The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
A DRAW AT COMFY ISLAND.
DOWEET AND lpBREDE ATELE FOR
TWENTY-FIVE ROUNDa

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with Hard F1GhtinG-MeBride Adopts Ar
creative Taeties-Referee's Decision Dis
apPointinE-Moore knocks Out Cleary.
In q sensational tventy-hve-round iRht at
the Greater New York A. O.. ooney Island. last
night Danny Mcbride OF New York seemed
to have q decided advantage over Jack
Downey Of Brooklyn. but the referee. Alec
Brown. declared the battle n draw. Up to the
twelfth round Mcbride had things all his way
then In q mix-up Downey scored two knock
downs in that round and McBride was. perhaps.
helped out OF q hard predieament by the bell.
After that Mcbride steadily outpointed his an
taGonlst, who was badly punished about the
head and body. As an excuse friends OF the
club said that the verdict was Just, In view OF
the large amount Of money invested on Dow
ney's chances. Tho men fought twenty-five
rounds at 100 pounds. Jack Waldren of Tren-
ton said he would fight the winner.
There was q great crowd In the building
when the preliminary bout was announced.
The prices OF so cents and 81 were undoubt-
ediy the cause for the outpourinG. although the
Downey-McBride go" was q powerful
magnet The last time these men came to-
gether at the club there was a small
sized riot. due to a peculiar decision
Of Joh Dowdel. the referee. h said
that Mcbride won on a foul in the seventh
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knockout. The betting. therefore,. on the
battle last night was largely in Downey's favor.
Billy Moore Of Syracuse faced Tom Cleary Of
Philadelphia in the first bout OF twelve rounds
ut 100 pounds. In the very first round Cleary
cut out the pace and scored q clean knock
down with q right-hand Cross counter on the
jaw. Moore took nine seconds before getting
up. and then with clever foot work stayed
until the bell rang. Moore was purely on
the defensive in the next two rounds.
and his extreme cleverness In getting away
from Cleary's hard attack made the crowd
cheer. In the fifth round Cleary landed a blow
below the belt. 1t was an accident, and Cleary
was fair enough to keep away from Moore for
q full minute to allow him to recover.
Moore's right eye was split in the sixth round
and the blood made it hard for him to see until
he got TO his corner and had 1t sponEed out.
The seventh round had scarcely opened when
Moore. who had been waiting for an opening.
though still on the defensive. shot his right
across on the point Of the Jaw and knocked
Cleary out as clean as a whistle. Cleary fell
sideways on his face and was carried un-
conscious to his corner. whore he revived in q
few minutes. The time Of the round was /
minute and 8 seconds.
There were all of z. 1000 persons in the arena
by this time. and interest in the star bout was
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when the men got through the ropes, and
plenty OF coin was put up. Before the fight be-
gan a couple Of detectives hauled a woman.
who was dressed in mems clothes. out
OF a choice seat on the bleachers and took her
to the station house. where she was identineda as
Mrs. Lena Burns. q Coney Island hotel keeper.
She was trying to bet 50 on Downey when
arrested. 1t was said that she saw the Bonner
Con contest last week. but was not discovered.
A search for other women who might be in the
crowd was fruitless.
Announcer Dunn told the crowd while watt
ing that the referee would try to give "a fair.
square decision" Downey's seconds were
Andy Walsh. Tommy West, Hugh Winters.
Terry McGovern. Denny Downey, and several
others. Mcbride was handled by Jack Ever
hardt, Jimmy Quinn. Benny Murphy. and Joe
Fisher. The men agreed to box under the
Marquis of Queensberry rules. or. as announced.
they would useone arm free until ordered to
In the first round Mcbride clearly outpointed
his antagonist. his left hand reaching the body
into a hard left as the second round opened.
Mcbride then forced matters, Downey counter:
his man to a corner. where he landed a straight
Jolt sauerely on the mouth. He also punched
t RSST Bs4eki IaSe mani Slth r=e af.5 e sGT sith If little Hh no
effect Il was easily McBride's round. but
T ReSEneFT'SS a tFie Pss,s said oh he had had not non begun R,, e
hard smashes on the head. There was very
little love manifested by the principals:
a sRs f men erS we're aR Bstfiins on nho the is'' le sai.
poxney still remained on the defensive. while
couple Of which made BOVINE right eye bleed.
Mcbride followed with a couple OF hard blows
on the neck and Downey staggered. but h
the retreat when time was up and McBride's
stock was booming.
n SD rushed O MeBrfd Dc to ofRe F fo ss' T IY1l' sln aS9edd
way with TlEht and LET. but heitheE was on
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solid body blows They went st i IN
Mcbride with a heavy right made Downey's
left ear well and bleed. he also drove in a
spending with sharp counters on, the face.
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i've body spHshes in the sixth round until
hammer blow. Mcbride desisted from his
attack for q moment to come in again with q
Jack was strong In the legs. though. and quick
~ went In toF a left and right mix-up. in which
Downey began the seventh round with a left
with a Highlander on the neck, Downey's eye
sent in from the start. Mcbride had no cuts to
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decided advantage. Mcbride kept up his attack
In the, eighth round. but in .amix;up Doyney
landed a etaggerer on the jaw with a right.
Both finished with about equal strength. al
though the pace had been unusually fast and
Mcbride had done the bulk of the work. Nc
Brides left reached the face repeatedly In the
ninth round. while his right was driven TO the
body almost as frequently. Downey. however.
was strong In the mix-up. his blows having
plenty Of steam behind them and being well
directed. MeBride's legs were bothering him
somewhat when he went TO his corner and his
seconds worked over him diligently until 1t was
time TO resume fighting.
For a change Downey was aggressive in the
tenth round. and Mcbride soon found an OPEN
ing for q heavy right that reached the Jaw and
made Downey stagger. Mcbride rushed his
man then. but. Downey recovered quickly and
saved himself by clinchinR. Mcbride hit on
the breakaway and the house was In an uproar.
which kept ON after the bell rang. The referee.
however. saw nothing wrong, as the rules
permitted such work. Mcbride landed q cork
Ing right In the stomach as q starter in the
eleventh round.a and Downey backed away. It
was only a temporary retreat. though. for he
was at Ii again. both getting in hard drives on
n. 81 W.. l.