The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-23

ulu mol Allgnt rom MS car before arriving
at Pittsburgh. The respective parties
took seats In the same car. 0'Baldwin
laid down on scat TO avoid being seen,
Mace remained seated as usual. An i'm.
mense crowd Of sports and young men
endeavored 10 get In, but In vain.
| The parties left Pittsburgh q little after
three o'clock, the special car provided Tor
the excursionists was crowded. There
was, however, no loud talk, and but very
few oaths. The weather was very warm,
and the heat in the car was sitting; Mace
had changed his white flannel coat be.
fore he reached Pittsburgh, for the pur.
pose OF avoiding arrest In case his de-.
scriptlon had been telegraphed on from
some country town. Barney Aaron sat
at Mace's side Justify tanning him. Alter
leaving Pittsburgh Mace drew of his
coat and rolled up hiO sleeves, and occa.
sionally wiped the perspiration from his
brawny arms. He and Dooney Harris
were very quiet and gentlemanly, occa.
stonauy greeting the remark OF a friend
with smile of confidence. The whole
crowd behaved more like party going
TO q wedding than party attending q
prize fight. At one time three ladies
entered the car by mistake In an in.
slant dozen Of the prize fighters
sprang to their feet and politely oil.
fered their seats. There was no sarcasm
about It, but quiet, gentlemanly, courte.
ous. OBaldwin lay at the back OF
the car, stretched upon pillows as II living
in state. He wore his fur cap and plush
velvet coat To his friends he gave
kind word, but to strangers he was surly.
Soon after leaving Pittsburgh two water.
pals made their appearance, with sponges
and the usual paraphernalia OF prize.
fights. Smoking was forbidden, as it
was feared that the smoke might affect
the pugilists. The train was behind time,
a freight train attempted to run down on
the single track from SteubenvillO, and
the consequence was that 1t was com.
PEELED to back on switch, as the regular
train, on which the party was, had the
right of way. This delayed the fighting
train for half an hour. Mace anxiously
watched the setting sun as the train
crawled along like caterpillar. AT lust
the train sped through covered bridge,
and eleven feet beyond it the party en-.
tered the State OF West Virginia. A
mile further on and the train entered a
little valley, lanked by two ridges OF
wooded hills. 1t was Golfers Station.
It was little shanty standing in front Of
q small white house, fanked by hen.
coop and q pig pen. As the party alight-
ed from the cars they stood by the side
of little brook fringed with fragrant
wild peppermint, half Of the party began
to browse upon the shrub, for many Of
them had nothing TO eat since the previ.
GUS evening 0Baldwin alighted on the
right OF the cars, and Jimmy moved I'm.
der the shade Of thrifty poplar tree
which overhung shallow brook. Alter
few seconds he moved back 10 an un.
painted frame house, in the rear of the
depot, where he drew on his tights and
stockings. Mace coolIy sauntered to a
tree near where the stakes and ropes had
been thrown and sat down among his
party and sponges. Meanwhile a tape
was run along the ground forming in a
ring twenty.tour feet square. The turf
was very hard; the recent rain had not
evidently reached West Virginia. Itwas
found necessary to cut a hole in the
ground with an old axe to start the
stakes. When the points Of the stakes
were being placed in, a sturdy lover of
the manly art mounted an old rotten
stump which was lying loose on the
ground, and with an immense blacksmith
hammer drove the stakes solid into the
ground. At6:25, New York time, the ring
was announced as pitched. Mace still sat
under his tree, but O'Baldwin remained
at the house, from which tho friends of
Mace argued that he was shirking the
fight. Harry Hill then went up 10 the
house to see him, and O'Baldwin prompt.
ly responded. Meantime, the trouble of
the day, the appointment Of referee,
began. Coburn and Barney Aaron,
Maces seconds, repeatedly proposed ref.
erees, Kelley and Dwyer, who represent.
ed O'Baldwin's hackers. The chin music
grew strong, and oaths flew like hail, and
1t was evident there was storm brewing
Meanwhile loud shouts from the specta.
tors again announced that the ring was
ready for the combatants. Mace arose in
his under.shirt, pantaloons and stockings
first walked 10 the ring and SHE'D his cas-
tor ID, he followed it midst loud cheers,
and took his seat on camp.stOol in one
corner. Mace entered the ring at pre-
cisely $40, New York time. One minute
later 0'Baldwin tossed his fur cap into the
ring and passed under the ropes, saluted
with round Of cheers. He was arrayed
in tights, with green stripe up the low
or part Of his legs, He wore shoes with
the usual long nails in the soles. He still
kept on his velvet coat, and replaced his
cap after bowing to the responses of his
friends; he seated himself in the corner
opposite Mace. Barney Aaron then pro.
duced copper aud Johnny Dwyer pro.
ceeded to toss up for choice of corners.
The penn ywas tipped into the air and fell
10 the earth. Barney cried heads, and
STOPPING down shouted in gleeful voice,
Heads it is, by the holy polkes." Dwy-
er assented. Then Barney turned TO
Mace, saying, (which corner will you
have, old MANI" Mace answered, "Well,
this suits as well as any" AS Dooney
Harris handed Mace his shoes, he laid
them on his lap and then shouted TO
OBaldwin, 81 want to see your
shoes; hold them up" O'Baldwin
raised one Of his big feet, reply.
ing, "There they are; look at them"
Mace answered, 81 want TO see the bot.
toms Of them; here are mine, III send
them 70 you" Mace's shoes were then
handed to O'Batdwin, who looked at
them and held his own brogsns up for in.
spection. The nails were found to be TOO
long and too sharp. Thereupou Barney
Aaron shouted, "Who's got a tile," a
queer looking genius responded in the af-
frmative. 0'Baldwin's shoes were hand.
ed to him, with the orders 10 shorten the