Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-26
TEN ROUNDS FAST FIGHTING
Guy Buckles of Omaha and Walter Mccarthy
of Council Bluffs Nix Things
REFEREE DECLARES THE BOUT A DRAW
Largest Crowd Present which Has
Ever Attended an Event at the
OAthOn Athletic Club
Arena,

With both men in the center of the ring
mixing veritable whirlwind of swings,
uppercuts and short-arm jabs In the hope
of landing a blow that would mean the
decision and with hundreds of supporters
of each contestant on their feet excitedly
calling upon their favorite to win the bout
the tenth and final round OF the bout be-
tween Guy Buckles of Omaha and Walter
Mccarthy of Council Bluffs, at the Osthoff
Athletic club Friday, night, closed with the
advantage in favor of neither man and
Referee Pete Loeb declared the contest a
draw.
1t was fitting climax to one of the most
interesting and hardest fought ring battles
that has ever been seen at the club, as
Buckles and Mccarthy had trained faith
fully for the match and there was only
the difference OF one pound in their weights
Buckles weighing in at 1873 with Mccarthy
one pound heavier.
That the boxing game is gaining a con-
siderable following in Omaha was amply
attested last night when the largest crowd
that has ever witnessed a fight under the
auspices of the club was present. Fully
200 ardent admirers of Mccarthy came over
from Council Bluffs and were certainly not
disappointed at the showing made by their
man. The crowd was most orderly and
extra preparations for seating the throng
had been made in anticipation of an I'M
usually large attendance.
There was little to choose between the
men. Buckles showed great endurance and
stood great amount of punishment ap-
parently without great diminution in
strength, while Mccarthy fought like a
fiend every minute and proved most efrec-
tive In landing uppercuts and left swings.
Possibly the better ring generalship was
shown by Mccarthy, who constantly
clinched and pounded Buckles kidneys to
weaken him and also saved himself from
the fierce rushes of Buckles.
Mccarthy Plays for Kidneys.
The men clinched and stalled through
the first round. with Mccarthy beating a
continual tattoo on Buckles kidneys, which
was continued throughout the entire fight.
Both men landed several effective blows in
the first round, but without doing material
damage
At the tap OF the gong opening the second
round Mccarthy rushed from his corner
and struck Buckles before the latter had
entirely risen from his chair. The on
slaught was unexpected, but Buckles re-
taliated by landing several jolts in the
clinches. Buckles proved himself an adept
at the game OF in-hghting and also side
stepping, often saving himself from what
appeared to be Knockout blows by these
tactics. Mccarthy slipped to his knees in
his own corner as the gong sounded at the
| end OF the second round.
The third round was a wrestling match,
with hard exchanges of lefts and rights.
and Mccarthy still at his kidney tactics -
Mccarthy landed several hard swings to
| Buckles Jaw and face In the next session
but Buckles proved too clever for him and
| ducked many Of the more vicious jabs. By
a hard jolt Buckles knocked Mccarthy fiat
| on his back. but not for long.
The fifth round was entirely in Buckles
| favor, he lead continually, and had
Mccarthy on the defensive during the en-
tire round. At the end Of the round Buckles
| slipped 10 the ropes.
The lad from dear old Pottawattamie
came back with plenty of ginger In the
next round. using his right swing effec-
| lively and putting Buckles to the ropes
| again Buckles claimed a foul In this
round. but It was not allowed.
The seventh and eighth rounds were Nc
| Carthy's, but Buckles gained I'm strength
and nearly put his opponent out in the
ninth round. He rained blows on Nc
Carthy's head. face and jaw. but they were
partially blocked by the clever Celt.
The tenth round was chiefly distin guished
| by its hack OF clinching as both men stood
/ on and fought hard for an opening 70 land
| the blow that meam the decision. bui
neither found the spot. and the referee
thought hard for several minutes ana then
called the bout a draw
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