The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-29

Brief History Of the TwO Contestant.
Who Fought Yesterday.

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Pirrsnrndn, June 22S:-Folowing is II
brief history OF Campbell and Walling. Ii
may be well to meution that these stories
OF their battles were told by the men them.
selves, which accounts for the fact that
there is no records OF defeat: - .
Thomas Burton Walling was born in
Manchester, England, June 2ls., 1919. lie
was aged twenty-nine years OH the olst OF
this month. lie left Manchester when he
was three years OF age, settled ut Wigan,
Lancashire. and went 10 work in coal
mines when eleven and = half years old.
He then moved 10 Dearborn and lived
there until 1875, when with his vile he
came over to America, and went right to
Denver, Colorado. From Denver they went
TO Golden City, and left there during ibe
excitement OF San Juan in 1870. They
then took up their abode near Lake CITY
Rio, where heowns several valuable mining
claims. From there they removed TO Coal
Greek, Col, and followed the. occupation
Of farming. He was foreman Of the Can.
field coal mine when coal wis first struck
in Colorado The first fight he hu,l was
with Geo Wilson, in Dearborn district,
North OF England. Walling won in nine.
teen rounds. The next one was with
Adam Henderson, at llcmington Park,
Dearborn district, in lSiiS. lie won uyain
fighting seventeen rounds in twenty-sevcn
minutes: Then he fought with .Jnmcs
Thompson in northumberland in 1870, n
fight OF three rounds, which was finished
in Walling's ilvor in about nvc minutes.
Then he fought with Cooper in Northum.
berland, in 1870, and in nineteen rounds
came out victorious in twenty minutes.
Next he fought Jack Waugh in Northum-
berland for five pounds Il sido in 1870 and
whipped him in one round, which only
lasted a few minutes. lie then fought with
James Stephenson in Northumberland
in 1871, and whipped him, fighting
for one hour and three fminutese
thirtv.seven rounds. His next battle
OF any note was in Denver, Colombo,
with Dick Milinger in 1877, May Is, fifty.
seven rounds III two hours and forty-seycn
minutes, ior so II side, won by WalIing.
Then said he, ~ intended mt to fight
any more until Campbell came ut me. !
accepted nnd $iO0swas PIT up. We met
IN OAK Greek, Fremont county, Colorado,
May 9th, We then could not agree on Il
ref-ree, and the money. being in stake.
holders hands, agreed to fight in any
place i'll California in accordance with
London new prize ring rules. Then Fox
said he would meet to. fight in West Vir-
slnia within one hundred miles OF Pitts
hurgh, within fifty houis of June 18th.
Harding could not come on account OF
sickness, and left the time and place in
tho hands ofanother man. n
Bryan Campbell was born in Ireland in
September, lSi2. In 1913 he went TO Eng.
land and remained there until 1868. Then
lie crossed the ocean to New York and
stayed there until 1867, when he started for
Wilkesbarre Pa, and after arriving there
worked in the mines. lie soon left Wilkes
barre, however, and went 10 mining near
'Leadrillo. He fought his iirstflght in 1868;
in County DURHAM, England, with Gettings.
The mil lasted sixteen rounds, and Uamp.
hell won. lie fought the next month with
l,overck, eighteen rounds, ior ego aside,
md won. is next fight was with
VIM. Jones, in Durham, n for 5,clOf Il
side, and ho won again in twenty.
two rounds. Ills first fight in this
country was in brooklyn, n. Y,
with ,llamiton, 1853, when iorty.two
rounds We're fought. This Il sht also result.
ed in CampbelPs favor; lin two hours and
twelve minutes. Ila met Dave Lewis in
Lnzerne county, in this state, and fought
ninety.eight rounds; for one Thousand dol:
lars 9 side In 1878 he met Harry Hjckin,
in West Virginia, for one thousand dollars
a side, and won the fight in twenty.four-
rounds. He was matclled with John Mur-
ply for one thousand dollars side, in 1850, 4
IN Colorado but the fight fell through anil 4
he sued Tor the money, getting the stakes
baekH Then he was engaged in Illinois
with Frank Goddy, nt Springfield, for five
hundred dollars, and drew forfeils.