The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-27


a.ely on, the side of the railroad just this
side of Dispatch Station. 1t is so near the
railroad that spectators could view the fight
from the ears, as many Of them did.
! While preparations are going on we will
take look at the
G9t. t-gTaz COMBATAETs.
Charles Doherty, the man who won, is
a native of Limerick, Ireland, and is one
Of the best built men we have ever seen.
He weighs about one hundred and forty
pounds, and for endurance and strength
re- truly most remarkable man. He was
engaged at one time ss moulder ut Tan
ner s. Ehbets's foundry.
Thomas Hsmmon is an Englishman by
birth, and weighs about one hundred and
thirty-two pounds. Hecompsted well with
the superior strength of his opponent by
his strategy and knowledge Of the science
of the art of self-defence. Both are novices
IN prize-fghting. ~ -
=. e = :. THE ACTION.
At fifteen minutes to 6 o'clock the fight
comm menced, and both parties came into the
ring with q very lively gait. They danced
around each other, and shortly pitched in
almost too sanguine for anything serious to
result. Doherty struck Hammond on the
chest, bringing slight quantity of blood.
{ As to the succeeding rounds, not having
enough Of sporting phraseology to express
them in an appropriate style, We prefer to
give general idea Of the fight according
to our own ideas.
Hammond gained at first many friends
By his independent and Indifferent airs.
He had scarcely gotten into the ring before
he approached Doherty with the express
sion: "See here, Charley, pll bet you
twenty dollars I whip ye this morning"
The bet was taken up, and twenty-five dol
lars offered to be added to it, which was re-
fused by Hammond.
From the first the fighting was hard. In
the second round Doherty received severe
blows, one Of them almost closing his left
eye immediately. It subsequently, became
compl etely closed. Then followed series
of rounds in which blows were put IN ra-
pidly and effectively on both sides.
Tie following half q dozen rounds were
also severe. Blows followed each other in
quick succession, and severe was the pun
ishment mutually inflicted. Doherty left
eye was entirely closed, and a well-directed
blow over the right placed him for time
In danger of being entirely blinded. Ham
mond's left eye was badly out, and received
successfully several hard blows. He was
also batted over the head and across the
forehead. His superior training was very
evident. He stood the blows without sppa-
rent effect by far better than his opponent.
At about tho seventeenth round Hammond
commenced to show that he wanted
the use of his left hand. 1t was
so swollen and bruised that he hardly had
any use of it, and was obliged to strike with
the palm Of it. This placed him at dis
advantage, of which he did not complain.
Despite this, he got in some heavy blows
upon his opponent, Furnishing him severely,
and reassuring many who wished to bet on
him. A number of rounds followed in
which Doherty generally succeeded in
flooring Hammond, although ne generally
received the norct blows. Towards the
seventeen round Hammond began to show
sign Of weakness. Doherty's blows gener-
ally felled him. He came to the scratch
every time, however, though by no
means go lively as D,herty, who, al
though both eyes were nearly closed,
got along remarkably. Dips in the ribs
were very frequent, and Doherty on several
occasions, as Hammond was about to fal' ,
would hold him up and give him blows
heavy and fast at the same time. Ham
mond showed science and game, and Do
herty strength and endurance. Towards
the end she knock downs became frequent,
mostly in favor of Doherty. On the eighty
fifth round Hammond was struck upon the
neck and given o square knock down. On
the eighty-sixth round he came to time,
though very weak, and went into the hight
with the same determination that had cha
racterised his entrance into tho ring. Sc
we're fighting followed, when blow from
Doherty knocked Hammond under the
ropes, and he was carried to his corner
ssnseless and quivering. One of his seconds
ran O knife blade under his finger nail,
and finding that he didn't even wink, ex-
claimed "The jig's up" and threw .up
the sponge. Loud cheers were given for
Dohcrty, who, with both eyes almost en-
tirely closed, and with q face that would
have disgraoed pudding bag, jumped into
the car and commenced to put on his
clothes. Hammond was also brought on
board, but his condition was such as to be
extremely painful to behold. On the way
up he came to, and asked why the time.
keeper didn't call to time, and when told
that he was whipped he remarked, Il
didn't know that before" . .---
The party returned to the city yesterday
morning at about o'clock, and the gene
raj opinion among the sporting fraternity
was that this "was the bulliest fight ever
had in the CITY,"
REFEREE AND SECONDS.
J.P. Cummings was chosen as referee
Squire Allen and - Portig were Ham
mond's seconds, and Bill Peasley and Jack
Finn were seconds for Doherty.
However much the disgraceful exhibi
ton may bedeprecated, it cannot be denied
that the fight was " frst-class one," anc
| is destined to bring the novices engaged
into sporting fame, if not into fortune.
TRIBUTE TO RICHMOND MANUFACTURERS
A number Of farmers near Greenville, s
c., recently made test, by a public plow'
ing match, to ascertain the relative value O.
plows of several manufacturers, among
which were those of Meesrs. Watt s. knight
of this city. We learn from the EaterpriS
newspaper of that place that of all the
were tried the Watt and the Brinley ploV
only were considered as competitors, th'
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