The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-13
THE MGCE,COBURN PRIZE FIGHT
The Fight Interrupted by the
Canadian Authorities.
Tho First Round not Finished.
The Ruillans Dispersed by the
Militia.
The Fight Adjourned to Kansas City.
Tho First Round not Finished.
The Fight Adjourned to Kan,a. city,

ERIE, May IL,
Themill yesterday, between Mace and
Coburn, was interrupted in the first round
by the militia, and was therefore undecid.
ed. The ring was pitched at Hay Creek,
about two and one half miles from Port
Dover, Canada, The principals Ielt Erie
OF obout 9 o'clock yesterday morning,
Mace on the propeller WGnona, and Co.
burn on the New York. They arrived
off Hay Greek about Z O'Clock, but II was
three hours later before the eXCursionists
had all landed, for the beach was u shoal,
and there were buti0ur yawls with which
TO land two thousand people,
About nm hour was then consumed in
pitching the ring and selecting a referee.
Barney Aaron was the master Of ceremo.
MES.
AT six minutes past 4 O'clock Coburn
SHE'D his castor into the ring, and he was
received with hearty applause. Five min.
utes later Mace threw his white hat over
the ropes, and Immediately entered tho
arena His appearance was the signal for
cheers by his adherenls. Mace's seconds
were Jim Cusick and Jerry Donovan, and
Coburn's were Billy Dwyer and Owen
Geoghegan. Alderman McMullen, Of
Philadelphia, was agreed on Tor referee,
hut Just before the commencement Of the
fight he appeared in the ring and declined
serving. Dick HOLLYWOOD, OF indianapolis,
was then chosen for that position. Money
was offered on Mace oven, but there was
no takers Mace won the choice and took
the west corner at precisely IL o'clock.
The parties faced each other over the
scratch, when the formal hand.shaking
took place usual on such occasions. Both
men appeared In fine condition, Mace q
triile the fleshiest of the two, but in weight
there was probably not the difference OF
five pounds either way. Both looked con.
ildent OF success. The men approached
each other cautiously, and neither seemed
disposed to have the llrst blow. Coburn
gradually yielded to Mace's aggressive
movements and retreated to his corner.
Mace did not follow the challenger closely,
hut returned and stood close by the
scratch. Shortly the jeerings ofthe crowd
brought Joe from his corner, and the men
faced each other again. joe then backed
to his corner the second time as be.
fore, without blow, and Mace
then returned 10 the scratch. These
tactics were repeated nine different times
until an hour and twelve minutes had
elapsed, and without single blow being
passed by either party, II was evidently
Coburn's dodge to entiCe his antagonist
over to his corner, where his mob had
collected In great force, but the English.
man refused to follow more than four feet
beyond the scrach, At twelve minutes
past one o'clock and before the round had
ended, the Canadian authorities repre-.
sented by Judge Wilson and Edmund
Deeds, Sheriff Of Norfolk county rushed
into the ring, read the riot act and order.
cd the assemblage TO disperse or be fired
nby tho militia. The militia numbered
about sixty men under the command of
Col. Ticsdale were drawn In line about
twenty rods away. The men were pro.
vlded with loaded rifles and the mob
deemed 1t GXpedient TO dlsperse at once.
No arrests were made. While Judge
Wilson was ordering the mob to disperso
some clever thief relieved him OF his
watch. The referee reserved his decision
until to-day and the whole party ad lourn.
cd TO the boats. II was quito late In the
evening before the whole party had re.
shipped, and the boats bringing Mace and
Co6urn did not arrive In this city until q
late hour this morning. The referee has
decided that the men must fight II out
within two weeks, and II is stated that
some point near New Orleans has been
decided on for the place Of meeting. The
majority Of the crowd Is decidedly with
Mace and bets arc freely offered that Co.
burn will never dare to meet him In the
ring, but they are not taken.
LATER
The referee 10 the Mace .Coburn prize
fight has decided that the fight shall come
oil in three weeks from to-day at Kansas
City, Mo.
COburns conduct In the ring yester.
day, Ia stigmatized by his friends az even
cowardly. Mace says he wanted TO fight,
but dared not go into Coburn'S corner
and risk q fall, because the COburn men
in the inner ring were prepared TO disa
bic him by throwing pepper and turpen.
tine in his eyes. Several pickpockets who
accompanied the bruisers on the Canada
excursion, were hauled here this morning.
A bill prohibiting prize fighting expedi.
tlons from leaving this State, has been in.
troduced at Harrisburg, and will doubtless
become law. Cnhutn and Mace both