The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-14
THE FELL-HANLEY PRIZE FIGHT.
A Stubbornly Contested Mill, Followed by
Serious Fighting on the Train.

OMAHA May Is The Fell Haney prize fight,
for purse Of $500, took place about one mile
from Clear Creek, in this State, and forty-two
miles from Omaha, this morning. at G:30 o'clock.
There was an Attendance of about one hun dred.
some of whom had come from St. Joe Kansas
City and Denver. A train left this city
this morning at 22O o'clock. Thirty one
miles out, Fell was taken on board, and four
miles further Hanley got aboard. The grounds
were reached at j:30 o'clock. The place chosen
was on the west bank of the Platte An hour
and a half was consumed in appointing referees
Tom Jones and jim Morgan acting III that ca
pacity.
Twenty-Five rounds were fought, lasting less
than thirty minutes. Both men were in excel
lent condition, Hanley especially appearing a
splendid specimen of muscular development.
The fighting was forced by Fell and mostly car
RED onn HanleyS corner. On the part of the for
mer it was a determination to reach his autago-
mist rather than to appear skillful that prompted
him. With Hauley it was little more Of sci
ence and with seeming determination to tire
his antagonist. Fell several times successfully
knocked Hanley's guard aside and rained sever
blows upon him. Fell also received considerable
punishment, his left eye being badly cut and
made to bleed freely. First blood was claimed
simultaneously by both parties. Fell was knocked
down twice by powerful body blows, while Han
ley's ear was considerably enlarged. The faces
of the men badly Scared, and at times
bled profusely.
During the nineteenth round disturbance
occurred between several of the spectators. in
which several men were chased around the field
and number of revOlvers drawn, but without
shooting Several attempts were made to get
the fight declared in Fcll's favor by claiming the
latter had been spiked by Hanley. At the close
OF every round, Hanley, in throwing Fell,
dropped heavily upon him. In the twenty-sec
oned round this occurred in most noticeable
mann er, when a claim of foul was allowed 1t
was claimed in the nineteenth round Fell was
badly winded, but delay eausedby the outside
fight assisted him. Hanley was the most
severely punished of thestwo, yet was able to
continue the fight, but the referees decided
otherwise The fight was a noisy one
On the return trip, as on the outward one.
there were fights at every half-dozen miles, but
they were always quelIed without more than
black eye or a cut cheek bone When nearing
Millard, twenty-one miles from this point. Il
many handed fight occurred in one of the cars,
in which, after some struggling, revolvers were
discharged and three men fell severely injured,
one shot through the head another through the
face, and the third under the arm: two of the
wounded men are John Marks and John McLel-
Ian; the third is unknown The train was
stopped half the people deciding to wait for the
next one. The remainder got off at intervals
before Omaha was reached, and when the train
arrived here there We're but six excursionists
and three train men aboard