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McCarty Knocked Out in the Fourth Round. HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR. Three Sharp, Choppy Rounds and an Un satisfactory Finish—Welch and Artful Fighter—Plunk and Parachute—Sports Have a Night Ride on the River. Jack Welch, of Peoria, and Billy Mc Carty, of Kansas City, fought on a barge up the river last night, and Mc Carty was locked in four rounds. It was just 9 o’clock when the steamer Park Bluff and barge, with 150 sports on board, backed out from the levee and headed up the river. They had two orchestras aboard, Mike Farrell's and a wandering mandolin and guitar, and they played everything from “After the Ball” up. But there were more things than music to gratify the heart of the sport, and you could get all kinds of action for your money. Chuck-luck in one corner, craps across the deck, divers beer kegs not far away, and the regulation tightly stretched ropes at the other end of the barge, made up a combination that would sat isfy the most exacting of sports. The boat steamed up the river a couple of miles above the bridge and then anchored on a sand- bar. As a prelude to the event of the evening a couple of coons known as “Plunk” and “Parachute,” nobody knows what their other names are, were introduced into the ring in regulation costume and, with Sandy Duker as referee, fought ten rounds. There was no science in the fight, but plenty of hammer and tongs punching, but neither of them’ were punished enough to hurt ‘em. Amid the howls and yells of the crowd they fought ten rounds. When time ‘was called for the eleventh “Plunk” said he was tired, and the fight was given to “Parachute.” “Plunk” was too tired to fight, but ten minutes later he was dancing a jig to the music of a mando lin and guitar. After a wait of half an hour Welch and McCarty entered the ring to fight to a finish under Marquis of Queens berry rules. There was some delay in getting a referee, but finally Billy Riley was chosen, and “Dug” Boren, of Coatsburg, selected as time-keeper.. It was 11:15 when the men shook hands and as they stood up it was seen that McCarty had the advantage ‘in size, weight,and reach. McCarty weighed 173 pounds and Welch 156. Welch was seconded by Duker and Rosénthal and McCarty by “Cotton” Hellake and Harry Jones.. They fought with five ounce gloves. Welch is the quickest fighter of the two and made up for the discrepancy in weight by his agility. He is an art ful dodger, full of tricks and dodges, and three or four times laid down his guard to draw the other fellow into a trap, but McCarty declined to be caught.. Welch opened the fighting with a furious drive with his right. McCarty dodged and took the blow on his back. McCarty landed on the ribs and got a glancing blow on the head for his pains. Then both, let drive with the right and clinched, and sparred for the rest of the round. In the second round McCarty landed heavily on Welch’s cheek and drove him to his knees, but he was up in a second and swung a furious right hander on the chest. McCarty’s right reached Welch's face and they clinched. He came at the little fellow again, but Welch stopped him with his right-fall in the face,and drew the first blood of the battle. The third round was not three sec onds’ old before they had clinched, but without damage to either. Both men got in some heavy blows and, Welch drove his opponents nearly, to the ropes. He landed on his shoulder and jumped back just in time to escape a vicious upper cut. When they stepped up for the fourth round neither man showed marks of punishmwnt, though both were blowing easily. Up to this time the fighting had been quick, sharp and vicious, but both men were winded. But it did not last far into the fourth round. Welch landed a terrific blow in his antagon ist’s face and McCarthy went down his full length. He raised himself to his hands and knees and remained there till nine were counted when he got up. As he reached his feet ,Welch let drive again and caught him under the chin. At the same time McCarty’s feet slipped and he went down, his head hitting the deck of the barge with a thwack. He was counted out and the fight was awarded to Welch. Then the boat was backed off the bar and headed down stream, reaching the wharf shortly after midnight. On the way down McCarty said: “I'd be back here in three weeks, see, and Til challenge Welch to fight for $200, see.”
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Quincy Weekly Whig
Quincy, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 12, 1893
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