Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-03
FIGHT To A FINISH
seat'e To be the seeae Of q Match
set~ees Two Experienced
FagtIisfs,

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pugilist. ssd Phil. Dswes, late of sa,
Francisco, fsr $40 side. James W
saith is backing Dawes, and a gentle
man from Victoria backs the Professor
The match is to take place at or nea1
Seattle, on Saturday. September 18th
The conditions of the match are thai
the men are 10 use the smailes. glove,
allowed by Law. and to fight under the
Marquis or Queensbary rules TO a fin.
ish, the winner to take the entire gate
receipts.
But little is known Of Mr.. Dawes. ex-
cept that be is a quiet, uuassumino
man, about 30 years Of age, a fine gym.
mast, and An experienced and clever
sparsf. He IL said to be a "stayer. IS
and will ARht few pounds heavier
than bis opponent.
PRor. YOUNG DUTcHEY
Is we'll known to the sporting fratsr-
nifty, and fights at about l46 pounds.
He left England for Australia in 1873.
where he took up his abode with Jem
Mace. Two hours after his arrival he
had a setto With Pete Newton, then
the champion of Victoria. After an
hour and twenty minutes hard fighting
it vas declared q draw. Three months
after this he met Lawrence Foley at
sydney, in a hard glove encounter.
After fighting one hour and fifteen
minutes, the police interfered, and
stopped the fight. Datohey then went
to South Australia, to meet Miller, the
champion OF South Australia, fer
$1,000. Odds were 8 to in favor of
Miller. Miller, in the third round was
knocked out. Dutchey then defeated
Csrew in l3 rounds, and in rapid suc-
eession beat Bob. the Butcher Boy,"
Dan Kelly and Bill Toner.
He next received q challenge from ]
l.. West, champion Of New Zealand, to
fight fer SEQ side. The fight came
of on January 6, 1881, at Victor The
ater. After four rounds Dutchey's
right arm dropped to his side, and upon
examination by DIR. Morgan. it was
found that his wrist was fractured in
two places. Dutchey fought fourteen
rounds with one arm, and would have
won had not one of his seconds hit his
arm. causing him to faint. West was
declared the winner. On the same
night he Was matched to meet West
again on April ist, for the same amount,
and after seven rounds West was
knocked out, Dutchey being declared
the winner. His next match was with
johnson. half caste, weighing 1856
pounds, while Dutchey weighed bat l4O.
for 500 side. After hard fighting for
one hour and forty two minutes Dutohey
add ed one more TO his list OF victories.
While in New South Wales be defeat
cd Ned Dswnio, the giant; Jack Lang
try. champion Of Hamilton, and Joe
Harmon. From there he took oombi
nation through New Zealand and other
colonies. While IN Queensland he de-
fested George Smitn, champion of
Queensland, for $500 side and the
championship. On May 18th Dutchey
started for California, taking with him
L. Is. Dixon, the great American silver
tone tenor singer, Walter Coleman, the
g. eat Dutch impersonator and pianist,
Riley, the great Irish comedian and
other performers. On the LIST of June
the vessel encountered hurricane of
the New Zealand coast, and after all
hands were al work for sixteen hours
they had to take to the boats and sban-
don the ship. which sank. After four
teen days OF suffering. with nothing 10
eat but oranges and oocoanats, all were
picked up by French man of war. that
took them into Pspete. the first island
In Tahiti. Dutchey remained there five
months. as there was nothing to take
him of, and having lost everything.
Finally Dutchey came to the conolu-
sion that he would remain among the
wild Ksnakas. and while there fer five
months he borrowed q pair Of boxing
gloves and gave performances OF feats
of strength and boxing. for which he
got no money but received pearls and
pearl shells. While here be defeated
the two kanaka champions in the pres
snoe of the king and queen and French
governor.
lie then took passage for San Fran
cisco on board the brig Tahiti and ar
rived in that city on Saturday. Novem-
her 10. lSSs. When In Frisco Dutehey
deposited 800 to fight any man on the
Pacific coast, from $1,000 up to 5000.
aud no enc would take it up. He then
was backed agains. Pete Mccoy, of the
Sullivan combination, for $500, at the
Mechanics Pavilion, at San Francisco.
Il was on the same night that John l..
Sullivan fought Robinson. Dutchey
went there with Clarence Whistler,
ready 10 daht Mccoy, but Chief Grow
ley stopped the fRht. He then had to
go and fight Steve Taylsr. the once
famous American champion, for four
rounds. Steve Taylor b recksned the
second clevsfest man 10 the world, and
who was only defeated by John J.. Sui
livan. The San Francisco papers that
came out the following morning said
that Dutche, had the best of it.
He was next matched against Frank
King Of San Jose for $500 q side. The
fight came of the Opera House In San
Jose. On the night of the fight king
weighed forty-tvo pounds more and
stosd three and q half inches taller
than Dutchey. In the ninth round
Dulchey In stopping q blow csnsed the
ulna Of the right hand 10 turn into The
bend. after which the arm fen 10 bis
aide. Datchey fought on 10 the four
teenth round when the police entered
and stopped the fight. After bis arm
got all right, Dutehey visited Stockton TO
get on a fignt. Bill Delaney Vas then
in Stockton and matched Jack Denny,
of Canada, middle weight champion.
The fght came of IN the Stockton the
ater, and Was q hot enc. After the
eighth rsund Denny was knocked ont
and the nght vas awarded 10 Dutchey.
Dutchey defeated Geo. Edwards for
the middle weight championship and
SO q side as the San Joaquin Gymna-
SION. In two rounds, on December 20.
lssl de fought q draw stth Harry
Dowuie, at the wi9wam in San Fran
cisco, on February i6. He then de-
fcated Tom Louder. heavy weight cham
pion Of Humboldt county, for $50 Q
side, IN sir ronnds. He defeated Bob
Suiih Of Eursha. weighing 2io poands,
in to- ru1nds. Next he defeated Ned
wa<h of Doseon, at the Ksrska 0ymnA-
sium. for $40 side. In two rounds. He
then accepted an engagement 10 perform
his feats Of strength and sword feats at
the Theatre Conique. in victor1s-
While there he vas matched 10 Eight
Tom Palmer of Birmingham. England.
for $50 side and the entire gate re-
esipsA Ths heht took plses on ~
IA, and Datehey vas declAr1d pfnnef
after ave rounds bad been ssnboorniy
contested.
Prof. Datchey, vith his trainer. Harry
Stewart of San Francisco. will 20 10
Lake unisn on Saturday to 80 into
trsinine.
THI MoSTASA Losr.-Steamer ST.