The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-05-17
The First Prize Fight.

OF the hemlsphcres has Ia
ken place, and the interesting details are 7
here. The contest has excited vast atten- !
ton all over the world, and everything !
pertaining to the pr .ze-ring, since the es-
tablishment Of that benign and elevating t
institution, has been eagerly read, far and
wide. Many accounts Of the first prize
fight have have been given to the public,
but they were all Of so contradictory and
unsatisfactory u character, that but little
reliance could be placed upon them We
therefore deem it our duty to publish
reliable account Of the first ring fight
Besides it is important at this time, when
the F. r. is the all-absorbing question
with a large class OF our connrymen, that !
a correct and impartial report Of the first /
prize fight be placed on record.
The fight occurred several years since,
in Ephes-dammin, between Goliath who
occupied nearly the same position among
| his followers as Mr.. Thomas Hyer does
among his, at the present day, and David,
! q celebrated champion Of the Iightweights.
Dave, as he was famiiarly called, was
backed by the children Of Israel, while the
Philistines went it strong on Old Coli
! Coli was a very powerful man, and had
He was anxious to damage the constitution
of some son of Israel, Offering ten to one
without takers that he drew the first blood,
got the first knock down, and licked his
man. The Philistincs, being the blOoded
sporting men Of the time, shook their
money in the faces of the men Of Israel,
and taunted them IN the most singing
manner.
Coli abandoned all legitimate employ
ment, and commenced travelling on his
muscle exclusively, and one day, while
somewhat inebriated, he actually III arched
out into the valley and boldly requested
all Israel TO "wade in" 1t must be con-
fessed that Mr.. G., intoxicated as he was,
showed splendid nerve in thus defymg
all Israel He was six cubits and a span
in height and otherwise well proportion
ed He cried unto the armies of Israel,
sWhv don't some Of you fellers come out
, here? Send out your fighting men Don t
YOU see me here alone, and SpjIiRg for a
fight :" or words to that effect. He furth-
ermore stated that he could cave in the
heads of any number of Israels men in a
! remarkable short space Of time. He ike
wise asscrvated, III clarion tones, that moth
,. ing could possibly so enchance his felicity
: as 70 introduce a stupeudoUs number OF
- hcart-rending funerals among the leading
) families of Israel Growing bO!der anC
bolder as the liquor worked into his head
he asked, as an especial favor, that sever
=. al thousand Of the game men OF the lane
- "peel" and come forth at once, bringing
- with them several TWO horse wagons II
o. which to carry OF the dead.
- 2 Il
. not particularly anxious to graPPle will
- Old Coli, as the boys delighted IN callin;
him, for they kept at proper distance
But at last, David, who had acquired
> small reputation as champion Of the loca
- LIGHT weight in Israel, became sick OF TIN
- impudcnt blowing on the part Of OIL
- Coli, and resolved to 90 forth himself, a
alone. and have a set-to with that glganl
leader of the Philistine fancy. Ills friend
- did all in their power to dissuade hn
from (what they regarded as) his ma
e purpose. but all to no avail Efforts wei
=. indeed made to give him over 70 the P'
lice and have him locked up in the ST
. tion-house for intended disturbance, bl
ia the police in that day closely resemble
~ the police Of the present day, and couI
- never be found when a row was on han
- So little Dave "peeled" and went fort
80 80 Coli laughed outright when he saw Il
w., wv little man coming, and sarcastically yellt
=" to the men of Israel on the Mountain,
40 send out some more OF their infants, fac
III tiously adding that he wouldn't span
them very hard. He then took II
l., mendous chaw of plug tobacco, leaned I
against 4 tree, and asked Dave, addrt
T. sing the little man as Sonny" what
- IL wanted? "Does-e title darling parting
~ muzzer know it IS out? Does-e title +
55on Ter want-e some sugar-plums? WoulC
,ri. UI title lammy- -pammy like title rockir
NV, hossy-ossy ?' Thus, contemptuously, q
ny Goliath address David. No said |
r;o vid, Il mean business. l come to tigi
: i Let the ropes be pat up, bottle-ho.d'
bat chosen, and all prcliminaries arranged.
.;tb i,' The giant was dumbfounded. Could
w. believe his eyes? He looked at the I
us ns finching David again, and was rcluctan
- compelled to acknowledge the accuracy
his optics Remarking that he had, {
g ring the time he had adorned this teri
W trial sphere, witnessed several demonst
nay tions of a somewhat astonishing charact
but that this completely knocked
oos socks" of everything that had ever bei
come under his immediate obServatl