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Show M'AULIFFE KNOCKED OUT. The Barrier Champion Ends the Mission Boy'B Career. IT LASTED ONLY FIFTEEN ROUNDS. Over $50,000 Changed Hands in Tr ico Alone Goddard Will at Once Challenge Peter Jackson Sporting Splinters. The great battle between Joe McAuliffe, "the Mission Boy," and Joe Goddard, the barrier champion of Australia, was decided at San Francisco last night. The betting was very heavy for several days before the fight, and fuily $50,000 was wagered in Frisco alone when the men eutered the ring. Over 3000 men were at the ringside, and the pugilists were both cheered when they entered en-tered the ring. Both were in prime condition, condi-tion, the Californian tipping the beam at 210 pouuds, while, the Australian weighed in at 100. McAuliffe's superior reach and hight made him the favorite, and when time was called, it was generally believed that he would jab the Australian out. The men came up briskly for the first round, and lost no time in getting to work. Goddard tried a rush, but "the Mission Boy" avoided him and towards the end of the round he repeated re-peated it, but Mac met him with a stiff rigljl-nander in the chest, wnieh sent mm to I the floor. Goddard arose, apparantly none the worse for the jolt, and a moment later time was called. The Australian was more cautious in the second round, and some good, square fighting fight-ing was done. Mac. showed considerable improvement in science and generalship and made his advantages tell. There were several hard exchanges and the round closed with honors even. Goddard took the aggressive again on the third and fourth, but the mission boy met him at every turn. The fighting was fierce, but there was no decided advantage on either side. The men sparred cautiously in the fifth and towards the end the Californian lauded heavily on Goddard's optic, drawing blood and staggering him. Goddard commenced rushing again in the sixth, but by clever dodging and foot work, McCauliffe succeeded in holding him off, ana just before the gong sounded, again landed on the barrier champion's face, bringing him to his knees. The men got together quickly in the seventh sev-enth and exchanges and fighting were the order. It was then that the Australian's superior strength and staying qualities became be-came manifest, and the way he showered blows on the big 'Frisco man's chest elated his backers. 4 Goddard came up strong and confident in the ninth, while Mac was evidently winded, and looked discouraged. The Australian at once opened, hostilities ' by smashing smash-ing Mac back of the ear. Mr. California became desperate and tried hard 11 to laud, but failed and caught another stinger in the ear. Goddard commenced forcing matters in earnest in the tenth and eleventh, and landed several times in the face and stomach. Mac lost his temper aud taking chances on a knock out, got in two heavy drives in the Australian's chest. When the men came together for the twelfth it was evident from their condition that McAuliffe was a beaten man, uuless something uuforseen occurred. Goddard seemed stronger than ever and went at his man viciously. He first smashed him in the face, and before Mac could recover, caught him in the wind witlr his left. Mac now fought entirely on the defensive, but could not safe himself from punishment. The thirteenth was a repetition of the twelfth,, except that toward the close, Mac tried an upper cut, and landed, but that he had no confidence was shown by the man, he clinched to save himself. As soon as time was called for the fourteenth, four-teenth, McAuliffe made a quick and vicious lead for the face, but the Australian saw it coming and countered with his left on the jaw with such force that Mac staggered. uroaaaru louowea mm around tne ring ana landed freely with both hands, knocking the Californian down several times and finally sending him clear through the ropes. The Mission boy came up very groggy grog-gy in the fifteenth, and Goddard was at him in. an instant with a right hand smash full in the face, which brought him to his knees. Mac. rallied as he arose and threw in three left hand stops, but it availed him nothing. Goddard smashed him right and left and the mission boy tumbled to the floor and was counted out. Goddard won f4,250 of the purse and McAuliffe Mc-Auliffe $750. The Australian now wants to get at Peter Jackson, and his backers say they will back him for any amount. Goddard says he had Jackson whipped at the end of eight rounds at Sydney, and claims that had the contest not been stopped, he could have knocked the dusky gladiator out. i |