The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-29
(. A VICIOUS FIGHT
WITH ALLEGED SOFT GLOVES
between Two Chicago Tougi,s-Fenr Rounds
OF tho Hardest Fighting Ever Witnessed
In the Prize Ring-A Sorry Spectacle.
They Staggcr to tho Scratch.

In the Prize RinE-A Sorry Spectacle.
I They staGgcr to tho Scratch.
| CHICAGO, August eS.-One OF the mos
desperately contested battles with III
gloves on record-in reality prize fight
since the gloves used were OF the hardes
possible description ind us thin MS coul
be made-took place last night in bar
just outside the city limits, the parties t
the fight being Tom Chandler and JohI
Files. Bad blood has for 4 ycarpast oxis,
cd between these men, both OF whom ar
known US hard and scientific hitteH, bu
in their two previous meetings Files ha,
rather the best Of 1t, this resul. being due
1t was claimed By Chandlcr's friends, tt
the. latter being out OF condition. 1t wa
tihH feeling Of cnmity that brought nbon
thc' fight last night. There wa.
talk Of u battle some time ago, to take
place In room to which only IL few
friends OF cacf1 man were to he admitted
but nothing came OF it then. About two
weeks ago, however, It was whispered
among tho sporting fraternity that thu
fight had been made, and soon thcrcaitc,
n few individuals who had II taste for sport
OF that character We're quietly notified tha,
they would he admitted to the scene 0i
the contest on payment of $50 each, the
number Of tickets being positively limited
to 100. 1t is needless 10 say that the high.
priced bits OF pasteboarls were at once In
great aonanl, aud in few days had been
sold, making the neat sim Of $1,000 for
which tho men were TO contest.
THE SCENE AT TIE FIGHT. -.
The place where the fight wa3 to occur
WIS kept profound secret until latc yes
tcr,lay "aerh"o", when each tickct.holder
was quietly iniormod as to the location
and sworn 10 eternal secrecy regarding the
same. They were promptly on hand 1T
the appointed hour set, however, every
last one q themi, and it was curious
crowd, albeit III eniLen:ly respectable
one, that surrounded The IS-ioOt ring in
which the battle was to be fought. There
was 4 large delegation from the Board OF
Trade, Il number OF wholesale merchants
from River Street and vicinity, u newspa.
per proprietor, four or live trotIing.hor;e
men, setcsaI city officials, two theatre man
ayers, and II light sprinklins ol the green
cloth fraternity. Although secure from po-
lice interruption there seemed to be
4 general disposition TO talk in low tones,
and the imcpaSsed in whispered conver-
Sation until about $50 o'clock, when the
Two men who We're to fight appeared.
Both looked to be in fair condition,
though! Clandlet looked o triile too heavy
for his best work. When they had
donnrd their fighting clothes and the rim.
had been sanded Jcre Dunn stepped TO
the front and announced the conditions OF
the fight, which were that the battle was
to be iought to "a iinsh," which, in the
parlanue oi thu lnise.ri.g, means until one
man Is hammered 70 that his mother
wouldn', recognize him ut higl, noon and
he is too weak 10 stand up.
TIE FIGHT nEGISs.
There was some troublcin the selection
OF Il referee, 70 one appearing anxious for
The position, among the duties ,} which is
to rush into the ring and part the fighters
when they gHpple each other. Finally,
1t the request oiboth sides, Damn conscnt-
ed to act, and filed the place to the salts.
faction OF everybody. The rounds were
to he three minutes cach, with ten sec
,rls for ,.s,
Thrn ,hn h,s;,,sc hooon I'll nor,,,.
known in .min.Grn 1,vs, ~, .!Hn. ~, ,,", ~
XII nscrouIcd Chnniirr wh;ln ''ra pa,sn'. stu
i;nllon niIirintod /" ,;,o H ,.,,.,.;,.. "'t. ~,
Files l,.rh ,n,n lad , t;n,otdn',ar o,,I ,oi
urcciscly nt SIM o'c}ort Shandier "",i ""i
Files advanced from their rcsn.c,;y. cnr' ,.
nc-s to thc centre If .thr r;nn oU, on1
shook hands ,,lnr;n,, r;,;o,sjT,. "jT saw.
each other rs thrv nrriorm"i ' ~, s,n :"
noscd.t .iricrI}v or, Thnn ;,,nr Ln'Ir, "r
Sparring. Files seeming the more a,iiv.
q the two, while Chandler acted OF the
"y.e''Ii'u. "h.mI, M''er 'Wo Nl'!lses 0! ls''s
III" ribs with Ills l"i, nnI cIrrrriv ""H ro;dnl ~"
u counter. Flies forced the fighting bit,
put before he could reach Chandler the
t'.; rh;ch a 1ardd @ tS1 1%il,e ,oM III 'mS mou!
treat cheering. lie WAS o,,ickiv on ; III.
feet, however, hut again Chandler got in
an9'htr , i; zap on Tue mouth and for the see
@ Swnnt nrcr @ M thn ."',,,d L ~ ,, ~ "r EaeS
full swish, 49, '''"' "
This round was so much in favor Of
Chandler that 4 "Walksway" (which
means tiat one man reduces the other to
pulp without meeting much rcsistence)
was feared, and several enthusiastic dcyo.
tees OF the sport began maxim. melan.
choly predictions as to this unsatisiyinu
conclusion Of the atli,ir. Further alon.,
these gentlemen gGt NIL the gore thev
wanted. But not in the second round,
which was rather tame, the men sparrins
cautiously ior awhile, and then ils. rs they
came together time was called
.. uoopy woux
p,t ~, ,,,;rl ro,n1 ,.;,,,o..o, -
h'!' '!c th'ft' 'o""a Witnessed some OF