The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-12
THE MILL BarwAEN EDWARDS AND COLLIER.

| PITTsBURG, Aug. Il.-Al attern" on, Fifth Ave
nue.. Ii the vicinity Of the news ,aper Offices
| crowded by sporting MN and citizens auxlous
to get the first udlngs from the I attic ground
| but not uhtu Z. NJ. 1t ANNOUNCED On the
| bulletin boards that the fight had begun. o.
Ing IL the cluse watch kept by the authorities ol
ONO. the boat could not safely land until oclotk
| this afternoon, When they landed at Mill Or, elk
a stream for ing the dividing llIe between Penn
s.Nahla and Vert Virginia, and about halt a
mile auose Llue Island, where 1t Was originally
supposed the ioht wolld take place.
lue ground seIecCed was on the bank of this
! stream and about mics from the line Of tue
Clev, land and PIttsbulg road. The ring was
| pltcnel aud afCer SONS discussion Cnarey Car
| ION, Ot Il fillmore, Was chosen Referee. Barney
Aaron and Johnny Newell acted seconds IL
Coliyer. and Tom Alien and Al thur Chambers ior
Edwards. A 8 O'CLOCK the men entele the ring,
Cullyer a little i'll advance. Both men we've LII
excellent condition.
| Fsra Rvu.d--Un time being called. both men
| came to The scratch promptly. After some spar
ring, Edwards struck Couyer light blow Oh the
side OF the hcad Coll!er returned and fought
Edwards down.
secomd Round-This was short, but hard
fought. FIRST knock down and first hood Tor
Edwards.
Tu0d Round-Edward led off, taking Collyer
terrible blow full III the face, bringing HIM to
his kue, and covering Ills face with blood.
Fomh Round -Coliyer very careful, but Ed
wards gets III another terrible blow, sending INN
down.
Fyh Round Collyer gets in two light blows,
close and terrible lighting by botn men, aLd Con-
yer finally fell III EDWARDS corner.
StrM RJu,td-Bels We're here offered OF 500 to
SO on Edwards.
Both men watchful, Edwards cllnches and
both el.er telling blows. finally falling. Edwards
on top, the hood flowing freely from Coycr
face.
Sere,aM Round Collyer gets in one; few quick
exchanges, when they cllnch and go down,
Edwards again on top.
Eighth RJAM-Colyer comes up slowly and
presents fearful signt, E,wa DIS smilny bat
careful. They qulcAly clillch and fail ropes.
MINI Round -Couyer led out Dut ulssed, + l.
warus followed and caug At COliyer In the stun-
ach and cnched. aud Edwards L.r,wu.
1e,dh Ronhd-0oth the men slow and show
signs Ut weakness, squar5 knock down for Coi-
Iyer.
EeteAh R0,ud-Edwards came up slowly
Conyer very weak but up to time Edwards c
oIlus were accused by eweI Of uslIg ointment
Oh Edwards han IS. and asked VIA til III
lie said nothing bat water. Aaron then said, let
the tight go on.
Newell said he could ace that Edwards had
grasslt Ga preparation which among sporting
men Is dreaded y likely to Lind an Opponent}
linz referee said nothing. but told the nlvu to
fight on. Couyers seconds refused u allow INN
to proceed. just then a terrible uproar occurred,
winch had evidently been brewing III tue last
moment or two. strange men broke into the
ring. Louyers seconds Appealed to the referee.
Edwards seconds Insisted that time had been
calied. and the stakes be given over to Edwards,
or that the tight proceed.
The referee then firmly announced that he had
called time for them to fight; COilyers seconds
then refused TO fight any further, and left the
question to the decision of tle referee. The I'M
preston prevails among the Sports that tue
stakes viii be gwen to Edwards, and the hg at
tO Couyer The fight asted twenty-five minutes.