Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-14
SUNDAY SLUGGERS.
St, Joe Kid Of Fort Worth Downs
William Black, the Californian,
in a Fight to the Finish,
Five Hotly Contested Rounds Fought
In Kaufman County without
Interference.
First Biood for the Kid ri,st KNOCK blown
Tor Binck--iict,lnx in Favor Of the
Pacific Coaster.


| Special to the Gazette
DALLAS, TEX, Sept. 1851 The excun
Sion train to the McGmgor-Black prize
fight left Dallas at II o'clock to-day, con.
siSting OF ten well.Hllcd coaches, II pro.
cecdcd down the Texas Trunk railroad
twenty-five miles 60 point Just south OF
Seagcville,in the edge OF kaufman county.
No officers OF either Dallas or kaufman
knew OF the spot selected FOR the fight,
and as a consequence the much-talkcd-oi
| pugiliStlc encounter between l.cmupl
McGrcg0r known as the 81. 10 Kid,
of Fort Worth, aud William Black,
alias Ross, alias McGrow, OF California,
was allowed 10 proceed
uNplsruRnEp 10 4 FINISH,
The fight was Tor $500 q side. MANY
thousands In wagers hinged ON the ne.
suit, the odds and the sentiment largely
faNofing Black, The ring was pitched on
the open prairie IN n pasture on the farm
| of j Il, Johnson and nj O'Clock the Two
men entered the ropod arena ready for
the fray,
George Murray of New York was soc.
ond for Black, William Marshall of Fort
| Worth illled the same position for Me-
| Gregor.
The umpires were G. S. Wltwer of bal.
! las for Black and William icffncr, "Cau-
ada BIZ, y of Fort Worth for McGrgor.
The time keepers were w. II. Vince
lock and Harry Ecles, both of Dallas.
James Kinney of Dallas was chosen
referee
Time was called Tor the Glst round at
! l:l5, and the cOmbatants stepped into
/ the ring.
First roundabout men spared warily,
! and the round was full OF sharp hitting.
The Kid lent all his time and attention TO
planting blows IN Blacks body the
1 brcad.basket being his fnvoritc point OF
attack, but he caught Black good one IN
the face, which looscncd the clarot and
/ gave him first blood, Black relied on
iacers, and succeeded In landing some
good ones on the KIDS mug When time
was called and the men foil away 10 their
respective corners, there was no per-
ceptible advantage on either side, and Il
was anyDody's fight,
Second round When time was called
both the sluggers came up smiling 20 The
scratch, The Kid forced the lighting aud
after few felntS struck Black a smart
blow IN the car, which gngcrca TINT gen.
tlemnn, and putting forth the fun
strength Of his good right arm he caught
the Kid terrific blow on the side Of the
neck that sent HIM 10 grass. First knock.
down for Black. Black backcd away 90
! his corner aud the Kid came M, hut quite
groggy. \ lively bit of spaliinp and
again Blacks right sought the Kids
headpiccc and again he went down,
I but II was not q clean knock.down. For
the remainder of this round there was a
good deal of hugging and sholiarn strik-
Ing, the Kid all the while working on HIS
opponents body. The Kid, however,
appeared To be getting the worst of the
fight, aud the second round ended with
everything In Blacks favor, aud his
hackers jubilant.
Third round Ia the third round the
Kid WAS cautious and played for wind, as
did also his antagonist though ljlack
I did most OF the lighting. The Kid
wasted neither wind nor strength
but accepted every good open.
ing TO punch Blacks cracker-boN
Black, on the other hand, struck a good
many blows, which the Kid lodged. They
4 clinchad several times and the Kid got in
some hard body blows, and at the end pi
the third the Kid had guned his wind AND
Black was Weakening.
Fourth round---Thc Kid pushed thu
lighting, getting In some heavy work with
his terrible right on Blacks ribs. Black
took his punishment Ike mar, but al
the end OF the round II was evident that
the Kid had the fight.
Fifth round For the fifth and last
round the Kid came 90
the scratch IN good style, and Black
showed up plucky, though weak After
some sparring the Kid got In his fayorite
upper cut with his right, which landed
about the seat Of Blacks appetite and
knocked him down, with his feet under
! the ropes. Time being called AZ the end
of ten seconds, Black failed 10 come up,
| and the fight was given 20 the Kid.
Black lay under the ropes about fifteen
seconds and then began 70 pun OF bis
gloves. Neal Starke was final stakeholder.
The gloves used were Athree-onDce.
Everything was satisfactory md all bets
were paid without grumbllng.s
The Kid didn't suffer at all, but Black
1 vas pretty sick from the blows on his