The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
DEATH OF COSTELLO
RECALLS LONG FIGHT
Buffalo and Greggains Battled
Eighty Rounds to n Draw at
COney Island.
GIBBONS HERE THIS WEEK
Mike Will Finish Training for
the Bout With Packey Nc
Farland on February 12.

Buffalo Costello. once "a well known
pugilst, died here last week and left
behind him the memory Of one of the
, longest fights ever decided in this coun-
try. Moro than twenty years ago Cos
tello. then n second rate heavyweight,
met Aleck Gregxalns at the Coney Island
Athletic Club and at the end OF eighty
rounds the referee called the battle a
draw. Finish fights were permitted at
toney Island In those days, for the late
John Y. McKanc was supreme and would
book no interference
Costello and Grcggains entered the ring
at about 10 o'clock in the evening and IL
was nearly 4 A. NJ. when they were glad
to quit. For the first twenty rounds the
scrap was fast and interesting. but there
after the men became weary and in many
of the rounds neither landed Il blow. The
fight took plHc" IN big. barnlike struc-
ture IN which there was no heat and the
spectators who braved Il snowstorm to
get To the ringside We're nearly frozen
before they started home.
The longest glove fight in this country
lasted 10 rounds. or ! hours and 10
minutes. the principals being Andy Bowen
and Jack Burke They met at New Or
leans ON April D. 1898. and the decision
Clellan fought ninety-three rounds in San
Francisco in 1879. Harry Sharpe knocked
out Frank Crosby in seventy seven rounds
at Namesici. Ill. In 1892. Sheriff. the
Prussian. and j. Welsh went seventy six
rounds TO u draw near Philadelphia In
1884. Jim Corbett boxed q slxty-one
round draw with Peter Jackson in San
Francisco in 1891.
William Gibson stated yesterday that
he had completed final arrangements for
the ten round bout between Packey Nc
farland of Chicago and Mike Gibbons of
-. Paul to bc decided here on February
/ ~. Gibson said that the men had agreed
upon forfets and the division of the gate
receipts. also that articles would be
signed by them this week The original
weight conditions stand, las pounds at I
o'clock IN the afternoon. and each boxer
must post $1,000 to guarantee scaling
Gibbons wired yesterday that he would
arrive here on Tuesday or Wednesday to
finish training at the New Polo \. \. In
/ Harlem. Mcfarland. who is working in
Chicago gym. will not come To town
| until about three days before the mill.
Gibson thinks that the big bout will draw
al least 1000.
out by prominent boxers is an old trick,
but 1t has been played more frequently
OF late than ever before. Tommy Burns.
IN IA comeback" stunt al Taft. Cal. the
other day. stopped a fellow who proved
to be one of the clerks in his haber-
dsshery in Calgary. The trick was ex-
posed by accident. and Burns as re-
suit has decided To remain out OF the
ring In the future. Old Bob Ftzsinmons
beat up person who called himself
Knockout sweeney Of Cleveland" ~
Williamsport Pa, last week. Ring VOC
ords do not include the name of this un-
known. who Is said TO have taken a wal
Looping for small piece 81 change. Roth
Joe Jeanette and sam IsnRiord have
frequently onjoyed these setups. negro
named Black Bill generally fighting IN
them. Fighters VINO have reputa tons
employ these tactics In small towns where
gulliblc ring followers do not know the
difference.
Although II took Gunbost Smith
fifteen rounds to stop Arthur Pelkey in
san Francisco on New Years Day, Kid
Kenneth. a husky Californian of doubtful
ability, knocked Telkey out In six rounds
at Taft three weeks later. Kenneth has
I a manager who has begun to annoy the