The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-13
TIE Z e G. r. A p Il.
The Allen-Davis Prize Fight
Election of a Senator in
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Kentucky Legislative Pro-
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News by Atlantic Gable.

ST. LOUIS, January 12-The fol-
lowing account of the prize fight be-
tween VIM. M. Davis and Thomas
Allen was furnished to the Eoening
Dispatch:
The steamer Henry Adkins left the
levee about o'clock with some 250
persons, and steamed up the river;
stopped at Venice, three miles above
this city, on the Illinois shore, and
took on board Tom Allen and his
trainer, Ke ". Allen estimated his
weight al 10 pounds, and expressed
entire confidence in his ability to
whip the old man" as he called
Davis. He claimed to have had but
one week S good training. Davis was
on board at an early hour, under
charge of his friend McCoole. He
wore an air of confidence, but was
rather reticent on the subject of the
forthcoming contest.
The scene of battle, on Chouteau Is
land, was reached few minutes after
IL o. clock, and the party went leisurely
| towards the spot selected for the en-
counter, "a few rodsdistaut from Rhodes
Point. A few of the old farmers and
settlers had come in to watch the
gladitoreal contest, many of them never
having witnessed prize fight before.
| In less than one hour the rings were
formed, and the crowd quietly and
anxiously waiting for the fight. The
spot selected was a level meadow with
| trees in the background, and but a
few yards from the place where Nc
| Cool fought Davis over two years ago.
The number of the crowd present did
| o-oaa1 0N0
The preparations were conducted
quietly Barney Froyd, of Coving
ton, KY, superintended the cere-
monies, aided by Frank Curry. Both
gentlemen performed their duties very
acceptably. and went to work in a
business like manner. Very little
betting was indulged in. We heard
one man offer to bet $50 to $25 on
Allen, which was not taken. The
betting was mainly In small sums, and
in favor of Allen. He won the choice
of corners, giving him slight advan-
tage, as the sun was shining brightly.
j Jack Looney was chosen umpire for
Allen, and Dadd Ryan. umpire for
Davis; Bill Collins was chosen referee,
and Dick Roach, time keeper; Ball
Ryall and Tom Kelly were chosen
|
, Bill Bake alids Dublin Tricks, were
: chosen seconds for Davis.
Davis made his appearance first
} and was slightly cheered as he SHE'D
: his castor into the ring. His colorS
were plain green silk. He was accom-.
: panied by McCoole, who assisted hin
! In his preparations.
: Allen appeared in a few moments
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walked to Davis s corner and shook
i, hands with him. His colors were
: white and blue. Some time was spent
bv Aliens trainers in rasping hi,
= spikes. McCoole insisting that ht
{ should comply with the strict letter o
t the regulations In this respect. A
) the men stripped for fight, they wert
d cteered loudly, and to work they sooI
went in earnest.
J, Round 1st-The men eyed eaci
5 other cautiously, and made a lonl
r round of it. After some light spar
ring movements, Davis gotin Sigh
e blow on Aliens breast: hard knock
G exchanged, and Davis missed two o
three we'll intended blows levelet
y toward the proboscis of his antago
: mist; then two or three body blow
a aumlnlsIeF6O Dy OaVlSs seemed U
>, give Allen an idea that he had y,
! fools work on his hands. Tom mad
?, up his mind to that effect, and b
IS slashed right and left, receiving
l. stinger on the cheek, which drew tn
claret, and after some further coun
is tering," the round ended. Davi
3 stock rose rapidly under the prestig
rs of the first blood, and some even bet
h ting followed. pla Lob