The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-12
DESPERATE PRIZE FIGHT.

JAMES FEELY, ALIAS 'pALDY JIN," OF WILL
IAMsBURG, N. Y, AND FRANK MCGEE, OF
BOSTON, FOR $300-THE RING PITCHED AT
MILToN-A SEVERE BATTLE 'BALDY JIM"
THE WINNER.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BosroN Mass. August H. 1879.
prize fight that short and decisive, but
which resulted in punishment to the princi-
pals engaged, occurred between James Feely alias
'Baldy Jim," of Williamsburg, N. Y, and Frank
MCGEE. a shoulder hitter of the North End,
this city, at Milton, few miles from
here, this evening. The battle was for $3.50
side and fought at spot known as the "scotch
Woods" which skirt the old turnpike to Dedham.
Feely is 8 feet 10 inches in height weighed las
lbs and was quite slender compared with his adver-
sary, but was. nevertheless, knotty and muscular.
MCGEE is feet inches in height weighed 142 lbs.
and seemed in fine trim. About fifty persons wit
messed the MILL and the referee Charlie Tierney
of this city.
THE FIGHT.
The ring was in the orthodox STYLE and the men
were provided with carpetng to fight on,
owing to the softness of the ground. Both men ap-
peared stripped to the waist, and began work in
good earnest. Feely struck MCGEE straight from
the shoulder with his left. opening q bad cash
the latter's right cheek. MCGEE rallied. and after
dropping his left Feely's right eye followed
it up with savage right crosscounter that
felled the Yorker square his back. On coming to
time in the second round the men had hardly put
up their hands when Feely caught square on the
ear by McCiee's right and he went down in q heap.
In the third, fourth and fifth rounds Feely was more
careful and did some u,t terrible hitting
which soon became distorted. These rounds
ended by both cinching and falling in heap. The
sixth terrible round. Feey played terribly on
Macs body as if to knock the wind out Of him.
receiving in turn savage upper cuts on the jaw.
They fought another alternately all over the
ring Both seemed to forget all science. and show
crminately.
rERLY's NOSE BROKEN.
McGee suddenly seemed to brighten at time
when his right eye nearly closed and with ter
rife right handler struck Feely the with such
force to the latter to drop like leaf The
blood spurted from the injured organ in copious
streams and upon an examination by q
physician it found to have been broken
by the blow. Feelys friends then desired to
stop the fight. but Feely insisted on going He
gamely faced the scratch in the seventh round,
which consisted chiefly in wrestling. both going
MsS,a aa the best of the phtinr combine himsef
to two, three order Feelys mouth. while the
latter pounded away on his adversarys injured eye
and body The round ended by both cinching and
falling together. In the ninth round Feely. toe
ing the scratch. received staggering shot the
forehead from Macs right that sent him clean off his
pins.
M'GEEs COLLAR BONE BROKEN.
The tenth round proved the last, and cut ex-
Mac heavily with his right under the left ear.
Mc(iee completely lifted off his feet and struck
on his right shoulder and head He i'm
medately complained of severe suffering. and
an investigation showed that he had his
right collar bone broken by the fall. His seconds
then threw up the sponge. and the fight and stakes
were awarded to Feely Both men presented a most
broken up appearance after the fray, and left the
fighting grounds in charge of their respective
have been moro on rough and tumble principles than
in strict accordance with the rules of the prize ring