The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-17

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N. j., for $26 side. The fight lasted for som,
Considerable time, wheH II was given to Knox
| Not much punishment was received by either
party. Oyers and FreolGnd fought this year OF
an island In the East River whou Oyefs in a
fau disleeated his shoulder and gave up the
light. He was winning up to that time.
In June 1852, Jim williams and L1ndv stew.
art fought at Hoboken for ESQ q sid, ia eight
rounds Stewart won tho prizs. Later in this
season, Tom Mccoy whipped the re'ed Chosh
tts Bob, At Red Hook, in pitch battle. About
tho same tmo, Chi.. Lilly and Murphy fought
At kingsbridge. Lilly won in en- rounds
Sullivan and Bell next fought at Hsrts Island
for z 'sJ = side, and Sullivsn was again victor.
Ths merits Of Mccoy and Lily 10 the two Fl Shts
first mentioned, in which they hal bean on
Gagged, became go exciting q topic among the
| mus Ilsr element, that . match was made up
between them. This was one of the mort bru.
"a affairs on record. Thsy fought on the 18Th
u Septembcr, or an elcvs'et plateau near
| II "a ing,, on tho Hudson. The dght lsstod
through i20 rounds, aud ended Nv MCCOY drop
IN dcai ia the riGg by a severe neck blow,
administered by Lilly. The public lecawa
~ oxSrorNed that tho manly art Ci)
VA brought 10 q stand still for sous consider
.ble tiric. The ratiic + Irts in tai, ariit scat
;otcd II al iiToc'iuus, aud, We b love nole uf
hem vsrc arrest. 4. TITO ~ f:1i was IN
1873, tstNcoE Billy Wilson aud Nod uush,.
IL tamo uit at kllefs, opp site Nov q isaus
!sr $50 al 10. llughs Lad tor a long ii no tcan
styloi tho champion of li,h' wei :ht- IN Nes
Oicars. TIE isht lastei fo- an hour and a
quarter ard ws won by Wilson. Tue same
scar B1l Ford and Tom O'Donnc'l fought Il
Now Orleans; O'D lnrcll heiug vic'or O'Dm.
nell ther n,Sichcd himself against Jo8 Winson,
and fought noar Natorez; Winson winning af.
Tor most bloody contest. Ward aud Cdbb
iyueht IN 1905, in Williamsburl;b, Wand boing
che victor, nj, =, - h.ri enccun or of about an
hcu-. Cubbs friends dosot, ed hin, ON tho s,rt
and he was arrested by thu shofiW aud kcp, an
prison for over a year. Tho Excitement abo At
Lilly having died away that pls,list fought
Burohou, an English trainer, in 1911. Thuty-
four rounds were fought, and Lilly was again
rsclAred victor.
Billy Wilson and Jim owart foughtin Con-
ueeticut tho same wiutsr. The d yht lasted for
t~o days. Wilsoa was declared winner In the S3d
fouud. In 1917, Yankee Sullivan fought Bob
Cauut, at HUpMs Ferry, Va, for tl 00J. Sui
lyAn knocked bis Antagonist out Of time in
>'von fouuts which lasted On'v twelve M inutes.
ln NAV, Of ths same year B.l, Edwards an d
Jim johnson fought near St. Louis for $40 a
sido, Edwards winning. This year brought out
tho famous Oryille Gardiner, rocontly reformed.
Ito fought Allen McFeo at Fort Lee, Tor Z 300 a
aide winning I've Il l'ht without receiving blow
The prea, match between Tom llyer aud Yam.
kee sullivan Was then mado up. Tho match
was Tor $4,000 a side. Tnrough nut tho count "
there was great excitement, and IL is said that
cver quarter of a milton passed hand, Ou the
result Of ths contest. Tho battle was fou ,ht At
Roach lsluud, Nil, and was won by Tom II yor
IN tttoon rCuues, which lasted only sixteen
mru'es.
In 1851 The noted " Diblin Tricks" and " Aw-
tul' Gardner fought about sixty miles from mis-
city on the line Of the II ulom Rsilro,d. Tao
il.ht lasted about halCan-hour, whom Gardiner
received 4 sharp blow on his nose lost his ptuck
aud gave up the contest. In the neN' ya,r tn,
I..ft.s 4. = -
engaged in hard fight a. Bjston Four Corners,
in which Morriasey was dreaiillly cut up. III,
friends rushed into the ring and comme1cei
lighting IN Slllyar's corner. While thi, was
going on, and Sullivan was unable TO got out.
Mornssey was carried 60 ths scratch Tne UNI
pirss Csllod time. and declared M1rrissey tho
winner In 1883. George Lsos aud Pailip
Claro fought a. Cony Island. Il was Of short
duration. l.uaa hsir,s L"0eh~l 80 - 80 - - l.
Adams roing 20 sleep on tho lbt rohnu' 70 Nv
victor In 1858 young john Aaron anu Joun %
Robinson fought at lITts l,laud, ior three
hours and "A half. This was the longest rght /"
I,ne,icd Aaron was victor. La 'ni same
,',,r Iyreh and Kollv fought at Fort Lee ana
ihe CO n,ost was won 10y the former, who IS no"
figuring in England a. an American pusilist;
Thoro we're several o'her prize hghts, W. L,- L,-
za,usand Horrgau, who fought twice ~ CanSHa
-Laz,rus being tho winner, Domiuick Bradley
and s. s. Rukin-Bradloy winner barney
| Aaron and Monaghan, near 80 ton - Aaron
| winning; Aaron and Eyerls, al New Onoan5
! Aaron again victor; Coburn AMI Lfe7' auu
Enoch and Davis. TIE most recent important
mill" w.s between the "Benecla Boy and
John Morrissey. The fight took place somewhere
an ths Canada sile Of the dividing line an'
Ueenan was declared beaten in eleven or lively
rounds. Since his advent in E1glarnu WIN uuI tn
noted champion Of that country, Tom Sayer'
the opinion has been pretty freely eNpresso,,
that IIoenan /, master Of tho science, and wei
entitled 10 tho oh,mri inship Of both countries
lie is at present in wa'hneton' and M1rrIsse MOTT .'
IL in this city. Tho last battle on record wa
recently fought between Elliott ana MlnN'Gi rI !
: c,use of this feh, was--aa is seldom the case
n pretty woman, with whom both had hecom
deeply onlmored. Thus endeth tho chapter