Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-05
THE EVENING NEWS.
Fight Between Foy and KeIleher.

tween Patsey Foy and John kelleher
which took place a short distance below
American City, and on the edge of Lyon
county. The day was cold and very I'M
comfortable, bu. large crowd of men at
tended on foot and in carriages.
THE MEN.
Patsey Foy. veteran in the P. R., is
native Of the County of Galway, Ireland.
twenty-five years of age, and weighed
Yesterday one hundred and forty-two and
one-ha.f pounds. He has been subjected
TO a severe course of training at Amer.
can CITY, under care of Tom Daley, and
was in excellent condition yesterday .
Kelleher is q native of the County OF
Cork, Ireland, twenty-five years OF age,
and weighed Yesterday one hundred and
thirtv-four pounds, having been trained
under the charge of Scotty, the Brook
lyn Bow" at Steamboat Springs. He
was also IN excellent fighting condition.
Tom Daley and Enoch Davis acted as
seconds to Foy, and Scotty and Harry
Gribben acted for kelleher.
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her SHE'D his caster into the ring, amid
loud cheers, soon followed by Foy. who
evidently had the warmest hackers. Upon
tossing for choice of position it was won
BY Kelleher. The colors were then tied
70 stake, Foy's being deep green, with
a silver star-kellehcr' was the red,
white and blue border, with light green
ground. At this time bets. from twenty
TO hundred dollars, were offered on Foy,
with no takers.
John Williams, of Gold Hill, was Sc
lected as Referee John will you pay that
$40 coat:); Tom Coleman was chosen as
Umpire for Kelleher, and V. Burke for
Foy, and Moses P. Haynes was agreed
upon for time-keeper. The gate money
was counted. and found to amount to over
81, 000-showing more than five hundred
people to be present who had paid 81
for entrance.
All the preliminaries being amicably
settled, at ten minutes past o'clock the
men and seconds advanced to the center Of
the ring. and after shaking hands, declared
that all was ready, and the men, both
smiling, advanced, and the fight COM
menced.
Round Both men approached and
spared cautiously for minute or so, evil
IDENTIFY measuring each others caliber, but
at last Kelleher let go his right at Foy's
mug, but the blow was handsomely fend-
ed. and Patsey turned loose his left, which
caught Kelleher on the breast. when both
men elinched for the fall. which was won
by FOy. amid deafening cheers.
Round More sparring ensued, but at
last both men got to work with a will. A
short give and take ensued, when sud-
denly Foy got in his left on Kelleher's
smeller-a clinch eusued, and after a Sc
we're struggle, Kelleher went down in his
own corner; first blood for Foy.
Round 3-Kelleher advanced quickly
upon time, and led with his right, which
counted on Foy's RIBS with an amiable
thug, and followed by mash on Foy's
hash exrerminator, which brought Patsey
10 a clinch. and a fall for Kelleher.
Round 4-Csutious sparring, and evil
IDENTIFY each little " skeery." but kelle-
her led off with his right bower on Poy's
ribs; handsome give and take ensued,
both men came 10 a close, and an equal
fall was the result.
Round 5-Tme was called, and both
men came briskly to the center, kelleher
bleeding quite freely at the nose, but in
no way disheartened. Foy let go his
irrepressible left. which brought fresh
ciaret from Kelleher's bread basket; the
men clinched, and general give and take
took place, of which Foy evidently got
the best of it, Furnishing Kelleher severely
and winning the fall, as kelleher went
down to avoid punishment.
Round GA general set-to took place,
with Kelleher again TO the sod.
Round "A long spell Of cautious
sparrins took place but Kelleher evident
II was for forcing the fight, and after a
few light hits the men closed for fall,
which resulted in favor of Foy, who left
his man in his seat and then ran TO his
own corner.
Round S-rKelleher got up in hurry
planted singer on Pstsey's smeller. and
got in a loud call on his ribs; clinch en-
sued with Foy to the grass.
Round 9-Short and of little moment;
Kelleher going down to save himself.
Round lO-A short give and take, with
Foy lightly to the sod.
Round ll-Short, with kelleher down.
Round l2-Same results.
Round l3-Some lively fighting occur
red; Kelleher pushing the muss, and get
ing his accustomed tap on Foy's ribs but
Patsey let go that left duke of his and got
in a singer on Kelleher's snuff consumer
that brought the crimson. and ended the
round by knocking Kelleher into his own
corner.
Round l4-Short a mutual come and
get it took place; the men went into close
engagement with a fall for Foy.
Round l5-Short; but in favor of kel-
leher, who threw Foy.
Round l6-Same results.
Round l7-Foy got in his left on kel-
leher's mug with straight from the shout
der; a close hug ensued, With Foy ham
mering effectually at Kelleher's bread
basket, and winning the fall.
Round lS-Short; with Kelleher again
down.
Round le-The men got at work in
double-quick. and Foy got clever rap at
Johuny's trumpet, and forcing him to his
corner, with a well-meant left-hander
knocked him to his seat then without aid
ran 70 his own corner amid cheers and
offers of two TO one on Patsey.
Round 20-Here it was evident that
Kelleher was forcing the fight. but unsuc-
cessfully, for he showed considerable pun
ishment, and was evidently weakening
but he came to the scratch with a game
look, and after a short give and take was
thrown by Foy.
Rounds 81. %, %, 24-All about the
same Kelleher to the grass each time.
Round 25-Here ensued the best fight
ing of the contest; both men got in some
wicked hits; clinch, and again KelIeher
was heavily thrown.
Round 20 was in favor of Foy, who
got in a couple of very pretty caroms on
2L,r's sroaIIer and ended with Kelle-