Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-11-03
KNOCKED OUT.
Desperate Fight In a New York
Sporting House.
sTURBs THRAsHED BY A NEW 'UN,
After Twenty-Four Fierce and 6loodv
Rounds, Making the Longest If
Not PIuckiest, Fight on
Record.

New YORK, November 2.-Professor
Stubbs, of New York, aud Major VIM. Ben
nett, OF Rochester, met in The. Aliens,
in Bleecker street, early yesterday morn.
ing to engage in hard glove fight, which
was to so to finish according to the Mar.
quis Of Quceusbury rules, with the excep.
tion that the rounds were to be one minute
each, with half minute between rounds.
The fight was for $3.50. The matter was
kept quiet and only about one hundred
sporting men we're present. The ring was
on stage in the rear Of the hall. At IL
o'clock Stubs pitched his hat within it and
Bounded over the Ropes
in acrobatic style. Jack Files, OF Chicago,
his second, leaped after him. The spects.
tors cheered. Ten minutes afterward Ben
nett entered the ring, waited on by Mike
Mully, and both the principals quickly
threw off their outer clothing and stood in
ring costume. Stubbs stands 3 feet I
inches and weighed li5 pounds. He is y
years old. He has won several glove con
tests, but has never fought with bare
knuckles. Bennett stands feet : y inches
and weighed 100 pounds. lie is % years OF
age. This was his first essay in the ring
WIN VI NituOuk lilc SiONSs. I'cHIS NOobl
gan was chosen referee and George Proud
timekeeper.
The SIngging Begins.
At l2:5j \. ". Cast;gan called time, and
the men came to the centre of the ring with
their seconds and all shook hands in the
old fashioned style. Betting was two to
o!e all over the house Gu Bennett, The
men put up their fists, ana without eyeing
oh h.r I, lai- l,an 10 urfl =
ting in rapid style. RibroasIers aud vio-
lent fscers were rained i'll on both sides,
ard then they clinched. In the sharp
fighting which followed Bennett was
knoCl ed down twice and Stunbs onCa, and
when time was calico StUbbS evidently
pad the best il. II was hammer and longs
through the next four rounds.
RennetI's Endy Was Terribly Bruised
rom the heavy blows he got, and Stubbs
fs"e was all blood from the Furnishing on
hfSmCU'h, nose and eyes.
In the next tive rounds Bennetts Supe-
Tor weight slowed To advantage, but
:tubbs hit him left and right with effect.
There we're constant throws and Clinches,
sra the referee was dancing all around or.
,ioIing the men to break away, ard taking
hold oi Them snG pulling them apart by
main strength.
/ rom the tentu 10 the JWcnllG'l tOuUl
rhe fighting was quick aud terrible, and
although Eennett was putting from the
rapid exchanges and clincheS.
Stubbs was BADLY Pdnished
about tae head. His eyes were nearly
closed and he was bleeding like pig, In
the last of these rounds he was 50 dazed
that lie shouted: I'm blind. | cant see.
| won't tight any more:
1t was then decided that Bennett had
won the fight, but under COaXing Stubbs
pCain put on the gloves and the referee let
il 20 on. The next three rounds were hot
ones. 1t Was blow for blow, first one down
srd thcn.tEe Other, and they got 20 firmly
c,.lcbed that hey CGmid CGm sne net he s"nar"fH'
Mistnkiug This as u Warning
that the police were coming, started from
their seats, and the puGilis's parted. quiet
was soon restored end the fight went on.
In the twenty fourth and last roun1
Sfubbs came up weak and groggy and
srr,.cs out as we'll as he could, bu; he soon
found out that he could fight no more,
wien be stopped and sad: 81 IN perfectly
satisfied, cant fight any more. wish
TO meet this man sgaiu, and t"re~ mp the
spOrc". A..
The night lasted j3 minutes. II was the
longest that ever took p.sCe with gloves IN
this country usdcr the Marquis OF plecns
bury rules.