The sun., 1899-05-10
rRNE WINNER ON POINTS.
,rrrlTS M'tADDEN ~ a SLASHING
DE- yurNTr- EIpE Round FIGHT.

~ v,s INpcctrd to Knock Hts Opponent
,,, Hard Hitting and Fine Defence
,nnr,,;urrs of the Local Pugilisrs Work.
r-.,, rr,n. the Buffalo lightweight pugllist,
-, IN. decision of Referee Charley White
,oir,s n tho conclusion of his twenty
a. on, mind bout with George McFadden OF
a.. ,i,v AZ the LrnoN \. G. last night. The
,,ri,vo W the crowd. which was tho largest
",n,, rho night of the Sharkey- Mccoy fight
''h,I with the referee. but McFaddens follow
,boneht that draw would have been
t,,,ordrc,si,u. Erno was big favorite in tho
,.,,i,y which was quite heavy. and was ex-
,,,,.J 10 knock his antagonist out before
nolimit was reached. Although he did his
Wv. bc was never at n point whore he could
.,,,r,rli.h the trick. For that matter Erne's
o.. was badly bruised. and he bled contnu-
", from the eye and nose after the eighth
aT,d He was clcvcrcr than McFadden. but
ra ,,,ter surprised the crowd with his de-
,nrsive tar,irs. hitting and phenomenal
strength
TowarI the close Ernc was clearly tired. but
l.. ,ullcd himself together in the last round
md did all tho leading. Mcfaddep was by no
rnaars sirnully defeated. lie made u splendid
Showinr. but lacks experience. Erne forced
,hs srhtins in majority Of the rounds. but no
90, rretty nearly ms much as he gave. There
%. not "A clean knock down during the mill,
wbich was somewhat marred by the tendency
a, both men to break slowly from clinches.
Martin Flnherty challenged Erne. over whom
he has received one decision.
The card for the show was unusually attract
,,e, and the crowd in consequence was large.
Tho bIeachcrs were packed to sutfocation half
hour before the sport began. and the box and
reserved seat holders came in droves soon
infy nj nt h,A
ripssile and the bookmakers who had worked
hard at Morris Park in the afternoon offered
10 TO on Erne. Tho talent figured that
the Buffalo hoy should win on form. McFad-
dan. however. had n big following. Those who
sav him Put Joe Cans to sleep ut the Broadway
ICyerc confident that he would make things
hum for Ernc. 1t was admitted by impartial
critics that Erne had shade the better OF 1t in
point OF experience. and that possibly he would
rrove the clevercr in science. But McFadden
was conceded to possess remarkable defence
and also the power to punch with terrific force.
Ten rounds at catchweghts were provided as
An "eye opener" the principals being Bob
Gormley and Charley Miner. George DiXon's
sparrinG partner. Gormley. who resembles
Mysterious Billy Smith. both in facial eX-
preston and STYLE proceeded to cut into his
man with all sorts OF swings and straight
punches untll MINER was TeellnR aTOunu tne
ring like drunken man before the first round
ended GormIcy kept up his attack in the
second round with similar results. but Miner.
in spite OF his uusteadiness. fought back until
he had Gormley bleeding from the mouth.
There were all kinds OF smuggling in the third
and fourth rounds. Miner taking everything
that was coming TO him and mixing it up
camely. In the fifth and sixth rounds Miner
showed considerable Improvement. but he was
stl al disadvantage and had Il nose-bleed
when he came up for the seventh round. CORN
ley landed enough body blows in this round
to knock an ordinary man into dreamland
but Miner seemed to have a cast iron stomach
and came back for more in the eighth round
He was strong, too. and made an even break
on the round. Miner opened the ninth round
with n rush. GOrmIey met nm with hard
swings OH tho head and heavy stomach blows
but Miner paid no attention to the cannonad.
ng and went in hammerand tonGs. He forced
matters IN the last round until he was knocked
and worked 50 hard that he hal Gormley tired
when hs the heil rang The decision dn was eN draw
9SFn ESfs sna ns4y Miner 2H left the rnE Md
teI's adherents were. out in lorce; and they
had their rolls with them. too. The 10 to
covered tho short end With libcrality. Mqny
fg'I Mcfadien H'SS Would r stay the limit. The men
the weighing room Just be!or" they came
aS SuRsd RSSdf & HST o nHa S"n HS@ Eo' SHiSS
was in the ring first. His seconds were Tommy
SSh2rtelI, Billy Roche Billy hernnesisGy @ and n
Casper Gasp Leon. con George salce and Isutch Joyce
Mctaiden was the more musSulnr. especial
Ing boy, was in fine shape; Th" conditions
were twenty-five rounds at "a POUNDS, Mar
9us Of Quoensberry rules. Charley White wn'
FIEsr RorxD-Thcy danced out of their cor
ners ntr ike GamecockS and began tha iastes last,
ireiE Ef Iett, hut it Was short. McFaficn tLSl
shot hot Iab to the eye and ANOTHER to III,
nose Lrnc responded with a half left swins
nthr face aud then slipped out Of the way o
a., h5h rush ErMe reached the BOD BODY With !
iohed INN on the eve with cracker Erne'
!eit eye was swelling when he sat down
,SEcoNn EoIND McFaddenn began opera,
tiQns with lett on the tace. Erne ran in will
a eft and pushed his opponent down. Georg,
g%t oTcaH up ,h hHaic 2md r9 in2 cnsh Ern
inynlneRhe: Then George raped the ey'
With Jeff. rErne throwing his right over OF
ear he also blocked q number of leads.
THIRD RorNp.-M Mcfadden opened with
ssttsTing. but @ it Vent MIA around Geores neck
Mctadden got 10 the eye with lab. Erne re
sponding with right on the body. Emo wa
very last In all OF his movements and appeare
70 outclasS tn" local man in science. McFad
gen, however, was strong. vigorous and
lshttr from way back. 1t was Ernes round
with much 10 spare
fnuEIH ltoUND Erne started with n tas
iaiy. lie shot IN Jubs and half-arm smashcs
me majority OF which were stopped. But Il
mat h" did more execution than NlcFaddcr
VINO seemed to be holding back. After fu
minute OF this kind Of work McFaddcn drove
CIrah Eht-haHder to the heart and the
whipped l"it To the mouth. Frno rcplle
WIN COUP" Of Iabs that made Macs lip blce
~ hut h" received in return wallop on tn
"It ry" that made il smart.
FIFTH R"l Np.-McFadden began to tax
sMahr'si ana frnc. with Il couple Of quicI
tWli * that reached the neck, shook him iroL
pIs neat 10 his toes McFadden blocked tw
narl drives and the crowd laughed. They &c
ihtna warm exchange OF swings. McFadde
I"!dnE his own. George threw his right OyC
men Nlth terrific force" but Erne blocked
ana gT.nnel McFaddcn did the work aftc
round
SIXTH Round Erne put n sharp left on tn
t"Se' !, was singing blow and caused Ma
nfush BACK with heavy drives that were We
hNulnHl MrFadd"n did some good blOckinl
100 irh", however. finally got his left Oh I
tnrchlH. McIaddrn did not wabbe, bur wei
~ ior miN-up. He put Il right To the bod
alu thrn an awful left SQuarely into Erne
ta',", bringing the blood in II stream. McFat
U'n Stock was booming.
AnNENIH louNp. -Ern" put IA quick lab O
~ ~" nose and then got away for a moment
"A sui nr