The herald., 1897-01-06


Burns got in right swing as Gallagher
retreated. Burns missed couple of
Wild swings and Gallagher clinched
whereupon Burns sang out. "If you
want TO wrestle I'll give ii to you"
Sixth round-Both men came UP hot
ana excited. Burns pursued Billy all
over the ring but to no effect 1t was
noticed that one of Burns gloves was
coming to pieces. whereupon the referee
called a halt. Gallagher then stepped
over to the referee and John Brink an
nounced: Il am very sorry. gentlemen.
but Gallagher has broken his arm and
cannot go on with the fight" Drs Da-
wilson and Hitchcock stepped into the
ring and pronounced Gallagher's left
arm broken in two places above the
wrist. which opinion was afterwards
confirmed by Drs. Bryant and Aims
worth. The referee then announced that
he must give the fight to Burns It.was
of course the only decision possible I'M
der the circumstances. but the sympa-
thy of the crowd was not unnaturally
with Billy, who had had the best of the
fight all through 4 substantial evil
dence of the sympathy was asked for by
John Brink, who led off with SIS, and
passed the hat for Gallagher's benefit.
GALLAGHER TALKS.
Gallagher was seen after the fight
willie Oh MS way lullle, lellueTly nursing
his broken arm. which had been set and
bound III splints by ex-Police Surgeon
Bryant. He bitterly lamented his acct
dent and said that he had Burns com
pletely at his mercy until the arm was
fractured The accident occurred in the
fourth round. Immediately after Burns
had been knocked down and was by the
timekeeper counted out, and when his
second, Shanaghan, rushed into the ring
crying foul.
The fight was stopped until the ring
was cleared by Referee Brink, who or
dered the fighters to resume. The men
We're on the south side of the ring when
Gallagher let drive a vicious swing with
his left which Burns ducked sufficiently
to escape the glove, the full force of the
blow being received on the forearm by
Gallagher, the bones cracking against
Burns skull. Time was called q moment
afterward and the men went to their
corners.
Word was sent to Brink while his sec
onds were working over Gallagher that
his arm had been injured and the ref
cree stepped over in front of the man and
looked him over carefully during the
rest, but said nothing. At the call of
time both men jumped to the center and
continued the mill until in hot ex-
change Burns right glove was ripped
and time called until another mitten
could be procured. BY this time Gal
lagher had found that it would be prac-
tically impossible for him to continue,
and so informed the referee.
In speaking of the fight Gallagher was
reminded that he had, to say the least,
come dangerously near fouling Burns
on two occasions, the most fragrant OF
which was the knock down blow which
caused the cry of foul to be raised. To
this he replied that he had not intention
ally fouled Burns, but that it was his
idea to follow up each break away as
rapidly as possible and allow Burns no
chance to rest He was fifteen pounds
lighter than his opponent, whom he re-
garded as a dangerous man and one 1t
would not do to fight at long range.
That he had lost his temper he ac-
knowledged, owing to the foul tactics
employed by Burns, who repeatedly tried
to jolt him with his shoulder in duck
ing a swing. Twice he had succeeded in
the attempt. once with great effect. Gal
lagher was nearly knocked out of wind
and a slight cut inflicted over the left
eye, besides having his skin scraped off
his shoulder by the collicion. Burns. he
maintained. had gone into the fight to
beat him by any means, and as soon as
he discovered what he was It he had re-
solved to give him as little chance as
possible.
AS to his ability to whip the man he
had no doubt and was satisfied that he
could have put him out within a short
time had it not been for the unfortunate
swing Of the DECISION he had nothing
to say and would abide by it without
protest. Once before his left wrist had
been broken during mill, which neces-
STATED carrying the arm in sling for
over six weeks. 1t would undoubtedly
be some time before he would again be
in condition to meet Burns but as soon
as possible he would be ready to try it
over again and demonstrate his ability
to put him out in short order.