The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-11-01
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l~,tk Nas irrInnl i,s nirmi~'fr III thu
ss,lans,sr ti~ department. who we're
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question: H. l~ an alssMrlits, ami thss
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ssnsssvt Judgment The match created
nearly IL much sNeitrmcn. nS III. Hsvf
anil Sullivan fight. anl inr Ns.ks lefnw
thu LAY lived iuf tie nnss.l battle large
sslins M.re MaurrrN.
The fight tpek place la ihr oil tier.
man Assrnlls ras,ns. heated nn sle
ssrea,d iloor III innu. low hIirk build.
tng an Elizabeth street, nraf tr,nl
In order 10 nsep,nnuiair the lighting
Iig viii, il prorrr ansm iar tbs tnlno.
lrss.,l display II his rruMcsa before
the admiration nf distinguished an,li.
.,n'r, Il small stage hnl been erected In
thu center of The hall rough plat.
form snmc four feet above the floor
nron which was placed n hin VI stout
rails, running lrngitndinally. making u
~preics III hcmlnck cnatc about six feet
square. it, si,tc sufficiently open az allow
view nf the fighting pig and the lnll-
,log. I.nng before the hour announced
for the rnmlat nrpo g,nnrs ~ sporting
men anl quite crowd of celebrities
were present.
shortly after \ o'clock, amid the
earnest attention " thu audience. Carter
made hia appearance. lic was accom-.
panied by two hrawny pngilisss. bearing
u lux n burden tar which they exhsh.
iica nn immense affection, Judging from
the cautious manner ii; which II was
handled, The hnN M.e placed In thr
arena anl opened, nlen, ii the surprise
" the uruW,l. nn.l more especially II
the hrtting men who Mrm u,it III tho
ring. and who hal luid heavy odds IN
the bulldog, ont jumped i prcears,
The animal WIS nat il piH in thr usual
signiiicution III the Mnrl. In, u dlmin.
ntsyr wild hassi IA hn met Will, Ina South
Ameriea, ni.t which euininl generally he
dome ii,nte,l, ~ hcal Mn~ large and
thick, a,srhishsl with lonI >nant. AMI
p.it ~ formidable insk~ rn,rnlint
from .arh sill. ef the mouth
AZ snon ~ thu bulldog arrived thu ~
ritemant among hcsprelntern run high,
The betting men who hui lmcka,l the
dog ana supposed he was IL msnt n
common pig Thought their ehahees ii
winning we're siinl Sane desired the
hets to IN declared oif. Int Carte,
claimed. rs did the rIrrrr. TINT the pee,
cary was pg, nnl TINT thu hris Nnnl.l
follow the stakes. Al hali la,st y tln
dog Imp. which hnd larn trained intu
tho pink ~ condition, was placed IN
the Mt. IL evidently ,lid III, fnneN hi~
antagonist. and quickly l.it the pit
Aft.ra referee, Il atimckerner, mil judges
| were selected, lhr dog was l,lacea inlu
thu iii anl the tight hegn,a A frs,
the Aa.euie,l pip tnak refuge IN ono ~
/ thc corners III the cape, giving ssnt n
il series VI srnnts. On timr being called
/ lmp ilrw nj tln pig AMI endeasur.d T.
| gn,sp him hy tho meek.
pAre instantly turned, and, amia thu
] yells nf iii. rtnwl. threw the dog dawn
Before lle latter could regain hi- legs
| tho pig seized him nnd fastened iii,
/ long mnr,lagul,A t,skS into hiS Mck
Sporting men. tlremell, merchants, ant
t,,rfinell. Who Ind offered long odds ~
] lnlp, now lacked on with nmaxement
and offered u lpN three IL nne that III,
pig would win. On went IN. struggle
the pig lt,.L il firm gripon tnp's spine
anl llr crushed il with brutal frrriiy
The dog VA innnglod terribly, mn,
when tl.e pip a.w his cnrn, was CON
aucre.l he Ill 10 his lipll. hu,ing broke,
thu hulllng's haek, The dog wns quick
N removed fram the nit. mud papr VIA
declared llac winner, Tho pig Won iii,
tight in .slIa.
The fight created Il great sensation
and Carter, the rnms, und thu fighting
| i1is W,,,.s tln faspntnu ht,ns1lt iNn IN
tiotlnm lpr weeks after the contest