Twenty Rounds, No Knockout: Jack Dempsey Outlasts Billy McCarthy in Seattle

Jack Dempsey and Billy McCarthy, of Australia, fought last night in the arena of the Athletic Club before a large crowd. Both men were carefully handled and entered the ring promptly at 9 by their seconds. Each received a fair share of applause, but the cheering for Dempsey clearly showed that his friends were in the majority. The fight was confined to twenty rounds, with Duffy as referee. Dempsey was last to enter, fixing the scales himself. He weighed 146 pounds; McCarthy weighed 164 pounds. Time was called at 9.

First round—McCarthy led for the stem. Dempsey missed a right swing for the head; McCarthy was on the aggressive and scored a body blow. Dempsey landed a right on the head, and they both landed heavy swings on the head and lefts on the jaw.

Second round—McCarthy scored a right on the body. Both landed on the head. The Australian fought for the body and Dempsey for the head. Dempsey missed a swing for the head and caught McCarthy on the nose a moment later. Dempsey scored a body blow on the neck and the body a moment later, receiving a return left-hander. McCarthy caught a heavy left-hand swing on the jaw. The round closed in Dempsey's favor.

Third round—Dempsey landed a left on the nose, and the men clinched. McCarthy swung two vicious rights, but ran into a terrific right on the jaw, Dempsey landing another right on the head which nearly brought McCarthy down. McCarthy received terrible punishment in this round, which closed with Dempsey landing a left on the nose.

Fourth round—Dempsey landed a heavy blow on his opponent's nose and got away. Both men scored blows on the head. Dempsey fell to a heavy swing in the stomach, and the right a moment later in the same place. This was Dempsey's round.

Fifth round—both men fell heavily to the ground. McCarthy recovered and nearly fell through the ropes attempting to land a right. A clinch followed. Dempsey landed a left on the nose and a right on the body. Dempsey was now the aggressor and landed left and right on McCarthy.

Sixth round—McCarthy was the aggressor. Dempsey landed on the jaw. Dempsey seemed to score heavy blows at will. McCarthy did a heavy swing that carried Dempsey off the ground. He caught a left on the jaw. Both landed heavily.

Seventh round—The men commenced by clinching. Dempsey landed body blows after the break-away. The Australian forced Dempsey into the ropes and landed a right without getting a return. Dempsey returned rights on the face and head, and had much the better of the round.

Eighth round—McCarthy clinched. He missed a right on the jaw and nearly fell through the ropes. Dempsey continued his terrific rights in the body, landing lefts on the head, and fell on the ropes. Several clinches in this round were mainly due to Dempsey's generalship. Dempsey landed two rights on the jaw just as time was called.

From this until the twentieth round Dempsey did all the execution, but he could not knock out his game opponent. The purse of $1,000 was divided. Billy McCarthy is a very poor fighter. When he came to this country about six years ago Dempsey whipped him in twenty-seven rounds, and the two went on a tour, visiting Seattle and other towns on the coast and giving sparring exhibitions. Fitzsimmons whipped McCarthy in nine rounds, and Aleck Greggains, who can't fight much, also defeated him.