, 1863-05-08
THE GREAT PRIZE E6E1TT.
Hoe Cobnrn Champion OF AMER
icA-67 Rounds Fought in 20
Minutcs-1'Elrce Thousand
People ut lie Fight
An En~y Victory.


1 play 4.-1uE E:t1t EF4Et
fight bctwecd doc Co6nrn and Mike E1cC.,l
for the championship If America a'l:s 5000,
took place to-day near tie pleasant little tnSI
Of Charlie own, in Maryland, bix miles from
Itayre dc Grace, twenty-cight miles south Of
Nilnipgton; Del. and quarter Of a mile
ate situation was en- the west. bank Of the
Northeast river All day yesterday the sports
and cerious people crowded into rhilldcl.
phia, eager to see the great fight. Many Of !
the residents we're totally unaware Of the real
ard seemed wonderfully mystitied; but II
soon began to be known abaut town. and the
two professors Of the fi5tic SCIENCE wereabout
and intcLdtd TO try their muscle aud endur-
ance some whcrc outside the limits. So even
ard Il number y 10 lad never seen fight
put Oh clean shirts, and went with the crowd
to zee the battle. At II o'vlork thu friends Of
the two parties whispered the word: " Will
1nington depot In half an hour Your spc-
ciaI Correspondent, by dint Of elbo xs, sue.
c.tded IN getting aboard tile train, which. be.
sides being crowded. to eactssiyenes5 Of ex-
cess, Was surrounded bY another vast crowd
to see the party Of From stores an.l facto-
rigs TREY came cut, showing that material for.
Brothcrly Love After ride Of an hour, ne
Itached Wilmington, a. Pretty little city Of
Delaware, and the passengers dispersed to the
hotels These bling 1illeL. hundreds bunked
promIscnouslJ in houses, barns and corners
of fenrts. Long before Daylight, there ,yas
m early rising efabuut three th 5usand people
jn thu city, and under the guidance Of some
who knew the intended locality If tue
fglt, We sturted for the field a smooth
little plat had been selected on the
bank Of the river the night before. The land.
scape around Ibis islace is very picturesque.
Beautiful grounds are in the rear, Will: in
front IN e1l:,lsc If clear water stretcltus along
tom eide to side. A rope ring was made,
twenty four feet square, and auot a:r was built
vntsics tor i'c u'hprs=, l1s,,ekers, and Others
Immediately interested. The fight was CT
rected to occur ut day break, hut WIS delayed
LII aftulnocn OH account uf the t]iiltrc.cc Of
opinion IN choo.inE q rcfcree. Juhnny Roach
and Australian Ee!y were chosen second. for
AcCOol, and Jim CusIch and Hen Wi1lkie fur
Cobn11 Cobnins colors were ot plain green 1
silk, willie McCoul wore green With I bor.1cr
Of rcd, hite and blue. Harry Hill was c1,os-
en- umpire for MeCool and Jim Norton fi>r
C"burn. Ned Price was elected referee. Ne.
Cool won tile choice OF corners, and chose
.nee, tlc ground beirg pretty even, and the
Sun 80 much obscurcu by clouds th,t it could
not stlect the vision. Much trouble was Calls
e1 " drunken men, who persisted il getting
in the ring, shaking hands with the combat
ants and 4uaTTeliuE with each other.
They we'c finally induced to 70 outside,
and the men, stripped 1o the wai3t, adyan:yd,
shook hands and retired to theie corners
Each stowcd IN admirable physique rs they
S cod eyting each other, and apparently esti-
m*ting the power and lookin. for the weak
points cf his antagonist Betting was very
active, ard III large amounts. The bets were
even, though previously one huid1ed and
ninety lad bccn offered on Coburn. Coburn
adEnnccd and oflvEcd $500 On the fight. Nc
Cool COVERED it, and rlccriny and vxci:cncnt
followed. htcConl then advanced and offered
$500, which WAS promptly taken by Coburn.
The fight was then ordered to commence, aud
tie rounds were fought rs follows, Coburn
winning easily in siXty.seyen rounds, ocru~
pEing seventy minutes, and escapIns with
lardly 4 scratch:
At the first round 10th u,cn came up activelyand
commenced eparring for an opening. Coburn was
M his bu2y .H bs .!
quick bEt cautious tnanGeu!ers led of with his
right. and succeeded In dealing an ugly blow on
ft hooa Fhs vas Sssdy y 1oad oad
shfs1in for ceen Sa ftss hi i1ln
the ropes without infIcting any injury ofapy con-
scqutnee, aud both went down. Time one minute.
