THE RING.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 330, 2 January 1889, Page 6

THE RING.

• 'Friday, October 26Ui, was a great day in athletic circles in >San Fiancisco, for ib was on that date thai Joo McAuliffo and Mike Conley fought for the heavy weight championship and a .^2,000 trophy. Both men are Well-known to all who bake inbercsb in athletic doings and keep themselves posted in the athletes of the world. There was a tremendous attendance at the rooms of the California Athletic Club the day tho fight came oIF. It proved to be a rather tame affair. Jn the first round Conley rushed McAuliffe at the s-lart and the rest of the round con-tt-icd almost entirely of rushing on Conley'a part, and very few clean blows wore fetiuck. in the course of one charge Conley delivered a succession of right-hand blows, but they took little effect on the top oi McAulilio'h head and did lictle damage. The following is the American account ©f the second and last l^ound :: — ■ At the call oi time ior the second round Conley again charged Me -uilifle head down and forced him against the ropes, .ioe, who had .sized his man up by this time, grasped ConleV by tho right wrist and endeavoured to loi echini away. Conley, who displayed terrible .strength, leant hi& whole weight on jNlcAulifle while on the lopes, and placed the heel of his left hand under McAuliflc'h chin, forcing his head back as if intent upon breaking his neel:. This questionable move caused Ll\o eiowd to hoot Conley. JSJcAulifle recovered .his perpendicular ond pushed hi-, opponent away, and moved in a .shifty Nvuy on his feet as it to avoid Conley 's rushe-. Conley .steadied himself ior anothci charge, but McAuliOe met him with a Jotbhand .swing on the torchoad which sent him back into one oi the eorncis. Before the giant could piopeily loeover the California lad wa& upon him, and fibbed him with sufficient force to prevent him from getting out of cho corner. The blows, though shorts-arm ones told, and Conley 's L-nees began to bend AlcAulifie then stepped back and sent in a crushing righthander, which took eflect on the angle of Conley'fc jaw. Tlic Abhlund man icll on hi.s knee^> and grasped the ling rope with hhoi o left hand. His head bobbed up and down in un uncertain manner and the blood welled from hit mouth. Jt was clsar that he was partially da/.ed but he made an effort to rise. He got one toot under him and after a while tho other, lut his gait was uncertain as he olood ergot, McAuliffe went close to him, and made a left-hand pass, which Conley by sheer good luck avoided and closed. lie hugged McAuliflc with all the (strength at hid command, ond it took fully thirty .seconds for the latter to disengage himsplfc- from the tond embrace. < ; ,« ,\ "Go for him now, Joe!'' " Kflock" him out!' and similar .suggestions were! ottWed by the backers of Barney Farle>".s protogt', but -Joe, who ib fast becoming a veteran in ring tactics, knew that ho had the battle in hK own hand:- and bided his time. Conley, wliosc pluck is> immeasurably superior to his judgment, once more lowered his head for a rush, and made his usual overhand Mviug- a a ho bore on. McAuliffe stepped aside, however, and Conley's impetus carried him into McAulifie's corner. Joe followed leisurely, and as ihe IHiaca Giant made ovcrtuies for another hugging match, Joe caught him on the jaw w ith a right-hand smash that made the longtalked -of find ,long-looked -forward-to Conley iMcAulin'e glove content a thing of the pa^t. Conley fell at the ring side, and his limbs scraightened out. Uo lay on his side with his head and shoulders in under the ropes, and had to bo carried to his corner some minutes after the gallant young Californian had been dcqlated the victor.