The Morning herald., 1876-09-08
The Goss--Allen Prize
Fight.
The Riot in Charleston.
Failure Of a Bank in
Harrisburg.
THE GREAT PRIZE Flint.
Cess and Allen In the Ring-The MI
llt1a Interfere GOss Wins by Foul

By Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Sept. THE long talked OF
prize fight between Allen. and Goss, took
place to-day. The point chosen for the
Aght,x Ia clear field near Walton, Ken
tncky, on, the Louisville Shore Line Rail-
road, eighteen miles from Cincinnati. There
was crowd of five hundred persons in at
tendance.
I, Goss took his place in the ring at 6:45
and Allen att o'clock. The fighting began
at 1885 A. M.
Six rounds were fought in all, during
which both contestants were punished in
brutal manner, Goss receiving the most
cruel treatment, Allen beating him dread
fully. At the conclusion of the fight Allen
had the best Of it. just at the ending Of the
third round the militia appeared in the dis
tant portion of the field, but the fight con-
tinued unmindful of their coming. When
time was called for the seventh round, the
Covington Light Guards had reached the
field, and in behalf of the law stopped the
fight.
Captain Frank Wood, with the Covington
Light Guards, reached q point north OF
Walton at7 O'Clock this morning, having
been carried past the fighting ground by
the conductor of the train. Captain Wood
and his company left the train three miles
from the scene of the fight and marched
back, arriving on the ground at o'clock.
Mr.. W. G. Lobban, aid to the Governor,
sent for Eph Holland and advised him to
stop the fight Immediately. Holland said
that lie was law-abiding man and opposed
to blood-shed. He accordingly stopped the
fight on the seventh round. Holland says
he will make the men fight it out before
they reach Cincinnati tonight. 1t should
be remarked that the train bearing the
militia appeared during the third round, bui
by the time the militia got out of the cars
and had marched back to the ring the men
were engaged in the seventh round.
LATER-Goss WINS.
CINCINNATI, Sept. IA second ring has
been formed for the resumption Of the fight,
and though its location cannot be definitely
ascertained at this hour, it is evidently not
many miles distant from the first one. At
quarter of eleven O'Clock the referee called
the men to appear, and they Immediately
stepped into the new ring that was formed
The fight then commenced in earnest
round after round being fought. The tide
of battle seemed to turn in favor of Goss,
and he began to punish Allen in very
spirited manner. Both men, however, were
beaten terribly.
At the end of the twenty-frst round Goss
was declared the winner, Allen having made
foul.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CINCINNATI, Sept. Tin the twenty
first round of the p lien Goss fight, in close
fighting Goss fell and was struck by Aller
while on his knees. A foul was claimed AM
allowed. The fight was decided in favor Of
Goss at II .33 A. NJ. 1t was the third time
that Goss and his friends had claimed foul
Allen claims that as Goss was falling he
tried to clinch him by the neck to prevent it
He further says that he knew he could whiE
Goss, but knew he couldn't win this fight
Allen shows little or no injury about the
face, while Goss is terribly be aten anG
almost blind. The time occupie in the
fight was one hour and fifty two minutes
ALLEN ARRESTED.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 1.-Two trains
that arrived at 2:40 P. M, at Newport, Ky.
from the scene of the Allen-Goss prize fight
were stopped by the authorities and Ton
Allen was arrested and lodged in jail.