The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-01 00:00:00

THE FIGHT.

Round 1. The position of the men was good. They
kept their hands well up, and sparred some time for an
opening. Jennings at last observed Clegg drop his right
hand, and instantly put in a slight left-hander on the side
of the nob. Clegg was awake, countered with the left in
turn, and caught him a poser over the right eye, leaving an
evident impression of his knuckles on his os frontis. A
short but wild rally followed, when Jennings closed and
threw Clegg an admirable back fall, falling heavily upon
liim.—(Shouts from the Emerald lads.)
2. Clegg came up smiling—hit out well with his right
and left, and rushed to a rally, Jennings was with him,
closed, and again threw hi►n.—(More cheers for Pat.)
, 3. No time wasted—hit for hit, both nobs shaking.
Jennings had it ou the mouth, and his cork was drawn. A
wild rally, end a close—both down ; Jennings uppermost.
4. Cleft popped in two good jobbers tight and left—
Jennings returned cleverly with his left on his ear. Clegg
was again busy at Paddy's pate, when Jennings rushed in,
caught him round the neck, and threw him a cross buttock,
being decidedly the stronger man. -
5. Clegg. jobbed right and left, and got away. Jen-
nings bled profusely from the mouth, but darted to his
man, and a busy rally followed, which terminated by Jen-
nings 'closing for the throw ; but Clegg finding lie had no
chance at this work, went down to avoid mischief, to the.
great displeasure of the Hibernians, who cried " foul !"
0. Clegg again planted his- right and left in good style
on Paddy's mug. Jennings, irritated, rattled in to close
fighting, and again tried for the fall. Clegg saw his object,
and was slipping from his embrace, when Jennings caught
him a flush hit with his right on the cheek, and he went
down.-2 to lon Jennings. _ _

7. Jennings was the first to fight. Clegg retreated, but
Jennings closed with him at the ropes, and was making
himself up for another cross-buttock ; Clegg, however,
proved too leary, slipped down, and got on his knees.—
(Most indignant shouts from the. Hibernians.)
8,9, 10, and 11. Clegg succeeded in paying another
tremendous visit with his left to Jennings's grinders, and
claret flowed in abundance. A scrambling rally followed ;
both down, Clegg under.
12. The betting was now even from the repetition
.of
Clegg's blows, and his adopting the cautious system. Clegg
again hit right and left and got away. Jennings followed
him up, and in closing at the ropes, Clegg fell.
13. Clegg put in a severe right 'render on Jennings's left
ogle, which was nearly closed ; in a moment Jennings
rushed in, and a scrambling game rally followed. Both
down, Jennings under.
14. Spirited fighting on both sides; but in the close,
Clegg was going down, when Jennings hit him a fearful
smack and cut his phiz most ornamentally. (Ireland was
again alive, and Jennings the favourite).
15. Counter-hitting—Jennings closed, and as Clegg
tried to get away he again hit him up twice with great
effect', and in the end threw him.
16. Both distressed. A wild rally : hit for hit. Jen-
nings closed and gave Clegg a, heavy cross-buttocker.
17. Clegg kept out, and succeeded in placing several
good jobbing hits : Jennings would not stand this, and
boring, his antagonist to the coiner, a severe aryl excellent
rally followed, in which both men were hit to a stand still,
and at last went down together completely groggy.
'lB. Piping the order of the day, but both game—
counter-hits; in-the close both down, Jennings uppermost.
19. Good fighting on both sides, but Jennings once
more threw Clegg a burster, falling souse upon him.
20. Clegg hit out at Jennings with his right ; the latter
closed, and was trying for the fall, when Clegg again
`• came the cunning," and went down just ih time. Jen-
nings was about to hit him as lie sat, but luckily stopped his
mazoley in time.
2i. Counter-hitting—in the close Clegg again went
down.

22. Out-fighting, and some good hits on both sides.
Jenning's planted a good left-hander on Clegg", cannister,
and then darting to a close, threw him a tremendous cross
buttock, falling with his whole weight upon him ; Clegg
was heard whispering on his second's knee. Tom Oliver
was on the look out; in another moment it was " all up,"
and Jennings was proclaimed the victor. Clegg's collar-
bone was dislocated, and he could not lift his arm. He said
he had felt the fracture for the last six rounds, and, on
examination by a surgeon, the injury was pronounced se-
vere. Jennings friends were uproarious at their good for-
tune, and carried off their champion in triumph, manifest-
ing their joy on the road home in deep libations of heavy
wet and blue ruin.