The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-28
THE PRIZE RING.

Another Fight In New Jcrscy-Walecr Adams
W. bill Yates-Thirtcen Rounds In Fiftv-
nve Manifestations the Winncr-lntcrost.
Ing Scenes, sc.
II evidently appears that prizo lighting has become
almost epidemic; for hardly day rolls round but
we called upon to record encounter more
especially among those not known to public fame yet
anxious TO make themselves and 70 produce
ton among their friends rs 70 their fighting propenses
Yesterday morning gang Of about one hundred or
crossed the Hoboken ferry TO witness "mii" between
the above named short distance back in Hudson
~ at very novel place, and we'll adapted for tho
business.
Walter Adams for such 10 the name OF one OF the
prants halls from the Seventeenth ward, and hangs
about the vicinity Of the Gas house. foot Of Sixteenth
street He has the reputation Of being shout
der hitting, and once before fought very good fight
He Ia said 70 DO relative Of Jack Adams, who fought
Cady on Rikers Island several years ago He about
twentyseven years Of age, well built and has rather
hardened appearance.
Young Yates Is well known around Hamersley square,
10 carpenter by profession and is well nown in the
Ninth ward He Is about the age his opponent
and strips well in the ring
| The day following the champion fight for light
weights between Aaron and Collyer, the above two
company with friends got into conversation the
merits aud dement's OF Aaron and Collyer wheu hay-
ing little feeling between them their ability to
hght finally agreed TO have little OF the fun them
following morning, aud few OF their knowing friends
that could be trusted were told Of the affair Yates and
his friends hand the next morning, but Adams
non est or Yates and his friends returned
home rather disgustcd at Adams calling him
and everything else But that Adams made
fool OF by being arrested for assault and battery
an old case, rumpcd UP for tho occasion, In order
70 prevent him from lighting; no was locked up
PRISON FOR want Of bal. This be finally so and was set
liberty. Believing u was done by his opponent he
soon hunted him out and again challenged MIN to meet
him. This Yates u arst declined but he forced Into
IL BY the camor that he was coward Il was there
upon agreed 70 meet yesterday morning. and they
ward and try 70 win. Reaching the Hoboxen ferry,
several knots Of hard looking sports could be seen. be-
tween s.siys sad one ococx, also Two ., three car
All reached Hoboksn safely, whom every prscsauon
several ways-soms place. Sme another and others
wendell their straight 70 tho spot The location
every respect and which few could have found had
they tired Il was on the line dividing West Hosoken
township and hudson c % ne west SIDE ., the a
fats covered BY shaded tress about one sore Of land
In the centre Of which Y space Of about twenty by
thirty feet and 10 this little spot vas formed the ring.
the rope being stretched around three four trees
forming almost circle
Here Ct daybrsak both principals with their friends
congregatsd, and were ready for tho encounter
Every had been instructed to avoid all excitement
In order not % attract attention. and . more orderly
fight In fact ~ one time u resembea
Quaker meeting.
thor black pants tied around the waist the upper por
ton Of their bodies being stripped 20 the buff.
In the first round Adams got singer on the breast
came another sockdooger from Yates Adams mouth
In second round Yates forced the ting, but got
a warmer she side OF the head and Adams
thrown
In the third round Adams go, present the mouth.
and Yates two or three In the neck.
On the fourth therc lively times, 1rst one and
then the Other. Adams got u well about the head and
neck Yates peppers saw stars several times when he
was thrown.
In the nfth sixth and seventh rounds they punished
each other ercly When tho act Of coming up for
the eighth round the crowd got alarmed 81 the approach
OF stranger He however, passed by, apparently un
concerned - 70 what was going on
The eighth round was then resumed and both got IN
sharply upon each other: also Ia the ninth round
In the tenth round Yates got terribly punished, his
opponent getting him INTO chancery, Ia Hyer, and he
sss time In seeking II 70 poor Yates; bat was finally
thrown
10 The eleventh and twelfth rounds Yates got warmed
again. giving but little punishment to Adams and Yates
nov began 70 show signs Of defeat
In She last round Yates fought at random and Adams
again got him around the neck aud shot In heavy on
his fsce and head and finally threw him on apparcaty
In degust
Yates could stand this treatment no longer, end
claimed be had got all he wanted In the lighting BUSH
meas, and Iat the ring In spite Of The efforts Of bis
friends u fnducs HIM 70 nxht n out
This closed ~ contest, Adams coming % Victorious
and all ressrntt 70 Hoboken, where tnsy hrushed up
and soon returned home Neither Of the men rsrvysrS
baby hurt