Show JUfJDLJnIGnT l1Tnr I > 1111 rjr niul 3Icrnrlij 5tne us Mlrrlnc Ilslif SAN VKAXCIXO Feb ISTIT thousand enthusiastic pjiectators assembled as-sembled at thu California Athletic Club tonight xvltmss tile battle of the midulewclglits Jack Dempsev and IHIly JfcCirtliy Australian champion The weights were Uenipsey 137J j JlcCarthy 131J The light was a clever one Most ot the time the Australian was most cautious but succeeded In giving Demjisey tome pretty hard roles These were returned wtli Interest however by lie nonpareil tcv cral of his blows in tliu wind bring ing audible grunts from McCarthy but failing to knock him down In thc ninth round McCarthy deI I livered a terrific lefthander on Dempsoys stomach and followed it n roN up with a sharp blow on the nose which caused Dctnpsey to wince From that time until the sixteenth round McCarthy made several vicious attacks but without much effect The seventeenth round was one of tlic liveliest and was greatly In Denipfeys favor he landing on the I Australians body and jaw as he pleased SrcCarthys eyes and cheeks began to pull up and when the round closed lie was groggy siCAimir WAS DISTKESSED In the subsequent round but did not take the defensive thereafter I continuing to fight stubbornly He worked hard smash Dempseybut Ito latter was too quick for him In tile twentyiourth he I again doubled McCarthy by a savage rightliander in the wind but the Australian recovered and reached Dempsvy neck with a heavy right hand swing Nothing was done In tlie twenty fifth roiinil but in tliu twrntyslxtli Iemi ey went in to liuMi his man rhreu or four terrific riglitand left hand blows on the Australian neck made the latter exceedingly groggy and then lemp > ey hit him when and where lie pleased McCar thy ttasgerwl around lifcea drunken man lout although Ucmpsey con II 5155i dirt rain blows on his nol lie still kept his feit until tliu Non paricl In pity for his victimasked him to give up He refused and as tlie round was about to close Demp sey would not punish him any more but took him by the arm and led him to lib corner amid cheers from tIter spectators McCarthy came forward In the twoiitysevoutli just able to STAND os HIS FEEt A bluw in tio I joe sent him to the floor Hu aroe with thu blood streaming from hU nose and nioutli nUll DempMy again sent him down McCarthy rou a second time and Dempscy bezscd him to gIve up if 1 I iD McCarthy still refused I and Itenip > MJ struck him lightly and ho fell but roso in eight seconds The en treaties OenipMy to give up were still met with refusal from thu Aus tralian lie Elngjeml to his feet to save i knockout and the round closed McCarthy was lei to his corner icvered with blood and loud rails were heard all over tho hall asking him to give up the fight When the gong sounded fur thc tweutyclKlitirtround McCarthy stajrcctvd to i thu center of tliu eliic and IVrnjisey implored him to give i up The Australian still refused to acknowledge himself beaten and Uemieey beat him into a corner and ho leaned against the rojies for support Dempsey walkwl uj to finish him but his com < nssiiii for the pitiable object Itfore him was too much for the Xonpariel ° so he stepped un to tho referee and declared de-clared that be had not tlie heart J to panlsh hits man any further Just then Paddy Gorman Mc Carthys second broke Into the ring and drawing lib principal over to his corner refused to penult him to stay In this ficht Innr Dcmpsey was accordingly declared the winner amid loud dicers from the 2000 men who admired Ills compassion com-passion for his game antagonist |