Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-13
PUCILISTS IN EARNEST.
Seven Rounds Ended With On9
Terrific BOW.
James mclaughlin Beaten by
the Black Diamond" Af6er
the Crowd Had At
tended q Cock
Fight.

tended q COCK
Fight.
New York Times April Z.
In various stages Of sleepiness end
inebriety q crowd, which finally mum
bered about 200 men, began to collect
at break Of DAY yesterday on q grass
plot which sloped gradually from the
rear of q hotel not many yards distant
from the old Coney Island horse car
road. Most of them had spent the
night around q cockpit, improvised In
q room cd dining the hotel bar. In
the crowd were rufians, politicians,
thieves, prize fighters and rum sellers:
A fierce fight, In which pistols and
knives would probably have been
used, was only prevented at n time
during the cock fight by the expulsion
OF the "judge," who had made .
wrong decision. New York birds were
matched against Brooklyn birds.
There was $3.50 on each fight and
$500 on the odd battle. New York
won five out of seven fights, and the
main.
In the upper part Of the hotel two
men had been resting quietly. They
were Henry Woodson, . oolored man,
known a. the "Black Diamond" and
James Mclaughlin, q white . A
ring was formed on the turf by the
spectators, but there were no stakes
or ropes. About thirty carriages
formed an outer circle. The sport
Ing gentlemen" who made up the purse
had apparently insisted that the best
man should win. The seconds Of the
black man won the toss, and selected
the high ground Of the slope. At
Sic O'Clock time wal called, and the
fighters sprang into the ring. The
colored man was naked to the waist,
and wore white trunks and drawers.
The white man wa similarly attired,
except that he wore . light sleeveless
shirt. The oolored man weighed 100
pounds, and Ia 8 feet 0 inches In height.
The muscles stood out like great knots
on his shoulders, breast, and arms.
Mclaughlin IL half an inch shorter
than his antagonist and about 1C
pounds lighter, His muscles had Q
marked development, but not the hard
set of the colored mans. So eager
were the men for the fray that they
forgot to shake hands until told to By
the referee. The men undoubtedly
wore gloves, but the coverings added
very little to the bulk Of their closed
fists.
The oolored man led of In the fight
: Ing and landed lightly on McLaugh
Inns stomach with his left. He trie,
again, but the blow fell short. Wood
son moved up quickly and hit Nc
Laughlin on the mouth and breas
without receiving q blow In return. 4
wrestle and fall ended the round In 8
< seconds. The oolored man had tn
= best Of the wrestling, which surprise'
his opponents friends. Mclaughlin
D 10 Q COLLAR. and. elbow wrestler, and hi
chances Of winning we're chiefly base
o on his ability In that line. In tn
second round Mclaughlin led with
resounding blow on the "Blaok Dis
mond's" Jaw. Woodson countere
heavily ON McLAuQhlin's mouth an
followed up with clean hits on the ey
~ and mouth, Mclaughlin falling I
u make any return. A cllnoh and Q ia
/. ended the round In 45 seconds, wit
J. Mclaughlin on top. When time wa
ID called for the second round McLsugt
lin sent out his right and caught Woo
= son heavily on the jaw. MoLaugh
lin got In another blow o
Woodson's jaw with his lei
without O return. Then came
olinch, and Mclaughlin was throw
. heavily, the round lasting IS seoondI
b When time wal called for the fourt
ID round both men were breathing heav
ly. McLAughlin's face showed sever,
bruises. Woodson forced the fightiul
and threw Mclaughlin over . benol
the round lasting 20 seconds. In IL
ny fifth round Mclaughlin went at th
negro savagely, landing on Woodson
, mouth, nose, and ear without . r
turn. Woodson closed with his opp
ncnt, but Mclaughlin, still ightir
feroely, drove his opponent again
. the wheels of n OF the carriages, or
almost under the feet of the horse
.I The referee ordered the men to bres
and return to their The tin
N Of the round was 80 seconds In Il
N sixth round neither man attempted
"a defend himself. The blows foilow'
in rapid succession, Mclaughlin ha
t. Ing q little the best of 1t, Final
Mclaughlin brought the round to
close In 10 seconds by q blow on h
!, "Black Diamonds" ear, which fair
- lifted the colored man of his feet al
. brought him down on his knees. N
% Lsughlin was on the point of striki
him after he had fallen, when .
referee gave q warning cry.
In the seventh and last round N
Lsughlin forced the fighting, and "
having q little the best Of n, althouI
a it was apparent thst Woodson was
the better condition. The color
= man tried for Mol sughlin,s chest wi
his right hand, bat fell short and !
I'M neivsd singing blows ON nose and Of
Weodson had got around to the high
co ground and managed to get his rig
Est ON Mclaughlin jaw with mu
force. The latter oountsred lightly
, the negroes face. Noodson took
"A step back, made . feint with his !,
y at MoLAughlin's face, and sent In
right handler straight from the shou
der that left not a doubt In any maj
mind that the fight was over. M
n Lsughlin's form was fairly driven In
the turf. He had caught the blow
the mouth and nose, and,
he fell, his head was slightly turn
to n side. His flesh was purpI
He nnivared two or thraa tima. a.