The New York herald., 1879-03-28

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together with crash. Johnny hitting Arthur bad
blow in the face, and Chambers ratified away ter
rihiy on ciark's body that his ribs shook. The
round ended with Clark going down to get out of
harms way First blood again claimed for Clark.
when Goss yelled. why. gave that an hour ago..
Round 5.--Neither showed punishment, though
red marks on their bodies proof that each
hurt. 1t still rained iherrily. Clark had already
made many friends around the ring side, and these
expressed the fear that their man was growing weak
ut this early stage of the hostiiites and that his
wind seemed impaired. Unfortunately this proved
TO be the ease, yet the novice held out miracuousy
under the circumstances Arthur tried to reach tho
body. but was short. Johnny got on Arthurs ribs.
Arthur catching his opponent around the neck. ad-
mnistered two or three sharp raps. when Johnny
went down and out OF his unpleasant position
Cheers from Chambers friends
Round 6.--Billy Edwards shouted. "Hes dead
licked now" whereupon McDermott yelled back de.
family, "why he could lick you into the bargain"
Confusion ensued upon the men Coming up by
Chambers accusing Clark of having Venice turpen-
tine upon his hands to make them close more
tightly. Clark repudiated the insin,ation and
showed his hands to the referee, who satisfied
and ordered the men to fight on. Chambers sent his
eloved lett into the stomach Of the other, the
Spouse being wicked blow that failed to reach the
mouth. Half arm hghting followed and in clinch
there ne slipped down The rounds were brief; SO
brief to excite comment,
Roaed THE men came up pluckily. Sharp
counters were the order of the moment, Chambers
getting it on the lip and Johnny on the jaw. Each
meant mischief, and clinched during the tusse
Chambers playing lively tune on Johnnys
ribs. In response Arthur's left eye was severely
visited. Clark went down and ended the round.
Cries of Good all over the ring Goss told Arthur
..there wasn't bit of danger.
Rouad S.-When Chambers discovered Johnny
crossing the scratch there was evil lurking in his
eye He shot for Clarks nose and reached the place,
while Johnny smashed Arthur in the ribs in way
that ounded like the snap OF cart whip. Clark
then went down amid the cheering cries Of his
friends and taunts of Goss and Edwards, WHO
wanted him to ''stand up and fight
Round y.-Chambers seemed willing to go over
into Clarks corner and this time for the visit he
obtained crack on the body and another on the face
and before Arthur ecovered from his surprise and
about doing his lovliest. Johnny went down
laughing. Goss began to tantalize, and3sing 'Oh,
there is letter from home. mother, from our dear
Mary Ann"
Round 10-No time lost. Clark led twice and was
neatly stopped. Chambers in turn was stopped.
when Johnny gave Arthur warming blow on tho
breast with his left and crossing him with his right
got home Arthur's left eye, when there was a
clinch and Chambers was thrown. Cheers from
Round 11-Arthur went beyond the enemy's line
and meant wicked things Clark got home his left
con Chambers adamantine head, but was superbly
countered in the face and knocked squarely down.
Yells from Arthur's friends and sympathizers.
Round l2.-It was now patent to every one that
Clark had not the strength he seemed to possess,
and that his breathing was labored He gave Arthur
raps on tine body and face. and before the latter
could get his own work i'll cleverly John went
down. The exchanges not serious. Goss cried,
he picked up his man to take him to his corner,
" Soft ground that to go down in.
Hound l3.-Clark's dress greatly soiled and he
felt the chill the wet earth impaired Both quickly
up to the scratch Johnny opened the ball and
was not serious. Chambers returned the compli-
ment. and making a dash, sent heavy right
handler Clark's head, when the latter went down.
.'That's the way to tight to win" cried Hicken.
Rouad 14.-Chambers went over into Clark terri
tory when John met him with rib rooster with his
left, but Arthur CANDY responded in the body and
a very brief round ended as before Cries of de-
rison from Chambers corner about Clark tactics.
