Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-28
Fun for the Campaign.

The great mii,-Seymou knocked out of
time-his hackers loose faith, but re-
fuse to give up stakes or belt Grant
tofght the ''greot unknoton."
II political contest this fall bears
stril ig resemblance to that between
Nil McCoo and Aaron Jones in their
late mill near Cincinnati. Jones reple.
scented the New York plug-uglies and
Eastern 'fancies;" McCool the st.
Louis ruisers and Western "sports."
Seymour is the champ o. of the Eastern
coppcrheads His train,.9 were Sam
bottle-holder, and Frank Blair and
Wade Hampton his seconds in the ring,
who are hot and impetuous and want
the fighting forced. Grant is the Wes-
tern champion Of the Republicans, Stan
ton and Wosbburne trainers, A. II.
Stewart bottle-holder, and ColfaX and
Wade seconds in the ring, who are cool
and experienced and tell their princi-
pal to stand squarely on his platform
and when he gets his opponent in
chancery to pummel him well. Uncle
Sam umpire. Both men toss their beav-
ers into the ring, and on call of time,
toe the scratch.
Round /. Fought in Vermont.)
Grant put out his left hand rs feeler.
Seymo If struck spite!ul blow, but was
far tout of distance" GRAFT returned
it wi h his right, flattening Seymour's
''smeller." First blood for Grant, and
loud cheers from his friends.
Round 2, Fought in Maine.) A blow
from Grants left duke" caught Sey-
mour on the "potato trap" knocking
n mouthful down his throat, and leav-
ing the Utica kid" sprawling on the
grass with his heels in the air. The
blow was heard all over the field. Ire
mendous cheers from the Western boys,
and offers to bet two to one and few
takers.
Round 3, Fought in Colorado)
Slight exchanges OH both sides. Sey-
mour went to grass to avoid punish
ment. Cheers from the Grant men.
Round 4, Fought in Nebraska.)
Both parties wary and watching for All
opening, when Grant G It's in nice lick
on the ribs. Seymour down. More
cheers from the Western crowd,
Round 5. Terrific fighting lin Indi-
anal; blows given and taken in quick
succession, The 81 eciators hold their
breath; offers 10 bet that Seymour wins
the round, which are snapped up in
the "twinkling tf a bed post ~ the
struggle, Grant throws his man and falls
heavily on him. Both men cut and
bloody, but Seymour has one "optic"
in mourning,
ing up smiling; Seymour looks faint
and glum: Grant fore all the fighting
lin Ohio) and drives his antagonist on
the ropes, where he gets his head in
chancery and 'mashes his mug" Sey-
mour slips down awfully mauled in this
round. Terrific cheering for Grant.
Eiya IN nfflrnH u nd loxty tOly
mour sits OH his seconds knee, and is
well sponged by his hackers, and told to
'gO in anu win" in PENNSYLVANIA.
Round 7and last. BO,h men go at
each other with vigor, striking tremen-
dous blows. Seymour strikes under the
belt (Philajelphia) cries of foul, but
not allowed. Great excitement. Grant
gives him heavy lick from Lancaster
on the smeller, and gets one nearly as
heavy on the ribs for Herks; hard fight
) ing Oh both sides, when Ora IT, seeing
! an opening, plants an awful blow, for
! Allegheny, with his manly, on Sey-
a mo, RS ibis, doubling him up and
knt elk ng him through the ropes about
a ROD. The Copperhead here lay culver
ing OH the grass, the b. cath punched
out of his body, his face Il ghastly livid
Luz. No etfo4ts OF his hackers or bottle
holders could revive him before :. time"
was called, when his second threw up
the sponge, in token OF defeat. When
the poor fellLw came to, he looked
wildly about him, spit blood protusely,
: and asked, Where am i? Did hors Q
kick me, or locomotive run over me ?
= What is the matter with me?'
y The last, Pennsylvania, round was
very scientifically fought on both sides,
but Grant exhibited The most muscle,
struck strait. Int from tie shoulder, and
n knocked his OppC nent out of time in
n that Allegheny blow. When the fight
d was over, Grant seemed to be Just get
l. ting his SECOND wind" and appeared
as flesh and powerful as when he en-
tered the ring. 1t was apparent that
= Seymour could not endure punishment,
nor stay in the ropes.
But now comes the most singular part
of this affair. The men had been previ-
ously matched for u final contest Tor tt G
champion belt OF the United States, ia
take place on the 3rd Of November.
The first mill was for some large
y stakes that their friends had up, and
was only regarded in the light of pre-.
r. liminary meeting that might indicate
e perhaps TO The knowing ones, which was
It the ''beSt man." 1t was a sort of pra(
l, tice about, intended to develop muscle
u try wind, and ascertain who was tn 2
y hardest hitter and had the most science
n preparatory to tn grand mill to come
l. off OH the 3rd proximO for the prize belt
n a big chair, and a White House. But to
e the astonishmelt of everybody, Sey-
l. mour's trainers, q few days after the
r. fight, announce that their man Is with.
drawn, and won't see more of Grant
within the ropes. They refuse to give
that Grant must fight the great un,
known" They have lost faith entirely
in their man, and declare that he is too
light weight, and has neither wind
science, nor staying" qualities. ant
they shall not fl ,h5 him against the