, 1866-12-19
THE PRIZE RING.

Fight tot Ono Hundred Dollars n Side
HerHeen fatsey Evnuss from Ron.
don't, and Luke Murphy. of New Eozk
The Fight r Dr1w-Esans Matched
to Fight tne Unknown, Of Quebec, for
One Thousand Dollars q side
fFrom The New fotk Herald, December 16l
About eleven o'clock on Fr,day night. at
Captain John Flynn's porter house, ID Spring
street, the forfeit of 800 was deposited In
the hands Of the stakeholder, as the drst tn
mpendne 81 sht 5etwesn fsey Evans and
the Unknown, Of Quebec. After the money
hud been deposited a match was arranged
between Evans and Luke Murphy Tor slo1 q
side, to come off within t~o hours from the
tho paTt1es who had been despatched to pro
cure q room returned With the intelligence
that they had secured large and commodt.
ous room, In a well known sporting house Of
the Eighth Ward.
the rendezvous. and when they arrived were
received by 200 well known sporting men,
among whom were Patscy Marley. HAIRY
Uni, Joe Coburn. Mike Coburn and Dan
Noble, who had learned Of the impending
sport. Patsey Gong h and Butt Riley appear
cd as seconds for Pstsey Evans, md Mike
| Brady aud Jack McGrath seconded Murphy.
| George O'Donncll acted as referee.
After the prcliminaries Of the fight had
been settled, both nlcu stripped aud stimuli
| taneously entered the ring. After the usual
! shaking OF hands the fight commenced.
| TEE F10n1,
Rohnd J.. Evans stripped neshy and much
ripg vas indulged in BIZ both mtn, who evidently
| understood their 6usiress; A4sphy was 'hc nEss
aaept hosl,tsr 6n els blow %as s0o5 pa,
!org struggle cnaued. and bosh vent down.
:, found 2 Evans eaUe up much flushed and bis
n!et hlow snd caught trctrcains, On s,ie ieht css
MURPHY Iesal,ated on the month and eaueht it Oh
The Iibs, aud finished By warming Evans nose.
Rdunas, THIS rcnnd ard succeeding rounds 70
the nlnta Wcrc slmi1sr. Some due spasdnS was
Eovsa .. Boil slsdlsiors came up smiling,
"ith 20 petcrptible .dI.coIorauon uron The phlx
& etinsf suR9y landed bis |s!.
ioT cpon harph! smeer Ell VICE sszhiy 1snss 2e1
tie c1aiet. F.rSs blood claimed aud a,loxed 70
au4ay S1 .Ss ,ad ;
when Pat.ey elincbed orr elote hug, throwing
Eelad 10. Evsns eanc Up 10 the Scratch s.ow1,
Ss,59 f r q d. Ii xass
thoI4, h'7phy being strucS down by severe body
Evanr eountcsinr On The chest. Some rapid cI.
| ehanxss, IN favor OF Murphy bo:h chnched, and
| Edttndt is onff IL. Werc mi rnartrd bv ,nv
| paI,tcuisr tkili or ramenes4 In ;hesc r5,ndss
Murphy fell 10 avoid purfsbmc-t, 'N"93
H.; Hoynd N T. Wss % more llssly hosh lads entsrtnz
snn tsr,d dei,vene. wsre MA Wn,nhr h,,i.ss
ihn best Of il. tnishnp mn Nv rolnr io,TG 13''os
~, I'd t. Mnrnhv e,n1c ~ N ~ ii51o liz t,.
Of MI ehtrt n}ayinc rhon, b,a mnnth afirr snrs
hpcy tnaf11nr Mufpby threw himself forwsG md
caught E, ans upon Inc bridge Of thc nose, draw
iTH the purple auid. Staggered by ths blow.
| Evans seso,led. hut quietly reeore'inE himte!t,
an1. an;Hng 1E Iss,ns Stot3s Gpuo MS ooay.
boih down. ''1''-.' s'1es "tss''e auu
| Hound Il. Quick, handsome vp:k. with The ad j.
vantage tn hehan OF Murphy.
.on"d 1s. Evans came mp to the time cali. full
Of game and forcing The a:h1in.; hit Murphy. a
tsrac @ - foG;sgo1aRef IN tae oFeast' throwing him