St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-20
The Battle Witnessed by More Than Two
Hundred Sports and Several
Little Boys.
The Base Ball Record--C Chicago Still
Leads in the League--The As
sociation.
Yesterdays G Games--SluggingN Notes.
Sporting News From all Over
the Country.
The Thompson-HadleY Will.

fight between Mervine Thompson and
Charles Hadley. The party was not so Sc
lect as that which took the same boat sew
eral weeks ago upon like erTand, and
while there were no liquids sold beyond a
mixture which passed for lemonade, the
private bottles were numerous and passed
witha frequency which argued badly for
the general harmony. However, everything
passed off nicely with the ex-
ception of little turn-up
which occurred just before the departure
for home. Two belicose individuals had
set-tO upon one another's noses for brief
moment, but were quickly separated by
the active Cardiff before much injury had
been inflicted.
Thompson boarded the boat at the land
ing, while Hadley was taken up at point
near Carver's cave. The point selected for
the fight was little below the scene of the
Cardif-WilSon mill and on the opposite side
of the river. By this arrangement fully as
many as were on the steamer were euchred
out of witnessing the affair, for all along
the Hastings road could be seen
any number of private tumouts,
hacks, spring wagons, etc, all bound for
the last battle ground, under the impression
that the fight on hand would come off at
the same spot. Upon the river bank was
a large crowd in waiting and rs the steamer
passed and swung over to the opposite bank
those on board waved derisive signals TO
the eXpectant multitude and in a mockiIg
| tone voiced the expressive term rats.
Much trouble was experienced in finding
| site, in that the stakes could not be driven
into the unyielding soil, but 4 shady place was
finally chosen where two trees were utilized
as corners and the ring was pitched The
grass was long and the ground somewhat
uneven.
THE PRINCIPALS
entered the incloSure without any prelm-
| mary ceremony and each seated himself i'm
| his respective corner. Barnes looked out
for Hadley, while Donaldson did duty for
Thompson. Patsey Cardiff was agreeable
to the parties concerned as a referee, but
declined. There was a general outcry for
him. however, and yielding to the almost
unanimous solicitation of seconds, princi-
pals and mob, Cardiff finally consented to
act declaring that there should be as fair
a fight as he could make it by his decisions.
AS the principals walked forward and put
up their hands for the first round neither
showed up to good advantage. ThompSOn's
back muscles and his arms looked knotty
and firm, but he presented front of some
what aldermanic proportions. He was,
however, in the better condition of the two,
and almost every one was confirmed i'm the
impression previously formed that he would
come out victor. Hadley was in poor form,
| though in attitude and movement
during the sparring for an opening
he showed better knowledge of the art of
fsticuffs. His guard was well up, although
he showed at times a disposition to drop
his left and swing it from side to side.
ThOmpsOn's guard was low and his action
was stiff and ungainly.
Hadley led off eventually with his left,
catching Thompson on the mark, the latter
cOuntering lightly on Hadley's ear with a
blow which was more like push than a
clean hit. Thompson began to force the
fighting and chased Hadley about the ring.
and when the round was ended Thompson
had clearly the best of it. The second round
was a hot give-and-take affair, with little
| show of science and much pounding. each
| showing signs of weakness, though Hadley
was the shaker. He kept dropping ON
one knee and was twice struck in this posi-
ton. Cries of foul were made, Hadley
himself claiming one, but the referee said
nay. He warned Hadley repeatedly to stop
the drop act, or he would decide the fight
against him, and to Thompson he also gave
orders to be careful. Hadley was decidedly
groggy and often stopped over when forced
| ~ AAiC 1bpCS, anu NDOh DlOM dlltI DlOM.
being once knocked down and in
the. fourth round knocked out of the
ring. He would have fallen from
this blow, which came the closest to a clean
knock-d0wn smash of any struck. but for
the fact that the crowd kept him from going
on his back. The fourth was a round
DEVOID OF SCIENCE,
and was nothing but punch. Hadley al
ways came up TO the scratch quite Spryly
and put up his hands i'm good shape, although
he soon showed signs of weakness after an
exchange. Thompson. after the first show
of loss of wind, kept growing steadily
weaker, until in the fifth round he
was following Hadley about with
out any effort TO strike, his
hands dangling and his body unsteady.
Recognizing the fact that he would be
done, Thompson began graphing Hadley
and throwing him heavily, in an instance
or two falling and rolling on him, and in
getting up bearing his fists into the black
mans chest. In the sixth round Thomp-
son continued these actions, lifting Hadley
bodily and dropping him. The fouls were
deliberately committed, to all appearance.
The referee, in the sixth round, after q
thirty minutes fight, therefore declared in
, favor of Hadley. Hadley was well
handled, being bathed and rubbed care
; fully at the end of each round. and the
, good attention he received sent him to the
scratch each time reasonably fresh. Poor
Thompson, however, got no care-beyond
a vigorous fanning-from his backer
This man Donaldson showed himself in
a most unenviable light. Before the fight
, began he was twice ordered from the ring
by the referee. During the progress of thu
mill he jumped into the ring time and agar
, and was constantly shouting to his man
l Cardif17S oft-repeated orders to Donaldson
to be quiet under penalty of losing tn,
fight for his man, and TO get out of In,
ring had no effect until the irate Pats,
started for the duffer with Threatening
mien, whereupon he turned and got outsid,
the ropes. The fight taken as whole wa.
, NOT A SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITION.
To those who like to see slugging, it was
l just the thing. Neither was much hurt.
: for both became so quickly winded that the
blows lacked force. 1t was fight betweer
e a man who has passed his best day and VIII,
: furthermore was in very poor condi
ton, and man who although
5 powerful has never been a great fighter
l The one (Hadley) Furthermore has broker
= right hand which is serviceable only 70
parrying. while the other (ThompSon) doe
S not know how TO either parry or strike
l.. Hadley won by employing the only tactic
r by which he could win-keeping away from
his big opponent until the latter wa
winded. and then sailing i'm for victory
Hadley was working the scheme succeSs
{ fully and had it all his own wav. wheI
' thompson began fOuling to save going OF
record as being unable to come to time.
THE FIGHT