, 1874-08-12
Edwards the Winner After Eleven
Hard Fought Rounds.
PIgeon-Shooting Match at Dexter Park
Yesterday.
First Day Of tho T1,rf-h1cetings at
Rochester nnl Utica.
1.Ii,a Makes Her Mile on the Former
Course in 2:l6 3d..
AQuatfc..-I'ase Ball.
THE PRIZE RING.
Gptcfat Nspdtch Ia The Chicago Tribune.

THE PRIZE RING.
{peefa1 Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune
THE coLLyER-EpwAnps FIGHT.
p1rTsnuna, Aug. 1t,-For tho third tiue in
thoir caroor aH followers Of that brutal inatitu-
non, tho prlze-ring, Billy Edwards and Sam
C6llysr, two noted lightweight fighters, mot
yestoldny in tho ropod arena, and for the Third
timo Edwards was oasily successful.
THE yICTon
was born at Birmingham, md arr1vel In New
York from England In 1866. Ho was then 20
ycars old, and fcot inches In height,
md soon becamo noted aa a scloutilo
sparror and hard hitter. 4 fight was
speedily arranged botwoon lin and Collyer aud,
odds woro ofrorod on Coiiyor'a winning. ThoSy
mot on Ang. n, 1863, at Chorry Point, on tho
eastern slloro OF Virginia, and tic baktte was
long aid determined ono, being characterized
from i'rst 10 last by the utmost fairness. In tho
Is they tood tho scratch, drove him into bis COR
nor planting hyo terrible blows without ro-
tnrn. tho last Of which hid Colyor out sonselcss.
and Edwards waa hailed tho winner. The fight
lastcd Que hour aud fourteen minutes, and Billy
Eained first knock-down in the first round, and
first blood IN tho second.
On tho I'd Of March, 1870,
THE SECOND KNnAOEaIENT
between these pugiliasatas for the light-weieht
'hoad On n1ystio Island, Now York, On q bitter
cold morning. Co1Iyer woighod 1871 tbs.,
while Edwards lowered tho boa1n at 120G First
blood was obtained By Billy, in the second round,
down. In tho third round sams left lower Jaw
waB broken, and after the fourteenth round the
betting was on Edwards ut long odds. 8am took
the severe punishment without q murnur, and
yainly endeavorod to turn tho tide, but in tho
fortioth round Q couple Of hot facors wore fol-
lowed by rif1o-Bhot, which took effect on the
eoro jaw, and Sam wRa knocked eenBoless, Billy
being declared the winner. On coming to,
Collycr was very much mortified, and crioa like
child
The result Of these fights afforded conclusive
evidence OF Edwards superiority AZ boxer, and
tho fight which took place yesterday was made
by Collyer's friends for tho rcaBon thot be al
ways had to enter the ring at too light weight,
Edwards having this time accommodated him by
milling at catoh-wofxht. EdwardB is very
clover two-haudod fighter, and ono Of tho hard
ost aud most Furnishing hitteTs that over ontored
the ring. Cool and collected, hs Ia ever ready to
antagonist. while Ills gamoreBH Ii inaispusable.
The following is brief history Of tho pugilis-
tic life Of
sAM coLLYEn,
more Pet u: uo WAS born In 1912 at Dou1ogne
Franco, OF Scotch parents, his real name being
Waiter Janaison.; emgrated to williamsburg, L.
