The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-18
DoWyEr AND M,cUE WINNERS
The Doubie-Hender Mt Coney Island Wound
Up in Nineteen Rounds.


About 1000 sports saw one OF the nercest
fights OF tho season last night at the Coney lsl-
and Sporting Club. 1t was between Jack
Downey OF Brooklyn ana Jerome Quieey OF
Philadelphia. In the second Ground Quieley
had his nose broken. but he puckily continued
until the eleventh round was nearly over.
when the referee humanely interfered. In tho
other Tight George Slddons OF New Orleans
lost on foul In the eighth round 10 Marty Nc
Cue OF this city.
The first battle was between McCue and
Siddons for twenty rounds at 120 pounds.
McCus was seconded By Charley Harvey. Jack
Dallas and Joe McGovsrn. In Siddons's cor
ner were Billy :Hennessy. Maxey Haugh and
Billy Patterson. Dan f.cker was the referee.
When the men shook hands the big arena was
less than half filled McCue quickly showed
his cevernsss By jabbinR Siddons In the face
with his loft until the blood flowed from the
nose and mouth. McCue reached the body
with several solid whacks in the second. while
Slddons swung wildly. McCue was all over
his man in the third. and in the fourth he
broke the skin over Georges right eye. Sid
Ions. who was fat and slow. tried to mix II. but
dcCue's left was working so rapidly in his face
that he soon desisted.
In the 18th Siddons was nothing short OF a
punching bag, but McCues blows were not
hard enough to knock him quickly to the floor
Siddons almost lost his balance when missing
wild swings in the sixth. McCue continued to
outpoint his man with ridiculous ease. Sid
dons could not land blow in the seventh be-
cause OF McCues pretty defence, while the lat
OF bruises Siddons was warned Tor using a
free hand in the eighth our more warnings
followed, hut Siddons paid no attention to the
referee. I'll make you sick he prOwled at Me-
Cue as the latter Jabbed him In the lace again.
siddons then grabbed McCue around the neck
fln, Itn rngn D. n lRhA
Siddons to his corner aud gave the bout TO
McCue.on foul. The crowd booted the de-
'''se been boxing for q long timo and didn't
know that that was foul before"
1 wHs not ur he IN ass To-
play all sorts of FRANKS. A ladder was placed
under window near the ocean end OF tho
sFSTisa H in As thsT ran SEay from mt tho a:
bIeacherites they were chesred.
| poWney and QpGley got into the ring after
| half hours delay tor the second and last
20, for twenty-five rounds at 1888 pounds;
| Quigley,s seconds were Eddie Mack. "Crockey"
Boys F0rro Barnst ana Gu. the
| Mnttv Matthews. Andy Kelly and Jack Reid.
| The referee was George Edwards of lonkers.
cllnches or on the bfeakaway. Qulgey. who
looks like Tom Sharkey in the face. has a pow
Downey made him bleed at the mouth in the
early part OF the first round. but Quigley soon
hefyy T.r that peay
romghing and the crowd howled with deli ght
=, They got into red. hot slugsine match in
with swing on the Jaw. but he turned a COM
Rlete. somsrsault and rushed.in Ike q tiger
landed a smash that cut a cash on the left
cheek bone Another punch proke OYiGley's
threw Downey into corner as the the he'll ell sound
ed. The blood was pouring from Quipley's
nose as he came up for the third. He rushed
| n r. y hf.ha n nm a tay ha tnn bod
aSF and q Go3R saeSsd Until shsy gov
face when s seconds tSok hold Of II hi Hne' HIS
With wonderful eameness Qpigley came. out
biz SlS qn mt afr arn ISu Of Ro %'@ pafed Doxney
as he landed another Jab on the.nose. Then
Ouigey drove him of With a couple Of heavy
In the Nth. but Quieey landed tho more efreu-
tive blows and had the round, Both were
the 81 th even. though Downey roughed him
aud then appealed to the referee with the
Downey rushed his m an to the rones and stag
gered him with couple OF swings on the Jaw.
sen win fs ss S Sofs se
made, him cautious until the, end 1t was a
lashing fight and the crowd kent up such a
when the round was over. QuiRlev was
warned for hittinC:below the belt in the eighth.
| He showed signs OF approaching weakness.
attacked him. " 80 w '""e'
,b"Wney tIleu lor a RnocR-out IN the nlnth.
after he had lloofed OuiRlev with punch on
| the Jaw but tho Philadelphia man responded
with DESPERATE swings that showed he was
Still In the game In breaking the men apart
he referee APPEARED to do Qniglev an injustice
| each time by pushing him OIL 40 that he was
| not set when Downev came back. The latter
| kept at his man ia the tenth until Quigley was
| tired. bur soil! willing to fight it out. Both If
! the Iaurrs ewes were closing when he sat
! down. puigey received riE ht hand smash
on tho nose in the eleventh. Downcy went in
then ana punched the Philadelphia man as he
| rieased. QuiGIev was helpless and unme. but
the referee decided that he had had enough
| and stopped tho fight. Downey was declared
the winner. The time OF the round was =
minutes and - seconds.