Evening star., 1867-06-14
THE PRIZE FIGHT.
INTERESTING DETAILS.

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extra STAR yesterday, more than an hour in
advance Of any OF our cotemporarles created
no little excitement In this com unity where
s con trary termination of the contest h I'd been
expected. Collyer being the favorits here The
fact being diyulged by our bulletins and by
The host of newsboys treading the streets with
copies of the EXTRA STAR" there
was tremendous rush TO this office
persons ANXIOUS to ascertain the lates
particulars, and our lightning press
was kept busy for hours running off
copies OF the STAR to supply the eager de-
mand. Since the fall of Richmond there has
been occasion where there was such few
erish rush to our counters, while a perfect ar
my of newsboys gathered from all parts OF tine
city by the fact that he STAR had the earliest
news, besieged the press.room elboWIng for
their quota of copies.
As above indicated, the Washingtonians
were sufferers i'll the main by the result,
having bet their money on Collyer, but quite
a number who had heard good reports of
Aaron in advance of the fight, put their money
on him, and naturally 1atter themselves on
having exercised sound judgment. A private
telegram from Richmond states that Collyer
was the fayorite there. also, and that great
deal of money was lost.
Aaron, rs we stated yesterday, came up to
Washington bv the steamer HI Livingston,
(the same boat that took HIM down to the
grohnd,) and was taken to the Kirkwood
House. There was great crowd at the
wharves waiting the arrival OF the Living
ston, to see Aaron, the hero Of the fight, 1t
having been announced in the Star that he
would come up by that boat, and there was
an amusing scramble from one wharf to an.
other in the uncertainty as to what wharf the
Livingston would fasten.
Some of AarOn's friends seemed to fear that
he might be subjected to some diSagreeable
treatment on his arriy val in consequence of the
money lost against him here, but he expe-
Tienced nothing Of the sort, beyond some an
complimentary allusions to his mode OF fight
ing. He stopped at the Klrkwood House last
night, where a physician was called, who at
tended to the cuts and bruises upon his face,
breast and arms. His face was much swollen,
his left eye being nearly closed. Although
badly bruised upon the body, and especially
upon the left breast, where CoIlyer got in the
sharpest OF his hits, none Of the ribs Were
found on examination to be broken Aaron
left in the 7.3O train this morning for BaItl-
more. where he will remain for few days.
and then 60 on to New York. He was in ex-
cellent spirits, and expected to be Ill right in
a few days. He says positively that he Will
not fight Collyer again, or any man weighing
over 120, lie obligating himself to bring him
self to that weight, or to ll6 if necessary. II
Collyer wished TO fight again ne would find
his match, but he (Aaron) would not accept
challenge from him, and it was no use to offer
IT, As regards the charge against him of un-
manly, tricky fighting, dropping to avoid
punishment he says that he has not the
physique of Collyer, and that to prevent the
latter from battering HIM down by pure brute
force, II is necessary for him ,.to piece out
when hard pressed, TO avail himself Of the
purely legitimate ling strategy of falling He
says that Collyer. if allowed to, would make
the fight only one protracted round. and that
he, (Aaron,) with his lighter physique and
more advanced years, would have no
chance OF success unless he avsiled himself of
strageucal tactics to make the rounds short
This may be all so, but we are sure the sym-
pa thy OF impartial spectators wen: with the
game little Baltimorean, who never drops,
VINO stands up undauntedly TO receive all the
punishments offered, and w no seems to utterly
scorn and repudiate all tricks of evasion. 1t
was spectacle yesterday that drew express
sions OF aomlration even from his opponents,
to see Coilyer, when nearly blinded, and worn
out by his desperate efforts TO retrieve his
mistortunes before bis eyes should close en-
tlrely, marching gamely up TO AarOu's corner
