National Republican., 1883-10-19
KNOCKED OUT IN TWO ROUNDS.
A Couple OF Canal Hands Have Set-t
for Purse OF S25-One OF Then
Knocked Senseless.

A Couple OF Canal Hands Have n set-to
for n Purse OF $s5-Ono OF Them
Knocked Scnseless.
A rumor was current on tho street and
among the sporting men yesterday that a
prize fight was to tako place nt saloon in
South Washington in the evening. The story
went that Stevens and Frazer, tho latter a
colored man, who recently fought at the
Theatre Comique, had arranged for set-to.
The police, however, heard of the rumor and
kept sharp lookout at the saloon whore ii
was to occur. Later in tho day it was
stated that tho men had gone to
Alexandria, and would settle the dispute in
that vicinity A reporter boarded an after
noon train for Alexandria bound for tho
scene of the conflict. Upon the Same train
were several local sporting men. just after
the train had left tho Long bridge these
latter attempted to have tho train stopped,
but were unsuccessful. Whom the train ar
rived in Alexandria one of tho sporting men
informed tho reporter that the fight was to
take place near Jackson City, about three
miles from this city. The party waited
around the depot until train started for this
city and then embarked for Jackson City
upon it. jackson City is n small hamlet of
about thirty houses and about 100 inhabi-
tants. Tho fight took place about mile
south of the city. Tho party arrived there
about 8 o'clock, and after waiting for about
fifteen minutes, tho men appeared. When
they did appear the Washington and Alex
andria crowds were more than aitonished,
for, instead of being Frazer and Stevens, as
was expected, two colored men were an
nounccd as tho participants They proved to
no Alexander Wall and Henry Dawson, both
employees of tho Chesapeake and Ohio canal
The general mixing up of things has not been
yet straightcned out, and it is probable that
a mistake had been made Tho fight between
Wall and Dawson was to settle u long
disputed question as to who was tho better
man, In addition to this purse
of $25 had been collected to bo awarded to
the winner Wall, q heavy black man, was
the first to shy his castro into the improviscd
ring and Immediately became favorite.
Dawson, the other contestant, was q stout,
stumpy individual, who before the fight be-
gan, insisted that he was the "best man."
Neither referee, or seconds were chosen, and
the fight was n rough-and- affair, gov
ornCd by neither scientific nor ring rules.
The men came together and shook hands,
and q minute aftor some ono in the crowd
yelled "go it," and they got it,"
Wall, in spite of his weight and strength,
was rather slow in hitting his opponent, who
was as lively as cricket and ranod telling
blows on the formers face. This round
ended by Wall falling with Dawson on top.
Time" shouted by ono of tho spectators,
called tho men together for the second
round. In this round Dawson succeeded in
touching Wallis face heavily several
times. Wall did not seem to under
| stand what was going on and
struck out wildly. Getting good opening,
Dawson sent in terrific blow on Wallis face,
sending him to the ground like a log, When
time" was called for tho third round the
hackers Of Wall attempted to get him on his
feet, but he did not respond, and tho fight aud
money were awarded to Dawson, who was
very much elated at his success. The crowd
then dispersed, and Wall was carried to his
home on tho Chain bridge road in a wagon.