, 1866-11-20
PRIZE FIGHT IN NEW JERSEY.

Brevet Major United States Army, Aide-de-
Camp, Acting Assistant Adjutant General.
PRIZE FIGHT IN NEW JERSEY.
The Cente&tnnts Two Young Pustltsts |
of New York CIty-Segcn Rounds
Fought,
[from the New York Tribune. Souabe. 1al
A new chapter WAS yesterday added to the |
annals Of the prize ring, the history-makers'
being two young men named Charles McLe- |
On, aged twenty years, i've feet tive inches in |
biEhtand Weighing 1SS pounds, and Walter
Cody, tweniy-two years Of age, ti.e tcet four
inches IN weight Il hight IN aoS Us pounds
the +. (. vas 81 something ensassnea: new to to
them, but. experienced as they y7.re iu that
respect, their conduct On that oc .slon was
said to be Of the most exemplary character
y the "gsntle%enm a En-, The witnessed Tho
their youthfulness, and the fset ihat It had
never been their good fortune to be present
at one Of those splendid encounters which
occasionally come OF In pursuance o! the
tactics Of the art pugaitique, the dIgnifed
manner In which they entered the ring,
cessary formulas preliminary to the flrst
round, showed that both possessed
those natural traits Of character, phYsica1
and otherwise, without which no gentleman
can ever enter the flstic arena to pluck the
flower Of Victory and compel his adversary's
fully surveying them as they stood ready for
the engagement, these young gentlemen
looked like born pugilists, and showed by
every motion and every look that they liked
fighting quite as well as they liked eating.
0hoh Mhx hsse e twe ySnnS 5s msn met on snea
ed as follows: Cody and McLeon have fre-
quently col!ided with each other In sort OF
rough.and-tumble way. In fact, these col
lisfons came nbont SO often that the two
men, having come to blows, came to frequent
disputes rs to WHICH WAS the ablest Of the
two-which was entitled to be known among
their companions and In the world Of pugiis
Ism Us the "gamcst man," THIS was d aties-
tion which both conceded could not be de-
ter1nined by a street or bar-roona set.to; so
mectiDg, at which a number OF their
friends were present, when 1t Was ar-
ranged that the men should meet In the prize
ring early yesterday morning for stakes Of
sl0 side. and there hsat the matter ont to
done, the rising stars of future pugil1st1c
greatness ut once commenced q course OF
scientific trimming, which, considering the
short time allowed and the fact that consia.
erablc training was necessary, had to be very
nctcr.
In the case Of q prize fight, the police must
know nothing Of the atIals in advance. The
arrarGcmcnts, therefore, and all matters In
connection with the enterprise, must be
"kept dark" Theu the puglllsts aud thelr
cover Of the night and by such means as eau
best be employed In this form OF '1secret
| SERVICE" The selection of piece Of ground
| must be made. and map prepared showing
Its exact location, md how to get to and
we're mast faithfully performed in the case
Of the fight whereof We are now writing.
| At an early hour yesterday morning, NUN.
ber Of carriages crossed the Wcehawken
ferry ard proceeded up the Eiyer shore to an
open spot in wood lying little northeast
and some thirty or forty men interested in
the event, which promised TO come oT-more
punctually than the metcoric shower. The
morning. was very pleasant. The sky
seemed sd a1a Nth the teeth tss'mosPhs5s Tss
clipped and hit hst most desperately. But nsfs the
party was composed Of young men who
didn't mind the north wind, nor feel at ali
:, put out" By the threatening clouds above.
They NIL looked what they. undoubtedly
wsTsnamsIy tTPe Of that elty M
Of the day and night, and secs to It that q
| little "Eougcn comes of whenever there &
occasion for such occurrence.
| The managers Of the affair Ind singulatly
neglected to bring with them rope, With
which to make ring. This fact, however
to warrant postpouement of the engage
| ment, and ring was formed by leaving ar
| open space around which the spectator.
gathered, and within which the principals
and their seconds took their positions.
Athongh the ground was reached as early
when the time WIS called, In response K
which the men came to the scratch, shool
hands, smiled ut each other, and put them
selves IN position to commence the day'i
Tosd: E ), Ihssy were "a, attired IN the usua
anee as they squared of aud began to strtk
out. Cody was the shortest Of The two, bu
what he lacked In stature b
made up in weight, to the amour
of seven pounds: Some 9
tie crowd. Were of tie % opinion y sa''ey thst God
would prove to be the best man. McLeon
however, had warm friends present, VIII
said .'as how they'd bet On I'm, and ther
wuz the stamps to back it." Betting, how
crowd evidently not being ono Of the rIchca
crowds that svcr met
6s5a "a, sa.d1nS ans i. having besp eea.
k-been carried on for minute OF two, theri
was some striking out, and this inauguratet
;ftrst Reund-Thi., although shortt, vas spirit
punched Cody in the ribs several Hines ID Eapii
succession Cody seemed taken by surprise, ani
tacoaist tha, be was Obliged 10 ret1est to IL eo1 M
Res, where he was Knocked over md compelled t.
Second Rouna-The frst p.rt Of this VA, Tough
very gtngerly by Cody, who was very shT and de
tstnatnea nof to waste FL his strength On uneestatt
offering Itself Cody sent a rt1nner acainsf Mc
leon's nose and started The clares {dzst blood 70
pas ia II
then elinehsd and, alter some struggling, botl
wsrs grounded. @
fought. The men came up cautiously, AID. sftc
soms ea;ein, playing terrific b!owfsoa Asleo1
Leont Hight eye. Both men now fought hard 70
nearly ten minutcz. Blows wers about equal
hsdas;
stretched him At ful1 leng1h on lhs ground.
Fourth RotHd-Both men went right at II
which be responded BY donating powerful LET
hand to Cody, who went to bis corner and eade
Fiji Eopad-There was some heavy hlttlns
but 10 blow given nt Importance.
St1M Round-ln this, AcLcon received q coupi
Of tows one IN The ribs and The other in The tact
The men then cl!nehed, and both went down vii
strsnM Round11he men showed map, signs
pqnl,ihment punish a they came Up. bpt both We,
. Mcleoa fneeeeded in getting ceay undt
his 1ei, arm. Il which po:iilon he held lin be-
standing this unfortunate turn Of the dsht foust
a. we'll Ae possible, hut being unable 10 extrica,
himself from The itou-like clutch OF hI& atsessa1
| he wAs Obliged to take blow sitter blow whfs
. AcLepn dealt him unepaTtntly. Cody soon ces.e
+ fighting. and McLeon, after dealing Some NO
!. | blows, dropped hem and retired to bis corner.
When time WIS called for the next rouu
> Cody failed to put In an appearance. an
McLecn was declared the winner Of tt
:, fight. .-.
Both men were very badly cut aud brnise
: Cody Injuries were 80 severe that he fsintG
), away, md It was feared at one time that
: would not '*come to-" He recovered bis Co
! sciousness, however, and be and McLet
. were carried to the river, which they crosse
in small boats. The spectators returned
this city By way Of WechAwkcn aud Hobokt
!, ferriea. No disturbances took place and Il
= | affair WAS conducted 60 quietly that perso1
living in the immediate peiChborhood kne
nothing Of it till It was over. The fight 0
cupled about thirty minutes.
HORRIBLE SUICIDE.
. 4 Man Cuts his Throat In a Drunks
Fft-HoN u Prosperous Life May Eud
From the Buffalo EIpress.1
SpR1x6vuLL, November Il.
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