The daily gazette., 1883-07-14
TWO BRUTAL BROTHERS
THEY FIGHT A PRIZE FIGHT
NEAh READING.
BOTH MEN TERRIBLY BEATEN.
Two Brothers in Berks County Brutally
Beat Each Other In the Prize Ring-ths
Fight Stopped by Storm.

READING, July 13.-The people Of Gibral-
tar, village ON the railroad, q few miles
from this city, are In a high state Of excite
ment over fight between brothers living
there In comfortable circumstances. For @
long time there has been a grudge between
Clarence aud George Haldeman. The hand
some residence of the former, near the sta
tton, always attracts the attention of trav
eiers. The estrangement between them was
eaut ed by trivial dispute about the quality
OF stock, but no one thought 1t would result
In more than suspension OF conversation
The other day Clarence met George At the
hotel and accused him of having boasted of
his lighting powers and of having threatened
to whip him, Clarence. The brother denied
the charge, but at the same time intimated
that he might be prevailed on to fight.
YOU'RE afraid to fight me In the ring"
said Clarence, putting his brawny fist under
his brothers nose. "If yer amt, Wen set
Tie it right here"
The brusque challenge was promptly ac-
cepted and several Reading fishermen, who
had been attract, by the noise, volunteered
to act as seconds. One of them took the
small end OF his ishng-rod aud traced "a
circle III the hard ground near the hotel. aud
Just as he sun disappeared behind a bank
vi clouds the impromptu pugilstie ell
COULTER began. The men had stripped TO
the waist aud both were go.m specimens of
physical power Cl renee is five feet seven
inches in hei..hI ,ul wei4 ns in The llrighbor-
'tppl % l70 pounds. His hrolhrr George
is one inch shorter aud tips the beam at 1860
pounds The men could scarcely wait
until ti"ie was cillrtl, aud when that mo-
meut dill come tiarruGr made Il vicious
plunge at Ills brnihcr's face, hut Il only split
HE air, as the latter daigcd 1t was quickly
followed by another that took GeOrge under
the chiu and staggered hm. This made
him fierce and with an oath he rushed at his
arSer trotEer, striking right and left, and
finally knocking him down with blow on
the mouth that brought the blood and re-
| ccivng closed eye himself
In the second round the brothers rushed
at one another with the ferocity of tigers,
| and several of the spectators wanted to Sc
parate them, but were prevented. The men
in the ring fought all over it. George got
in three stingiog blows ON Clarence's face
| and was in turn pummeled SO badly about
| the neck and head that his friends feared
for the result of the fight. He secured
| another kuoek-down. however, by round
| blow on the side of Clarence's head, knock
ing him clear off his feet and ending the
| round.
The third round was almost a repetition
| of the second and both men were terribly
punished, but still in dead earnest.
n the fourth and last round the men
clutched and fell with :he heavier man OF
top. He was quickly rolled off; aud as the
two brothers lay upon the hard grounC
ivoAou ~ a ueadiy embrace Tney 1ngdgeG II
a fierce struggle for supremacy. In thu
midst of it a furious thunder storm which
had been gathering broke. The rain CANT
down in torrents, but the men fought on
and it was with the greatest difficulty thai
they could be separated. Both were fear
fully punished, their faces being knocked
out of shape, and both were bleeding cop
iously. The Reading men who acted AZ
seconds hastily departed for home to avoid
| arrest.