Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-08
The St. Joe Kid IS Whipped Near
New Orleans by Ed Marks, but
Wins On a Foul.
Ilammer.and-TOngs style the Order Of
the Fight No Science displayed
by Either Man.
Tho kid Says MARKS hit Him On th'
shoulder while They Wore ciinehsd
Time, o Minutes.

Special 10 The Gazette.
Ngw ORIEtSs, la, Feb. I.--A fight
with hard gloves was TO have taken place
In this city today between I'd Marks OF
Galveston, Tex, and the prize lighter
VINO goes by the sobrlquct OF the st. Joe
kid. All the details Of the match were
arranged when II was discovered that the
light could not take place In New Orleans,
as there was city ordinance against IL,
and the police would break II up.
II was accordingly resolved TO run
out from the city on the Northeastern
railway, and have the fight somewhere
On the line OF this road The train that
started out this morning for the ground
contained some 600 persons, who were
landed az Pearl River station, about half
n mile this side OF the Mississippi line.
Here Che passengers dlsembarked
and the ropes and stakes were
liked In position. The two men came into
the ring at 1920 pm. Marks, who weighed
i7s pounds, was seconded by Dan Brown
and John Gogan. The kid weighed
lGi pounds. and was seconded by Prof.
George Scott and Tom Dougherty. Capt.
ed Flood was chosen as referee and
Messrs. Jack Heindy and Jules Varian as
time keepers. II was announced that
the Police Gazette rules were TO govern
aud the light to be q fair, stand-ip one.
SO far everything was well conducted and
the lockers on anticipated fine
affair, for IL was known that
both the men were very vigorous
lighters, il they were not up IN science.
Marks won the toss-up and took his po-
stion with his back to the sun. lie was
nervous and excited, while the Kid was
smiling ind composed, although the sun
streamed squarely In his eyes. The men
came together and began TO deliver heavy
blows with great rapdity, and
this was kept up, with an oc-
casional clutch, until the end OF the
round, when both men were badly blown,
but not otherwise injured, Marks ap-
pearod 30 have rather the better Of the
round Bets were largely In his favor
IN the second round the kid worked
over to Marks corner and commenced
the attack. They went at It again In
hammer and tongs style. Marks got The
kids head In chancory and for
n while punished him severely, lie
got Ia good one on Marks nose
and received several on his breast
Marks got IN the most blows and hit the
hardest, The Kids second claimed a
ioul IN this round which was not allowed
The third round was fought In Marks
corner the latter gaining confidence
forced the lighting. blow in the
chest Knocked the Kid down. but lie
was on his feet again In a
second but was forced on and almost
over the ropes When he arose the
men clinchedag and while clinched n
shout Of foul arose An examination
showed that the Kids left shoulder was
bleeding from bite, an Imprint of teeth
being plain, which the latter said Marks had
inflicted while they We're clinched to-
aethcr The referee decided that foul
had been committed, aud awarded the
light IN the Kid
The time OF the fight was about nine
minute, Marks had one eye closed, hut
neither Of the men were much pun
ished