at each call OF Time" and endeayor 10 induce
his shtty antagonist to stand up squarely to
tb" work, and let the best man win. 1t must
have been exec ediDgly tantaliZipg to CoIlyer
W b Il. lungiDg out one OF his socdOloger hits,
10 De Obliged to check the blow mdways by
his willy opponent dropping to his knees,
SEnnrE Provok'ngly in his iace at the sam"
tImc. Colly"r went up to Baltimore from the
Tight. W" hear that his eyes completely
closed Today. The BaltimoreaRs do not hes
Itate 10 charge foul play upon the NV York
hackers of Aaron, and it has been alleged that
not only did Aaron gouge CoIiyer's only eve
on the ropes in the last round, but that some
OF The New 1orkers. sitting IN that corner
aided III binding him while he was bent O YER
the ropes In the cllnch with Aaron We
did not see any such interference, and thi nix
1t could hardly have taken place, though we
DeileNt mat some OF tne s'1ard cases
would not have hesitated to murder which
ever pugilist they had bet against New
I ork rough by the name OF Herman was
pitched ignominiously out OF Collyer's corner
near the close OF the fight, by Collyers back
ers, on the ground that he was there for no
good purpose, amid cries of .sKick him out"
He's bet $3.50 on ArOn:" ''He wants to poison
COllyer's drink" So far as rasculity is CON
cerned, probably 1t was pretty fairly averaged
between the ''roughs" who put their money on
either candidate for pugilistic honors. They
seemed to scruple at nothing that would enable
them to make their money. Cheering, with
offers to bet on their man, ION either slde)
were freely given TO encourage him at times
when he seemed getting the wo rst of it. 1t
was interesting 10 see these precious scamps
watching for the slightest indication to guide
them in their gam bling operations. When the
men were stripped for the fight several shrewd
ones .'hedged." er began to bet on Aaron from
his evidently better con ditIon and his apparent
bucyant spirits. while COliyer seemed de-
pressed and his skin looked muddy, lacking
the satin-like gloss shown by Aaron's.
Before the clothes were removed from the
combatants they did not either Of them show
any great claims to personal beauty. The
pugiiisic mug and Uranium is net a prepos-
sessing one at best: and when the hair is
closely cropped, and the face and arms
stained dark olive with the liquid prepara-
ration designed 10 harden the skin aud flesh,
the fighter, especially when his size is dimin-
utive, as in the case of the .light weights"
looks more like an unpleasant animal than a
human, but when stripped, and the hands )me
proportions OF tne accomplished pugllist are
displayed. one finds occasion for admiration.
As there is no little interest felt no W in Barney
Aaron, now the champion of the light weights
of the country, we append the folio wing par.
ticulars Of his history:
Young Barney Aaron is the son OF the late
Barney Aaron, the Star OF the East, SO called
from his birth having occurred at ths East
End of London, on the 21st OF November. 1900
The cid man. who was one Of the greatest
boxers of his time, stood five feet eight inches
ir height. and usually fought at 10 stone 10
pounds, or 140 pounds. He was a temperate
as well as a very respectable man, and be-
loDeed TO the Jewish faith. He conquered
Collins the Bargeman, Ned StOckman Jack
Lenny OWice,) Warren, Dick Rares, Frank
Redman (twice,) Marsh Bateman, Jem RaInes.
Old Barney paid forfeit to Dick Curtis, and
received forfeit from Redman, and during all |
his career bis only conquerers were Matthew |
son, Dick Curtis Harry Jones, and Tom
Smith. In the year 1853, the old man, IN COM
pany with his SOD, paid visit to America,
and was we'll received, but his age at that |
time prevented him from trying his hand at it |
here, although Old Bill Tovee and Deaf Tom
Smith tried very hard to get on a match with |
him on account of his having publicly chal- !
lenged hem at various times. The old M.
o.. Toyee, did have a sort OF glove fight with |
barney, and the latter thought so we'll Of his |
sty lie that he presented Uncle Bill with n me- |
mento thereof, which he retains to the present
day His trim to Yankee land was not n rdlv |