The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-22
~ TIE PRIZE RING.
The Tcrribis Battle Fought by Two Young
lieu of Greenwich.

In the quiet village Of Greenwich, Conn,
n battle was fn ght on Wednesday evening. be-
tween Tom len and Jack Glennan, in the
presence of f Y spectators. II lus,cd iOrty-nve
minutes. II i;ty rounds were had before Allen
cried "cnou Il :" then jack McAndrew and
Walter Slmi ~ m stepped into the ring. and
fought out an old gruIgc in one round. Tho
whole affair We condurcd with such secrecy
that the autl rites knew nothing oi II until
yesterday mo RI ing and most OF the inhabitants
Of the village I've heard only rumors Of it,
The quarrrl lniwccn Allen aud Glcnnan is of
some weeks Il nding. 1t originated in Aliens
stigmatiziug 4 g guests at n party attended by
Glcnnan us a i~unkcn crowd On Friday even
ine the two m ?. met near tho railroad station.
and from wor 4 reached to blows They fought
few minutes and were separated MS Glennnn
was getting Il bct;or Of his antagonist II WIS
then decided h II they should meet on Wcdnes-
day evening. " the little triangu ar grass plat
near the I'm o 4 hurying ground. and close TO
the boundary " all Of the Tweed place. and set
tie the dilll,rll ' according to pr2c ring rules
With John Ba = Of tho Lnwosd House as rel,
crr". Both Il YOUNG mcn 9 mr. rcsldenls OF
Gsfsnw,9 Xxx are sho on 10 s1 Tn 81 M
and twenty 0 Inds heavier than Glcnnan. WHO
NSo'rl1rk m Wednesday evening the prin-
cipal. and III, il hackers. together with few Of
tie initiated. a Iictly congrcgatcd MT the desig
mated spot al q without any formal pr,llml-
~
and stepped ITO the ring. Both men were IN
linz condition but. though Allen was. the
heavier, the be- 4 NJ was with odds against him.
Glrnnun,- iri' Is h"ing largely IN th' mporiv
nlcnngn's hr & cr acted rs his second. and
le'ev Dorm Il ii for Allen.
nd-iunib!o cl hngs and wrestling; hut soon
they got TO w,,r in "nrncst. Tim" and again
did trrnnan ~ nsur" ms length On the grass,
under the knun k-iown blows of his powerful
antagonist. ~ the twentieth round the inccs
ui 10th mon v re covered with blood their
,.,,r and lsuslrl and tIptr
,.yrs rapidly l. sing. Allen was terribly pun
ishcd about the face. while tilrnnan it'll" -
So. ulsp sul'r" 4 severely in the upper parts of
In tho twenty nrst round n terrible struggle
ut close uualt' :, resulted in Aliens getting his
l"i arm over II man. neck. and planting srv-
rrai heavy hl' : IN his iar". The Spectators
rushed in ami o two men were dragged apart.
Glrnuan tallin : To- the ground faint and vouit-
inr. Ills friri r claimed u foul. and y WIS
thought that IA i-ht WIS over hut a liberal
brought GIcnr u a AROUND, and when time WAS
call ii h" llughi toed the scratch.
The n"Nt f. v rounds were bloody. though
fouLut with O. re- wdrinrs-; but tn" last three
wcr, Fought Il La i"rociiy before unr1uali'd.
ana tr Sp""ti ~ cn'onrns"d thcir iaNorlts
with loul "ritv ami yciS. suddenly. IN the
uuriicth rgun,L Allen doubled w and called
thu victor. thou, Alien and his friends urge
that the last hos WAS stru * below thu hef and
that tan d"rist Is unjust. Tao general inn
j. that Allen H.. the hii,gr man. The taos Of
both men w"rr terribly battered. Neither Of
them quilted Il = house yesterday.
This il.ht was hnrdiy concluded before Wal
tor sampson alu Jack McAndr"w stripped m
their ~ per XII irnis and stepped into Tie ring
To- settle AN old 1 M -uiy with their fists. Samp-
SON WAS appafe nty the better man. and had
hreaihrd such i"rrl'ir threats against N An
drew that II u 'e BATH" WIS expected. In the
FIRST and only n and. however. VI Andrnw sur-
g''"ird in rlnui u = su'h finger ln Ndmps :
face that the 10 'od Spurtcd from has nose. and
without wa.tln.. for any Nor" he iuroutlnently
ihr' az IN" ;, iiigc hy breaking from tn ring
amt running - rnugh for dear lifc.
IT." Jaws oi : iun"'fi'ut Impose a penalty Of
iWpr -unn'nt rnut moro than five years upon
the principals a any prizc isht. and OF not
MI lr" th0n Two 'ars uppn anv aidcr. Hbettor or
spectator Their f. The ,lo 'al authorities pro-
pose 10 iAhe M oulAl. A-tum ID the case.