Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-23
A Brutal Prize Eight

CONIEST BETWEEN TWO PHILADELPHIA
BRUISERS AT" THREE CORNERs'-RIGHTY
MOUNDS IN AN HOUR AND FORTY MIN
UTES.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun from
ElKtOn, Md, yesterday gives an account OF
the prize fight for $50 side between Michael
CIeary and James Weeden, both of Pniladel-
phia, at Three Corners, about MAE miles
from Ellton, at the place of conjunction OF
the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and
Delaware, resulting in e decision for Cleary
on foul. The locality OF the fight is noted
as the scene OF former mills and is evil
IDENTIFY chosen fof the advantage IL affords %
evading the authorities of one state by cross
ing without difficulty into another.
THE MEN
had been in training some months Cleary
under sam COllyer and Wheeden unier
Chambers. Both stripped well, with the odds
in condition in favor of Wheeden. CIeary is
an lriShm3u and mechanic, Only nineteen
years Old, novice III the ring, and presents
the appearance OF 'a great big boy" He Is
taller and OF heavier build than his anLagO-
mist, with broad shoulders, large fists, and
weighs 135 pounds. Wheeden is a black
smith, an Englshman by birth. tWenty-t two
years OF age, and has had some practice hav-
ing WANG pushed Young" Walker In a COM
bat five months ago, In this locality. The
seconds OF the fight, sam CollyeF and NJ ke
donovan for Cleary, and Arthur Chambers
and Harry Hicken, together With the referee.
Charles Douglass, with about four hundred
hackers, accompanied the principals from
Philadelphia on the morning express. The
sporting fraternity of Baltimore, with a
rounding county, Swelled this number to
about seven or eight hundred. The umpireS
were JOHNNY" aud BILLY, 'of Philadelphia
Tor Cleary and Whecden respectively. After
the marking of the ground AMI the winning
OF The position by Wheeden,
THE FIGHT
commenced at ii O'Clock prompt. The first
round resulted in the severe punishment of
Cleary, who received severe blow full in
the face, but did not go down. Cleary drew
first blood in the third round, and Knocked
WhpG1pn down IL a fFam n In ba
nose. The tight then proceeded with the
usual VlclSsltudes for an hour, both men do
ing, as a sporting man present remarked,
some of the hardest fighting on record. Both
men were terribly bruised, especially about
the body and neck, but there was no give In.
Wheeden undoubtedly had the better of his
antagonist, but the betting was all in favor
of Cleary, as 1T had been from the beginning.
Great excitement was manifested by the
surging crowd as they swayed to and fro,
forcing the ropes of the ring. which was reg
ulating the measurement, twenLy-four feet
square. Fifty-four rounds had been fought,
when Clesry got second wind and began 10
punish Wheeden terribly. At the seventy
ninth round the latter was evidently ex-
hausted, but stood well to his work. A foul
was claimed in this and five preceding
rounds, but not allowed. The tight had con-
tinued one hour ana thirty-fye minutes
when the two went in for the
EIGHTH BOUND.
Wheeden came up well considering the
punishment he had received, and struck
Cleary a heavy blow in the neck, when the
two clinched and Cleary was thrown upon
his knees, at which moment Wheeden struck
an under blow and Collyer claimed a foul
Tor his man, which after some dispute was
allowed by the referee, and the ght ended,
after an hour and forty minutes. Five square
knock downs had been made, three for Vince
den, but IL is said that the latter purposely
gave foul on account OF his exhausted con.
dition. Both men were game" throughout,
Wheeden at times jocular, but Cleary deter
mined and forcing the fight.
There was somedispute on the decision of
the referee, but IL was only momentary.
Chambers claimed that ii was unfair aud
will dispute the transfer of the stakes. $50
a side. Colonel Fitzgerald, of the Pniladel-
phia City Item, is the final stakeholder. 1t
Is said that another fight will be arranged.
fFThe entire country for four or five
miles west OF Steamboat Springs, Nevada,
has been located by cinnabar prospectors.
as-There are couple of women revival
ISIS travelling In Texas. Ole breaches and
the other exhibits a magic lantern.