The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-17
A Cssp,er on Prize Fighting.

fight occurred botweou two men, nam Cd James
Sanford and Edward Hammond. For six years
previous the so-esllcd science had no referonos
to prizes, such "a bels, money, cups, &C., ard
vH simply the peculiG modv operondi Of
settling personL disputes. This mode did not
sract the attention Of the sporting fraternity
per Until the advent Of the notorious Yam.
koo Sullivan, about the ysss 1889. lie gave
| ii 4 rev impetus, and Sighting sue toHiag TO
cane all tho rags suong tho rough and uuscr.
lar element, especially in the city many O.
whom 10 subsequent years bocSas well krown
members Of political clubs indeed, all tho
tu;bulsuce at modem primary meetings aud
elections generally, may be Justly attributed "a
tbs introduction cf this bInoful 1ystcn, fS
money % Wol Ia politics A. gDll as in the
P.R.
PfizS fgh'ing dStes its origin sno7gtls Eng
lsh, and is become ore " ths.t pocalisr iusu.
tutous Thsy argue in its aoiouc, that Il
makes them lovers Of nouor and fair play bat
| thon. II must be remembered that tnoss arc
| sore countries, whers stringent laws arc On.
| TO ced against II, who possess, in an emineut
| dcgiee. all the astod attributes Of tho Brtcns.
| Aggression Is better name for the art of self.
| deierce a. Interpreted by the " fancy for Its
voiafss invariably sock aggression, aud COM
| pei tue woak 90 arm them ,elves with deadly
weapons ssAinst their pugnScious Tendencies.
| Prize hghte's aud fancy mon arc moi'ly ad-
| d.ctcl 20 carrying concealed Weapons, as u.y
| bo st once proved by the several bloody Affairs
that have occurred in our midst during the last
| 10 years. Boxing is faught Ia our gyr itsiuws,
| but that is far different thing fron A btutd Il
prize fight aud, Indeed, It is not rollly
necessary TO dsyclopo muscle, a, its Tltc, Is
| amply supplied IN tho proper use oi dumb
| ltsll4 o. Evan pf mo n han oFItnaF
scden,afy hahit', tdty roal 40 a,wall kutt frame
| without havi 20 do at a with the priIe ring,
and the eons Of iol who have more bOily oG-
srciss than nature requires, ontanssr t1oir rhy
sicsl prowoss by the prActCI. Bat. withil, the
| sCloDCs seems to opgt Jss tho public mind more
than ever. The who oouutiy wa, on up.tos
| for tho frat breath Of nav. ffOm Marlborough
sbou, the international prize n sht hstwson
| llesran aud Sdyors, and mO'e reco itly the 10
| tails Of mos brutal affair at " MsohAWkss ".
| j., were sought after with tho intou5est inter-
| est. Morally, no system ia more biueiu. IL
| dotracts from oyo'y good element 10 nau, and
| turns his thoughts upou tho mos. vicious
| aud licet tl1us themes. IL leads him into the
| most degraded society, whore fallen Intelligence
rogns without a rival and oton drass into a
| dlHhonorod grave what once wasA Clarlcter of
the tairost promise. We subj 10 q careful di-
| gost OF the principal ring aud pdzs fights that
| have occurred IN tho Uuitod stos. As ths
suhjec enlTossss the attention Of ths public
! in view Of several battles soon to coma o. It
will not prove unintefestins- s-rhdo 1t will serve
| 20 show tho growth Of the practice during
| period Of loss than fifty years.
| THO ilsht IN lalb va. n rag iiyht-'he iirst
| ia tho United StIi.s, and WAS beJweou jacob
liycr, the father Of tho recent ch amp ON Tom.
| r'er and ThpmB Is '1fsley. IL arse Uut ur a
prrt Oual quarrel rs t. tho respective 10 u duI-
rio. e the mon, both Of whom wee power
iully lult. Mr.. llyor having broken limD in
| tho Egh,, tifod.
