Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-16
THE PRIZE FIGHT

The quiet little Dutch village of GoIdsbo
rough, Pa. seventy miles north OF Baltimore,
on the line Of the Northern Central Railroad.
was startled early on Monday morning last By
the sudden influx OF Sc vsral hu ndred person
OF the ..rough" persuasion. from this city and
Baltimore, VINO had gone thithsr to witness
the exciting pugiiistic contest between Sam
Collyer. OF Baltimore, and John Mc3Iade, Of
New YORK. the night being for tue Champion
ship OF American light weights and the stakes,
S2,o&o eide. Such q cOatest amoag the admi.
rers OF the "maniy Art" was one which excited
un0sOai iaterest, and large sums OF money
were staked on the result, both principals be-
ing backed By about an eQsal number OF their
friends.
u The intelligence OF the time ana p,ace At
which the mall would occur was not made
known until O'Clock p. m. on Sunday las, for
sons from this city and BalI,mors left the iat-
ter ctsy on the 1910 train for the scene Of the
light and The cars were GRO wded almost TO
sonoeaooa. Many Of the passengers en- route
were OF the lowest order OF hum anity; thieves,
''dead rabbits." 'blood tubs" aud the 70 wdy
element generally being in the majority. Sew.
eral Eentie1en lost their pocket books aud
watches on the train, not 70 refer IN the heads
and noses which were broken by the rou CHS
in order 70 enliven the journey.
Goldsborough was finally reached at about
~ O'Clock yesterday morning, and tur ouIent
crowd, whose shouts and Saths must have
broken the slumber Of the citizens, landed in
the miost Of snow storm. and Immediately
set about to find comfortable slee inz accom-
modauons unul daylight Some extended
their explorations for miles aroun the village
arousing the old Dutch burghers, and de.
handing accommodations for the night.
The town itself was asleep, but one tavern
keeper was finally forced TO renounce ms bed
and open his bar by the thunder ing Of a hun
drsd hard fists on his doors and threats to de-
moiish the whole concern IL he did not appear
This he finally did and portion OF the Gro wd
immediatsiy proceeded TO Ego through" his
house, exploring every room and besto wing
particular attention on the kitchen, wnere
evtryt nsng eoibe was speedily dsvoured The
night wore slowly away and various spec ula :
Ions as to the result OF the coming fight were
INDUCED IN; Of course rendered more spicy by
an occasional flourish of revoivers and sc yerai
knock downs.
At four O'Clock, Coiiyer and McGlade. who
from their beds for the purpose OF beius
weighed in fighting costume. The scales
showed their weight 10 Oe equal, both weigh.
that of McGlade 81. Both men were in fine
condition, but there was a hardness and solid
Ity about the appearance Of CoIIyer's flesh
which prejudiced a majority in his favor.
Ccllyer was trained by Aaron Jones, a notsd
English pueilist, at Chestnut Grove, near Bal.
timore, and McGiade by Dan kerrigan, q. Red
House, New York. Both had been In training
for two months, and went through the usual
course Of muscular education. Daylight came
and at ten O'Clock the train from Harris nm y
aeP0sited nus burden OF New York and Phha-
crowd to at least one thousand persons
considerable delay then ensued, owing to
the n-arriva OF Mac" who had been amed
TO select the fighting ground That Individual
nnaily arrived In sleigh from Harrisburg,
and immediately proceeded up the railroad 70
select q site for the ring, which he finally did
al point about one mile from the to Wu Men
were then set 10 work to construct the ring.
the snow, which was quite deep, was cleared
away, and everything being in readiness, the
crowd wended its way, in the midst of a snow
al
raiis and boards to stand upon durLng the fight
"A NUMBER OF old countrymen, with their
oId.fashioned mule teams, attracted to the
spot by the Ito them) strange proceedings,
ventured to drive near the ring, when their
wagons were at once taken possession of nv
the spectators. who desired TO obtain a good
view OF the fight. The trees in the vicinity
We're also dark with human forms, ali await
ing with the greatest an xiety the appearance
OF the principals in the fight Pending their
arrival, the crowd begniled the time by yari-
Gus calls OF "police," there they come" ...Iear
the way there for Coliyei," and other exprss
sions IN common use among the genus rough
a. nan; past eleven sleigh containing Coll
Yer and bis hacker arrived, and few min.
utse AFTER his cap came sailing into the ring.
amid the cheers Of MS friends. Mc(}iade ar
Iiveo IN carriage few minutes later. and
ehtereo the ring. closely wrapped up in sha wis
and buffalo robe. Joe Coburn vas then nom
mated a. referee, but refused to act and Geo.
Mitchell, Of New York, was finally appointed
All the preliminaries having been adjusted
ard t3e men stripped, CoiIyer advanced to
nc corner, Offering . bat him 500 on
saying that he had no money. The amount
was quickly raised, when Coliysr proposed To
increase the bet to another SIUO, which was
accepted by the friends Of Mc(3iade
At N r., at the call OF Time. !" hoth man vars
promptly up TO the scratch, and
Round LIST commenced. 10th men were avi
IDENTIFY disposed TO b cautious, and consider.
able sparring took place before blow was de.
nversd: McG. finally landed heavily on
Collyers ribs, which G. resented By ri wing his
opponent several stingers on the lace and
Mc0lade went down, CoIlyer upper. Loud
cheers for Collyer aud heIs freely made. tho
odds being in Coilyers favor.
z 0c6. came mp laughing. and after q littls
sparring got in a blow on ColIyer's s,ernum.
alter which heavy exchange took place, Coll.
yer finally knocking him SO uarely OFF his plns
oy blow on the nose, which produced the
lowed. "
.. McG. again got in first on Coliysr's stern.
nm.Coliyer ciinced his antagonist separated,
and nnaIly knocked Meg Iade down
4 McGlade, who seemed TO be partial tn Gall
yers ribs, visited them again with his de Ter
and afterwards went down TO avoid punish.
nm. bets on both sides freely offered and
S. HcGlade feInting retreated towards hi.
corner psrsued by Sam, who finally engaged
in McGlade being knocked co mpIetelv OF h,s
pins oy blow on the dial.
g. Both MP promptly at the call of Tina
Renting. Severe blows delivered on both sides.
both going 70 grass. .. - - '-,'
q. McGiads got in on C.'s ribs heavily three
times In succession. Collyer closed the RON nd
oy giving Mc(iIads terrific blow on the neck
ana then went TO grass to avoid punish ment
D. rouno In which severe blows were de-
hvered on both sides. Mc4lade went down IA
avoiQ punishment. Mc8lade's left ear and :
knuckle OF MS dexter bloody.
0. Coilyers ribs were again visited nv tho
sinister mauiey of Mc0lade, who. after soma
ment. fA
10. Severe exchange. and Mc0lads down.
H. McGlade still came mp Laughing: and
after some frinting was clinched and thrown
BY Sam on the ropes.
IL. McGlade was again felled BY one of
sans ge-hammer blows on the face after
which ne was carried TO his corner where a
blanket was thrown over him, and he was
"nursed" by his seconds amidst the derisivs
cries OF the crowd. Barney Aaron, who. il
will be remembered, was defeated by (JoIIver
some months since. during the fight stood At
Mc1lades corner, giving him instru ctions as
70 the manner IN which he should night his
opponent. ME-
10. MsGlade aimed but missed terrific blov
atCoiiyer's frontispieee, after which q ciInch a
desperate struggle, and McGlade went down
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