The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-10
THE PRIZE RING.

THE PRIZE RING.
GREAT FIGRT FOR THE CHAMPION
SHIP OF THE LIGHT WEIGHTS.
The Encounter Between Billy iva
and Arthur chambers for Two Ihous-
and Dollars-A Game
Loses by Chawing His Antagonist
Championship OF Light Weights, &C.
The match for the championship of The
light weights of America between Billy Ed
wards and Arthur Chambers, of New York, tor
the sum of two thousand dollars, was decided
on Walpole Island, Mount Clair River, Cana
ds, forty miles from Detroit, Wednesday
morning, resulting in a victory for Chambers
after twenty-six rounds had been fought,
Edwards losing by a foul, claimed and
allowed, in one hour and thirty.dve minutes.
The battle between these two good fstlc
artists, notwithstanding the fiascos attending
the late attempts Of the heavy weights to per
form q similar duty 10 their hackers, created
much comment and O deal OF interest in pugl-
listic circles, and at the rlng-s!de were repre-
| sentatives from New York, ST. Louis, Cleve-
land, Rochester, Buffalo and Boston. Cham
bers Is an Englishman, twenty-six years old,
weighing one hundred and twenty pounds,
and FIVE feet three and q half inches high.
| Edwards Is q native of New York, twenty eight
wears old, five feet four and o half inches high.
1t is said to have been the "gamest" fight In
this country. The papers give the following
! account of the " MILL"
The crowd closed up around the roped arena
| In an Instant, and at half-pust nine o'clock The
| hat Of Chambers was observed sailing lHto line
Enclosure, aud as lis owner, attlred In lisht
pants and dark coat, leaped nlnbly over the
| ropes Immediately after; a hundred or more
EAGER ewes were fastened on him, and cheer
after cheer resounded through The dense Tor
est but q short distance beyond. He was walt
| ed upon BY Tom Alien, of 81. Louis, and George
| Seddons, OF York, his seconds, and 6otn well
known in The ring. This man Chambers had
fought many times In England ana was never
defeated but once, his record being such that
| he was called the gamest In
THE WHOLE OF THE BRITISH ISLES.
| One minute later, the hat of Edwards followed
| suit from the opposite side Of the ring, and a
| Wild yell from many lads greeted him.. Ee
| was eequired by Dooney Harrls-the darkly.
mysterious Dooney, and the saVant or oil
p~ugiltsm-and Barney Aaron, both OF New
| York. In stripping, Edwards's flesh was white
| az an Infants, and his muscles stood out' IN
knots that marke ed bis fine condition.
DESCRIPTION OF TIE MEN.
Billy has q fair face, light blue eyes, light
hair, q prominent nose, high cheeks. anu 9
| chest perfect In Its development. He mad
| fought three times In this country, and victory
| norohad IN hic nn1nro In oil pnnOuntprS. AND
no wonder to-day's defeat made him cry Like
| a babe. Chambers, his successful antagonist,
| Is smaller In statue, but In his fgntllg-clolnes
looked all that had been told OF him-co!n-
pact, with q body like a trunk OF iron ne
seemed capable of auy fatigue. HIS lace vas
as brown as q nut, aud IN every particular
| there was the fact staring one In the lace Lnat
| the little pugiist had we'll taken care OF him
self Tor the combat. In tossing for corners,
| Chambers WOO, and he look that with MS oacK
10 the sun. Comparatively little trouble was
experienced In obtaining a referee, william
and one dressed too well Tor such an expedl'
ton, cunsentiDg to act.
THE FIRST RoUND-F1Rs1' BLOOD FOR CHAM.
BEERS.
Edwards held his right hand slightly ex.
tended, while his left was across his breast.
Chambers stood we'll forward, with his right
| well out from the shoulder and his left across
| his breast, but a little lower down than his
| antagonists. Both were confident, and smiled
| cheerfully at each other. There was much
| sparring for an opening, with many felnts
| and lodges, when Arthur, retreating, said,
| pleasantly, ats a long day, Billy" To which
The latter, In the centre OF the ring, replied
Yes" He again approached Edwards and
suddenly sent his LETT with much force on
Blly's mouth, which drew the blood, nnd
| Chambers exultingly claimed first blood"
rlt-L --o- foprI hu rho rafarnn amid
cheers from Chambers corner. Edwards
smiled q. this. and the men again coming 10
| gether Edwards put his left lightly on Guam
ber's body, which The latter countered on the
same spot. Edwards then planted 10 quick
| succession a %left-handed blow on Chamoar's
there was o clinch, and after O quick, terrible
struggle Edwards was thrown, amid another
howl from Chambers corner.
The rounds were very much alike up to
ROUND Fl.
The men were quite prompt to the call of
time, but Chambers was o little tired, and
vent again to his corner, when his back and
head were sprinkled With water, his second
paying much attention to him. EDWARDS
stood In the ring Tor q minute, when ne walked
over towards Chambers and asked him to
come out. "Come and take me If you can 2"
was the response; but Billy did not accept the
Invitation again. at the referees orders Ar
thur went 10 the scratch, but retreated at
once: and it was evident ne and his seconds
wished to tire Billy out. The latter, at the
second retreat OF Arthur, tauntingly cried
out, s.And you are the gamest man In Eng
land" To which Seddons returned, Hes
fighting by our orders; he'll go to you when
we want him to-" The face of Edwards WAS
| still very clean, while Arthur's was swelling
| somewhat on the left side. At last they came
| together. aud Edwards got his left on Cham
ber's head, but received q hard rap on the
| BODY for his pains. Then Arthur Jumped 1D,
| and giving Billy a bad one in the ribs, The lat
| Ter continued on his body, and there was a
cllnch, and Chambers threw edwards down
! and fell on him heavily.
ROUND %.
More coming to the scratch bv Chambers
! and retreating with the ssme chaff as before,
both Billy and Arthur laughing the while.
Then they came together In earnest, n Ed
wards got Chanbers on the cheek with his LETT
80 terribly that Arthur exclaimed That's u
beauty, Bllly!' Chambers was working all The
time, but q wicked %lefthander at Bl!ly's nose
fell short. and Edwards reached ont his right
like a battering ram and hit Arthur on the body,
when there was q struggle, quick exchanges,
and Edwards threw Chambers with much
fnrno The tirhtin0 done In this ronni WAS