Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-27

Ton McCoY AND CHEsHIRE BoB.-Tbe frst
pitched fight, at Red Hook, during tho ensuing
summer.
CHRIS LILLY AND MURPHY.-Ir July l5th)
OF the same year, Lilly whipped Tom Murphy,
;ssH at hingsDt,dgs in ten rounds lasting seven
SULLIvAN AND BILL next fought, on August
29th, 1912 at Hart'sr Island, for $500 a side,
the former winning the fght and q silver
prize belt in thirty FIVE minutes, and twenty
rounds.
LILLY AND McCoY fought on the 18th of Sep
TENDER, OF the same year, on an elevated pla-
teau, at Hastings, North River. The fght
lasted through l2O rounds, and ended by Mccoy
cropping dead in the ring, by the severe neck
blows administered to him by Lilly. Prize
hghtng, throughout the United States, was
brought to a stand still by this horrible catas-
trophe, and the fighters, those who were not
arrested, scattered in all directions After q
while, however, their spirits recovered, and
BILL WILSON AND NED HUGHES fought on
10Th OF April, l843, at Algiers, opposite New
Orleans, for $500 side. Hughes had, for a
long time been styled the champion of light
weights OF Now Orleans. The fight lasted one
hour and fifteen minutes, during which forty
one rounds were fought. Wilson was the win
ner.
Bid FORD AND TOW O'DoHNRLL fought a
match In New Orleans, in l843, in which the
latter won.
Ton O'DoNNELL AND JOE wINRow, the train
ers, severally, of Sullivan and Hyer, fought in
severe contest
WARD AND CRIB fought at Williamsburg in
io49, Ward being declared the winner after an
hours hard fighting Cribs friends deserted
him on the spot, and he was arrested by Sheriff
Neville and kept in prison for over a year
afterward
CHRIS LILLY AND HARRIS BuRcHELL, the
English tighter, fought battle at the same
place, In 1876; Lilly coming off the victor in
thirty-four rounds, lasting one hour and forty
minutes
BILL WILSON AND JAMES STEWART fought in
connecticut the same winter the fight lasting
two days, 1t being interrupted on the first
wilson was declared winner on the second ;
tney iougnt eighty three rounds, and two hours
and twenty minutes
SGLLIvAN AND ROBERT CAUNr next fought
at Harper's Ferry, Va in May, 1S47, for 81 900
side. Sullivan knocked his antagonist out
OF time In seven rounds, which lasted only
twelve minutes.
WILLIAM EDWARDS AND JAMES JOHNSON
fought May Is, lS47 at the Coal Mines, near
ot. Louis, tor $40 side. Edwards was killed.
AWFUL GARDNER AND ALLAN MCFEE next
fought, In the summer Of lS47, for $500 side.
near Fort Lee, on the Palisades, which was
won oy Gardner very easily. lie did not re-
ceive hard blow in the fight, or else the result
might have been different.
JAMES SULLIVAN AND THOMAS HYER, Feb.
Z, lS4S, for $4,000 side, at Roach Island,
Maryland. Won by Hyer in fifteen rounds
which occupied about sixteen minutes.
AWFUL GARDINER AND WN HASTINGS. alias
DUBLIN TRIcKs.-These two professors of the
manly art OF self defence fought in the win
ter OF 1891, about sixty miles from New York,
on the Harlem railroad. The fight lasted some
twenty i've or thirty minutes, when Gardiner.
receiving shart hit on the nose, lost his pluck,
and, making some miserable excuse gave up
the battle lie is now engaged in better busi-
ness
AoRRIssEY and SULLIVAN fought a. Boston
-Four Corners in the fall of 1852 and after a
severe fight, in which Morrissey was dreadful
ly cut up, his friends rushed into the ring and
commenced fighting in Sullivan cooner While
this was going on, and Sullivan was unable to
get out OF the melee, and hedged in the friends
of Morrissey got their man to the scratch. The
umpires called time, and then declared Morris
sey the winner.
GEORGE LEE and Pail CLARE fought at CITY
Island In 1853 The fight was of short dura-
ton, Lees being knocked out of time by an &C.
cidental hit In the neck from the heavy hand
Of Clare.
JACK ADAMS and CoDEY fought on Randau's
Island in 1853, and after a merry mill of ff-
teen or sixteen rounds, Adams went to sleep.
and the victory was awarded to Cooley.
BARNLY AARON and JOHNNY ROBINSON
fought on Hart's Island in 1855, three hours
and twenty minutes, which was the longest
hight In America. About one hundred and
twenty rounds were fought, when Robinson
was beaten.
Lynch and KELLY fought in 1855, at Fort
Lee, for $500, and after a desperate battle,
Lynch was decided the winner. From the in
luries received, Kelly survived but a day
Lynch escaped, and is now figuring as a star
among the light weights of England, as an
American pugilist, although an lrishman by
birth.
LAZARUS and HoRRIGAN, fought twice in
Canada--Lazarus the winner.
DoHINICK BRADLEY and s. 5. RANKIN, in
Canada-Bradley the winner
BARNEY AARON and JOHN MONAGHAN fought
near Boston, nearly an hour, Aaron winning.
BARNEY AARON and EvARrs fought at New
Orleans-Aaron the winner.
There were several others, including those of
Coburn and Clare, Lees and Enoch Davis, &c.
The introduction of prize fighting from Great
Britain into this country dates as far back as
ISL, the first prize fight having occurred in
that year, although there had been many pre-
vious fights, but nOtfor money. Prize fighting
languished here until the advent of Yankee
Sullivan, about 1S40, when it received a new
impetus.-Ns1c York Paper