The New York herald., 1873-10-24
Fight Between Billy Madden and James
Taylor at TOlleston, Ind.
Fifty-6ve Rounds Fought in an Hour and
Ten Minutes A Hundred Policemen
Capture Both Principals and
Every Spectator Present.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 1873.

and ended in most sensational manner, every
person present being captured by the Chicago
police force, which, with great zeal OF little re-
spect for boundary lines, followed the excursion
lists into Indiana.
Billy Madden Is dock aborer In Chicago and
has been engaged in several scrapes, in which he
has given good account OF himself In July last
negotiations were pending for fight between him
and Mike O'Connor. better known as "Red
Handed Nike" but O'Connor backed out, though
Madden onered TO aght at l2s pounds and give him
six pounds the best OF the weights. The present
match, which was for $500, rose out OF q diniculty
between Madden and Taylor about woman. Tim
Casey backed Madden and Pat Gilmore mot the
Jubilee many put up for his opponent. Madden
was trained by Big George Brown, negro, and
Taylor's mentor was Ed. Downey, whose mill with
Jack Fitzgerald in 1869 won him some local repute.
Taylor has had hard reputation as she leader Of
"gangn In Bridgeport. He Is q novice In the
ring, though he has been concerned In several
rough and tumble scrapes. Taylor is about twenty
six years old, weighs Isl pounds, and stands i've
feet ten and half inches, being much bigger than
Madden, who IS only twenty three. stands five feet
eight inches and scales I25 pounds.
THE EXCURSION.
Yesterday morning about sixty excursionists
took the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago cars
for Robertsdale, Madden being among the number.
All behaved very quietly. Arrived at Robertsdale
couple OF hours were spent in looking for
Taylor, who had left Chicago on Friday
night Edward Downey to whom the business
OF arranging the ring had been left. made q
mistake in choosing the ground and 1t was nearly
eight O'Clock before he hove in sight. After two
mile walk along the track the ground was selected
and the ring soon formed, about two hundred
yards nom the railroad track, and the men at
George Tier Of New New York % acted % as sI Maddens
seconds, and Brown, the darky, and James Quinn,
Of Chicago, did the needful for Taylor. Jack Dom
nelly oficiated as referee and tmekeeper. Taylor
won the toss and selected the eastern corner, with
the sun and wind at his back. The morning was
cloudy and fresh breeze was blowing when, at
stood up for
THE FIGHT
ROUND lon facing each other the contrast be-
| tween the two men was noticeable, Taylor being
every way the larger man. Both were in good
been In training, Madden being, II anything, lit
tie fine and Taylor shade the other way. The
| former showed the most artistic In his position
| and was the favorite IN the betting. Alter some
sparring Madden led of for Taylor's nut, but was
neatly stopped, and, after slight exchanges on the
ROUND 2.-Taylor, apparently desirous Of forcing
the lighting got to close quarters at once, despite
bead Knocked Madden down. First knock down
and after What Wild exchanges % oS' on the BODY
Madden went down to avoid.
ROUND 4.-Both men prompt to time, Taylor forc-
on the nose (irst blood for Madden claimed and
allowed) and dropped. s-
Jaw and bleeding copiously from the nose. Mad
den got IN another tap on the sore Smeler and the
| ROUND 6-Madden lively. lie got home again on
| the nose and followed this up with TWO heavy rib
beBders, dropping to AVOID.
proved himsel the quicker, both with his hands
and on his legs, succeeded in visiting Taylor's
n 1hWc
ally varying the performance By getting home on
the ribs, and staling or Taylor's rush and getting
two on the little '1n going a beggingJ
ROUND l3-Short and sharp, Madden planting
his right heavily on the frontispiece and falling
ROUNDS l4-16-Rather slow and one-sided, Mad
den doing all the fighting and dropping very
cleverly whenever ne was threatened.
ROUND 17.-Taylor came in vicously, and hot
counters on the jaw were exchanged. In the
right.hander on the eye and another on the
mouth, the former raising q mouse and the latter
drawing the ruby. Madden down.
ROUND ls.-Madden planted another heavy body
blow from his left duke, that sounded all round the
ring but on closing was thrown. s.
ROUND 19.-The little one was busy as q mailer,
and got In three good ones, one on the ribs and
two facers; then, following his usual tactics,
nose out OF shape. Madden was bleeding from the
visiting Taylor once pretty heavily on the nose.
In the twenty-third round Taylor got home warm
one on the forehead and grassed Madden amid ap-
ROUND N.-Madden, nettled BY the blow In the
last round, fought Taylor into his own corner, gave
him pepper on the chin ana nose and went down
ROUNDS 25-36.--Counterparts OF each other Mad
den having the best OF 1t all through. visiting
Taylor when and where ne pleased and dropping
to avoid the atter'S rushes.
ROUND 37-Madden sent in dangerous one on
the throat, but was met BY pretty right-hander,
ROUNDS 3s-47.--Uninteres and cne-sded.
Madden, despite the disparity la size and weight,
onist at all points. little sparrina and a couple
OF taps on the face constituted each round the
boy always falling before Taylor-who was slow in
his returns-could reach him.
I ROUND 4S.-The best round IN the battle. Give
n and ns take was the word Taylor getting in SWING
by icithander over the lett eye, cutting the brow
Both down; Taylor on top. 0N6 a9Na
ROUNDS 4e.s5-The night went on slowly Tay.
strong that Madden could not obey the advice Of
his seconds and Ego In and anishn his man.
ENTER THE POLLCK .8 41
As the men laced each other for the fifty.sixth
round, the fight having lasted an hour and ten
inGtes n1nns tIan O. seven freight cars came slowly
no suspicion excited in this, as the spectators be.
lieved that the engineer wanted to have look at
and 100 Chicago police, under Commissioner
Wright, Chief washburn and Captains Buckley and
poRen po spa sae tn IN the ring
shots fsd which induced the iusis7Res R,s'G1 e
referee, spectators and reporters, was bagred
though the newspaper representatives were at
once released. The train then returned to Chicago
where the whole crowd was locked up to await
trial on Monday. The referee called out as he ned
that the fight was q draw.
There Is likely to be some trouble In convictIng
the men, IS when they were arrested they were
out OF Chicago and out Of Illinois, but the police
claim that II the. fight was arranged In Chicago
they had right to follow the men any
where and arrest them whenever and wher-
ever they were found. The law OF .llinois Is
very strict upon the subject OF prize fighting prin
cipals and all parties aiding them being liable to
lmprisonment OF from six months to year, and q
fine OF from $500 to $1,000. This is probably the
last hight that Will take place In the Chicago dis
trict 1T
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