The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-24
MISSOURI.
gne AIleu.NcCoOle Fight,

ma pass tPn U CIoch TUG e'eeiSi So'
mental showed of from the S! Louis
shore, ard in about ap hour landed at
a point about twen.Y-tbree miles above
the city, On the Illinois side. After
some delay the ring was pitched.
ST. Louis, September %, p. m
The battle Was ended at $50 o'clock,
By the utter defeat of McCoo!e, who is
badly beaten, both OF bis eyes are
closed aud mis- face beaten to jelly.
Allen is not SCARED, except small
abrasion upon his lips. The result led
to several small fights, which are now
in progress. Pistols are drawn and
will doubtless be used before the melee
erds.
Aliens friends expressed delight
when knock down occurred. which
led 10 several bloody fig. among the
hackers OF each. E,.is 'fftrt was
made to quell the rlo!, bu, without
sucsess. 1t promises to be bloody one
unless soon stopped. Allen declares
him self the champion and challenge
the world at twenty days notice. for any
amount Of money.
4p.M-'rhe battle was declared IN
favor OF Allen, he whipping his opp
nent badly in nine rounds. Time.
tbiriy-three minutes Allen also gained
the first knock down and first blood.
Full particulars will be sent on the ar-
rival Of the boat The result occasions
much excitement in the city. =
FULL PARTICULARS. o. -
The prize fight between Tom. Allen
and NJ ke MrCoole took place to-day.
The ma,ci wa arranged here on the
23ri O Nav, when they signed articles
10 fight fair stand up prizs fight, &C
cordins to the new rules OF the London
prize ring, for $1,000 a eide and the
heavy weig pionship OF America.
The final deposit OF $500 side was
posted on the 5th o. August, when j mo.
X. Seaht was chosen final stake holdsr.
The men then went into training, Alien
under Jack Madden, an English pugi.
list, and McCooI under VIM. Bake.
The men worked at their training
until the 2lst inst, when they lett for
tae scene OF the contest. Shortly after
the last deposlt they agreed
that the price OF tickets should be S.
a head, which entitled the holder 10
passage on the steamer Continental,
which had been chartered at an outlay
OF 300. The hackers Of the men ex-
perienced no difficulty in perfectlrg the
necessary arrangements, and irsuring
against interference by the authorities.
The boat LEFT East St Louis shortly af-
ter l0AM. A homogeneous gathering
comprising elk hundred persons Of all
ages and degrees were on board. A
large majority o: these were residents OF
this place, though quite number had
iourp peyed from Philadelphia, Boston,
Baltimore, Chicago and Cincinnati,
while there were few present who
came from New York, and here and
there representatives from places south
Of Mason and Di1on's line. The custo.
mary amount OF chsffiing and batting
was indnlged In by the crowd as the
boat plowei up the placid waters OF the
Mississippi towards the scene OF the
fight. The journey WAS a short one
aud all hands were overjoyed upon the
ringing Of the bells in the engine room
and Stacking up Of speed,
thew we're at their destination.
The fighting ground was os an island
and debarcatoa was quickly affected
The ruling spirits ran with ropes and
stakes and level space Of ground was
selected, and while the men were erect
ipg q ring the crowd lndulsed in bet
ting. Tue rough cedar stakes were
driven into the ground.
Most Of the crowd carried revolvers
in the pistol pockets OF their pants and
it needed only an ugly word or blow
to produce a stack o. weapons.
Allen was fret TO enter the arena
amid thuuders OF applause, McCools
followed, and Allen received a loud
ovation. A referee was then selected,
and Jack Looncy, o. st. Louis agreed
to fll that Office. The toss for corners
was won by McCoole, who took posi-
tiou on the north side. The seconds
then begau to arrange the toilets OF the
men. Allen was dressed in white knee
pants. blue CATERS and white hose.
McCoole was attired in similar man
ner Aliens colors were blue silk ker-
chief with white dots. hcCoo!e's col-
ors were green. The seconds
were Patsey Sheppard of Provi-
deuce. and Arthur Chambers OF
New York for Allen, while Dublin
Tricks OF this place, aud Sam. Kelley
OF Eoglsnd, acted for McCoole. The
unpires were Dad Ryan, OF St. Louis,
for McCoole, and Dick Roach, OF Chi-
cago, tor Allen.
The preliminaries being arranged,
the crowd swarmed around the ring,
and the referee and umpires took up
their positions at the side OF the ring
The referee then addressed the crowd
and said be would decide the fight on
the merits of the men. The betting at
the rings side was in favor OF Allen.
Finally sll the necessary pre,iminaries
had been arranged, and the referee gave
the usual signal 10: the work
to begin, when the men and their at
tendsns advanced and shook hands,
after which the seconds stepped outside
OF the ropes and at a call Of time the
principals put up their hands for the
fsht. The disparity in their size was
really astonishing as they faced each
other, and among men less svsyed BY
prejudice, would have been sufficient 70