The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-08-13
A TERRIBLE SPECTACLE.
Prize Fight Between an English DIVA
and the bulldog Physic,

The following account of prize fight
between q dwarf known as "Brummy {"
and bulldog named Physic, in low
sporting den in Hanley, England, is
taken from our English files: The
dwarf, however, was not to be stormed
and defeated all in moment Once the
CHASTITY fight begun, there was dire
fascination in it, and I now noted close
ly the combat. The man was on all
fours when the words "Let go" were
uttered, and making accurate allowance
for the length of the dogs chain he
arched his back catwise so as just to
escape its fangs, and fetched it blow
on the crown of its head that brought
it almost to its knees. The dogs re-
covery, however, was instantaneous, and
before the dwarf could draw back
Physic made second dart forward, and
this time its teeth grazed the bipeds
arm, causing slight red trickling. He
grinned scornfully and sucked the
place, but there was tremendous excite
ment among the bulldogs hackers, who
clapped their hands with delight, re-
joicing in the honor of first blood. The
hairy dwarf was still smiling, how
ever, and while Danl held his dog pre-
paratory to letting him go for round
two, he was actually provoking it as
much as he could, kissing at it and
presenting toward it, the bleeding arm.
The animal, flushed possibly with it's
first success, made for its opponent in
sudden leap, but the dwarf leaped
forward too, and smote the bulldog such
tremendous blow under the ear as to
roll it com pletely over, evidently be-
wildering it for a moment, and causing
it to bleed freely, to the frantic JOY of
the friends of the man beast. But they
in turn were made to look serious, for
with astonishing energy Physic turned
about, and with dash was again at
the dwarf, and this time contrived to fix
it's teeth in one of his hairy arms, ter
rible cash appearing as the man snatch
ed the limb out of it's ravenous Jaws.
The bulldog was licking his lips, and
had fewer tears in his eyes as his master
drew him back. AS for the dwarf, he
retired to his corner for a whet of
brandy and a moments comforting with
the towel.
He was ready and smiling again, for
round 8" and this time it was fight
in earnest, the dog worrying the man
and the man dealing it terrible blows on
the ribs and on the head with those
sledge-hammer fists, till in the end both
the mans arms were bleeding, and o
horribly cheerful business was going on
behind the ropes at two to one on
Physic. But let me make short work
of the ensuing seven "rounds," which
in some of their details were so shock
ing that more than once would have
left the place if 1 could. The company
generally, however, were made of far
less sensitive stuff. The more furious
the ghastly fight, the keener was their
relish for it, and in their excitement
they leant over each others shoulders
and over the ropes, and mouthed and
snarled and uttered gutteral noises
when a good hit or snap was made, just
as the dog and the dwarf were doing.
By the time round ten was concluded
the bulldogs head was swelled much
beyond its accustomed size ; it had lost
two teeth, and one of his eyes was en-
tirely shut up while as for the dwarf,
his fists, as we'll as his arms, were reek-
ing, and his hideous face was ghastly
pale with rage and despair of victory.
Fate was kind to him, however. In
round eleven the bulldog came on fresh
and foaming with awful persistence of
fury, but with desperate strength the
dwarf dealt him a tremendous blow un-
der the chin, and with sufficient effect
that the dog was dashed against
the wall, where, despite all its master
could do for it, for the space of
one minute it lay still, and the
wretch who had disgraced what as
pect of humanity was in him was
declared the victor. 1 shall have
gone through that horrid spectacle
to little purpose if any such tour
naments are in future waged at Hanley.