The sun., 1909-06-06

going on upstairs some clever bank
breakers had opened tho safe in the bar
room below and had run Of with $4,000
In gate money. You oan bet there was
! near riot when Dick Roche for McAulifie
and All Kennedy for Myer got ready to
divide the spoils and found that the coin coin
had disappeared. II couldn't have been
the hayseed constable, for he was enjoy
ing peaceful sleep In a corner from an
overdose OF applejaok, probably, dream
ing OF Seven Up Pete. 1t was tough
deal for all hands. including the pugilists,
who had battled for sixty-four rounds for
nothing,
Cal Mccarthy was another great skin
glove fighter. He had double punch.
often dazed his opponents, Mccarthy
graduated from the old Scottish Ameri-
can Athletic Club Of Jersey City and won
the llO pound amateur championship
competition in 1887. He became pro-
fessional after that and was never de-
feated while wearing kid gloves. After
Walton. George Young Matt Mccarthy,
Johnny Murphy. Mike Nolan and others
| Cal became the featherweight champion
and was matched with George Dixon
for the title. The battle took place in
Boston In 1890 and AL Smith Of New York
was the referee.
Mccarthy certainly showed his class
In this long battle with Dixon. He had
the great little colored pugillst beaten to
| n standstilI, but refused to take the adj
Vice OF his manager. Joe Early. and the
fight was declared draw after going
seventy rounds. Dixon.s legs became so
was afraid to sit down between rounds,
and Early tried to get Mccarthy to rush
Dixon on his feet. but Cal did not take
the tip. II Dixon had been hoored In any
wav he could not have regainet his feet
within ten seconds and Mccarthy would
have been the winner. ,
MCCARTHY was a stnbborn little cuss,
but he found his master 10 Scotty McMas-
ters. who trained him for his second match
with Dixon. remember one fine eve
ming MoMusters found Cal talking to
crowd OF village girls.
Get to your room, ca. and stop ani tnIi
skylarking!' exclaimed the hard headea fi,sa
this bit. but just the same he went on
to his quarters, whimpering 'and in
thoroughly bad humor.
sect your clothes on and go to bed at
once. ordered McMasters gruhiy. Cal
sulked more and more
"'Look here!' said Scotty, you're the
ieatherweight champion, are your We'll:
you don't obey me at once I'll take it and
wallop the devil out OF you!
st was rather harsh treatment for
champion to receive. but Mccarthy was
flt to fight for his life when McMasters
handed him over to Joe Early. Dixon
Puritan 4. c. in Long Island City, but the
cops refused to allow the club to open
its doors and the fight was declared on.
1t was a lucky thing for Dixon, as Nc
Carthy was in such splendid trim that
he might have won. DIXON finally met
Mccarthy at Troy on March 81; 1891, and
found the latter an easy victim in twenty.
two rounds. Cal had gone the pace that
kills and was in no shape. He Quit cold
and lost the featherweight champion
ship In the worst fight Of his career. much
to the disgust OF Jack MoAuliffe and Billy
Madden, his seconds. who had worked
like beavers to save the once great skin
glove fighter. Mccarthy died from quick
Consumption in Jersey City in lsas. when
he waa only 2f years old. shortly after
he had been defeated by Bobby Burns
second rater.
THE fighters Of o-day have an easy
time compared to the wieders OF the
kid gloves, With big mitys; limited round
bouts and fat purses they, have it pretty
soft Many OF the skintight glove artists
fought to a finish in hard mills for couple
OF hundred dollars. Jack McAulihe
fought q fierce seventeen round battle
with Jack Hopper for 500 He also fought
Billy Frazier in Boston for the lightweight
title in 1889 for $500 a side. the battle last
ing twenty-one rounds to finish.
Probably the most Furnishing battle
OF McAulifYe's career was with Harry
Gilmore Of Canada. the father Of Paoky
McFarland's present manager. This
fight took place at Lawrence Mass. In
January, 1saf. in the building where the
Salvation Army held it's meetings, Dur
ing the entire mill the fighters and !spec-
en- hnar n hTaSS
band playing popular hymns: The mill
went twenty eight rounds and McAuliffe
was nearly blinded before he was de-
clared the winner. There was an election
for Sheriff going On in Lawrence at the
time. II seems that the Sheriff and his
and the result Of the election depended |
upon the capture OF McAuliffe and Gil
more, but the fighters made good their |
escape and the election had to be decided
on another issue. When the Salvation |
Army found that prizefight had taken
wild outcry for the arrest OF the prin- |
cipals, IT was a fine mixup In the old |
Puritan town, and II was many years |
before the good citizens recovered from |
the shock. This terrific fight was only |
for t50o a side. Purses OF $4,000 were |
silly dreams in those days. boys-only |
twenty-three years ago.
tuc bhh siV'S
that I've not already mentioned were |
Pete Mccoy. who bested Johnny Regan !
at Long Island City. Mccoy was lost on |
big tugboat on the way from this city |
to Providence q few years ago and they |
said 1t was suicide. Mccoy was game |
fellow and had fine ring record. He
indulged in many hard skin glove con-
tests. remember in 1884 he went TO
Butte Mon. and whipped Duncan Nc
Donald. big miner. in thirty-four stiI
rounds. Mcdonald is said to be one Of
the richest retired fighters In the world
to-day 1t is reported that he is worth
couple Of millions,
Mccoy put UP game mill with the mob
against BIN. for his only friend and ad-
wiser at the ringside was the gallant Doc
Heard OF Brooklyn. who stuck TO him like
a brother TO the finish. Mcdonald. by
the way. was a big rawboned heavy
weight while Mccoy was only a welter-
weight fighter.
Tommy Ryan IN the old days fought
with skin gloves in many affairs pulled OF
in and near Chicago. They were all pri-
vate mills for small purses. Other wear
ers OF the kids were Walter Halligan OF
Brooklyn, Jack Delaney Of Greenp4int,
Billy Daoey. who was defeat ted by Both
Dempsey and McAulife; Jack Lyman,
who went blind; George Young OF Brook.
lyn, Jack Grace Of Everywhere, Game
Mike Gushing. who died shortly after his
defeat by Austin Gibbons. also dead; Wal
ter Campbell Of Philadelphia, Brooklyn
Jimmy Carroll, who was never beaten;
Pete McCale OF Baltimore, who defeated
IAN Ia IT, lp,