Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-15
Front Philadelphia Bulletin of Dec. 3.
Another Prize Fight---shooking B.utalities
at Pennypacker's Hollow.

at Pennypackers Hollow.
The fight between Dominick Bradley, of Moya-
mensing, and James Sloan, Of Baltimore took place
yesterday afternoon, at Pennypacker's Hollow, on
Stony creek. about two miles from Phenlxville.
number OF tile marshaPs police were detnlleti 10
arrest the parties. but most Of them were decoyed
10 Paulding's Bridge, in an opposite direction from
the spot selected Tor the fight. But three officers
William Lewis and j. d. b, nckert, OF the South
wurk DIVISION and Charles Taper, OF tie Spring
Garden division, succeeded in reaching the place,
after chase of mole than fifteen miles.
Previous 10 their atrivl, the stakes we've driven
into the grounl and the two rings made, one inside
OF the other, the smaller one being about twenty
four feet i'll diameter. At ten minutes past two
O'clock, the pugiliStS entered the ring. Bradley
was dressed i'll red, white, blue, and green, and
Sluan's dress was striped with black. On entering
the ring, Sloan raised tine index finger on his right
land, as significant of whipping his Antagonist
He led of, but did not succeed III getting any blows
in. At this moment officers Lewis and Taper
went into the ring. The crowd, or the leading
Spirts of it. commenced Shomtng-''Kill them"-
'iMaSh their headS''-"Kill the s. D."
and many other such express ons, coupled with the
most profane language.
A constable ronr Norristown, named Rambo, in
terfered and seemed 10 aid the mob. Another,
more active, claimed to be the Sheriff, OF Chester
county, and threatened TO arres' the officers they
did moi retire. The mob, numbering about l,50O
fearing the sport most congenIul TO their feelings
was about TO be frustrated, made rush, onl The
OUTSIDE ring gave way unueI lne HedNy pLtSSuIe'
The officers were finally driven away, as II was
entirely useless to contend with such fearful odds
many of the crowd being armed with all sorts of
murdeIouS weapons.
The third found now took place, and Sloan re-
ceived a heavy blow on the nose, and the blood
flew. The friends of Bradley now screamed and
yelled with delight, "first blood"
On the fourth round Sloan succeeded in plant
ing his right hand over the eye of Bradley, which
nearly shut out daylight.
After his the fight continued until the eleventh
round. The twelfth round "time" was called,
aud Sloan not coming up to the scratch, his conf
petitor was declared the victor. He was carried,
across Stony creek amid the most deafenlng shouts
of delight. On the opposite side OF the creek his
friends put him on his feet, and he ran with con-
siderable agility up the hill. Not SO with sloan.
He was carried, Inangled and bleeding from the
eyes, mouth, nose, and ears, by four men, placed
in u vehicle, and driven to town.
The fight lasted twenty-one minutes and two
seconds.
Tie spectators came from all directions-frcm
Reading, PottSvIie, and Intermediate places. On
the brow of the hill quite number of women, re-
sidents Of that SECTION, were standing who seemed
10 be delighted with the sport. We should have
stated before that the puglists were stripped to
their waists. During the scene small tree, IN
which about twenty persons had stationed them
selves, broke of close TO to the ground, and down
the whole party came pell-mell. a number OF the
''Iuanly arl of Sc fdefenceH consider the whole
scene mere "hog fight" neither of the compete
tors exhibiting knowledg of the first principles
of the art. stf-t p