The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-16
FOURTn WARD SUNDAY DIvERSIoNs.
what uisbt have been styled u Prize Fight
~ the Gloves had been on.

There was lively fight yesterday after
noon in private room in the Fourth Ward.
Tho proceedings wero very secret. ana only a
select few were invited. They cautiously en-
tered tho house. two by two. and ut intervals.
thus escaping police viligancc The pugists.
Herman Gegcr OF Stuttgart 20 years OF ago.
and Ned Hanlcy n veteran bruisrr ten years
his senior. were in stature feet and D feet 10
respectively Geigcr weighed 40 and llanlcy
1Gs pounds. The FIGHT was for sloO. Jim Thorn-
ton. alias Big jim was stakeholder Gcigcr has
been Eymnast since his eighth year. and when
with butcher. two years ago. he carried 1870
pounds Of meat ON his shoulder every day tie
distance " a block. He has been practising for
some time for the ring He works in salt fish
concern near Fulton Market Hanlcy teaches
spurring ~ n profession. Gloves stuffed to the
thi"kncss OF only about an inch and half were
used.
ON the first round Grigcr stood still md
nddlrd. and lInnlcy danced Presently G"igor
let with his len 9ni WIS me- win a cunt,
then driven to the wall 10y several blows ON the
face, and WIS we'll hummcrcd there. without a
possibility of getting in blow. The men
clnchod, and were then ordered back by Jim
Murphy, ia" referee.
| nnl took tho wind from his antagonist with a
wrll-administ"rcl blow in the bread basket.
| This made Gcigor look very sick aud It WAS
clear that h. must lose the game. llanlcy was 4
! li,lr blown. mud instead ~ following w his nd
| vantage took the opportunity to recover. Got
corHt length returned the compliment with a
| blow on tho forehead, and was received with a
cro.s-couutor from lunlcy who again drove
| him 10 the wall and pounded his IN 80. Ham
| lry's play WAS almost invariably upon the face.
| On third round G"ig'r led with his loit,
! and gotta right -huudnr from the shoulder from
! Hpn.cv. which again knocked him against ~"
| wall again to take another fac" FOUNDING. II"
! came up very shahy at the fourth round. bat
! game. aud tliutcd q blow ON llpui"S' forehead
! with his riEht. which sent him cl'ng. He W 10
! saved from falling 10y the wal. Geiger I'D not
| follow him. ON rocov ring, Hanl'y followed
/ HIM NJ to a." wall again and administered nm
/ other fac rounding.
! At each round G"i.rr suffered himself to h'
/ drivou'o ~" wall without any c'I0ri a. nvoil =.
! lie came up weak and d"morgll1cd ut ~" f.fh
/ round hlt got in the frat blow ou Hul., =
/ chr.k. This wis -r0untorrd y lIlul"y =
/ riglt ou his face. few blows Wrro "N hanged
! and m" old story of the wall was rop"ufoi.
/ lluul'F getting ri-t Blood ly repeated Hhu Us
/ ou G"ii!rrs probo-.'-. which now began To swell
! Significantly
] ON the sixth round. q tiger came up with a
/ trl-tll" nose. no'W q siuu.ns th" repca i'd nu-
/ rarutious ~ Wei ra" l,y l,s second. His lrit
! Us" wis also di.rolor"l II" rot in a heavy
/ right hanJ'r on III u."y's fnrca'nd, and uEtln
/ sent him r'"llnr. hutlu'k,v received 10 return
/ tN"nii pNuud'us. having his N"Ii r'U. utruly
/ knocked H-uinef tho vl!i hy rlngin. -. W..
! .G.i- g. r1iur again 40 fho seventh round
! llo.,N uu' W'ut rv' ggulc. AMI WIS soon ucu'n
/ dr.y % io tho wal. uui kuo.e'i down. llr WIS
/ .-trd O. hi" feet exhausted. and unable u
] O.. f'H UIur. again.
The time WIS tW uiy minutes.