The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-08
THE PRIZE RING.

Physical Contest for Superiority and Glory
Between Two Ex.Railr0ad Conductors
Place OF Meeting n Vacant Lot in Fifty.
eighth Street-Pollce Descent ON the Ninth
Round-One Of the Principals and Ono OF
the Seconds Arrested.
Frank Masterson and Hugh Riley, two young men
Of robust muscular development, resident in the
Twenty.second ward, short time since had Stub
born wordy alteration growing out Of their mutual
discharge as conductors upon the Seventh Avenue
railroad, In which each cast the blame Of his dis
charge upon the other. Instead Of pistols and coffee
for two as the settling medium they resolved
to resort to the code nstana as afYording
equal scope to achieve satisfaction. The
preliminaries were accordingly arranged. They
were to night at catch weights, although In the mat
ter Of weight there is very little difference between
the two, each weighing about hundred and forty
pounds Their ages are also about the same, each
having passed the voting period two years. although
how long they had been good democratic voters be-
fore this time and voted often" 1t would be impos-
sble TO say. The stake was gl0ry-no vulgar green
back currency for possession Of which ordinary
mortals pummel and get p1mmeled Like the
p pss1' sg rssUSsS % s Some
and only ~, leave s,, except en- IN case Of in.
fighting ground vacant lot on Fiftyeighth street,
between sixth and Seventh avenues. Under the
bHeleTiuB buduOWS VI ulRHb tDcy ulO NOT 6teal
stealthily to the chosen place but made their way
thither boldly In broad daylight
At ten A. M. yesterday the meeting took place.
Uncutivated optics and those not In the ring might
have taken them, and the party OF some twenty
with them, as an assemblage Of base ballers
or cricketers or somebody doing something In the
innocent sporting way. Assembled on the ground.
the work OF choosing seconds and an umpire was
speedily accomplished. There then came stripping
for the fight shying castor into the ring tossing
for corners, shaking hands Of the contestants and
the call Of 'time."
The combatants advance to the call promptly, and
then there come sparrng and hits and counter-hits
and going TO grass and splitting the caret and falls
and going TO corners. The fight advanced quite
evenly. The crowd bet OF course. There was grow
ing excitement with each round Eight rounds had
been fought with no seeming advantage to either
principal The ninth round began, when suddenly two
policemen might have been seen" nearing the spot
ct pace more rapid than policemen think their pre-.
sent rate Of pay calls for. The crowd disappeared
suddenly. In every possible direction OF the COM
pass their heels might have been seen describing
semicircles In the air. 0ffcers David File and
McDermotL OF the Twenty-second precinct, proved
to be the Officers. Each selected HIS and brought
down his game the parties arrested being Riley one
OF the principals, and Mat Donohoe, who fought
Grady few days ago az Weehawken, and who on
the present occasion was acting as Riey's second.
The prisoners were taken before Judge Kelly, at the
Fourth District Police Court. Az there was no wit
ness who saw the fight the Judge had to let them GO
Riley showed but slight punishment Donahoe how.
ever, still carries the marks OF pugillstc arection be
slowed upon him at the weehawken mill.