The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-27

4 Spirited MIL Between Tommy Kelley md
Billy Parkes0p, Mt Tumbling Run. Scbuyl.
kill County, Pa.-Seveuteen Rounds in
Twcnty-scyen ADMINISTRATION Declared
the Victor.
MAuAsoY PLArl schuyIkni county, Pa,
August 20. 1867
spirited prize Fight took place yesterday ornina az
runabiing Run, sohuyk county. about tive Dlles from
P0itsyile which creeisd considerable excitement among
the coal crackers and iron puddlers Of that section
Billy Parkeson, who lives at Tanaqua, ard Tommy
Kelley. from Philadelphia we're the comba,ants nud
had been P.tsd agoinst each other last spriug OF
Douslatsvi,c, Reading for sake OF $500. After
round Kelley claimed foul caon and declared
tie victor Psibeson, not beirg satisfied with is los5
Of money sad prestige that occasion. Wac instru.
mental In bringing aholt the hght yesterday, which
resulted In hs suooes,
Psrke7on ia Englshmaa, thirty years CT ago
fyo Zee. two inches high slender, but compact in build
very sinewy and active light comprehend, and Is
ruddler the iron mills at Ysmaqua He has fought
three unlesi in England, in two OF which came out
victorious
Kelley Is iislman. not over twenty.ono years Of
age Of senn manly poearaaoo aud Manner ave Zoe,
three inches high, trim built but firm and active ]. is
said he has fought several prize sAls near Phiadepns,
IN each OF which he sicceslul. he has been IN
active training T come time past under Jonnny la2a
The asht arranged To come or on last Monday FOR
sts-e Of $500, ba Kelley requesting moro lima for
preparation, Psrteson gave him Ave rore dGys ON
Friday evenln; the hackers trainers aud principals
hf,sr auch vrangng which occupied The greater or-
tion Of tic night wac decided Ihnt Ire min should
come on al ruInbing Run, on Weller's farm, rear
Po.tsve. At Four COCK they began starting IL hecis
csrrsses and on horsebaok and ~ soven o'c!o's
tho spot cole tod, cleared tho stakes on, ard tho
rirs ioTmei. Nsr-y Jones snd B'ade. were chosen
sec0Das 10 rarSecon, aud Johnny lazarus OF phse..
lh,a aui Jolany acAse Of Potsviic, IS seconds to
Kelley. LII. j. Esrcher was chosen referee. aud en-
umpire relc~icd by each side. Jclsih polan and
sr0h,rpalT cc.,i 81 tim keepers twenty four foot
ring formed. tAe men were strppol and prepared
for the encounter Both men ~ excellent coadl.
tion. psg1o0a weighed one hundred an eslt Pou3ci
and Kelley nearly he same. Hall minu was tl1ca
upon - Ito t1o bo.wcoa rounds, a.i cisat seconds
for cOtllrR 20 tho dcrs Oh.
Tr1s rsa ccllcd ct eight O'Clock, WREN the men shoOl:
hands Gai ver, to Work laughing B3lh spared con-
.Iderrby the frs: nd, Kelly iesd,g Of AIT hi
we're zchaased, when lhey closed sni fell Keey upper
most.
IN Tie second round u,rns hard hits were given on
both sides kelley struck Psrkc on tho lip drawing
the Eat blood. when PaSeson srsppied the Irlshman
In ths third sad fourth rounds Kelley seemed to have
tho besl OF see ighs mo'ing around very actively end
planting solne hard blows on tho face breast Of
raleJoo which, however, we're generally returned.
From no nith round tho S.gl-huon improved or bis
no:k and ktey deal oai so:a, hard rooinders leer
lengthy art ivsy cantss; P-rkeson threw ,liey er
L.s nip Tho rest Of ni rounds 70 tie sixteenth wero
eaaTsc.eIzei by vgorcos lighting and qgci, selling
hens which followed each other in rapid secession.
kcl.ey Ess5lv0i enc stroke on the threat which
seat BIN 10 gran, when hs was cked up aud car.
RED &c hs corner. To slso struck ON the sdo Of
the meek orcty IS 10 kncct HIN OF bis fee. Perso.
con received several heavy blows the right syebro
whch cu through 10 the hone and on MS si, CT ,ss
hc,e. which biacSersd and nearly ogec HE Tare-
son san eeait a'srriac blow On ire brean Of Ke'iv
which GEeiiei up Immediately 10 tho impila. O. Ia
knrctlss-
10 the siz,senlh round, vhsu time xas c,ss Pike
sou came W Juggling en' Ke'loy seemed TO DO vsfy
much htsuej some hsFt h!'s we're orcssGsoj,
rsrkeson yGn.h!sS bis usa severely and sarcwins BIN
heavily.
In tho sevsn,eenh aud las, round Koey came 81 rut
fsebly aci stree. out Wildly a. Ito E1g shuaIr who
vss ~ Lively - evcr and returned he Lioas viin
stra5ias sasei they tatn c9sei aud Parxocor thsey
Kelley. Kelley sts skea ~ lis cofaor or his seconds
threw ny tie sponge ard Yarke-on was declared -
yic,or. PsIA:son then advanced to Kelley asi sasek
The fght listed bl, t.eriy-ssvon tnjuutss Rsll.ys
s-coad wshcs 70 tack rsrfesoa "a hi any ether fns
ts,pan nsu ief $685. but FerkssoH declares that ths
~ ti7 leo. cafte.