The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-05
DAILY and Connolly Draw.

NEW YORK, June AT the Broadway
Athletic Club tonight Jack DAILY, of vii.
Inlngton, aud Eddie Connolly ,oe St John,
n. Is. fought twenty rounds at 1875 pounds,
After clever exhibition, in which DAILY
was mostly on The aggressive, the referee,
decided tic buut II draw.
Neither man showed anything like
Championship form and Connolly did not
appear to be as clever rs when he met
George Lavigpo i'll the same ring short
time ago.
In the first round Connolly jabbed his
left three times on the abdomen and chestt
Then he sent hard right on the ribs and
swung his left on the jaw, staggering
Dial ". Tho latter was very groggy at the
end of the round.
.Connolly's seconds were Joe Choynski
Jimmy Kelly, Tim Magrath and Tom
Lansing. Days handlers were Jack
Fogarty, Denny Halleran, Jim Howard
and Charley McGuiDnes, The men were
well matched. with Connolly having the
advantage in height,
Second Round DAILY was slow in com.
Ing up. He landed tvs letts On ConneIly's
neck and left jab on the jaw. Connolly
sent left hard on the wind and s,agger-
ing left on the jaw. DAILY swung his left
ON the neck
Third Round-Daly staggered Connolly
with left punch on the jaw and sent in
several chop blows with the right on Con.
nelly's neck and ear. Connolly rushed
DAILY to the ropes and swung his left hard
on the ribs. DAILY sent his right on tho
ear twice.
Fourth Round, Eddie rushed DAILY to
the ropes and landed II hard left on the
stomach. DAILY chopped his left twice on
the car. Connolly landed right and loft
swings on ribs and jaw.
In tho nth round DAILY kept Choppng
Connolly With both hands on the ear and
sent his right on the body twice. In the
sixth Connolly forced matters and jabbed
let's on neck and jaw. DAILY chopped
three times on the ear and Connolly put
DAILY to tho ropes with two let's on tho
jaw.
In the seventh DAILY chopped On the ear
half dozen times There were frequent
clinches, aad in the eighth hOnors were
even, DAILY blocking Eddios rushes
clcvcrly.
Ninth Ronnd Days swing cut Con-
nolly's loft eye. He fell twice from the
force OF two swings which Connolly dodg-
ed. In the tenth Connolly still rushed and
landed two good lefts on tho abdomen,
down DAILY rushed and landed on Connel-
ly's nose.
The eleventh and twelfth rounds were
Days, though in tho twelfth thoy OK
changed hard body blows. DAILY came up
by far the fresher in the fourtnenth round.
Sixteenth and Seventeenth roundI-C0n
nelly rushcs and DAILY played ON tho car.
DAILY tried left for body, but slipped and
Connolly uppcrcut him on the face DAILY
sent his left to the car and three timus
without n return.
In the eighteenth round Daily landed
left under the chin, joltins Connollys
head back. Then he jabbod lott on tho
nose and Kept Connolly guessing and on
the defensive.
Nineteenth round-Connelly landed
left swing on Days ribs ami iabbad the
abdomen. DAILY punched Connolly with |
his left on the nose, Honors wore even.
Twentieth hound Fiddle jabbed DAILY !
with the righ on the nose. Jack swung
right on the head and again on the jaw and
upPercut with the left. Daily was getting
very tired toward tho end of the round
The referee decided the bout draw.