Round 15.lhe men were flushed in face, and their
bodies began to show punishment Clark's in
particular. Chambers obeyed the call of "riIne"
with alacrity. Johnny hit Arthur with his left
the aQ
stopped. Then counter blows and cnch followed.
when Arthur got Clark in chancery. and holding him
up sent three four terrible blows about the ribs
and kidneys, which must have hurt badly. Clark
went.down as soon as he could night himself out OF
the unpleasant position.
Hounds 16 10 30.-These rounds were similar with
the exceptions to be named. Clark knocked
round, and in the twenty first Johnny got home
rattler on Arthurs left eye, which began to look
queer. Much gull as Goss calls taunts. came from
Chambers corner at the manner i'll which Clark went
down at the end of the rounds, but Johnny did not
mind them In one or two instances Chambers
fought Clark down. Artlklr's design was to cripple
his adversary by repeated body blows.
Rounds 80 10 o5o1Chambers, in several instances.
was oyer to Clarks @ Sornsr Body blows bio were fire.
and hurt worse than Clarks. Arthurs left eye was
reached by Johnny. and the forty-second
the least bit the best of it. The latter however
weak and though his presence OF mind was fair he
showed that he was handicapped by his condition.
They had now been fighting one hour and four
minutes.
Rounds 81 10 75.-Good fghting can be chronicled
in some OF these rounds. Arthur received Johnny's
left full in the face in the tysecond round Clark
going down, and saying, with laugh. That's a
other rounds. Chambers landed wicked LETT on
Johnny's forehead in the seventy fourth. which
knocked the recipient fat founder. In the next
round Clark's left wa badly hurt.
Rounds 76 and 17.-Chainbers sogged Clark with
one two rattling body blows in the seventy-sixt
and in the seventy-seventh sent singer under
Clark IS right eye which cut it badly. Johnny
not idle all this time. but his blows were failing to
be wicked and serious.
h,o.nos rs 10 lOO-There was now much growing
around the ring and tho referee frequently ap-
peaed to that Clark was going down without blow,
but that official knew his business, and told
the to do their best and outsiders
not to bother him. Chambers frontispiece
was looking disfgured and Clark's right eye in
bad plight. Chambers occasionally sent out pick
cts in se Arch OF Johnny's Jugular, but he failed
in the ninetieth round by rap with the right
the jaw. and in the ninety Clark squared mat
ters somewhat by sending wicked left full in his
down.
RosS'ds 100 to l2o.-More wicked fighting. Clark
bic punch in the body with Arthur's right in the
103d, which made him look unwel Full of
coincidence; and aided BY the assurances ans of
Fought better ut this stage of the game and
frequently drove his man ali over the ring Clark,
on being knocked down in the 1l3th by q right
handed blow in the face, exclaimed. Good boy!
Arthur's left eye wos not looking very handsome.
but the attention 1t received from hls seconds pre-
given were now troubling him.
Rounds 12l to 13O.-Chambcrs went in search of
Clark in his corner and fought him out of it, Johnny
shvering from the cold the rain having stopped
and the air becoming very Keen The chill had made
him nervous, though he struggled gamely on. Ar
thur got Cark's left eye and puifed II badly,
neither looked particularly attractive about the
head Chambers made Clark an offer in the l2sth
round. "Quts," said he land I'll give you hun
drcd." NO." responded Johnny.
Rounds l31 10 l35.-sso well was Chambers
fighting that his seconds perceived he had his man
beaten. Both men had accidentally spiked each
other frequently. McDcrmott threw up tho sponge
in token of Clark's defeat in the l33d round. but
Clark yelled, :" won't have it," The sponge again
went up the next round, but John continued
fighting. though he had just been punished in the
neck, face and body.
Round 1876 and Laa-Chambers raped his adver-
sary in the face and body, and. fighting him down,
McDernott cried, II don't want any more of this!"
and was about leaving the ring. Nothing dauntcd,
Johnny got up 10 fight the 137th round, when
Chambers walked over 20 him aud said. eff you
stop Ill give you hundred and spar for your bcn-
cht." Goss counseiled Clark to accept, and though
it great staegorcr for tho soul of Johnny, no