The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-07
THE PRIZE RING.
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Brutal Encounter Between Billy Mclean,
Of New York, and Jim Murray,
the California Lad"
THE BATTLE FOUGHT IN DELAWARE.
BATTLE FOUGHT IN DELAWARE.
M'LEAN THE WINNER.
Twenty-Five Rounds In Twenty-Five
Minutes.

In the bordering commonwealth OF delaware, nave
had sensatlon-a sensation, although not peculiar
% them yet not the less expected, and enc which
u viii require many days for their peaceful citizens
70 overcome vrtuous Indignation at the lrrup-
ton In their midst OF q gang OF strange,
uncouth, savage locking fellows some with dyed
black mustaches and red shirts, and others with
overcoats OF brilliant hues and gauly watch chains
who this morning, at the dead hour Of two O'Clock,
visited them to witness another of those terribly
dIsgraceful exhibitions that so long have given the
taint Of pollution to our land-a prize fight.
This contest, decided soon after the sun had
passed the adjoining hills and warmed the chill
morning atmosphere Of December, Yves between
Billy Mclean, Of New York, and Jim Murray, tho
''California Lad" The match had been made six
weeks and was gotten MP to test the relative merits
OF the men. and with the signing of tho articles OF
agreement 1t was gwen out that 1t should be de-
cided upon the "dead level" no underhaaded ma.
nipulation being allowed or countenanced.
TIE GLADIAToRs
1t was really the maiden fight OF both men. The
record Of their lives has been very fair and uu-
stained by any Of the foul tricks and n.thy subter-
Tages OF many OF their associates OF the ring. Each
has worked and worked hard, day by day, for their
hving and had been kept from previous
brutal encounters by some potent inauence-elther
lack Of confidence on the part OF their friends or
lack Of confidence in themselves. All the fighting
OF q professional character Mclean had previously
done was In q room with Tim Hussey, whom he
whipped. At one time it was thought that Billy
had the consumption, and that insdious disease was
eating out his hearts core He was In q decline
Rud would not thrive, and his true friends shook
their heads and omnousv spoke Of time that
he would be disposed OF as both fighter and preacher
are at some day.. But Billy didn't die with con-
sumption. and to-day, by his bearing and gaantry
In tnnA .rI.t xr-h.
tinued and repeated violation Of the rules OF the
ring, striking him foul, has placed hlm higher In the
estimation OF his friends anu given him a name for
possessing more shrewdness more genuine good
temper and moro science than they ever the ught
him possessed Of Billy il getting along In
life, almost too old to light, stripped to the buG,n
perhaps as he Is thirty tive years OF age. lie was
born In Preston, England, and stands i've feet ten
Inches high. To 1T him Tor this encounter he had
been In training five weeks at modest headquarters
In West PHILADELPHIA and under the advice OF that
faithful little mentor Harry HicKen, he was built up
and put IN as good condition his framework
would allow. -@s.1 T. II -
Jim Murray, alike to Billy toiled all day for his
Iupport, and, though surrounded with burnmers OF
he lowest type, had been fair fellow aud disposed
10 deaf justly with all jim spent much of his life
" California, but what he did there, II anything In
The bruising line not advised. His first and
only appearance In the ring in this section was
D0me six or seven weeks ago al Red Bank N. j.,
when ne ''put up his hands" with Jerry Donovan,
but which at the d OF the third round broke up in
3 terrible row. jim Is a common place looking
chap, squdre-leadei, shoft-necked very muscular,
bull dog IL shape and manner, and LOOKS the deter
but to-day he lost by, the violations. Of
rules what might II it had been
Iim ike his adversary Billy. born across the
water having commenced his probationary exist
parents peng OF irish extraction, but having lived
long IN the town OF his birth. Jim trained himself
Tor thus tile tur-ap' merely having ..ruboer' as
alter his daily walks. His height Is nve feet seven
hlcaes.
PREPARATION.
The preliminal les II the fight had been quietly
arranged. IL was IN the hands Of Jem Colbert, an
Open-eyed ana balte-woru veteran, silent when
work Is being done and ready to serve mis- friends
90 long they manifest the disposition u act the
i.squae with INN. In his ntlle hoste RE m pa,a
delphja were the arrana encns made 10 bring TO-
gether these asp1rants for 1stc hOnors, aud
where quietly Jem, stakeholder and reeree he
was Iolnted out the way. There was none OF your |
KIT Burn righteousness about Jem. He told you |
how to 60, and trusting in him you wen, anu found |
he could be The friend or buffers and yet not be |
sMY MARYLANDn THE PLACE.
From Jem went thence TO the baltimore depot, |
where Ratht together IN bands awaiting the de-
parture OF the half past eeveI O'Clock train,
tie Assy rians ana Turc1s who meant 10 sweep down
upon a peaceful community IN order to crafty |
their brutal passions. AZ the time " departure |
arrived the cfond DIS increased and the whistle OF |
the locomotive hurried pell-mell into every car |
the detachment OIL roughs and fighters. Tney were
iiosd aghasr and snrank IRON csming in
ssasss' S 'asg We 1sf xks
whiskey, brought with them In mysterious
sandwiches OF terrific bulk down the ori1lces In
beDded for their mouths UNTIL appetites appeased,
1 Se to ts
their brutal instincts OF ''Dusting snoot or eating
pr an ear might be early gratlfed. Forty-slx miles
d terror al but themselves. There were of them
About two hundred Of as precious set OF rascals az
aver, were borne over the Philadelphia and Whining
TON Railroad and yet they behaved better on this
'nlOOnght excursion Is they termed 1t. than they
40 on the banks Of the sshnylklll, where unnappny
Tor the surrounding people, nieess. q tleal SOP:
mot so FAST, GENTLEMEN"
All tins time Maryland, or rather its authorities,
County Attorney Of Cecil county so heard Of Is
Tended nght he telegraphed up the road
Eson FOR as 's knew saes game as
would quarrei with hotel keepers. break into houses,
ROB henoosts and commit every species Of despera.
k Ss ssss1s%s $iSeSs; 5s%
Marshal jacob Frey D aHd ucnsy s@ Dssa
Idly the Ineom,ng tram win rs 9sd o.
vOlvin2 wheels Oh the engine ceased with wlirr ut
the little station, ana one by the visitors With
T. IVY iVVisttpS uou tuo ihIu kTOunU ana faseu |
their voices high. making Tor the momeIt Pleasant
re-ec''oes under the clear sky, IN w..ch the stars
hours before had taken t.erf places Ike
Ilent senr'es; A momerrs ana they were
sad WHEY Sy I'm, me by oiical hands,
A. We're put into rf and guarded oy the olcers
inr nossi ha at the depot and at ncghbor
Tas nv.ri p.s were Kept until the fight was over
no sko .~thg lads OF the town, who rendezvous
s the depot from morning until night, at day
pis4& stumbled over fifteen or twenty revolvers
Seaded TO the muzZles, winch the quiet lads had
'zlpped" out OF the windows ut the time OF their
arrest and confinement.
some OF the 'good takers or the crowdn we're
liberated at the instance OF influential friends I'm
mediateiy and after the men, women and children
of Elk,on had long retired TO rest went wandering
like lost Arabs around homes OF happiness and soll
lade.
..Sheeny, come let's go to bed,n shouted one
blonde rascal to another OF similar ilk IN voice |
IKE the filing OF . saw. "Come. let's find q hem |
roOst or a hotel. Iwant TO restn
''Nsne Tor Joseph; aint on lt-bloody bed for |