The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-03
THE PRIZE RING.
Fight Between Frank Drew and Johnny
Bernard in Kansas-One Hundred and
Sixty-hve ROunda-Drew the Winner.

Fight Between Frank Drew and Johnny
Bernard in Kansas-One Hundred and
Sixty-hve ROunds-Drew the Winner.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 2.-The great mill between
Frank Drew and Johnny Bernard came oil on
the Kansas shore, near st. Joseph, Missouri, on
the Both ultimo. A large crowd was in atten
dance on the ground at one o'clock P. M. At
two O'Clock Frank Drew hung his red, white, and
blue banner on the outer wall, shied his castor
into the ring, and was followed by Bernard, who
placed upon his stake the "weaTing of the
green" Drew had the choice of corners, and
took the sun to his back. Both men were in
splendid condition. Drew was seconded by
Billy INITIAL and Lew Mccarthy, ,Tand Bernard
by Green Mcintosh and Joe Reilly. Con
Wager and Billy Smith were selected as judges,
Jack Gorham as tmekeeper, and wellknown
eX-pugilist did duty as referee. few minutes
before o'clock time was called, and both men
came to the scratch.
THE FIGHT.
Round l. Resulted in considerable sparring, fol-
lowed by cinch and fall with Bernard under.
Round 2. Bernard received some heavy body blows,
getting in In return on Drew's head aud neck, and
Round and 5. Poor fighting and both down.
Round 6. Both men did good execution, Bernard's
right doing consderat damage to Drews left pepper
Rounds q s. o. and 10. Little hghting Bernard get
Round H. Bernard led Off with his right. landing on
DEeTs LETT ReePeT and @ followed % led It with 9i r. handeT
closed with a scuille and both down.
Round u. In this round there was some heavy
From the twelfth to the twenty first round but little
was done, Bernard getting down to avoid punishment.
In the fifteenth round first blood was got by Ber-
nhrd
Round %. Drew began with a right handler on Ber-
nards forehead, In payment for which he gotta =
roaster from the latter, and before the round clusV
got another heavy blow on the left eye
More poor hghting up TO thrty-second round, when,
after some slight sparrlng Drew sent Bernard TO grass
From this to the thirty round there was little
heavy work.
From the thirty.ninth to the sxty-ffth round the
fight was mostly In Bernards favor, and the show
About the sixty.ifh round however, his wind re-
turned, and he forced the fighting.
In the sixty ninth round Bernard landed a tre-
mendous blow on Drew's mouth, and followed it with
In the eighty.third round Bernard got in four
straight blows on Drew's face, and got down before
h. received any punis ishment.
ribs, which Bernard returned on Drews mug, follow
ing which Drew knocked Bernard down.
Round IS. Heavy fighting on both sides Bernard
got in two heavy blows on Drew's throat and one on
thebody, and Drew planted his right between Ber-
Round So Bernard started the work with two body
blows. and Drew replied with knock-down blow on
Bernard's mug.
The show for Bernard was now poor. unless could
damage Drew seriously and soon. He accordingly
changed his tactics, and tried throwing his He
the one hundred and fifth. by giving Drew heavy
fall and had he been able to keep this up would have
best the clinch, and put stop Bernard. $
operations. When Bernard found this would be
failure he evidently concluded that he was gone up
but, like a true man, he struggled until he had
come to the scratch one hundred and sixty-hve
When time called for the one hundred and
sixtysxth round Joe Reilly threw up the sponge for
Bernard, and victory was declared In favor of Drew
There has seldom been better fighting recorded for
light weights and the entire crowd were astonished
at its length and pluckiness Bernard's weight is
hundred and thirtytw and Drews one hundred and
twenty-eight.