The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-23
SPORT
IT WAS NO CONTEST,

About three hundred sports attended
,hs boxing bout at che NJ. A. C. club
soo,e. Fulton, last night, between Jack
y.Gouldrlck, OF WATERFOWL, N Y, and
peter sheehan, OF McKeesDort, Pa.
There was quite a McKeesport contln-
..,t on hand, and McGouldrlck was
o.. local favorlte, until his elbow work
and butllng turned the crowd against
,t, MS tactlcs resulted IN Referee
patsy" Gavin, after sheehan had re-
used TO continue longer, declaring II
M contest. The sixth round hadn't
bsen finished.
sbsehan Is a clever boxer. cool and
,,,ong. and did all the leading. He
ss,riT have won the contest on a foul
4, the first round and succeeding
,rds hut Referee Gavin wanted TO
,iya INC audience a ruin for their mo-
bm,, mad he given Sheehan a decision
4, the first round. there would have
~ , even more of a. howl from the
as,vd. McGouldrick, however, claims
No didn't use his elbow on the offensive,
Int merely throw II up In DEFENSE 10
bIoct leads. Rut Sheehan was firing az
an uphill battle. under the cirenm-
stances, and in pulling off his gloves
a. he sixth round, said; I'D have to
",vs an axe TO win" II may be the
.tyIs IN New York to work the elbow
r,cbet. as McGoufdrick's friends claim,
md II may be true that Sheehan struck
I,,k below the belt twice, but the spec
,stors we're with Sheehan afterthecon-
,esi had fairly begun. McGouldrick
n,oved n defensive game throughout.
FTbs prellminnrIes consisted OF the
-rastIlng match between Frank Davey,
INV OF this city, and John Simcoe, OF
C,rcInnstl. and a four-round boxing
Mani between "Allegone" Donaldson. OF
,bIs civ. and another colored youth,
named Peckston Logan. OF Lexington,
Va The wrestling match resulted IN
a draw, there not being time to hnish
The first fall was o by Simcoe,
IN eighteen and one-halt minutes. II
was Graeco-Roman style In which
sImcoe Is so adept, but the next fai!
catch.as-catch-cau style, wa secured
nv payey, in twenty-four minutes, for
which he was roundly cheered. Wrest-
ling caught on with the crowd in good
style and excitement ran high during It's
progress 49,. 50, an
t%aaonlst, who, however. displayed more
science. The first two rounds were
ho,; after that Mr.. Logan, from VIZ
rinla, sub, weakened, and threw up n
sponge Just before the gong SOUNDED
fSr the conclusion OF the fourth round.
II "Allegone" had more science ne
would be a wonder.
Il was 10 o'clock when Sheehan and
McGouldrlck entered the ring. the
former ia smaller. younger and
trinity built. McGouldrick was finely
trained and had the advantage OF
height and reach. Jack Klnlow ana
paddy MorrisseF, OF McKeesport, were
IN sheehan's corner, and McGouldrick
was looked after by Billy Sherry and
KID Wnnlko. sheehan weighed 1875 and
McGouldrick. 1891 pounds. The features
OF the rounds were as follows:
Round one-After cautious sparring'
sheehnn assumed the aggressive. He
lend and McGouldrlck clinched. Several
other clinches without effect followed
in turn. In the last clinch McGould-
rlek's elbow came in contact with shee-
hams eyebrow, drawing blood. Shee-
hams seconds yelled foul" but the
gong sounded the next moment.
Round two-When Sheehan came up
the blood was running from the cut
above his eye. He landed a light lett
on McGouldrick's mouth. he led again
and McGouldrick's elbow came to the
front. There we're more cries OF "foull'
sheehan kept leading. but McGouldick
clInched frequently, butting Sheehan
and using his elbow. He followed up
his foul tactics by uppercuttihg shee-
han in the breakaways. The specta-
tors now began to cheer for Sheehan.
Round three-Sheehan landed LEFT on
Jaw, and McGouldrick returns 1t. Shee-
han keeps chasing him around, n IT'S
cllnch after clinch. and Gavin IS BUSY
separating them. Sheehan Is cool, and
McGouldrick is anxious. They figure IN
n left counter McGouldrick getting the
best OF It.
Round four-Sheehan lands on n
face. then on the breast. McGouldrick
swipes him hard on the nose. He upper
cuts aim with his right in a cllnch.
Round ive-Sheehau iandsrightiight-
~ on McGouldrlck's face. Then gets
In flight left lead. He swings his right
wildly, but lands O hard left on breast.
Mac lands hard on face. They mix 1t
up lively. Mac uppercuts Sheehan
again In the break away. and o
cries OF foul"
Round six-They start in lively. A
hot mlx-up follows, and sheehan gets
the best OF It. McGouldrlck uppercuts
him with his right. driving Sheehan
against the ropes. He upper cuts light
~ again. sheehan lands hard on
McGouidrlck's forehead. Mac-blocks a
hot left. They clinch and MEG ouldrick
uppercuts In the b~reakaway. Cries OF
"rouli" ring out. Both men get excit-
ed. and clinch again. AS Gavin is sepa-
rating them. McGouldrlck uppercuts
sheehan. The latter's friends arc yell
ing FOUL" and robbery" Sheehan
goes after Referee Gavin, but IS pulled
away. The crowd pours over the ropes