Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-22
VOL. XXXV.
.0Bio Statesman,
The PRIZE RING.

AIiil Between Dafy aud Busy
a3J Rounds Tought-DuGy De
feated-Anteceden of the Men
The long talked of match between the
two above named bruisers for $4,000,
was decided yesterday, resulting in the
defeat of the favorite, Duffy. Busy
was novice in the "manly art" but his
superior weight and stamina told heavily
against his opponent, and won the fight.
The following is descriptive of the mill ::
-@ DUFFY DEE
Was born in County Mayo, Ireland,
about twenty-four years ago. His
youth was passed in England, where he
was put at work to learn the trade of
boilermaking. At the age of eighteen
he fought an overgrown youth rejoicing
in the. appellation of Cockey Gamble,
who was six feet and an inch in height,
and weighed two hundred and twenty
pounds. Him Duff whipped in five
rounds. For this victory he received
the sum of two pounds as his winnings.
This fight occurred near Hull, Y yorkshire,
England. es1 3aa5 51s. d.. ss,s,W
In the following year Duffy fought his
second battle. His opponent was
Charles Courtney, who was defeated in
seven rounds, in eleven minutes. Three
weeks after, Duffy left England and ar
rived in this country. He received en-
ployment in St. Louis, near which city
he fought Pat McDermott, his present
trainer. The fight was a very severe
one, lasting an hour and twenty min
utes, during which they fought thirty
eight rounds. The battle was drawn,
both men having fought until they were
lind.
Last January Duffy defeated Peter
Joyce, near New Orleans, in fourteen
rounds, in seventeen minutes. 4
In March last Duffy fought Jem Tur-
ner, near New Orleans. This was
terribly contested fight, occupying one
hundred and seventy-six rounds. Duffy
had the best of the fight from the begin
ming, but an interested referee declared
against him. -sA IL
Soon after Duffy removed to this city,
where he had not long been before the
pending fight began to be discussed.
Duffy is five feet ten and one-half inches
in height, and of slender build. His
limbs are of unusual length, and he is
said to be endowed, to a remarkable de-
gree, with quickness and endurance. He
weighed one hundred and fifty pounds
before entering on his training, but he
has reduced himself to one hundred and
forty pounds. ,L4fL 0N| 81
Busy was born in December, 1888,
in Westchester county, New York. His
parents are both from Tupper Glare,
Westmeath county, ireland. He spent
the days of his youth in New York,
where he acquired a love for fstic
sport. When he was eleven years old
he ran away from home, and shipped on
board a merchant vessel. He entered
the naval service in 1861, and served
with credit until the close of the war,
when he resigned the position of boat
swain and came to this city. Since liv-
ing here has followed the occupation of
a junk dealer. He has never fought
what can be termed ring fight, al
though in 1860 he had a dispute with
one Murphy while in New Orleans'
which terminated in stand-up fight for
$50 a side. Busy was an easy victor.
Six months after, personal difficulty
led to a fight with John Culvert, near
Boston. The men put up $50 each, and
went, out of the city with few friends
to settle it. Busy settled his oppon-
ent in thirty-two minutes.
Busy has never hitherto been con-
sidered sporting character, but has al
ways been known as faithful and in
dustrious man. He gave as the motive
for entering into an agreement to fight
Duffy, want of means to support his
family, his labor not being adequate to
their sustenance. He avows his deter
never to fight again.
Busy is five feet nine and one-half
inches in height, and heavily built, his
weight before he began training being
164 pounds. He has reduced himself
until he now weighs but 142 pounds.
His appearance is in strong contrast
with the lean, gaunt figure of Duffy.
He is broad -shonldered, and his arms
and chest seems loaded with superabun-
dance of muscle.
THE TRAINING.
Duffy was trained by Pat McDermott
at Crystal Lake, forty-three miles from
this city. He entered upon his course
of preparation on the Esd of October,
and continued it steadily until Saturday,
when he returned to the city.
q Bussy's training was undergone at
the Sunnyside, six miles from the city.
He has been superintended from the first
by Frank Nye, while Jerry Donovan
has from time to time assisted him.
Busy has been in training since the
10th of October.
THE MILL.
Especial dispatch to the Cincinnati EnquirerI
CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 1867.
The prize fight between Fred. Bus
sy, of this city, and Andy Duffy, of
St. Louis, for stake of $1,000 a side.
and the championship of the middle
weights, came off at Robertsdale Sta
ton, on the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne
Railroad, about sixteen miles from this
city, to-day.
A train had been advertised to leave
for the scene of battle at half past seven
A. NJ, but it was fully nine o'clock be-
fore the train had started with its human
oad of thousand persons.
The crowd in the cars was as orderly
rs one could wish to see, and much spec
ulation indulged in as to the probable
winner of the battle. Duffy was the ia
vorite in betting circles, odds of six to