THE GLOVE FIGHT AT SYDNEY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXX, Issue 4618, 13 June 1883, Page 4

THE GLOVE FIGHT AT SYDNEY.

The Argus correspondent, describing the fight between Miller and Foley at -—Sydney says : — ! j When time was called for the 22nd round the men had been fighting for two hours and twenty minutes, and Miller planted several blows on his opponent's face. At the close of this round the referee, in response to appeals to stop the , : fight, stepped into the ling, and gave it '.' as his opinion that the affair had gone far enough. Foley, however, demurred, and said he wanted to fight it out, and the men went at it again, the smaller man

fighting pluckily, though he had some time before shown signs of distress. In the 37th round Miller knocked Foley on to the ropes with a fearful blow, and on the latter getting on to his feet felled him again. The'3Bth round opened by . Foley hitting out twice heavily, on which his supporters cheered frantically, and MiJlez-, in the act of striking, fell on to lv's face jnst as time was called. The referee was then again appealed to, but he declined to interfere. Foley had decidedly the.,best of the 39th round, and appeals to the referee for a draw were still unheeded. The 40th round showed that matters would soon come to a close in another way, as Foley was sorely distressed, whilst Miller was a fresh as ever. Both men opened very cautiously, till at last Miller struck Foley with terrific force on the left ear, and the latter dropped like a dead man. His second, however, quickly raised him, and he staggered up a few seconds before the call of time. The 41st and last round brought the affair to a close, for Miller administered another knockdown blow. This was the signal for a riot, which had plainly been brewing.- As soon as it was seen that Foley was settled the ring was rushed, and speedily there was a' free fight on the stage; neither Miller nor Foley, however, taking any part in the disturbance. Finally, the police appeared on the scene, and the hall was gradually cleared. So far, the contest was drawn, but it is understood that the men will meet again at some other place to be hereafter fixed. The fight ended at 20 minutes to 6 o'clock, the men having been in the ring close upon three hours. From first to last the utmost good feeling was displayed between the combatants, and it was a fair exhibition of boxing as laid down in the Queensberry rules. Had the ring not been broken in Miller must have won, but still Foley fought a plucky battle against heavy odds. Foley was the popular idol, and whenever he . made any telling hits rounds of cheering followed. Miller's successful strokes, on the other hand, were invariably received with hoots and groans from the body of the hall.