The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-15
riAoRx CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENCE.
BALrMoRs, April 8, 1881.
Yst TO Wsshnstou-.qppsHance Of the Con,e,tautsps.
sc'sPion Of the Rounds-7Ae Victory re-
The much talked Of puglistc encounter between Geo
Zimmerman Of Old Town, and John Dinsmore Of East
Baltimore off yesterday In the District Of Column
bia, where effort made to stop them by the au
thorities. n~ m.~HNrs
learn from eyewitness that the parties reached
the ground chosen at nine o'clock yesterday morning
each accompanied by about one hundred friends and
hackers at the Cross Reads, about three miles above
Georgetown. The friends Of Zimmerman were confident
Of from the outset and after reaching the ground
freely took up NIL the money that offered the rate
of two to one their favorite. When the men were
stripped dressed for the ring Dinsmore showed great
muscular powor, and appeared like who could deal
sedgehammer blows but he lacked that elasticity
quisite for a successful puglst Zimmerman, on the
contrary, displayed fine form. well knit and fully de-
veioped and appeared elastic and nimble a. cat
Dnsmore is about tea pounds heavier than Zimmerman,
and about twentyseven years Of age whilst the Latter
if but twenty years
The parties on entering the ring and COR
daily shook hands, when Zimmerman drew from his
pocket 500 dollar note and bantered his opponent and
his friends to cover that In additi to the $500 already
put up on each side Dinsmore and his friends paid
attention to the banter and the parties were called
upon to prepare themSeives for the fight. Thomas
more then entered the ring Of Dinsmore and
James Cordey and Joseph Beard Of Baltimore seconds
at
ants for the championship Of Baltimore tocd the mark
and the question was soon decided as follows
First Round-Both parties proceeded most cautiously
at the outset each endeavoring to the cabre
Of the other, and some fine sparring exhibited.
Zimmerman exhibited great agility, whilst Dinsmore
moved more heavily in the ring and seemed to rely
the force Of his blows match for the superior
Of his adversary Dnsmore finally succeeded in plant
ing his right fist on the nose Of Zimmerman and thus
drew the first blood.
Second Round-The parties came up to the scratch
with great spirit Dinsmorc flushed with his in
he rsf md inn fprea will oh Orip
After few passes Dinsmore received powerful blow
the nose which brought him down, and fairly deluged
him with clarct
Third Round-It evident that Zimmerman.
had the advantage far and he commenced to deal his
wthsteod and Dinfmore finally fell from telling blsw
in the left eye.
Fourth Rolnd.-Dinsmore came to the scratch with his
left eye terribly swollen and much begrmed with blood
lie succeeded in giving his adversary some hard body
blows but finally fell with another heavy blow in his
right eye
FIN Ro,na-It was now evident that Dinsmore was
done for but he up bravey to the mark and exh
bted both eyes terribly swollen and partly closed In
this condition Zimmerman found 1t easy matter to
drop another fist in his left which he did with great
effect, when Dinsmore reced back and fell.
On being called for the sixth Id Dnsmorc and
was eager for the fray, although nearly blind, and re-
fused to acknowledge himself vanuished but his seconds
nerered and withdrew him from the ring yielding the
purse to Zimmerman.
The parties then returned Washington in carriages
and the services Of physician having been procured for
Dnsmore, considerable of the marks Of his punishment
removed, and he enabled to return to Balt-
more last hi ght Zimmerman scarcely any the
for The encounter He considers himself able
with any man in Baltimore, with exception, and that
is the man named Wood believe, who severely
thrathed Tom Moody so long the leader OF the gang In
which Zimmerman obtained the rudments Of his pro-
feesion
This encounter will probably be followed up by Others
East Baltimore will not easily yield the palm of
victory to Old Town
The officers did not attempt to interfere with the party
there being about 900 present-oo many for them to
handle well.
The tel raph announced the result here about noon,
and the old Town bhoys in ecstaces during the
afternoon. large assembling at the in
the evening to meet and welcome the victor PETER.