THE GLOVE FIGHT AT SYDNEY.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1046, 13 June 1883, Page 2

THE GLOVE FIGHT AT SYDNEY.

The Argus correspondent, describing the fight between Miller and Foley at Sydney, says : When time was called for the 32nd round the men had been fighting for two hours and twenty minutes, and Miller planted several blows on his opponent’s face. At the close of this round the referee, in response to appeals to stop the fight, stepped into the ring, and gave it as his opinion that the affair had gone far enough. Foley, however, demurred, and said he wanted to fight it out, and the men went at it again, the smaller man fighting pluckily, though he had some time before shown sighs of distress. In the,37th round Miller knocked Foley on to the Topes with a fearful blow, and on the latter getting on to his feet felled him again. The 38th round opened' by Foley hitting out twice .heavily, on which bis supporters cheered frantically, and Miller, in the act of striking, fell on to his face: just as time was called. The referee was then again appealed to, but he declined to interfere. Foley had decidedly The best of . the 39th round, and appeals to the referee for a draw were still unheeded. The 40th round showed that matters would soon come to ia close jn another way, as Foley was eorel} T distressed whilst Miller was as fresh as ever. Both men opened very cautiously', till at last Miller struck Foley with terrific force on the left ear, and the latter dropped like a dead man. His second, however, quickly raised him, and lie staggered up a few seconds before the call of time. The 41st and last round brought the affair toA close, for Miller administered another, knock down blow. This was the signal for .a riotj which had plainly been brewing. As soon as it was seen that Foley was settled, the ring was rushed, and speedily there wns a free fight on the stage, neither Miller or Foley, however, taking any partin the disturbance. Finally, the police appeared on the scene, and the hall was gradually cleared. So far, the contest was drawn, but it is understood that the men will meet again at some other place to be hereafter fixed. The fight ended at 20 minutes to 6 o’clock, the men thus having been in the ring close upon three hours. From first to last the utmostgood feeling was displayed between the combatants, and if was a fair exhibition of boxing as laid down in the Queensberry rules. Had the ring not been broken in Miller must have won, but still Foley fought a plucky battle against heavy odds. Foley was the popular idol, and he made any telling bits rounds of ctveeN ing followed. Miller’s successful strokes, on the., other, hand, were invariably .received with hoots and groans from (he body of the hall.