l., 1855, where no early developed taste and tai
emf Tor eparfing enlisted In tho Ono Hundred
and Thirty-ninsh 1iogimsnt Now York State Vol
1ntoors, soryod for awhile, and settled in
Baltimore. Fought Hike Carr March 10, 1865,
winning In fourteen rounds, In twenty-four
minutes Beat Rsco Bolster, near Alexandria,
w. for = ss99 sido May 8 1890, i1 fo,ty,nins
from Jim Kerrigan. Bent Daraey Aaron
ct Pohick Landing, on tho Virginia shore Of the
Potomac, juno 20 1860, for $500 side and tho
nShs .fisht ,s;hlamponahip in two fas ena
81, 300 side, noar gollsboro Pa, Jan is, 1867,
IN forsy-savon rounds, In fifty-fivs minutes. Was
beaten by Barney Aaron Tor 81 600 and light
weight championship at Acqlia Crock, Va, juno
ifty-ivo minutes. Beat Billy Koly at Strickland,
Pa, Nov. At, 1867, in Ill roundH ia ono hour and
fifty minutes: Doaton by Billy Edwards, his pres-
to ent competitor at chonY, Point Va, Aug. a,
sovonteon @ minutes. nceoivod, forfeit from
Charlos Dougherty, Of Riohmond, Va, October,
1869. Again beaten by Edwards at Mystic
Island, NY, March ., 1870, for $4,000 md
lightweight championship, in forty rounds, In
Cincinnati, for H500, at cateh-wetght, in thirty
one rounds, lasting fourteen minutes, ut Quiin,-
dora, Mo-: and beat Patsy Mcguire for s20O q
t slao a. Lstie AoGk Ark.. IN seyen rounds, In
displayed great courage, endurance, and boxing
qualitios Of the highest ordor. He behaves
wonderfully cool under all proyocation, and It ia
said always fights IL an honorable and manly
manner.
I've excnrston steamer L. O. MoCbr-
mick, which left as 1880 this morning, proceed
cd down the river. and, 1t point hollow tho city,
was VA Joined BY tho Coal Valley aud Hornbrooi.
md whisky waa 8 thing tlat PASSED llboraliy
aEonnd. The party arrived at Weisyille, Ohio,
at half-past 10 O'Clock thus morning. aud = quar-
tor To- et mile below stopped at Ford's q retired
vas 70 havo taien % place, % but %ella9filIs Wi nfhs
ind steubonyillo Ind enlisted 4 largo
special force OF police, ind to land meant
arrest trn for all pa5tlos 90 was thought wise to
1alaad, On the Virginia side. This ia sort Of
COMPROMISE GROUND,
cla!uacd BY several ssates az lying on the rfno Of
eaoh. and consequently belongs to mono. at 2
O'clock this afternoon the party arrived at the
Il 70 no e t9 ea r. rs aoF ]
on board Of tho hoat on lts way down and q man
nalnoa James Kelly, OF Allegheny, YVES badly
WOUND WonnaGd by nlatol ball. Sam Mason and
,WaEry E1~nEda zach received bad cut On tho
aeau, anQ othera were more or loss injured.
Watching ron AN OPENING,
up to river e Limo islsnd, whsFe wss si1ad inti
%stSa easoras ths n shoqa take 9o Tho Ohio
ahoroe OF the Buckeye State should not DO pol-
!nted BY such a motley tribe. On tho wsy M
the river party appeared on the Ohio eide,
with unitod States flag. Thoy ordegod the
boata to stop, aud Barney Aaron proceeded to
the shore, whore he held IN Interview thev
warning tho parties not to Land on Ohio aoif'
the boats Nan started fox
THE wksT VIRGINIA
shore. They steamed up stream to hill Creek.
Line Island, wi,era debarkation was n,sdo,
This waa about q o'clock, or little laton
; Preparations Wero now mhtie for the oom-
mencomont Of the fight, the crowd showing
great anxiety. Tho ropes and stakes wore got
ton Out of the boat, and very shortly after Z
ring was formed.
TIE CoMBATANf8
camo forward worry promptly, and appeared In
excellent Bhape for The contest. DlllY Edwards
weighed 134 pounds, aud Collyer 1885 pounds
Both mon showed tho Objects Of thoir training,
for their muscles looked liko bars OF Iron, ard
tholr skin was bropzod and hard, not d bit OF
suportluous flesh appearing on shotr bonea. 4
discussion WaH had on tho
APPOINTMENT Or 4 NEFEHEB,
and In tlfa some tlmo waa consumed. Costello,
Johnny Dwyer, and others wore namod, hui
Charley Cal. .oll, OF Baltimore, WAS finally agroed
upon. and choAon by both parties, Mike Costello
being chosen umpire This concluded tho prep
aratlonHt aud tho battle for tho lightweight
championship Of tho United statoa and o, 900
lin