St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-08
HARD HITTING.
Patsy Mellen, of Minneapolis, and
Frank Weber, of st. Paul,
Hold a Sunday Seance.
Weber Does Some Big Fighting but
Gets Knocked Out in Five
Rounds.
A H0wling Mob Enjoy the Festivities Of the
Occasion and Make the Air Blue.

At last the lovers Of pugilistie encounters
Of the genuine play or pay sort have been
/ gratifed 10 their hearts eontfnt by a genu-
Inc humping match in which each man did
his level best 10 win on his merits The
hard glove encounter 70 q finish between
/ Patsy Mellen and Fred Weber, which took
! place yesterday, was OF this kind, and none
OF those present who admire hard hitting and
plenty Of It, allied 10 gameness Of the most
unainehing description, can say that they
did not get the worth OF their money.
The contest between these two men bad
been on the tapis for long time; it was to
have been decided on Thanksgiving day in
the same ring as the projected Barnes and
Norton mill, which came to such lame and
impOtent conclusion by the interference OF the
police. But the money was up, the men were
resOlute 70 meet, and their respective friends
each confident In the ability Of his man to
win. So, yesterday at l O'Clock p. m. the
St Paul party took the Short Line train for
the scene Of combat just over the line in
Hennepin county. Arrived on the ground
the ring vas pitched in barn which had
been secured in short order. Patsy Mellen,
the Minneapolis champion, was first to
shy bis castor into the ring, which be did
by Crawling under the ropes, aud
took seat in his corner. 1t Was fifteen
minutes later before Weber entered the
magic circle. Some wrangling ensued about
the choice Of referee, time keeper and um-
pires, few members Of the Minneapolis
crowd making themselves unenviably con
spicuOus by vociferous and almost eontinu-
Gus chin ming which straeked the pole air with
burden Of profanity that a cyclone could
not scatter. They wanted the earth and
man 10 hold it for them while they picked
the stars preparatory 10 carrying them of to
sawdustville without paying for them. At
last Marion Harrison was chosen referee.
John Donaldson time keeper, Barney Smith
umpire for Webber, aud Jerry Murphy a.
umpire for Mellrn. c. A. &. Smith acted as
second for the ST. Paul man, and Chris. Muir
ply ofiiciated in the same capacity for Mel
len. Then all being ready the principals and
seconds went through the Formally OF shak-
ing hands, and the men toed the scratch for
ROUND ONE.
In appearance Mellen was the heavier man
by at least fifteen pounds,
with more muscular development
in the arms than his 1.-THE, active
opponent, who stands about the same in
height. The men at once fell into easy,
graceful attitudes, and the round opened
without any preliminary spArring, the dis
turbance began by Webber landing = neat,
straight left handler plumb on Mellen's right
pepper, and mapped light return on the
body, which Mellen attempted 10 follow BY
ieit handler on the mug which was nestly
stopped. The next offer Webber again visited
his opponents right Ogie with terrific left
handler and followed with his right flush
hit in the face, but got a right handed rib
nender which was the first damaging punch
that reached him. In this round, when
time was called, it was plain 10 be seen that
Webber had the best of the hitting, although
just al its close he mapped sharp hit on the
dial which brought tie red.
ROUND TWO.
On coming up for round second the Min
neapolis mans face showed most punsh-i
ment, his right lamp already eviucIng a dis
position to turn down the wick. and his left
cheek bone bearing lump not unlike in
size and color ripe plum. Hitting was so hard
/ and fast that Il was i'm possible 20 count the
right aud left handlers delivered at head and
| body that opened the round, but the men were
soon at close and cries of''break break l''
echoed from a hundred threats around the
! ring. The referee forced them apart, when
| Webber resumed hostilities by sending In
| his one, two on Mellen's face, who seemed
| dazed, dropped his hands for q second and
caught another damaging one on the right
| ogle. Another rally and sharp fighting at
the ropes, Weber having rushed his man
against them, and giving him pepper BY the
''pOund-"-No pun intended.-The round
closed amid great confusion, the Minneapo-
lis mob evidently feared they had caught a
tartar, and making such a racket that
''time" could not De heard two inches from
Donaldson's mouth. Up to this time Weber
had seemed to have the advantage, and his
/ friends were in consequence jubilant, though
in a more quiet way than their Minneapolis
neighbors.
ROUND THREE.
When the men appeared at the scratch it
was plain 10 a-cool observer that Webber lad
made the pace too fast and had bellows to
mend. But be came up confident and alert.
After few exchanges, Mellen got in an
other swinging hit on the body, then came
few sharp hits reciprOcally on the head,
| Weber again paying a neighborly call to
that bad right eye, this time closing
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it by a rio roastsr which brought q grunt
from the recipient that was heard all around
the ring, and here many thought that Web
Der might have ended the fight had he fol-
lowed his man, who was apparently unable
TO defend himself for few seconds. But
recovering, be forced the fighting and gave
Webber the worst Of il. forcing him onto the
ropes and Furnishing him severely until time
was called, Weber groggy at the finish and
Melien with bellows to mend.
ROUND FOURTH.
Weber came up weak on his pins but
with fight in him yet, Melleu evidently vicious
aud bent on mischief. He caught a vista
ton on the nose, responding with a left
swing at the ribs, aud after few unim-
portant exchanges managed to bring in q
swinging right handler on the neck, which
sent Weber 10 earth like 4 log; he raised
himself on his hands, but for moment his
head fell forward aud il looked as II the fight
was over. He managed by the exercise OF
his wonderful pluck 10 gel on his legs and
resume the round within the ten seconds,
and few light blows were exchanged when
time was called.
ROUND FIFTH.
Weber came up groggy and evidently
quite weak, but be made play all the same,
e!icitng from the unfriendly Minnezpoli.
crowd such expressions as: "What plucky
feIlow!' Hasn't he got sandi'' Mellen wa:
weak on his pins and his blows lacked steam
but ne was able, after some rapid exchanges,
in which Weber got onto his well eye
severely, 70 rush the latter 10 the ropes EnC
pound him hard a close, break just a:
Weber fell from sheer weakness, another
rally and clinch, Weber falling again. but
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