THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1884 CHARLES MITCHELL vs DOMINICK McCAFFREY

THE GREAT GLOVE FIGHT OF MITCHELL AND M'CAFFEREY Six Thousand People in Madison Square Garden- The Fight Stopped by the Police in the Fourth Round - A Wild Scene of Confusion - McCaffrey Declared the Winner.

_ New York, Oct. 13 - Over six thousand people assembled in Madison Square Garden tonight to witness the glove contest between Charles Mitchell, of England, and Dominick McCaffrey. Before the contest of the evening several exhibitions of boxing, wrestling and club swinging were given by minor lights of the sporting world. At 10:08 McCaffrey entered the ring at the Garden. He was quickly followed by Mitchell. both men looked in prime condition. Each scaled one hundred and sixty-five pounds. Mitchell is twenty-three years old and stands five feet, eight and a half inches high, while McCaffrey is twenty-one years old and mea- sures five feet nine and one half inches. Mitchell was attended by Billy Madden and Alfred Lunt, and McCaffrey was looked after by Billy Edwards and Tom Campbell. Mr. J.B. McCormick of the Cincinnati Enquirer, was at once chosen referee. Ed Plummer, of the Truth, acted as timekeeper. The fight was under the Marquis of Queensbury rules. the men were quickly called to the scratch. _ Round 1 - Both men advanced to the centre of the ring. Mitchell seeming quite confident. McCaffrey was smiling but it was plain that he was nervous. after some cautious sparr- ing, McCaffrey let fly his right, getting Mitchell on the breast, but a little short for effect, which seemed to make Mitchell a little cautious. Then the Irishman made a vicious left hander on the body and followed it up with an effort to close. the fighting ended in a clinch when McCaffrey got in a swinging right hander ending the round in McCaffrey's favor amid great cheering. _ Round 2 - Mitchell opened this round by several terrible body blows, seemingly deter- mined to force the fighting, but McCaffrey got in some good ones in return on Mitchell's face and head. here the men stood off and sparred continuously again, when sud- denly McCaffrey visited his antagonist on the right ear with a blow that seemed to stagger him. Mitchell quickly recovered himself, and put in some terrific sledge hammer blows on McCaffrey's head and neck. the Pittsburgh man returned fire. Mitchell tried to force his opponent to the ropes, but McCaffrey stood his ground, and some short, sharp fighting ensued. When the time was called McCaffrey seemed to have the best of it. _ Round 3 - Both men were considerably blown when time was called. McCaffrey looked confident and jumped to the middle of the ring. Mitchell again tried to force the fighting, but he met a staggering right hander and blood flowed from a gash over his right eye and from the nose. The first blood for McCaffrey was claimed and allowed. Mc Caffrey now seemed to have things his own way. Mitchell tried his best several times to get in some telling body blows, but al- ways left his guard open and McCaffrey every time took advantage of the poor defense. Mr. Mitchell began to get angry at the severe drubbing he was getting, and endeavored to bear McCaffrey to the ropes, despite the re- peated warnings of the referee, who finally had to step into the ring and lead the men to their corners. The excitement at this time was intense. The people shouted and yelled like madmen. McCaffrey plainly being the favorite. The Garden was ..... when time was called. _ Round 4 - Mitchell looked much the worse for wear when he came up for the round. his face had considerable blood on it, still he went at it gamely. In a few moments McCaffrey let go his left, but it was neatly stopped, and Mitchell sent back a hard one on Mac's body; both clinched and some rapid interchanges followed. McCaffrey's work was the most telling. Mitch- ell resorted to his old tactics of bearing on his opponent. McCaffrey was clever in keep- ing away and doing good service with that right hand. he did not always forget his left, and in return received very few hard hits. during a clinch that again was repeated, Police Captain Williams stepped on the stage, and putting a club between the men, ordered the fight to stop. The referee called time at this juncture and a wild scene occurred. The scene that the walls contained cannot be well described. Every- body yelled and nothing could be understood. the referee tried to make himself heard, but in vain. he stood at the ropes with the backers at his either side, evidently trying to induce him to do something. whether it was to reserve his decision, call the match a draw, or order another round could only be surmised. At any rate when McCormick could make himself heard, he announced his decision that McCaffrey had won the match and all the gate money. This made the crowd crazy again, and they cheered for McCaffrey and the referee.

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