Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-04-03
Prize Fight I'm EcrIxs County.

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Prize Fight I'm Ecrks County.
The New York Herald gives the follow
ing account of the prize fight which took
place in Berks county on Tuesday morning
THE MEN.
William Parkinson is Welshman, and n
puddler by profession. lie worked in an
iron foundry at Tamaqua, Pa. He is thirty.
four years of age, FIVE feet three and half
inches in height, and weighed one hundred
and eleven pounds. 1t is stated that Park.
inson has fought several times in the Eng
lish ring, and left good record behind him
for gameness and good behaviour. His
bat ties in the Old Country were with White,
McNul'y, Tibbitts, Mason and Bedworth,
of Dudley, the latter being for ESQ side.
lie says that he beat all his men, with the
exception of White, with whom he made
draw, the police having interfered and put
stop to the affair, while the tide Of victory
was flowing in his favor Parkinson came
to this country about four years ago, and
tried hard to get match with Johnny
Hickey, but was unsuccessful He then en-
dcavored to get fight with Heating. but
was again disappointed. lie then made
ovcriures 20 Dick Hollywood but the little
type-sticker could not be coaxed into a
match. After offering to fight any one
hundred and twelve pound man in the coun-
try without finding customer, Parkinson
went to the coal regions of Pennsylvania,
where he had been employed quietly until
the day of the fight between Sam Collyer
and Johnny McGlade, when, meeting with
Kelley on that occasion and expressing a
desire to appear once more in the prize
ring, match was made between them on
the spot, and Immediately went into train
ing at Pottsville, under the membership. of
Ed Williams, the pedestrian, who to his
credit, brought Parkinson to the scratch in
most capital condition.
Thomas Kelley is a native of ST. John,
New Brunswick, and has lived in Philadel-
phia for the last eight years. He is five
feet five inches in height, and weighed one
hundred and nine and one-half pounds. He
had fought twice previously. His first
fight was with Adam Effort, twenty-seven
rounds, one hour and twenty-seven minutes,
in 1864, under the assumed name Of Hast
ings' Kid" and his second under that of
'Buckshot," thirty rounds in one hour
He won the above matches easily. Kelley
is twenty three years old. He was trained
by Mike Car, at Point Breeze, Philadelphia,
and was brought to the scratch in as fine
condition as ever man appeared in the ring.
THE FIGHT.
As the men faced each other and placed
themselves in fighting attitude the peculiar
positions were very striking Parkinson
had q very neat and stylish attitude, with
great elasticity Of movement in tho lower
extremities. He held his hands well up,
with his elbows close to his sides, and NOV.
ed about with springy and buoyant grace.
Kelley, on the other hand, presented a
grotesque attitude. His left shoulder was
raised in such an ungaihly manner that i,
concealed nearly the whole of the left side
of his head. His left hand he held high and
far extended, with his right lying on his
breast. He came up grinnng savagely, and
seemed determined to commence operations
at once. Park;n on male fe n an lstepped
back, Kelley following quickly, and soon
they both let go their left hands at the face,
but both were short. Parkinson then step.
ped away, but being followed closely again
made another fsint, though before he got
away Kelley was with him, and they coun.
tered together with their left hands, Kelley
getting on the mouth, drawing first blood,
Parkinson on the forehead. Kelley contin.
ued forcing the fghtin.', an several left and
right handlers followed, Kelley getting again
on the mouth heavily and Parkinson on the
nose slightly. They then had slight clinch,
but Kelley broke away and hit Parkinson u
sounder with the left hand Kelley forced
the pace and put in another with his left |
on tho mouth, and then the Welshman
planted smartly with his right on Kelley's
left cheek, but scarcely left bis mark. They
then broke away for the moment, Parkin.
son making one Of his pretty shifts; but he
was not permitted to be idle long. Kelley
made another rush. and, missing bis