The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-29
THE RING.
Prize-Fight Between William Kelly and Timothy
McAuliffe - Kelly the Winner in Fifty-fve


Prize-Fight Between William Kelly and Timothy
McAuliffe - Kelly the Winner in Fifty-fve
Rounds
This fight has been long talked of by the up
town roughs, and both parties succeeded In
bringing their principals together yesterday
morning about o'clock, in the vicinity OF
Jamaica, Long Island. As usual, some time was
lost in getting everything in readiness. James
Elliott was appointed referee; Jim Colburn
umpire for Kelly, and Patrick Kelly umpire for
MCAulite.
At nine and quarter time was called. Kelly
and McAulite advanced to the middle of the
ring, together with their seconds; Owen Geo
gheean and William Dwyre attending to Nc.
Aulltfe, and James Tyson aud Mlcky Colburn
looking out for Kelly. After shaking hands
the seconds fell back to their corners and the
contestants placed themselves in pugilistic atti-
tude, each shying about to see which could
have the brutal honor of drawing the first
blood. For the first three rounds it seemed as
though McAulitfe had it all his own way, but
at the beginning of the fourth things began to
look the reverse, for Kelly went in with great
determination, striking his adversary terri bic
blows about the face and side of the head,
completely closing his right eye. From this
until the end OF the fight it was one OF the most
disgusting sights our reporter ever witnessed.
When the light was over no one would have
known the men. Kelly's left eye resembled
pill-cushion, being closed tight, with cash ON
the lid from which the blood flowed freely. His
nose was TOUR times its natural size, and his
ulOuth anu lips WtIO Cul anu W JCllys
AS for McAulifie, it would be useless to attempt
description. Both his eyes were closed, and
his appearance was great deal worse than that
OF Kelly. AT the end of the tfty-htth round
some dispute arose between Geoghegan and
Elliott, the cause seeming to be that the umpire
gave the night to Kelley, alleging that McAulihe
was not lighting up to the rule OF the p. X.
Geoghegan rushed at Elliott and dealt him
powerful blow on the face, at which n large
number OF Geoghegan's party jumped upon
Elliott, and general fight was in prospect, but
was finally quelled. t.
Each OF the principals in this fight is feet
or inches in height, and weighs between
$50 and l40 pounds. Both were born in Ireland.
McAulitte Is a butcher by trade, while Kelly's
occupation is that of brass moulder.
Arrest OF Some of the Parties.
The sporting fraternity Of this vicinity have
been much excited IN anticipation of prize
fight which was announced TO take place
between two third-rate bruisers, named Kelly
and McAulite. The battle was to have been
fought two weeks ago at "The Closter," oppo-
site Yonkers but the ThirtY-second Precinct
Police were informed of the fact, and put stop
TO the sport by arresting between twenty and
thirty of the ruffans on their arrival at Yonkers.
1t was subsequently announced that the inte-
resting entertainment would take place yester-
day morning somewhere on Long Island. This
plan also reached the ears of the active police,
and the result was that Officers Fielding and
Fitzpatrick, of the First Precinct on Monday
night arrested John Turner, James Smith, and
James Bassam, whom they found in coach at
the Hamilton avenue ferry, foot of Whitehall
street, on suspicion that they were to take part
In the proposed encounter in the. bloody prize