Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-16
The Customary Display Of Bsstial
Skill, With its Sicksn-
ing Surroundings.
Fou-ty-One Rounds of the Game OF
Slug We're INDUCED in,
Before
The Brutal Exhibition was Drawn
and a General Rowdy Melee
Substituted.
Cory Details of the SIugging Match
And Complete Particulars
of the Slaughter.

For the last two weeks the "Fancy' has
been all afioat and excited over the mill
that had been arranged to take place between
James Weeden and Owen Maloney, OF
Pittsburg, within one hundred miles OF
that city. The original intention OF the
principals was that the encounter should
take place in this State, at some convenient
point. either in the county of Brooke or
Hancock, but the precautionary measures
adopted by the civil officers OF these two
counties, and the effective means resorted
to to carry out these measures had the de-
sired moral effect, and for some days the
"pugs" were all at sea, and 1t was not unul
a day or two ago that the deranged plans
were readiusted and different war cam
paign mapped out. The result OF the de.
tiberations was to fix the scene OF the mill
at some point equidistant from Pittsburgh
and Wheeling, on the Ohio side,
as the authorities there felt
so secure from any lncurslon
OF this description that they had not adopt
ed any precautions whatever, and not even
a township constable was on the alert to
avert or interfere with the landing OF the
pugilists and their concomitants OF roughs,
thieves, blacklegs and blackguards.
The Men.
Weeden has been in training for some
weeks out the Perrysville road, north of
Allegheny City, while Maloney was quar-
tered not far off in the same neighborhood.
Both men were in good condition, although
Weeden was acknowledged to be much bet
ter trained than his competitor. They re-
mained in training at their quarters until
Tuesday, when both lcit for the
scene of the fight. Weeden went
to Rochester on Wednesday, where
he put up at the Donoaster House and re-
NAMED until the boat left after midnight
for the fight. He slept we'll and was as
fresh and as game as bantam chicken,
''chinning" the friends of Maloney, and 60
ing aboard their boat, although he knew
that he had not dozen admirers aboard.
Weeden spent Tuesday in the lower part
of Allegheny city and Tuesday night went
to Phillipsburg, opposite Rochester, where
he renamed a little time and then went
to Rochester and registered at the Pavilion
Hotel, whence he took the same boat with
Maloney for Line Island on wednesday
night.
The boat Jack Gumbert had been char
tered to take the men to the battle ground,
and several hundred men boarded her at
Pittsburgh and points below about 1920 on
Wednesday night. This crowd was the
most misCellaneouSly mean, mixed, low
down, scoundrelly set THAT ever boarded
even fat boat, and its composition was
source of regret to the meanest member of
it throughout the whole trip. Nothing OF
an incidental nature happened on the way
down, and when mile and half below
Smiths Ferry the command to land on the
Ohio side was given. Thomas Brown, of
the South Side Pittsburgh, was chosen
those who selected him had skirmished
all over Pittsburg and vicinity for chro-
mo chump, their labors could not possibly
have been more fruitfully rewarded. 1t
was in the neighborhood of four o'clock
when this crowd of ruffians was discharged
upon the north shore of the Ohio river, and
at once climbed the bluff overlooking the
river to one of the most beautiful plateaus
in hundred miles. This plateau extend
ed from the river for. half mile back
across the track of the G.. 4 ?. road, where
it was terminated abruptly by high
and precipitous hill. Situated half
way between the river and rail.
road track was wretched
| howell terianted by widow woman, Nancy
| Putnam by name, who was awakened by
| the noise OF the hoodlums rnd their ruth
| less tramp through her little patch of gar
| den sass" the only hope for herself and
| children against the rigorS of the coming
winter. Just east of this cabin, in beauti'
| full pasture lot on the ia rm of J. w. Gun
ningham, the ring was pitched and the
preliminaries for the fight began.
The Preliminaries-
II was nearly 4:30 o'clock when the
| crowd assembled in this lot, and the sec
onds and assistants OF the puglists began
stalking off the conventional '24foo" ring
and to enclose it with the ropes they had
| brought with them. Without this ring
another ring was drawn, and within this
| circle. called the inner ring, tickets sold
| rapidly at 81 each, for sort OF reserved seal
privilege. Scarcely had the ropes beer
| stretched when Weedin's caster was SHE'D
into the ring, and he stalked lightly in, TO
gether With his seconds, Owen Davis anC
Neddy Thomas. For some reason or Other
aaloney did not appear for nearly half ar
hour, and uhen he did it was VIII LIS SEQ
ondS, Willis Cush and John Lofferty
It was just 5:l7 when Weedin'
caster was SHE'D, and so long wa
Moloney In coming in tina
he began to grow impatient and said 81
want that man in here. Let US see who i!
the best man."
| The wheeling Party.
Ats o'clock on Wednesday night the G
Y. Lucas left the wharf here, having or
board some fifty or sixty men young anG
old, quiet, orderly, we'll behaved sober
party, in striking contradistinction to the
army of loafers let loose from the slums o
| Pittsburg, who attended the fight. On the
boat lunch and coffee were served by Major
VIM. Foster, and one or two game:
of chance were INDUCED IN in
an unobtrusive way. A Wheel o
fortune tailed to allure the unwary, and the
boat rapidly and noiselessly made her way
| to the scene of the fight, which she reached
at 400, when she unloaded the excursion
lists and steered over to the other side oi
the river and awaited their return.
Weeden came into the ring and sat down
| in the northeast corner, attired in light
blue hose, white drawers and two shirts
| both of which he pulled off when time was
called. He amused himself while awaiting
| the arrival of Maloney in taking all
bets at even figures that offered
backing himself. The crowd was immensely
one sided, nearly all being Maloney adher-
ents. When Maloney came into the ring he
said he did not feel well, and took a chair
on the south side. Weeden won the toss
for corner, and took a position with his
back to the rising sun. Maloney was at.
tired in white hose and drawers.
1t was nearly $40 when the referee said
Il want you to fight fair stand up fisht
have no money bet on either side, and may
the best man win"
The Fight.
Round both men came to time
promptly at the call of the Refere, Weeden
smilingly extending his hand to his oppo
nent, while the seconds stretched their
palms in fraternal grasp over the Joined
hands of their principals. Some cautieu:
sparring was done on both sides, but in q
second Maloney grappled with Weeden and
threw him backward into the southeast
corner of the ring. The men were gathered
up and carried to their respective corners
Neither man showed any sign of punish