St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-03
TO A FINISH.
And 1t Took Seven Rounds for Barnes
to Knock McAlpine Out.
A Nice st. Paul Sunday Excursion and Prize
Fight Near the City.

AIIGlCl lDOk III Dtl gang DiauE Suu
with shrill whistle and splash and sputter
Of her wheel, pulled out from the Eagle
street landing and started down the stream.
On board the Lucia were John S. Barnes and
Tom McAlpine, matched to fight with hard
gloves, Marquis OF Queensbury rules, for
$500 a side, and about an even hundred Of
the patrons and admirers OF the F. Z. It was
a curious spectacle presented by this crowd
on the frosty November Sunday afternoon.
To have looked at the gang casual OBJ
server may have taken it for a
picnic party or pleasure excursion.
On the whole, the crowd was orderly and bet
ter behaved than the company of clergymcn
who called on Blaine last week. Indiyidu-
ally they were a robust, broad shouldered,
square jawcd and natty looking crowd Of
men. Many OF them wore shiney silk dicers,
kid gloves and choker collars, and they were
all well dressed, clean cut and genteel
looking. The men buzzed and
conversed about the merits OF the
pugilists in low tones and there
was very little blatant talk or profanity. just
before the boat pulled out man went -on
board having a couple of blue boxes filed
" llli bRbAiNos NhAAh may VI may IVA nav NDA-
tanned soda This was the only indication
OF spirits either animal or liquid 10 be seen
anywhere. IL the throng were several men
noted for their agility in the prize ring and
the convincing force of their muscle.
Among those present so distin-
cuished were Prof Donaldson Patsey Mellin
Jerry and Chris Murphy, John Dunkley,
Clancy, {. A. e. Smith, Thomas jefferson,
Louis Liverpool, Barney Smith and Paddy
Norton.
now THEY FELT.
Just previous to the departure of the lucia
a GLOBE reporter interviewed both Barnes
and McAlpin as to their condition and how
they felt as to the outcome Of the evening
combat.
In reply TO inquiries Barnes said;
~ tip the scales at l45 pounds
and / never felt better in my life;
just wait and I'll set pace that will knock
that fellow silly; if don 'tyou'll see the big
gest fight you ever saw; why, if he don't do
better than he done the other night he won't
last three minutes. This morning when
left home my wife asked me if l wasn't
afraid of getting burt; told her that felt
good enough TO go Mitchell"
And his healthy appearance bore out the
remarks: he looked trim and hardy in short
hunting jacket of velvet, seal cap and dark
trousers while he wore a clean shave.
GLOW do you size up, Mae" said the
GLOBE reporter to Tom McAlpin the other
principal as he stood the centre of an ad-
miring crowd Of men.
"Weu sir" was the reply, 'with
my boxing gear on I'll scale just 144 pounds.
OF course / am not in as proper condition as
! ought 10 be for the fight; you see ] have
been running around too much Of late with
the combination, but physically feel o. X. :"
''Iow about the quito ONE Of the fights"
Wen, somebody has got TO win he, Barnes,
is the youngest man, and he is good, smart,
handy fellow. ! am going to do the best
can and YOU can bet that whoever does win
has got to work for It,"
McAlpne was dressed in a blue blouse
aud wore derby hat he looked
wiry and tough, but bore fatigued appear
ance that was lily concealed under his cool
lemeauor. Before leaving it was mutually
agreed between the principals thatthe rounds
would be limited 10 two minutes each.
GETTING 4 LOCATION,
The boat steamed down the river without
any particular incident until the spot which
had been selected was reached, No one on
board seemed to know when or where the
expedition was to land, and the only pre-
monitory symptom was the shutting off OF
steam and the rounding TO of the boat. The
party numbered something over one hundred
people, and a more quiet set of men are sell
dom gathered anywhere. There was no
| drunkenness or rodyism, and had it not been
generally known that pugilistic encounter
wac on the tapis one might have easily mis-
taken The party for an ordinary excursion.
! The boat steamed down past the lower
| levee for distance of four or five miles and
then rounded to at a secluded spot on the
| left hand bank ramsey county, of the river.
! The spires of the city were in view, showing
that the party were Still within the bounds of
civilization, even if the mission on which
they were bent was one Of barbarism, The
gang plank was thrown out and one by one
the passengers walked ashore. No inquiries
were made as to'where they we're, and the
crowd eventually did not care where they
were so they could see q fight They had
paid five dollars for each ticket, and they
| proposed to see fight If it took
| all winter. Immediately on landing
! q suitable spot was selected a little below
where the boat lay and some fifty feet from
the bank, where under the direction Of Prof.
Donaldson, Of Minneapolis, and the two con-
testants regulation ring marquis Of Queens
bury rules, tWenty-four feet square, was
staked out and the ropes stretched. The
| ground inside the ring was covered by d
short, thick grass, and was trihe lower on
one side than the other. The raw air and
damp grouud made the situation anything
but pleasant, but with a heroism worthy of a
better cause each spectator foFebore 10 COM
plain. After the ring had been staked de-
lay of about thirty minutes occurred while
/ the principals were dressing, during which
tbs spectators were entertained by foot race
of alb nut fifty yards between the champion
heavy eight pugilist c. A. c. Smith, and
robust. C., iored athlete Louis Liverpool,
which was onlS a squirt for fun and resulted
! in draw
The bulky Louis q. so enliyened the teaium
of the waiting by executing several sommer
saults in admirable style and which ELECTED
vociferous applause.
The prcliminaries were soon settled, tho
only hitch being in the choice 81 referee, Tho
spectators suggesting several before
final choice Of NJ. ), Roach
q st. Paul gentleman, was made
which was mutually agreeable TO both con
testants, j. S. Dickinson also being NUT
ualy agreed upon time keeper.
THE FIGHT.
At nine minutes to four the two combat
ants appeared in the ring and time beinl
called shook hands according TO custom
Barnes was attired in blue socks, searle
short pants, close fitting blouse or overshir
Of the same color. McAlpine wore greer
socks with short pants of light drab with
(woolen) sleeveless overshirt. Fred Webbe
appeared as second and Barney Smith a
umpire for Barnes, while Paddy Norton an'
James performed similar services for Nc