The New York herald., 1876-09-08
p. r.
Fight for the Champion
ship Of the World.
Gloss Beats Allen on
q Foul.
Twenty One Rounds Fought
In III. 52m.
Dispersed by One kentucky Sheriff and
Tolerated by Another.
AWOMAN VIEWS THE BATTLE
PiHsl RirinE and Stabbing During tho
Plght-Roughs Reported Killed.
ALLEN AND OTHERS ARRESTED.
TWenty-One Rounds Fought
In 1h. S2m.
nAWOMAN VIEWS THE BATTLE
Pis,sl Firing and Stabbins During tho
Rlsht-ROughs Reported Killed.
ALLEN AND OTHERS ARRESTED

ALLEN AND OTHERS ARRESTED.
CIycrxsArE Sept 7, 1876.
The prise nahs for the championship and IS 900 be-
tween Joe GesA and Tom Allen came of this morning In
Two rings the nss being pitched in Kent county, Ken
sueky. where seven rounds fought, and after =
pcasssrng By company of soldiers the parties moved
Svsr into Boone county where fourteen rounds moro
we're fought Joe Cess winning tho eight from foul
blow from Tom Aca. The light in the first ring lasted
Ihirty-seven minutes, and fourteen rounds In Tho
second ring occupied hour and nfteen minutes.
About 1000 persons were at the ring side Goss
face considerably lruised but otherwise he was
very little hurt and Tom Allen, the beaten mau, was
30 little marked in the ice that would have sup
posed that he had not BEEN engaged in combat and
was the whipped party.
THE EXCURSION.
During tho whole of Wednesday and yesterday
tickets sold for excursion down tho Short Line
Railroad route to Louisville and from the great de-
mand for tickets two trains determined 10 60
from tho Little Miami depot At midnight on wednes-
day. tho other At four O'Clock on Thursday morning.
At midnight when the excursionsts who chose tho
early went to take thoir seats in tho cars, they
found them filled by an unruly mob who were deter
mined to sec the fight for nothing Finding nothing
could be done with the blackguards, Eph. Hol.
land who had the matter in hand told the managers
Of she company to 60 away with them, and take them
forty miles further down she road than the place
selected for the 1ght and the scheme carried into
effect at four O'Clock in tho morning The ticket.
holders repaired to the Little Miami depot where
awaited thcm TO take them to tho trysting place At
nve O'Clock the whistle sounded and with the fighters
and Ill aboard sixteen car loads Of human freight len
sueky One Gar was filed exclusively with representa-
tivss Of the press Of America II was
A BEAUTIFUL MORNING,
the sun rising bright and clear AS the cars sped their
way through Newport the people were tp to witncss
she invasion Of their State after thoy had read the do
spatoh Of Governor AcCreary to the State Guards
company, whrch follows
FRANKFORT, KY, Sept 9, 1876.
To Captain FRANK wooD, Covington Light Guards
ting and hold It readiness move to any point where
may be necessary to ard the civil authorities Of Ken
lucky in preventing the Goss-Allen przo hght II II
should Be attempted to be held in this state, in ar
resting all persons connoctod herewith.
JAMES McCREARY, Governor.
There obstacles In the way, however-no
pelice soldiers nothing but the honest citizens Of
the place looking Al the train moving through the
town. Once the country, on 'the dark and bloody
ground" in the days OF Daniel Boone and Simon Ken.
top which looked this morning both bright and CHEEKY,
ali on board the rojoced at the beauty Of tho
scene before them After fifteen miles run the train
stopped and tho passengers told that they had
reached the fighting ground. Afsor climbing high
hill about 100 yards from tho railroad track the ring
was pitched Close to
SELECTED
there were several haystacks and dozen large beech
trees upon which many the young OF the party
perchsd themselves. Tho ring completed
the owner OF the ground lending hand with sickle
In cutting away the high grass TO make tho spot level
for the nghtera AZ half past six o'clock the ring
finished, there being outer one to keep Off the
throng and the mon were called on TO prepare for the
battle At three minutes to seven O'Clock Joe Goss
threw his hat into the ring and followed II, with q
broad grin on bis face and "Good morning." to
everybody. He
HAILED WITH A LOUD HUZzA
and tiger He was accompanied by Johnny Dwyer,
James Cusick his trainer, and Barney Aaron Goss
moved about chatting with tho spectators M
cheerfully al II he had fun instead of fight
In perspective. Ten minutes later Tom Allen en-.
tered the ring accompanied by his seconds,
Tom Kelly and John. Ryan As soon Allen was
In the ring Goss went up to him with a piece Of
money and proposed to toss for choice OF corners
He did so, and Allen won tho most elevated and best
piece or ground in the ring II being considerably
higher than tho Goss was compelled to take.
While the choosing Of referee was going on the mon
preparing lighting toilets the assistance
Of their seconda Both men were dressed alike having
nannol drawers, white cotton stockings and laced
boots with spikes in the soles
sxLEcryG A REyERE..
Amer half an hour was wasted In trying to select q
rsisrse the STAKEHOLDER by the articles of agreement
was compelled to choose one, and he named Eph
Holland The latter gentleman tried 10 get clear o
she responsible position assigned him, but tho people
would not listen TO his dcclinaton, and he was CON-
pslled 10 serve Before calling the men up he made
short address, In which he cautioned tho combatants
IN act fairly to the other be was determined
have fair nshs and wound mp with tho old saw OF
''May tho best man wn."
sKRrcHKs or TnE MEN.
Joe 0oss born In wolverhanpton In 1888, making
hin now thrsy-eght years old. He entered the prize
ring September 20, 1859, In match with Jack Rookie
Tor x2s, whom he bsa, In hour and forty minutes
amer tight Of sxty-four rounds During the Same
year he paid forfeit OF f2s Prioe, OF Bsson no,
going 70 scale November % On February TO- 1850 hc
beat Price for fle side twenty minutes alter
lighting nftcen rounds Goss next met Badger Crutch-
Icy Oxford Circuit July IL 1s6o for floo side and
hedcfcaed him. after aghng 100 rounds in three hours
and twenty minutes. On September "A, 1861, In the
Homo Circuit he met and defeated Bill Ryail for ESQ
side, after thitysevcn rounds, the fight lasting two
hours and City minu,ea Goss fought Ryall second
time This was February H. 1862 for floo thirty
rounds In three hours and eighteen minutes when,
neither man could nnish. the referee decided draw
In the samc year, on November rs, At stoncbridgs,
wolvcrhampton, for f25 sde he mot aud defeated
Posh" Price In hour forty eight minutes after
nghtng sixty SIX rounda Goss Jcm Maco for
$1,000, down the Thames, September /, 1858. and he
was beaten in nineteen rounds, which lasted one
sour aud nny-nve and . half minutex
On December le 1858, Goss again entered
the ring Il Was with Ike Baker this time, for sloo
side in the London district, and he the ba,tlo in
IL 2onn., after aghung twenty seven rounda After
this affair Goss and Jcm Mace wero again matched TO
nght Tor f2o0 side aud tho champion belt They me,
n LongGeld Court, near Meopham, and after looking