The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-20
Loo HING CAlCmEEP PLENTY.
The FIRST Chinese Prize Fight on Record
HI Ming Roon RnIps Loo Hing.


PHILADELPHIA, February l9.-The Time
publishes an account Of the first Chimes,
prize fight that ever occurred in this or any
other country SO far as the records Of th,
ring show The fight took place in th'
second story back room on Ridge avenue
and was witnessed by forty members the
sporting fraternity, who paid s. apiece foI
the privilege. The fight was between Loc
Fling and Hi Sing Foon, and eleven roundi
werefought, when Loo deliberately sat dowr
and Ia tired way said: " "Mecatchee plenty
Loo Is q washer in You Furigs laundry
in Spring Garden street, near Eighth, and
Hi Is an ironer in the laundry Of Sam Chy,
in Ridge avenue. Hi came from San Fran
cisco with the reputation Of bad man
and before he had been here a month ht
branded Loo with red.h tlIt.iron. Hi
was arrested but got of on the trial be
cause witnesses testified that Loo got his
injuries by thoughtlessly sitting down on
hot iron. Loo thirsted for revenge
While at Clarke's boxing establishment
some time ago, delivering laundried work,
he proposed to "ReG" Mooney 10 do his
washing in return for boxing lessons,
Though Mr.. MONEYS Washing was moi
extensive, q bargain was struck, and twice
4 week Loo received an instructive pound
ing from his teacher. Loo declared his
purpose to trash hi Sing as soon as his
pugilistic education should be completed
"Dan" Kelley and another pugilistiC
friend OF Mr.. Moneys called upon Hi
Sing, and, telling him Of Ioo'spreparations
for battle, offered to instruct him II he
would agree TO fight Loo. Iii accepted the
proposition. Mooney seconded Loo, and
keiley performed like office for Hi.
Among the spectators were seven China
men. There were no ropes, but two short
haired gentlemen armed with barrel staves
kept the crowd back. Hard gloves were
used. The combatants wore only theiI
blue linen trousers Loo weighed about lao
and Hi five or ten pounds more. %
"Me ready" said LOO as he advanced
into the middle Of the ring, and Iii came
forward at oncs. Pointing TO his pigtail
Loo said: mo can glab tail" In the frsl
round Loo planted a lefthander on Hrt
chin that nearly took him OFF his feet, and
quickly followed It up with two blows on
his neck. Then Iii rushed at his antago
mist like bull. LOO ducked, but III
showered blows on the back OF his head
The round ended with clinCh and fIll
with Iii on top. At the end OF the tiltE
round both men were bleeding from the
nose and mouth when they were taken tc
their corner. In the seventh round Hi goI
in at the end and stamped his antagonist
in the eye. A foul was claimed, but the
referee decided that blow with bare fool
was not foul, aud ordered hostilities tc
proceed. The eighth, ninth and tenth
rounds took up about ten minutes, and
were wildly fought, neither OF the'combat
ants receiving severe punishment, al
though both were generously bruised.
In the eleventh round Hi went at Loo
savagely, and dazed him with the rapiditS
OF his blows. As Loo was reeling abou
Hi made one tremendous effort, raised biz
hand high over his head, and brought Il
down like pile driver on top Of his oppo
nents head. Loo went down in heap
When time was called for the twelfth
round. Mooney pushed the broken.spiriteC
Loo towards the center Of the room. II,
had had enough Of 1t, however, and sa
upon the floor saying, "Me catchee plenty.
Altogether the men fought about half ar
hour. The seconds say that both mer
wanted TO quit half dozen times during
the fight, but were. afraid to do 50 on &C
count Of the spectators who had paid to SET
the affair. Loo was taken care OF by BIZ
friends, and Iii went away with two grin
ming companions as soon as he received hi
money,