Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-16
FROM ST. LOUIS.
Particulars Of the Fight Between hcCOOle
and Allen.

ST. LOUIS, June IA brief tele
gram from S1 eve witness says the
fight between McCOOle and Allen took
place on Fosters Island, about twenty
! one miles below the city. Their
" castOrso We're thrown into the ring
about half-past one, but the fighting
! did not commence until 3 O'Clock.
McCoOle knocked Allen down the first
round. The fighting was very severe
until the ninth and last round, when
/ both men were slow in responding to
! the call. The noise and excitement
being intense the referee could not be
heard-the eombataTts approaching
each other and engaging in terribly
close quarters. In few seconds they
clinched and rolled over side by side,
and i'm close conflict, and while both
were hugging mother earth Allen
placed his hands i'm the ewes of Nc
CoOle goHging them desperately,
when fhe cry OF "foul was raised
from NcCOOle's corner, the ropes
were cut and'the widest excitement
prevailed for a few minutes, but the
crowd soon after dispersed towards
the boat. The Referee was afraid to
give his decision, several pistols being
presented at his head, but he refused
TO decide the matter until he reached
st. Louis. Allen OutfOught McCOOle
all the NAy through, and to all ap-
pearanceS would have won the fight if
it had been allowed TO proceed. Me
COOie was Inuch blown and badly
and was in reality whipped. |
The fight lasted about twenty min /
g,
ceived have been put on the street, |
and extras are selling with wonderful |
rapidity. Great excitement exists, |
and much disappointment is sex- !
pressed at the evident inability Of Nc
COOle to cope with Allen. The boat /
with the party will not be here before
S o'clOckwand nothing further can
therefore be learned at present.
LATER.-The steamer Louisville,
with the prize fighting party,E arrived I
here abOutS o'clock. 1t. seems to be
the general opinion of those present at
the fight, and competent to Judge,
that there was neither a foul blow
struck nor any gOuging done by Allen.
1t is also qUate a general belief that
NcCOOle'S friends determined from
he.putset that Allen should neither
via kthe fight nor get the money. It
S 30 freely said that Melodies
friends acted in the most shameful and
manner, displaying knives
md pistols with q view of intimida-
ing Allen, and in other ways showing
hat that they intended to have eY-
,rything their own way. The rope is
tated to have been cut as early as the
ixth round, but as Allen was evil
lently the master of the situation,
neither he nor his friends made a
,Oint of it. The conduct of the whole
flair was 80 outrageous that it is de
lOunCed by many of the rOughs them
elves, who that prize fighting is
unk 50 low th.N it Is a SWindle and q
heat and a mere struggle for spOilS.
The second round was not in favor
VI McCOOle as previously reported,
,ut on the contrary Allen punished |
lis antagonist very severely, and from
hat time il was evident that McCOOle I
vas no match for Allen. I,
In the third round McCoole lost
ontrOl OF himself, became angry,
ought wildly, and to the end of the
attle was at the mercy Of Allen. |
Persons who have witnessed many
ghts say they never saw Il man
whipped so quick. When the rope
vas cut on the last round McCoOle's
-iends crowded into the ring, and
With pistols and knives drawn, de
handed of the referee a decision in
he giants favor; and it is said by
ome that Mckinney declared for Me
'OOle, but this j. stOutly denied, and
is now stated that the referee win
ubEsh his decision in tomorrow
lorning's papers, and that he was
fraid to decide in the ring against a
nuI, fJr fear of being killed.