Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-30

A Mill Between Mcintosh
and McFerron.
SEVENTEEN ROUNDS o. SCIENCE AND
card HITTING.
Pronounced the Best Fight Ever
Seen in the State.
INTELLIGENCE OF TWO HoR-
RIBLE AFFRAYS.
Postponement of Vanderbilt's
Visit to the Coast.

PTTsBUR5, Jan. % John Mcintosh
and Fred. McFerron fought a prize fight
Saturday afternoon in Ashland, three miles
from Rochester, Pa, and the mill was pro-
nounced by the select circle Of spectators
as one OF the finest seen in the State for
years. Both are steel workers, employed
near this city. Mcintosh stands 6 feet in
his stockings, is 81 years old, and weighs
100 pounds, while McFerron is ) feet 10
inches high, So years old, and weighs 1877
pounds. Tho mill came about in this way:
Some two years ago Mcintosh had bet $50
with another party on the result of a boat
race, and McFerron was the stakeholder.
After the racs McFerron refused to sur
render the money, claiming that the ref
cree Of the race had made no decision.
This led to words and then to blows, but
mutual friends interfered. For a year the
two would wrangle over the wager every
time they met. At last Mcintosh chal-
lenged McFerron to fight in a 24-foot ring,
without gloves, for 81 900. The latter at
first was unable to raise the amount, but
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terest in McFerron and found the money,
and told him to 60 into training. Two
months ago the men began practice. Both
are pretty evenly matched, though Meier
ron has been suffering from heart disease.
First Rouud-At 4:20in the afternoon the
ring was pitched, the men stripped and the
mill began. They spared fully two min
utes for an opening. At last Mcintosh got
in a highlander under McFerron's chin,
knocking him clean off his feet. The first
knock-down and first blood for Mcintosh.
Second Round-This WAS like the first,
McFerron getting hoored by a terrible
blow in the jaw.
Third Round-The punishment was
about equal on each side.
Fourth Round-McFerron loored his
opponent, and McIntosh's friends cheered
NcFerron.
Fifth Round-NcFerron sent his oppo-
nent to the ground.
Sixth Rouud-At the opening OF this
round McFerron was the f~avorite, $50 to
S35 being offered on him, which was
promptly taken by the boys from the
Braddocks. This round was well fought.
Mcintosh sent his opponent to grass on
the seventh, eighth and ninth rounds.
When the men toed the scratch for the
ISiltu lOuuu tLt VI -hCICIIOL : bdChCIs
said: Hit him hard, Freddy" and Fred
5y r~esponde. with a terrible Highlander,
which caught Mcintosh on the left ear,
and he dropped as if shot.
McFerron tloored his opponent in the
eleventh round.
In the twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth
rounds the punishment was about equal,
but Mcintosh keeled over his opponent in
the fifteenth, and McFerron showed signs
OF exhaustion,
McFerron was about TO toe the scratch
for the seventeenth round, when he turned
to his hacker and said: Jimmy, l think
l I'm whipped" Mcintosh had it all his
own way in this round. McFerron took
his punishment like a little man. and when
he regained his feet he shook hands with
Mcintosh, saying you have whipped
me fairly; I can't stand in front of you for
another round. I'm played QUIT my old
! disease has come back or me; but We may
meet again"
McFerron had a cash under his chin two
inches long and his chest was badly
bruised. After the fight a sport remarked,
referring to the display of science made
by the combatants: II don't think Sulli-
van can do much better; if Ne can, I think
he can whip any man in the world; but l
don't think he is much better than either
| o; those men, They arc as we'll scienced
as l ever saw in & ring, and I've seen many
prize fights In my time