahl.
thar whenever he got Carroll in titai
place. after one OF these pshcs hy
dropped his hands and retreutcd ~ t'.
center of the ring The men fr,queu.
ly indulged in conversation during p,
last few rounds, but in such low tou
as to be inaudible TO those at the ring
side. The consensus OF opinion Nl
that both men had outlived their ic lI'
tation as fighters, and that tlieS La,
agreed 10 make it appcar a. g,min,
fight, but 10 avoid a knockout