Go.t Of tile foowi1 6 roInds. Occupied almost OK
actly Tie same time By the watch.
RorAD TWO.
At the call of time the men came up promptly
each showing q disposition to force The fighting.
McCool I'D ont heavily with his right hut struck
short, and Coburn replied OH NeCcors body, im-
mcdtately u ttiDg down to avoid return.
RnUNn THREE.
This was very lively ronnl throughout Ii was
:EoSt, full OF sl,alp Eork bat did little damsge.
McCoo' forced tla fighting, when Coburn got in .
ped amid cheers for Zoe and cries Of Bully boy,
that's 10 i>ghting.'
ROUND rorn.
Tie men came mp to The work wari1g f.oatiu.
each ether. and evidently afraid TO open the ball
| Mtc tn:e began to :ho* evident signs Of tt.
serious r:s;ta':o;!a OF Cohnra's mawlsy1, nndta
Cob1rn led out with his right but was we'll stop
I ped By Mct'oo1 bnt it was Immediately followed
~ a sG g.! sa2n n9n @
:or' ii bet on The itle NV SoiE ooy '''
| EotSD FIVE.
Jo: I'D e. 5spialy ge,ing il gsinsof ea .n IT,:
tshment 1hc5 Mas G.sst isnIsna,t,Sn q, on the PIT
t&ats fighting; that won't do; hold him up Aac'''
noENp SIX.
Coburn connte'c1 heavily with his left, getting in
a r,tt!er or Macs bread basket and Knocking him
to the ropes. Mac then succeeded in forcirl; the
fighting 10 Joe's corner, aud knocking him over
the 1opes.
Joe came up lively rithous scratch and went u.
Mac pe neil. severely dealing IN upper cut on the
both getting down.
| HOUNDS EIGHT, NINE, TEN.
These we've all similar to round seven.
| r,,-.n
~. ,, 49,. ..a.. ...u !.
blows Len Coburn went down, Mac holding tu
strucl lin 1wo TELLING hlows in ti, facs AID n"ai1
want slnn.,, f;1cst cnnfnsnr f,,,nyeI ami cries n
!.foIi NJ. fr;"nis nT hnth ns1ties rnshri iutr
{ the riry ccntpnlin. about the blows and stopping
thu progress Of tue nsht. The relerec ordered tat
tight 70 proceed, aithou.n topuf1 NAG eeiGrn1i}t
struck ioul. somenooy stllIHi cry Oh poce,
| which cat-cta great sketaaalug Of many OF tht
paatt!* r5..} -. a .,oo'i ~ >no "."' :" a.
as"4N o'">' ~" ~
.,, Ao.sp i"IL
darie "as stn g.Ga. nh .sot & Io'a'n 'oon
ROUND THIRTEEN.
The referee here cautioned Coburn that he mus
not ret down in that manner. Joe smiled, got in
Il" exchanges anu Went co"n asalh.
ROUNDS FocnTEEs TO SEVENTEEN.
7hcFe were all eInlar to the preceding, the par
tits exchanging te" blows and Coousn eettin!
. town.
ROUND EIGHTEEN.
Mae.. facc nov showed severe nun;shmcnt ri;
:nt fn~,n.p fTom ia nn.triis Ne1crtheicsa soH n
s. ns n s,;;,sn', "a aosn% IN hrsre1s f5,h
Ia ~ h;s corn,Er fhc 1,tter rnf3nr ~ dnwn Thn f..
!, | Gree again castioped Cohu.i TINT he must mot p
down: The rounds were very similar throughout
and odds Of soto 30 on CobuEn were offered IN th
23d.. .ound, with 10 takers: In round a foul wa
claimed hy Coburn but not allow cd BY the referee
0 ROUND TWENTY-FIVE,
. This was full Of drop work, both e,chancin
r heavily, and finally cIobtug when Cohu1n va
II thrown.
e After Il little sp.rripg Mccool let out hcayil
d with his right ard left striking Cobusn as he wei