The New York herald., 1867-03-20
Oils N .
Prize Fight for $1,000 Between Kelly
and Parkinson
Kelly the Winner i'm One Round
i'm Two Minutes.


Of Posve Pa. The fight lasted but two minutes, one
round only having been fought BY the pueilists when
Parkinson who getting the lions share Of the punish
ment, seized Kelly by the leg, which was foul, and
Kelly was at once declared the winner of the fight The
AFFAIR was witnessed by than thousand persons,
who seemed sadly disappointed at its hasty termination
MEN,
William Parkinson is Welshman and pudder by
profess on He worked in an iron foundry at Tamaqua
Pa He is thlrtyfour years OF age five feet three and
half inches in height, and weighed hundred and
eleven and half pounds 1t 10 stated that Parkinson
has fought several times in the English ring and left
good record behind him for gamenes and good behavior
His battles in the Old Country were with White NcNulty
Tibbts, Mason and Bedworth, OF Dudley the latter
being for ESQ sde He says that he beat all his men,
with the exception OF White, with whom he made
draw the police having interfcred and put stop the
affair while the tide OF victory flowing in his favor
Parkinson this country about four ago. and
tried hard to get match with Johnny Hickey,
but unsuccessful. He then cndeavored ITO
get fight with Keating but again disap.
pointed. He then made overtures to Dick Holly
wood but the little could not be coaxed into
match. After offering to fight any one hundred and
twelve pound in the country without finding Gus
toner. Parkinson went to the coal regions or Pcnnsy
vania where he had been employed quietly until the
dav of the fight between Sam Collyer and Johnny
McGlade when meeting with Kelly that occasion
and expressing desire 10 appear more in the prize
ring, match was made between them on the spot aud
he Immediately went into training at Potsve, under
the membership OF Ed Williams, the pedestrian who, TO
his credit, brought Parkinson to the scratch in most
CAPITAL condition.
Thomas Kelly is a native OF ST. John, New Brunswick,
and has lived in Philadelphia the last eight years
He Ia five feet five inches in height, and weighed one
hundred and nine and one. half pounds He had fought
twice previously. His first fight with Adam Effort,
twenty-seyen rounds one hour and twentyseyen min
utcs, in 1865 under the assumed name OF Hastings
KID and his second under that Of sBuckshot, thirty
rounds in one hour He the above matches easily.
Kelly. twentythrec years old He was trained nv
Mike Carr at Point Breeze Philadelphia and brought
to the scratch in as fine condition appeared
In the ring.
THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
READING Jan 81 1867.
We, the undersigned, William Parkinson and Thomas
Kelly, hereby agree to fight fair stand up fight &C
coing the rules OF the London Prize Ring. for
the Of $500 side Tuesday. March l9 1867 The
TO fight at hundred and twelve pounds weight and
weigh the day before lighting. on Monday, March Is,
SS between ns n1urs G s e,En, M A A. ana s %
ing and tossing for the choice OF ground 70 take place as
agreed upon at the last deposit The fight TO take place
in the State OF Pennsylvania, about half way between
Poitsvie and Philadelphia The 6rst deposit Of $25
put in the hands OF Joseph Lawrence al Harrisburg Pa
The second deposit OF S7 10 be deposited in the hands
Of Frank Queen The next deposit Of 800 side, to be
placed in the bands of Frank Queen, February 5,
1867 The next deposit, Of 500 side, 70 be placed IN
the hands Of Frank Queen, on Tuesday February 10,
1867. The last and fnal deposit, Of $500 side 10 be
made good in the hands OF Frank Queen on Tuesday,
specified the above dates. the money lost by the
noncompliance. The to be at the place Of weigh
named or the man failing loses the money In case
of magseral interference. the stakeholder, should no
referee be chosen. shalt name The place and time OF
Gghting and In OF arrest OF either parry name
the place or lighting outside Of Pennsylvania. The
not 10 be given up without fairly won or lost by
air stand fight The referee TO be mutually chosen
the ground. Ropes and stakes TO be paid mutually
The BE- in the ring between the hours OF six and
ten O'Clock A. NJ Frank Queen TO be final stakeholder
stakeholder
the 18th day OF March, 1867, OF the compliance Of
WILLIAM PARKINSON
THOMAS KELLY.
