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Show M'GILLIS MAKES HIT . WITH FANS TlAUntf Newsboy" MaKes Game Showing Against Kid Harrison. i .aUthough apparently ootrlaased and aimoot counted oat "Chick" McOillia, I tha fighting newsboy of thia city, tamed f defeat Into wkat earn near batnx a r viator OTr K14 Barrlaoii at tho Maav hattaa eloh laat nlf ht and thoraby oamod a draw. It waa on of th iraatart foar-roond exhibition rear ! wltaoaaod la th dty and McOlllla added add-ed nan saw frioada to hla liat aa a roaaH of hla fame ahowlnf. Many of tho wlaa on had Barrlaoa Bfnrod aa a anr winner boeaoaa of hla Yaat ajcportancO Malnat 'tho country 't boot U(ht wolssta oa tho ooaat and fow fav MeOlllla a chanoo. . "McOillia will go th rout aa long aa k ia on hie feet," aaid on man after th near had boxed about thirty aeeoada. "Yea, bnt he bn't oa hia feet any more," aaid another aa McOillia went down for th count of eight. McOillia arose to hia feet aad fought through th round gamely, swapping punches with th rough Caltforaian until he waa cheered te th echo. McOillia went down twice ia the aecoad round. A right to the pit of the stomach eent him dowa each time and it began to look bad for the local bar. Many of tha fans were already walking out of the building, thinking that the boat had eaded. When McOillia arose agaia aad tore after Harrison, hammer and tonga, tha roof fairly abook from the applaua given him. He weathered eat the round end earns back ia th third Ilk a acw mi. He tor into Harrison with left and righta and sent the latter dowa with a right to the jaw that would hava eent aa ordinary ma a over the ropes. All through the round McOillia fought Harriaoa off hia feet. Both came back ia the fourth and fought for all there was in them. Neither waa at all damaged when the final bell rang, bat the fan had sees a real bout. The general opinion waa that Harrison, oa account of hia knows r ruggedneea, would have woa aver a longer route, but McOillia earned a (food four-round draw. Kid Beusett, who tea years ago waa one of the best Hght weights im the country, went four pounds te a draw with Young Papworth and made a decided de-cided hit. Notwitbstaadini his years, ha used a straight left with telling effect ef-fect oa Papworth noee and after the aeeoad round stopped Papworth 'a rushes to such aa oxteak that he turned the title of battle to a good draw. Young Bishop of Ogdea aad Youag Lawrence (colored- of this city boxed foor oplaadid round. Lawrence out-boxed out-boxed his man by arid margin, but Bishop showed sufficient aggressiveness ' ao that Refer se Hardy Dowsing gav hi ma draw. - Ia the opener Johnny Gilbert stopped Bed Perry ia the second round. Jack . Carpenter and Dick Hart boxed four rounda to a draw and gave aetiafaetioa. |