The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-06
THE PRIZE Rim q.

Mill Between Pete Weaver and Mike Levins
for $500. near Athens--Thirty Rounds i'm
the Victor.
An interesting encounter took place yesterday morn
ng Athens between Pete Weaver OF New York.
and Mike Levns Of Brooklyn, for $500.
rHK MEN
Mike Levins, or "Levins the bully" he il more
generally known, is a short, firmly built man, with
very miscellaneous cast OF physiognomy He s FIVE feet
ten inches in height and weighs humid. and fy
pounds Although the present OCCASION he has been
badly whipped he has always heretofore borne the epu-
to handle Pete Weaver is q moulder by trade
and born in Lowell, Mass. He weighs one
hundred and tsirty-tour pounds and -, a. ;,. the
The present MILL although money was staked to give
confidence to beters, arose out Of personal difficulty
which occurred between the parties interested at the
fight between Boland and Cartier, and not from
lust of fame ucre. The necessary preliminaries
having been arranged the trcked
in the severest pusisc costume, including spiked
shoesstrppcd and entered the ring. In the toss for
Levns won aud chose the west side Of the ring
The following Is q description of the nghI:-
FIGHT.
RoUyp AFTER few feeers, Weaver suddenly
dexter mawley, and getting we'll in on his opponents
proboscs Levns grace uy returned the compliment by
a smasher on Weavers juguar from his left Both men
then clinched, and smart ussle took place. Levns at
last ended round by giving Weaver tho trip and fall
ing heavily upon him.
RouEp Both up quick to the call of Time but show
of the recent round Weaver putting like twenty
year old locomotive and Lecins with his damaged snort
looking decidedly piaintive Ieyins led oil with both
hands IN quick succession and effected landing on
weavers pepper. He did not succeed In jumping back
quito quick enough however, and had TO lake his Cruel
In the shape OF ratler the suout which drew the
ruby fine style aud him staggering to his corner
First blood claimed and allowed to Pete
Levns splitting clogs OF blood There were some few
exchanges after which the men cnched Levins at last
got the crook on Weaver and while the atter's knee
ground, struck him several times, and pretty
severely Cries OF foul at raised and scene
Of the Widest chaos and disorder ensued The ring
keepers, however, by vigorous and decisive measures,
soon put the crowd the right side of the ropes The
referee after warning Levns to be moro careful In the
future 10 conne himself TO the rules Of the p. r. al
lowed tho fighting to proceed Time, twenty-five
RouNp A-Lovins got in a Dunderberg on weaver's
oglc. Sony smart exchanges followed Weaver having
the worst OF II and going down.
ROUNDS TO l0-These rounds were q succession OF
ana sap 70 IT'S dsspsOn sbe end or bs
tenth round both began to show bad marks OF pun
shment One Of weavers eyes was closely bunged up,
and his badly eashed Levns teeth vera
bleeding, large cash ornamened his right cheek bone,
aud his ribs purple and discolored Time. thirty
RouNps IL to l3-Bo,h up prompt the call of time
Levins who seemed be suffering fromthe heat In the
last round cast some wicked gances at bis antagonist
ed sockdoger on Levins' tymranum and scnt him 10
grass
ribs Weaver put in singer on Levns' snuftray and
got one on the beak In which stretched him
full length upon the velvet grass sward
RougDs Is aud i6.-Both up very slowly to
the call of time, looking very bad, and their
bellows being evidently out OF repair Some
heavy give and take blows In the sixteenth
round Weaver wound up Levins clock by landing one
right from The shoulder on toe chin and knocking his
opponent very nearly into kingdom come.
IsouSDs IL TO 1e.--Some heavy dngdorg exchanges,
Lsvins ge;t ny much the Of IT. and Weaver
Jog from the effects Of the former rounds. The latter
the last round got in rib roaster which made Levns
Rouyp ao.-weaver led or with his left I'm on Levns
breestplate. The men then closed and nbbed away
pretty smart, Lcvins the RIBS and Weaver tho
face. This round ended by Weaver nghng through the
ropes.
than Levns getting mad rushed on Weaver who stopped
him with some ssnashers from both hands the RIBS
sending him TO grass
RouSp 22.-Some heavy exchanges, Weaver getting
the adva naze The fast lighting began tell on Leyns
weaver got some magnificent upper cuts and wound
up by landing smasher the uguar OF his opponent
which knocked him senseess.
RoUSps % and "a The seconds had q hard road 10
travel in getting Lsvns TO the Scratch and the tight
was evidently q onc-sided affair Levins frienda
however, persevcred, In the hope Of accidents In the
fret round Levins was Immediately Knocked down, but
In the last he revived and did some good work ON
knocked down.
Rousps rs aud 20 very little nsh,iue both men sui.
ferng the intense heat Weaver had the better Of
both rounds
ROUNDS % AND 2o.-soms heavy blows. both msn
falling down side by side
RorSD Both Up promptly. severe struggle
ensued, both doing their yrettiest Weaver BY pure
accident got In Q blow on Levins neck, sending him
down all In heap Levns seconds, seeing that their
hopslessly defeated, acquesccd in the decree
OF fate, and threw up the sponge Time hour and
twenty 1.-Two and half minutes