Witness present-wiLLIAM DRAPER
PITCHING RING.
The ring was pitched in a valley about mile west
Of Dongasve, by Oyster jack OF Philadelphia, and his
assistants At the break Of day they began their work.
and had everything in readiness long before the fighters
prepared hostilities On the east Of
the ring was a high hill thetsides and OF which
densely packed with eager gazcrs The branches
Of the trees in the vicinity OF the place were filed with
men and boys, who were more inclined to climb than 70
stand by the ring side in the snow, which was nearly
foot in apth The ring makers only put one ring,
the outer one being dispensed with on this occasion.
which created great confusion and crowding. There
should always be Two rings.
THE BETTING
AZ the crowd congregaed the partsans Of the men
party seemed inclined to offer odds on the result .Dne
hundred that Kelly wins the fght.' was offered and
taken, and in moment afterwards an even hundred
was called out by Of Parknsons friends and quickly
covered Smaller sums were more numerous, and
hvers' were in abundance, nearly every man on the
ground evincing disposition to invest his pile on the
object Of his choice Merriment and betting ruled the
hour after the crowd assembled before either OF the men
made their appearance
Parkinson spor,ed purple flag. with red and white
border, while Kelly had green flag, with golden harp
In the centre and gold star in each corner
MEy
Kelly was the first TO make his appearance at the ring
landing il in the centre or the ring. He immed lately
followed the cap and hailed with burst OF shouts
from his partsans that made the swekin ring He
took seat in the southeast corner, and seemed very
cheerful and confident Parkinson followed, and,
alter shyng in his castor. was received BY thunder
divdna offered to bet handy part OF hundred hon the
hold man.
Kelly was seconded by Johnny Lazarus and Paddy
Maey; Parkinson by p. Jones and G. Jones.
sBo0riSa A RKFEREk
Much trouble ensucd in choosing referee numbenof
persons being proposed and instantly objected to- One
party would individual, and he would he re-
fused without any apparent reason BY the other sde
when Mr. Coleman was unanimously chosen, and that
gentleman having taken bis place beside the nmpres--
Parkinson--,hs men we're ordered 10
rRErtRx FoR ACTION.
The pugiiisis we're then stripped OF their snpernuous
clothing and appeared in white knee brooches and
stockings and lace boots With four spikes the soles
The colors Of the were tied to the post and then
followed the choosing Of corners Parkinson winning
and taking tho side with his back to the sun.
RING uvirirx.
The principals and seconds advanced 10 tho cen
,ra =, t,hs ,rg shool hands most cora,iv and ,,cc
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repaired to their respective Kelly, however
previous time being called, went 10 Parkinsons
corner and bet him $50 on the result, which the latter
accepted and offered 10 20 $50 better.
CHALLENGE WINNER
Johnny Hickey at this exciting moment stepped 10
the middle the ring end SAID that he would light Tho
winner OF the present hgnt for $1,000 $4,000 70
this Park responded by saying that he would feht
hun as soon possible after he had get through with
the present JOB
The timekecper, Ed Hastings, Of Philadelphia. then
called time and the left their sceonds knees and
proceeded 10 the scratch TO commence
risHr
As the men faced each other and placed themselves
in 6ghtlng attitude The peculiar positions were very
striking. Parkinson had very neat and stylish
attitude, with great elasticity Of movement in the lower
extremes he held his hands well up, with his elbows
close 70 his sides and moved about with sprngy and
bnoyant grace. Kelly, on the other hand, presented
grotesque attitude. His left shoulder was raised in such
ungany manner that IT concealed nearly the whole or
the left side Of hs head His left hand he held high
and far extended with his right lying his breast.
He up grinning savagesy and seemed determined
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