Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-15

allowed.
Round lin this round Dempsey
came up q triae fresher than The
Marine" and began to force the lighting
he was met halt way By The Marine
butthe New Yorker terrible left KEEP: visit
ing the Bostonisus vissge like
a piston rod, doing awful
EXECUTION. Blood flowed freely from g The
Marine" who nevertheless fought back
Vamely and wickedly with both hands,
Furnishing Dempsey more than he was ever
punished before in the prize ring. lime
was called and the men went to their cor
ners looking badly. Dempsey 8 body was
covered with sbrssions and his face was
marked here and there.
Round l2.-AgAin the men came to,
gether in dead earnest. Ii was give and
take both very strong snd very game, oui
Dempsey's terrible lett worked fatally on
the counteuence of his adversary.
THE MARINE KNOCKED OUT.
Round l3.-The Marine come up again
and dashed gsmely at Dempsey, who
pitched in now for dear life, for be felt that
the crisis had been reached.
The Marine" was bleeding ike stuck
pig, and Jack was putting and blowing
badly. They both then got to work at
half arm distance and never stopped punch
ing each other until the Marine dropped
exhausted. Dempsey went to his corner,
showing the signs Of the terrible punish
msnt he had received, and the Marine
stroye to get 10 his feet But he could
not rise, he was practically if not literally
knocked out. So when the referee called
time he could not respond.
GAME TO THE LAST.
He did get up and, hurting himself
gsmely at Dempsey, tell pOwerless into the
latter arms, and was assisted mercituliy
by the plucky New Yorker to his chair In
his corner. He was beaten man and the
seconds gave it up The referee an
nouueed Jack Dempsey the victor and the
SPECTATORS received it in silence. lime,
80 minutes.
A PLUCEY FIGHT.
Greater stamina, a pluckier or fairer
fght was never witnessed in this country.
and two gamer men never faced each other
in a twenty-four foot ring. The Marine
sat in his chair, bleeding battered and
bruised, and when asked if he was hurt said
family, 81 am hurt, Dick, badly hurt, but 1t
was a square deal" Dempsey was asked
how he felt and if he was hurt, he replied,
We'll, l won, but you can bet | was hit
hard"
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF the FIGHT
say that in order to escape the hundreds of
persons who have in Cne direction or an
other been following the movements OF the
principals and their managers, or others
who were supposed 10 be Interested and
whose presence on Thursday morning
caused the event to be deferred, the men
and their friends had within the preceding
q hours quietly dispersed in different di-
rections and at given hour assembled on
board a tug boat on the Long Island side
of the east river, whence they steamed up
to q landing plscs mile and
q half from Rye, y. \. 10 avoid
plubliclty and danger both Dempsey and
LeBlarche we're quietly taken 10 the sum
msr residence of q well known New Yorker
where they went to bed and rested until
daylight. A large barn on the same
gentlemsn's premises SsS chosen for the
encounter, and q ring 2ix25 foot was
pitched.
COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS.
Ry the time the ring was ready and the
snd their seconds had reached
the bsrn, forty persons, in all, had assem-
bled as spectators. TWenty.e'Gtt OF these
ere SAID to have paid S75 each to"sE1
tbs purse for which the men
fought. The others were favored
friegds Of the principals. The purse
amounted to g, 1000, and there Was Stake
of $1,000 q side, put up by the men or
their hackers. The arrangements for the
Ogair were very complete, and the warn
ing given 10 sll to keep strict silence so
that the neighberhood might not obtain
an iukling of what was z osng on. laken
altogether, leaving out the men Saa we're
to fght % they stood preparatory for the
battle, would have supposed the gathering
TO be for far different parpose.
A NoBBY CROWD.
The twenty-eight who had put up Their
shekels, iu silk hats, fsshlonably cut new,
markets, with the latest s'yle OF derby and
Mister savored more Of a theatre PsrsS thsI
a prize fight. All these were members OF
the New York Racquet Club, but their
names were most carefully concealed.
That they were deeply and earnestly
interested in the eVsnt there was
no doubt, and bets TCpplng
into the thousands were quietly recorded
from time 10 time. 1t was alnos! seven
o clock, the sun being veil up and shining
brightly, when the final prepsrsrionc we're
by the choosing of John D Neil
a. referee. Meanwhile the men had strip
ped, Dempsey wearing aGrk trunk tights
and LeBlsnche blue shorts. Both man
looked splendid specimens OF physical sno
muscular perfection. Dempsey Sss shght
ly taller than his opponent, but weighed
over four pounds less.
HOT FIGHT.
P,rPssucG, Pa, March IA tour
round bare knuckle prize fight took place
in a field on Ball Greek, cesr Drayoes-
burg, Pa, this morning. between 1ack
Burko. of McKeesport, Pa, and Andy
Rowan. OF tLis city. The fight was for
small purse, bGt grudge between
them was the real cause oi tie meet
inc, Neither were in condition. Rowan
displayed considerable science, however,
snd had the fight well in hand from the
start, winning easily BY knocking his op-
moment out in ths fourth round. Burke was
terribly punished, his ises bSing pounded
to a ielly and his body covered With
bruises. Rowen was comparatively IN
scratched.
A Steamer Sunk.