The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
WITH THE SPORTS.
FOUR THOUSAND NEW WORKERS
WITNESS A MILL.
Twenty Rounds and Draw-Weston,
the Old-Time Pedestrian, Fails In
His Efforts-Turf Events and
Other Topics.

New York, Dec. 26.-Four thousand
sporting men saw Owen Zeigler of
Philadelphia and Kid McPharland of
this city, light weights, fight 20 rounds
to draw at the Broadway Athletic
club tonight. Zeigler did most of the
work throughout the battle, but his
swings were as a rule wide of the
mark, whereas his opponent showed
plenty of cleverneSs and impressed the
spectators by making a draw, when
before the men entered the ring the
betting was to 3 in favor of the
Philadelphia.
The first bout was slated for ten
rounds at catch weights between Billy
Stiff of Chicago and Frank Purcell of
California. 1t was a cyclone contest
throughout and the referee decided the
bout a draw
There was not a vacant seat in the
house when the stars, Zeigle and Nc
Parland, came on TO box 20 rounds at
1873 pounds. The seconds for Ziegler
were H. Kenny, Doc Williams and
Frank Hart, while McParland's hand
lers were Tommy West, Doc Dougherty
and Bob Clark. They shook hands at
1915 O'clock.
Round 1-Ziegler led with a left;
Owen put a right on the neck and the
kid sent his right to the body. Ziegler
avoided hard right and then put left
and right on the neck. MCFARLAND
kept away and did no leading.
Round mcfarland opened with
couple of lefts on the neck and then
ducked away from a hard swing. Zieg-
Ter then rushed but his opponent
clinched. Ziegler sent right to the
neck and also put the same hand hard
on the ear. MCFARLAND used his left
straight on the nose, but was slow in
comparison to the Philadelphia man,
who sent his right repeatedly to the
head and body.
Round 3-McParland drove a hard
left to the mouth. They exchanged
short-arfn body punches and clinched.
MCFARLAND punched the Quaker
squarely in the eye. Ziegler rushed and
sent in both hands to the head. Nc
Parland clinched near the ropes.
Round 4-McParland led with a left
on the head. Ziegler then rushed his
man to the ropes. Ziegler ran into
straight left and got a right on the ear
at the same time driving in hard rib
rooster which brought a clinch
Round 5-Ziegler put heavy right
on the neck and received a cross
counter on the mouth. He rushed
again, and MCFARLAND ducked. The
kid put straight left on the nose and
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Parland clinching.
Round 6-McParland jabbed his left
on the eye and drew first blood. Zieg-
Ter responded with a hard rush. Nc
Parland countered on the mouth.
Round mcfarland rushed and
damned left and right into the face.
Ziegler put jolt on the chin. So far
the fight had been even, although Zieg-
Ter had done the bulk of the work.
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the neck and they exchanged swings,
both landing. MCFARLAND then led for
the neck, Ziegler stopping the blow
and rushing the Kid to the ropes in a
clinch.
Round 9-Ziegier's right found the
body. They exchanged swings at long
range, Ziegler getting home a left
squarely on the ear. Owen finally got
in left uppercut on the mouth.
Round 10-McParland began with the
left on the mouth. Ziegler quickly re-
torted with his right on the neck. Nc
Parland jabbed the nose with his left.
Owen sent a right to the ear and also
met Macs onslaught with a left on
the throat.
Round 11-Ziegler led with a left on
the body and received a ripping right
on the jaw. Ziegler 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 Nc
Parland drove a sharp one to the
mouth. They exchanged straight
punches, and a rush by Ziegler was
neatly stopped.
Round 12-Ziegler ran in holly and
was crossed with right. MCFARLAND
put in lefts to the mouth.
Round 13-Mac began with two lefts
on the mouth, while Ziegler rushed
with a left on the body and a right on
the neck. Owen put a hard left on
the eye. Mac hit him hard on the jaw,
Ziegler clinching.
Round 14-Mac shot his left to the
mouth and Ziegler sent a corking right
on jaw. Both landed hard swings on
the neck, and Ziegler, in a rush, caught
his man on the jaw with a straight
jolt that sent Mac to the ropes. Zieg-
Ter rushed in again and Mac found his
jaw with swing that staggered him.
They exchanged swings as the bell
rang.
Round 15-Ziegler put in left on the
eye. They exchanged hard punches
on the head, and Ziegler. sent in a right
on the jaw. Mac stopped a rush with
hard right on Ziegler's swollen
mouth. Ziegler continued his rushing
tactics.
Round 16-Both landed lefts on the
neck, and Ziegler sent his right across
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tiers and worked his left we'll on the
mouth.
Round 17-McParland put the left
and right on the face. Owen came
back with left on the mouth Zieg-
Ter finally put in a left on the nose,
but Mac jabbed him half dozen times
on the face before time was up.
Round 1S-Mac opened with two lefts
on the mouth and then mixed it up,
getting in a couple of rib roasters
Ziegler rushed in with a wild drive for
the head and was Strengthened up
with a punch on the mouth
Round 19-Ziegler rushed and a rally
at mitigating followed. Ziegler rushed
again, but Mac kept away. Finally
Owen got in right uppercut on the
wind.
Round 20-Ziegler mixed it up at
once, and the Kid put enough steam
into his swings to stagger the Quaker
A heavy left made Zieglers nose bleed
and another one caused Mac to foun-
der a bit Both were tired when the
bell ended the battle. The referee,
Dick Roche, declared the fight a draw
Weston Scores a Failure.
New York, Dec. 26.-Edward Payson
Weston. the famous old time pedestrian
who started last night in the ice pal
ace to show the athletic world that he
could go 112 miles or very near it
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