The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-25


places where they had taken refuge during the
Al nine O'Clock in the r,crnins psin, Lookout was
mouth OF the Potoaac. As soon as the boat entered
the aver ana Game to anchor the ropes ard stakes
Thos Collyer From washington; f the Metamora from
Baltimore ana tug from Philadelphia, went ashore
The men We're weighed on shore, and both were
under the s<ipulated avOrdupois Collyer weighed
| 1913 pountas and Edwards the same. The ring was
soon Tor med and then the trouble OF choosing 0ff-
GERS began. The number that congregated around
the ring amounted to about one thousand:
and was accompanied by his two seconds, Dooney
Harris and Barney Aaron. Fifty dollars against one
hundred was offered on Edwards without takers.
BY Patsey Maiey and John Newell, cOllyer
chosen referee and s. D. Kehoe, the clubbist, was
chosen ring keeper The preliminaries being settled
the men were brought up for
ROUND 1.-At seven minutes before ten the men
| shook hands, and on time being called and their
| fighting attitude Both men looked well, though
little TOO thin After sparrlng short time to take
S Of each w Ss1 hs got tea with vers
lightly on coryers chin. Collyer repeated with
e ga ,s rnh a S" 9 evv % when
yers head which knocked him down, Nociferous
shouting by Edwards friends.
ROUND 2.-BOth men were prompt at the call Of
| time, and after sparrng for a moment or two Ed
wards struck COlyer hard blow with his right in
the side and got away. Colyer followed him up oyer
| to his corner and landed heavily the top OF mis-
head. Edwards returned on Collyer's jaw, when they
cnched, ana after short struggle they fell side by
| side.
ROUND a-Edwards led Off and caught Collyer on
| the mouth In exchange for which he got right
handler on the chin and another on the body from
Colyer. Sam then missed and Edwards caught him
terrific rap the side OF his head with his right
hand, when they clinched and Edwards was thrown,
ROUND 4.-Edwards missed well meant left
handler at COllyers face when Colyer put in light
one on Edwards chin and got away, Billy missing
| his second attempt. Then after scram.
Die they came together and nit each other i,S
| the right hand several times. In the clinch and
wrestle which followed Billy back heeed Collyer,
| and they fell together side by side
| time. Colyer led Off and caught Edwards on the
ROUND 5:-The men were very prompt at the call OF
handler on the left side. return for which he got
rasper on the side Of the head which Knocked him
down.
ROUND 6.-Edwards led of, catching Collyer
| the left eye the latter following him up as he at
tempted TO get away, when both struck very wildly,
each missing two or three desperate blows They then
cinched, and after rafting away at each other for
few minutes at short distance Edwards fell down and
COllyer walked away to his own corner. Edwards
friends seemed much delighted with their man, and
| Onerslwere made to take two to one.
ROUND 7.-As the men approached the score this
time they were breathing pretty heavily from the eff
fects of the fast work. Edwards first lead by
rattle, in return for which Collyer gave him one
OF his chopping right handed hits on the forehead
Edwards got in another right hander on Collyer's
jaw and right handler on his ribs, which left its
mark. They then got close together and battered
away at each other until they went down, Edwards
under.
ROUND s-Collyer opened the ball this time by
smack on Blly's right eye, which soon after began
received one on the side of the head
gave light one which landed on Coll
yer's brow getting a terrible one from the right
hand IN the ribs The round was finished by Collyer
striking Edwards on the temple and he went down
between the ropes near his own corner. Edwards
N rom A
ROUND Backwards led of at the front OF COyer's
head, but not very effective hit; he was out OF dis
lance. He succeeded better OH the second attempt,
putting i'm pretty strong one on COllyers left eye
brow and cutting it. Colyer then rushed at him,
and after several hard hits by the right hand Of each
they again fell at the ropes.
ROUND backwards again got on Collyer's head
with his right for which ne got a rib bruiser. Ed
wards then made desperate hit at Coyer and fell
from his own blow.
ROUND 1.-THE men were no sooner at the scratch
than they both began doing their best, lighting pell
neil with both hands, neither seemed disposed to pay
any attention TO the saving system as not a blow
seemed to he parted by either Of them. After
clinch, in which they had each others head under
the left arm. fighting with the right, doing cons-
derabe damage, Colyer threw Edwards and fell on
him.
ROUND backwards led of, but was short;
Collyer then made attempt but he also missed
with his left: then tried his right but with no
better success, for Edwards lodged it, Billy then
got his right on Collyer's month; and Collyer re-
clinohed, and Edwards was thrown with Coyer on
him. The seconds OF Edwards now put in claim Of
foul as they insisted upon IL that COllyer had
tempted to choke Edwards: but this allowed
by the referee The men had now been fighting
seventeen minutes.
ROUNp l3-Afler lodging about for few mo-
ments Collyer hit Edwards on The left eyebrow with
his right hand getting spanker on the Jaw IN re.
short time they fell against the stake, Coyers mead
getting the worst OF ii. Edwards was under.
ROUND 14.-Ths was u very short round, and after
u few Intellectual passes Coilyer hit Edwards ter
rifle blow the left eye, or above it, Knocking HIM
clean or his legs, after which Colyer walked to his
ROUND 15-Edwards led OF, but was short in the
reach when he jumped back and began moving
about rather cautiously, as If TO Improve his wind.
He missed twice again. but finally succeeded In
as MUM cpcSea nd eat or n h
fall and in the end Billy back-heeled Coyer and fell
Oh him.
the top OF Billys white head for which favor he got
smack in the cheek from Billys right They then
side OF the head Collyer getting two right handlers
on the temple. They left their marks, each one cut
wards s S and nsy threw him. falling on top
ROUND l7.-Edwards got terrible right handler
on the side OF the head as soon as they commenced
better the left Jaw. They then got close
together and fought away at each other without
| TO land, until Edwards went down, Collyer falling
over him. When Coyer was taken 10 his corner the
wounds on his head were bleeding very profusely
and his eye was swelling
| ROUND ls-Edwards now began to he little more
cautious than he had been previously, and taking
the advice OF his seconds he would retreat drawing
Coyer after him. They were soon at heavy work,
however. and ratified away at each others heads
with their right hands, getting In half dozen blows
EACH after which they closed and struggled for the
| fall Edwards going down with C0lyer on him.
| ROUND backwards was very cautious this time.
and seemed to he little pricked In the wind. When
| he did commence work II was with his left hand.
with which he short twice. Getting close, how
ever, Colyer gave him very severe hit on the side
with his right hand that brought Billy back with his
right hand which landed on Sans spot above
his left Billy then retrcaed. sam after him, de-
| termined 10 force he lighting They soon got to-
pcther and battered each others heads with their
| right hands until Collyer fell, with Edwards on top.
| ROUND 2O.-Coyef led or but Edwards was not
| within reach. They spared little. and Collyer the
next time got his left hand on Edwards right eye.
! They then exchanged right hammers at the head.
| cnched. wrestled for n moment when Edwards
l fhraxv Enl nd IN i'm I'M n,rbt had