Iht, was followed 10y 4 ring Il ;ht in iSi9, be-
| t'o. two uOVicos, who'e names are no for
| often. Tus battle WAS short AID unimpo-ttns.
| la lN2 the first pri,' fight was fought bo-
t~een Jim Sanford and IA. llamnond, nelr
II llev.ll. y Ni,,aH '..s-.~, - - a..
csiy,i dre.diul punishment While the nsn'
,..s In progres., tho Sheriff and hts p1"s sur
nriy,d the Gathering. All Of them took 60 theu
| heels and the battle was never resumed IA
| isJI sanford aud Bdl lla'held entered into
| a,,resment 10 fight st Ntuyvo"nt IolntLs
| dreary place. Thirty seven ro1nds .ers ioush'
| and Sanford was declared victor; a mins ",
George Kensett and ~. Hammond az the
I'nioS lace CouIse in which tho former was
I'm In isls Madden and Fdller fought some
where on Long l.land. IL was = 3looi oa'u",
and ,yaa decided in favor OF Fuller. Ia tne
s,T,s vea, Konsett and Hammond again iou th'
Car s;0O A side, which was brought to ci9s'
hv a foul blow from konsett, which lost hi''
, '"I IN isSl Sanford, who hal grown proud OF hi
, rouors in the Z. H., challenged Andy MsL.ne
a noted Phil tdelp phitn prl1c fighter, anu ne wv wv
r ~, a, Erll's Tavern, near the q Iaker CITY. ID
, | G',ht Ias,sd an hour and halt, when Sinior
hsviny lost the use Of one OF his arms, va
I forced tn retire In the same year, jan ~
= Gan and Pat'k Donnelly fought near NewHh
Il \. j.. for Sl00 side, whleh enion III I'M AZ
a row among the Interested parties. Anuy n'
# lane Ard Harrington fought during TINS Yea
N near the monumental city, which was c9hgl1u
"a ad in tho sam. way--a grand geh''" hgh
HARRINGTON followed up this fight by anolh
with a drover named Mclean, al hoOoAsn' u
former easlly winning in few rounds
. IsaI in the same place, Jim Freeland and ID.
O, Will nmson fought for : 100 aide. Inc NY
"a lasted about one hour, when freelahu was pr
y, claimed the victor. Neither Of the parties We
n' much injured in the fight, both conuital
ieaving The ring without mark. IN the sat
,car lin Reed and Andy bicLane fought ne
Elilabctbtoyn, n. j. Reed won by the treaC
zee eIy of McIane to his hackers, he having
1m tray ell the fight TO ono maniiestly ms inls'i
10 for money. This was the hght AZ whlcn
1r. Sheriff, who read the riot act, made use ol
- cxnres,ion. "Now, gentlemen, have done
ma duty. and az you don't seem disposed 10 60
,aJ stay and ace IL out Reed subsequently, beca
-. ,pant OF a company in tile Mexican
',o d.. n, M ORLEANS lie Subsequently dessr
al .i,h trIito. Riley, and, though chp.urol
,ri- | sgutcuCCi 70 10 hlOls 'io'No' 80 N'l
NJ ycar a.er an un'mp plrtant night 1G-HHsl
,r.t wccn lin Boyins ard Ihos' llIhPhr'
,he Re-, ips was the victor. ln the same year
Vii E,ed at ain appeared in the rinf, with
"a H, rctt for an Antagonist. Iney ioI
IA Uart's Island, but after some
LII, ~ inc ring was hr ken in, and
-"y suel. shiloh terminated the night. There
- ,ut Ii.,l. Inference between them az the clo'
- ,bs foht Tho eel. hratei Deaf Burke, OF Engl
ma and q Connell, of New York, Afterwards iout
bat hattie at the same place which was won
,hat case In nine rounds by the former. Inis
bsJ succeeded by a fight between Frank Speight
III Vanderyeeie, at Fort Washington IN whict
Ill later came ofT winner. Ia the winter OF
even same year, Deaf Burke again iought' out
MIN time with ORouTk. 1hs hBht wa
"a. New Orleans but in consequence 1i
in Interference Of 0RouGks friends, ID
nj, was forced TO fight his way thr
w. slI the ring with a bowie knife ana
"a ON horseback, AZ iull gillop In the same
-. srr 7, dpht occurred bet Seeu Geo, owen
Is oo"s Ibs "Maochtger Rat Bill REYNOLDS.
e.To cured near Cincinnati, ior 200 a side an'
and won by the latter. , II
tbout fought a pitched battle near thus city, ahI
an. came on the victor. James Walker ana j
Who Iourd fought at Harrisburg in August
"a 40 for SlOO side. Lound was victor 10 10 r.
,. as lasting half an hour. Frank Speight
mid John Wright fought in the same year d
,ck a Combs Dam, for 800 side, lhe hSh
tsxa. won by the latter. Up TO this period,
ale of lighting had never received one-quFt