Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-09
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Fight Betwees Mike McCatsy ssd Patscy
Mctsorge - Twcnty-rizht Roands-Thr
Tight INTERRUPTED ~ the Authorftfes-one
Man Stalhed.


Fight Betwees Mike McCatty ssd Patsey
McGsorge Twenty-right Roands-Ths.
tight interrupted ~ the aHthoritfss-one
Nan stalled.
Our special telegram yesterday CAV. an A.
oOnnt OF a rize fght IN New JsrS.y. Tn. S.sg
SorS Ezprsss gives IN following parilonla-~.
Tuesday morning most desperate ight ccnue
OF about hitrsn males hack an Jersey. bstgs,.n
two hullies Of TINS city named Pafscy Mc, isJrg.
anU Mike McCallN. Tor ~it0 a side. The ms. "a
Wa made few evening" ago ar the beIsft uT
n noisd pugilist, The - IRISH GIANT and a. ,..-
agreed that the fight should come on Tuesday
morning. Some two hundrsd OF their lra us.-
oiai' frl' nds Were let into the secret. and ssN-
rral leading pugilists engaged tO accompany
TIE m Both are Young men about p year u
age, and weighing about IlB pounds each. No
Two "a r. better matchsd, and respecting ttstr
atilitlra a. nghters, they would do credit - a
hrst-class ring. The parties assembled az Soy
'fal noted places OF resort in Jersey City, aud
a an early hour leit that city for the sCenr oT
action.
After long aud tedious ride they hauled up
~ Wy aPprorriaie spot, here rgng MS
pitched, ana ali things got IN readiness Wnlle
al work putting up m" ring a deputy sheriff ar
constable 81 the county drove np and orirr..,l
IN. crowd OF, bur hey declined 10 20. aud IA,
left in search Of help. declaring he would nut
a stop 10 the fight. Philip Rikcr. nth Maj
buffer, Wa chosen rafsTes'. and the tight s-.s
proceeded " ith, the odds heing on Mike. Pai~..-
MCtieorge got i'm the first blow on tn fr-t
round. hut IN the third round Mike rn, "a a
good one on Patssy's mouth. drawing the fi-.t
blood, amid the cheers of ms admirers. Up 10
the ninth round they fought desperately, whsn
Patsey sent IN a ~oCker and laid poor Mix a.
full length in Patssy's corner. Mike wa car
med back 10 his own corner by ms secOndr. 10
the eleventh round therp was very ittle ngh,-
lng. Paisey grttlng down Ia avoid punish
mcnt An almost every round In the latter
roand he got hls left eye closed. From this up
to the twenty second round there Wa sOIae
pretty lively work. Paf-ey getting thrown
several times, and ON several occasions going %
grass ~ before.
At the termination Of the last named round
the cry of Police" was raised. and abou- q.
dozen men hove in sight, eNl ldenilN intending
To do heavy work with the boys. hut the ca.c.
were little too quick for them, and peil mrIl
over on" another went the whole crowd. aud
such diving into coaches and wagons was
never seen befOre: if was Impossible for tn.In
10 put hack to Jersey CITY, fearing arrest, 80 up
th" rUad they drove. leaving some six or eight
behind. The authorities having left th.lr con-
Neyanc. short distance behind. were, wh,n
discovered, sneaking up very quietly, and
when they discovered that All the crowd were.
of in iifiy. they were unable 10 follow. as
they had mo- conveyance. The whoi. party
drove about ten miles over 10 "A place near
Union Hill, on the way To We,,b awken Perry,
where they stopped TO refresh themselves.
While here they agreed 20 fight n out, A room
having been kindly offered by the proprietor
siNe a trade before, a. all bring cold and nun
CRY, they were glad TO get hold of anything,
and pay any price.
The party soon congregated an priv at.. bau
room. where the hight was resumed. onIy tx
additional rounds We're fought, Mike getting
badly handled, and nearly whipped. l. Was
evident that he could NOT stand II much longer,
when, i'm the 2sth round. they clinched. aud
Mikes friends CLAIMED foul stating that
Patsey kicked him in the stomach. The Referee
was appealed 10. when, To the astonishms.ili o.
ALL he gave a. a. "A foul" and gave the ight %
Mike. This was more than Pstsey's frieuds
could stand, and over went Mr.. heferSe, ana an
has effort Ia make his escape down stair, lac,
was knocked hesdlong over and rolled down.
n ltsn nj NVaS
ped. and when all Wa quiet again, the prin,t-
pals together with their seconds, had took
1is hi and left for home. A man named Pa,ri-k
Halloran received slight stab in the right arm
10y some person unknown, while in the row.
All got away in safety, a. ~ believed.
The New York Clipper has the following
items
40, HSoLeR uiH Fighf San. CollyeT-we havs.
received tbs subJOined challenge from Aos
Hicken, who A. not a. many supposed, tiie Un-
known selected Ia fight Barney Aaron. IL viii
be read with interest
Ed. CIIPPKR: 1 will make a match to ngat
Sam. Collyer ioT from >l-0u0 "a >2..ytD aside ad
the Championship. at from la pounds TO I.ss
pounds, giving him his own time. IL h. dos
NOT accept ! will claim the title Of champion,
and be- prepared TO defend IL against man
in the country upon the conditions aboV- pro-
posed. ABE HIcKEx
Hdrceijss Bok,T and Ton. Duffy MdtoAes.-ou
the Both nit. match WAS made between Mar
crllns Baker and Thomas Duffy, of Bangor,
Me. TO fight for ~it0 aside some time during
rhe present month. not before the 20th. Baker 10
hrve choice OF battle ground ana to notify Duffy
thereof two days beforehand. Baker ~ the
Young fellow " no fOu ght Belcher. while Duf-
fy, who l. about rigbisen years OF age and
weighs some fifteen pounds h-aNier than Mar
c.lus- has never vi appeared in the ring.
The match n Grating con- iderable nutIer in
THAI vicinity.
Butt Rileg and Pat Lsry Rdtcked.-Th.-e m.n
have been matched 10 fight Tor 500 aside, in the
STATE OF New York, six weeks from dase Of
signing article.