The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-28
SPOILING FOB A FIGHT.
The Maee-o,BaIduin FIasco.

The Maee-OBAtdWtu Ftascos
The New York Worlds correspond
ent, writing from Golfers, West Vir-
gina, on the 2lst, gives the following
account OF the failure of the great prize
fight
As it had been announced that Mace
and o Baldwin were TO meet at Altoona,
Pennsylvania, on Wednesday morning,
proceeded to that smoky town on the
Panhandle railroad. found every
thing quiet, and none Of the natives
supposed for moment that shortly
after daylight their quiet town would be
invaded by q crowd OF gamblers,
roughs and sporting men. While l was
sitting on the versnds Of the Logan
House, in front OF the depot, in came the
Pittsburgh express. On board were
OBaldwin and his seconds, Tom Kel-
ley and Johnny Dwyer, and James
Griffin, OF Boston; John Ohearp, Of
Philadelphia, and 8 number OF less
prominent sporting men, accompanied
by Mace and his seconds and trainers,
Barney Aaron and Dooney Harris, to-
gether with Pooley Mace. Joe Coburu,
Nick Lsngan, Jim Coburn, Joe Kaiser,
Billy Tracy, Harry Hill, and number
OF others. The preliminary meeting
was held at Altoona, and the stakehold'
ers ordered the pugilists to proceed to
Pittsburgh and from there to West Vir-
ginis. ! at once packed baggage and
lett with the motley crowd. Neatly
slowed away in the baggage car, | saw
a dirty canvass bsg, which contained
the rope $ and stakes. in charge OF Philip
Reilly, of Philadelphia During the
trip to Pittsburgh, OBaldwin oc-
cupied a sleeping car and enjoyed
balmy repose. Mace sat in
the forward car, chatting with his
friends, and the crowd mingled with
the passengers, and for once they be-
haved 10 a becoming manner. Arrived
at Pittsburgh, about l0O roughs Joined
the party, and we proceeded to Golfers.
seven miles from SteubenviIle, where
we arrived at 90 minutes to 6 P. NJ.
Here we aIighted, and level piece OF
ground was selected for the fight The
sun was sinking behind the mountains.
On the left hand was forest OF green
leaved and heavily wooded timber, with
a clear running stream at its base, and
in the centre space OF level green
sward s,aked with rough cedar stakes
and roped in by hands roug ghened bs
the pistol, the bowie-kniie and the
slung shot.
Most Of the crowd carried pistols and
revovers in the pistol pockets OF their
pants and it needed only an ugly word
or blow to produce stack OF weapons
There was a gang from Washington
called the Blood Tubs" then there
were the plug Uglies,' Grip Rsps,
and the Mash Market Gang" from
Baltimore, while all the professional
thieves from Chicago, st. Louis Cleve-
land, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Baltimore,
Philadelphia. New York. Buffalo and
Boston were present, busily plying their
trade. Mace entered the ring AT
twenty minutes past 7. VI. lie won
the toss for position, and selected the
northeast corner OF the ring. o Bald
win wore green garters and green silk
handkerchief Mace's colors were blue
and white. There was considerable
difficulty in selecting referee. John
Leary and Henry Hughes were selected
by either party, but neither selection
was acceptable. Barney Aaron and
Dooney Hams seconded Mace, and
Tom Kelley and Johnny Dwyer
O Baldwin. the former OF whom said
that o Baldwin Was not only fighting
for the stakes but the championship OF
the world. Alter long discussion,
when darkness was approaching,
O Baldwin came TO the centre OF the
ring and expressed himself ready and
anxious to fight without referee. At
this juncture Mace stood up and said
Il have come here 10 have fair fight
and only want fair fight, as it is my
last fight, as am getting old and want
to retre from the ring" OBald~in
then rose and said be likewise only
wanted fair play, a profession which
Mace said he readily believed. Argu-
ment after argument ensued. Joe Co
burn said that u Baldwin bad selected
Hughes, and Mace John Leary. and
and that he was willing to let these
men name the referee. This did not
settle the difficulty and still the crowd
stood perspiriug and cursing. At length
darkness came on and settled in the
damp valley and the ropes were torn
down and the fight ended The men
afterwards proceeded TO Steubenville,
the determination being to have them