The New York herald., 1869-02-24
PU GILis M.

this afternoon Carroll Island. IN the Mississippi
river about fourteen miles below this city and after
two rounds. which lasted but three minutes, Allen
was knocked senseiess by blow on the juguar
vein, and when time was called was unable to re-
spond.
A party OF pugilists and others, 900 In number.
LEFT this city this morning at ten O'Clock reaching
Carroll Island about noon and at three In the after
noon the ring was pitched and all the prelminares
Of the fight arranged.
Sketches Of tho Men.
CHARLES O. GALLAGHER
was born in Coburg, Canada West. and Is In
his twenty fourth year. In height he stands SIX
feet one and half inches in his stockings, and
when reduced to fighting trim win scale abou: 1870
pounds. He Is Of Irish parentage. His father took
him TO Cleveland when Gallagher was about seven
years OF age which place he has recognized as his
home ever since. In 1851, while yet but sixteen
years OF age he enlisted In the three months SER
vice. and upon his discharge Immediately reenlisted
for three years in the Eighth Ohio also known as the
Hibernia Guards. From Camp Dennison he went
sa hs t9 west vrgn and before his
ments, including Romney, Blue Gap, Winchester.
Antietam, Bull Rum fredericksburg, Gettysburg.
Chance0rsyile. wilderness. SD0ttsylvania and Cold
Harbor. At Hanging Rock, West Virginia, he was
wounded IN the thigh, ana at Spottsyivania he was
again wounded In the leg wnIle taking part In the
grand charge made on that occasion by General
Hancock. At the same time he had an only brother
killed, also member OF the Eighth. or this brother
most marvellous stories are related as man OF pro-
digious strength having on more than one occasion
easily vanquished four. aud even i've, opponents in
the 7th OF July 1864. In April 1865 he was appointed
Deputy Street Commissioner Of Cleveland, q position
10 oe sS nea up 10 tne ws S%e % ..
served six months on the police Immediately subse
quent to his discharge from the army. The dght
above alluded TO never came on, Gallagher, to MS
great mOrttncatOn, was compelled 70 pay forfeit
through sickness. He was not heard Of for some
B Davis This battle I came M OF on tho 18th stS Of 4 octo
Der, 1857, at Fighting Island near Detroit. After
contesting forty live rounds, which lasted one hour
and nfty seven minutes, Davis declared the VIC
tor, as It was alleged that Gallagher had struck
foul blow. He, however. received the least punish
ton to try Conclusions with Jimmy Elliott, an or
hand match, for Ssoo side. was made made
between them n.s II Cleveland s 70 ngas as Peach
the 18th OF November 1858. The light came on but
more dtsreputable AFFAIR never took place III the
chance to win, and after contendng for hour and
seven minutes, he refused to continue liz the ring
any longer. and Elliott was declared the winner OF
the affair. We now come TO the present tight and
will state how 1t came about. At the fight between
Tom Alien and Bill Davis, which came OF at Chateau
last, before the commencement Of hostilities, Gal
laRher stated his Willingness 10 fight the winner as
soon as he was ready for 200 SIDE as he was ds,
without macl punshmaDa sB1s vSaS ssx5f lo enter
INTO 9p spEa cement with Gallagher, and the imme
os..o n.vugS Of each party quickly had the articles
OF agreement made out and signed for them 70 fight
within sixty miles Of st. Louis, on the 2jd OF Febru
| George Rinkers Six Mile House, on the ST. Charles
Rock road, with Bill Blake, alias Dubln Tricks, to
look after MIN, and conducting himself IN . proper
manner was brought into the ring in the finest pos
| sibie condition for protracted encounter.
an sppsssaaos Sasss9aa apoS z G prmas
inches In his stockings, and usually fought
now now weighs some ONE les pounds ks early sShlO,tsd
lS5 SS, ais IN
matched with Goss for the British championship
the rlnggoing Bruins looked upon him dsparaging-
an exponent OF the fstic art TOMS boxing career
| commenced with brush with White, whom he de-
70 20 Sqs% Gn e ns
the police putting stop to the sport after they had
been at i g minutes. september II, 1890 He next
His i engagement S win waasonsr, Of q Birmins.
buted third victory. and that with Young Gould,
some six months later, fourth, the last named
being ,or ao Alien ss was then matched sgaInst
the morning OF the intended MILL and the affair fell
through wnen owing 20 an assertion made BY Tom
shat he could "whack" either Dan or his seconds,
Posh Price took up the cudgels and administered
thrashing to Master Tom in 55 minutes July 1852.
1t must be taken into account that though Allen
in good condition (having just trained for Crutch-
ley). Price fully three stone the bigger man. and
often fights better battle straight from his "beer
than when trained. Toms next engagement was
with Bingey Rose OF Nottingham, for E25 side, In
the Home circuit, whom he forced to succumb In 20
This was in January 1894 some six months later he
fought the late Bob Smith, the Liverpool Black when
totally unit for milling operations Tom, however,
stood the brunt for TWO hours and q quarter until
nature gave way. He then met Jack Parkinson, q
former opponent OF Posh Price. whom he .'cut into
ribbonsn In some twenty minutes for f25 side. Par
kinson not again turning up when wanted, for
which the referee gave In hts decision In favor OF
Allen; wnereupon the 5acxes OF rarknson sought
which they 'burned their 1ngeran ranking spirit
brought SSout second meeting. for s2s side, ION on
which occasion Allen had decidedly the best OF the
s '1 WE'RE s.s@ q s s Rss aSS; s
rounds In hours minutes IN November, 1885. Allen
subsequently defeated the giant, George lies third
lsse HIS last engagement in England was with
that Merry Andrew, Joe Goss, for fioo side. st
issGa isss vssn rssn battle ~
minutes, In which IS rounds were con-
tested, . neither man was - able to put
to ten pound note from Dan CrutcnIey. he received
Peter sSisrd Al I AND aD6 els from Nike cocKIn Shortly
after this, Allen, finding matters becoming exceed
tng1y dull In MS line, owing 70 the vigilance OF the
authorities concluded 70 take trip 70 this country,
which resolve he carried ont during the summer Of
that year, arriving IN New York. accompanied by
Peter Norris on the 2ist day OF July. few weeks
afterwards he made his appearances In America, and
ut joint reception benent rendered him by Bill
Ryal and Peter Morris at the Stadt theatre In ths
city, he created favorable impression In set-to
with Rockcy Moore. Looking up . fight was hrs
ostensble business on this side OF the Atlantic and
was not until he reached the West that he was able
TO find one. He there met Bill Davis who seemed TO
have been created for chopptng block for pugltsts
TO exhibit their prowess on, and match was made
between them, which came on on Chateau Island on
the 18th OF January last, which he won very easily IN
forty-three rounds He was challenged ou the
ground by Gallagher and, eager TO make hay while
the shonc ne accepted It, and hence tho present
light. Tom was In very fne condition &C that time
which he retained up 10 the present meeting having
had Jimmy Halloran to watch his movements az the
Eight Mile House, on the Crawl road.
The Fight.
ROUND I.--At fifteen minutes past three the men
and their seconds advanced to the centre OF the ring
and shook hands and then returned TO their respec-
tive corners await the call OF time. A they ap-
pro rhcd tho ecrnfch both appca red I'm fine cOndi