Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-30
FoRTY-TWO ROUNDS.
A Rafting Hard Glove Mill at
Golfers.
Three hundred Pittsburg TOughs Present.
One of the Pugilists in Jail
IA Sherif's Good
Work.

A rafting hard glove mill came of at
Golfers Station, in the upper part OF
Brooke county, early yesterday morning,
tie pUgilists being James Griffith and led
Dillon, Of Pittsburg. Sheriff Brown, OF
Brooke, got wind Of the proposed mill early
in the day and made up his mind to cap
ture the bruisers if it was possible TO do so
In company with Deputy Sheriff L. ID
Buchanan, Nj. Brown lett WellsburE on
the 10 o'clock train and went up TO the juno
ton, where he secured special train anc
ran up TO the scene of the fight.
The contestants and their friends, to the
nun Der of over three hundred, had arrived
before him. and the fight was nearly over
when the officers arrived on the ground, torty,
two rounds having been fought. The crowd
broke and ran whenthe sheriff put in an sp
pearance, but after q lively chase the
officers succeeded in capturing Griffith, who
was too badly used up to travel very fast
the other fighter, Ted. Dillon, making good
his escape across the Pennsylvania line, the
location Of the ring being but one hundred
yards from the border.
Following are the details OF the battle:
Punch Morris, of Steubenville, was chosen
referee and Teddy johnson of Pittsburg, was
timekeeper. Jack King, of Pittsburg, hand
led Dillon and James Foster Of Steuben-
vile, took care of Griffith. Shortly after 3
o'clock the ropes were stretched and referee
Morris called time. Both men came up
smiling, and both seemed to be Ia excellent
condition. Griffith was much the taller OF
the two men, and is said to weigh about l3o
pounds. Dillon is shorter in stature, but
tips the beam at about l36.
The first round was noted for clever
sparriug on both sides which lasted several
minutes when Dillon got in good one on
Grifith's jaw and he went under.
The.seconj round was repetition OF the
Grst so far as clever sparring was concerned,
but finally Dillon set in rattler on
Grifith's aw which brought blood. First
blood for Dillon.
Hard fighting was INDUCED in during the
third round, in which both men received
some pretty severe punishment about the
face and head. Finally they clinehed and
Dillon threw Griffith entirely over his
head.
In the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds hard
fighting was the rule and Griffith succeeded
in sending Dillon to grass each time.
In the seventh round more hard lighting
ollowed. Boh men cliuched and Dillon
sent down. Dillon here claimed foul, but
he referee refused to allow it.
The same performance was repeated IN
he eighth round, Dillon going down and
.aimil foul, but the referee not allowing
t.
In the ninth round both men fell, and in
be tenth, eleventh and twelfth no advan-
age was gained by either.
Griffith threw his man IN the thirteenth
round.
Hard fighting distinguished the four.
teenth round, both getting in good work.
Finally Dillon fought his antagonist over
the ropes. Dillon also won the fifteenth.
Time was called on the sixteenth round
and Griffith got in a sumner on Teddys
mouth. They then cGnched and Griffith
gave Dillon hard fall. Dillon again
claimed foul, which the referee refused to
allow.
Griffith also won the seventeenth round
Dillon again claiming fouls the referee
again refusing to allow it. This decision
caused a great deal of wranginr ,, but Nor
ris said he had seen fights before and he
proposed this one should be square.
In the eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth
and twenty.6rst some hard hitting was in
dulged in by both parties, but not much
advantage gained by either party. The
twenty-second was an interesting round,
which resulted in a fair knock-down for
Teddy.
In the tweuty-serenth round hard fighting
was INDUCED in by both men, Dillon
Sighting Griffith to his corner and knock
ing him clear over the ropes.
The twenty.eightb, twenty,ninth, thirtietb
and thirty-frst rounds were won by Dillon
In the thirty-ninth round Griffith got in
his work in good shape and by terrific
blow on Dillon's left eye succeeded in clos
ing that member.
The fortieth round was holly contested
for by both men and both received severe
punishment about the face and head
Grifith's face was covered with hood and
Teddy also was bleeding profusely.
The forty first round was won by Dillon
and il the fortysecoEd he also got in et-
fective work.
When the referee called time on the
forty.third round Griffith failed to come to
the scratch and the fight was declared in
favor of Dillon. Time-About one hour.
By those presnt the fight is considered
o good one in all respects, as the men were
pretty evenly matched, but Dillon seemed
10 be the favorite, although very little
money changed hands.
Griffith was punished badly, his head, face
and neck being cut in terrible manner,
there being an especially long and deep
wound Just over his left eye. His hands
were also badly bruised and cut, while his
breast is almost one mass Of bruises. He
bresthes hard and painfully, and is evidently
badly used up.
The prisoner was taken to Wellsburg on
the p. m. train and given hearing before
Squire McElroy, who committed him to
Jail in default of $500 bail to await the &C
ton of the grand Jury.
Sheriff Brown and his deputy deserve
great credit for their prompt and very eff
cient work in the case. There were over
800 toughs at the scene Of the fight and it
required no small degree of courage for two
men to charge such mob. The officers
ran the toughs about a mile and and half
There were two men leading Griffith
who was almost blind, and they Jagged be
hind greatly with their charge. When the
Sheriff had gotten close to the trio, Grit
6th's assistants left their charge to take care
of himself and made their own escape
Griffith fell when his leaders first deserted
him. but he struggled to his feet again and
ran short distance before being caught.
The news of the fight created great ex.
element in the neighborhood.
Notice.
We are making one dozen best SIS Cahi.