Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-07

cleo fCr the WINTER IN r0OW5 Ii tno NOW
WhitescMysr building.
Rev. S. B. D. Prickett, pastor of the
NJ. E Church, breaches his farewell ser.
mon Sunday. Rev. J. II. Hess has been
appointed to this place in his stead. Rev.
Prickett leaves for Buckhannop, his new
charge, next Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. Chambers, of Philadelphia,
Is whiting friends in town.
Mrs Mollie Hamilton, Of West Grafton,
left Saturday for q stay with friends in
| Baltimore.
Mrs. Joseph Paxton, q former resident
Of Grafton, is the guest Of friends in town.
FAMOUS FATAL PRIZE FIGHTS
Recalled by the KuliDg of George Full
james at Grand Forks.
Nep York Evening Sun.
TIE news that George Fulljames, the
well known pugilist, had died from the
effects of o beating he had received in tie
ring at the hands of an unknown in Grand
Forks, Dakota Territory, caused a
good dsal of talk 10 sporting cir
cies, as Frljames was wellS-nown
here. He was a very clever boxer,
and ranked among the best OF the second
class light-weights. His death recs lis stv-
eral other fatal fights, though it must be
said that, considering the Preater number
of such affairs that have occurred, the per-
csntage of deaths resulting from them is
not tenth Of that caused by racing or base
ball accidents.
One of the most noted of fatal ring fights
was tie one between Deaf Burke and Simon
Byrne, the Scotch champion. This fight
took place in England about 1888, and was
truly desperate one. Byrne persevered
in fighting long after it was seen that he
had no chance, ard he reused to permit
his seconds to give in for him. He did
not die in the ring, and had he had prompt
medical assistance his life might
have been saved. Burke fad 10
this country, wtee he fought one
|O'Connell near New Orleans. He was
making mince. meat ont of O'Copnsll, but
the latter's frier ds drove Burke from the
ing at the point # n pistol, and his fight
ing drawers and his flesh were frigh,fully
torn by the thorny chapparral through
which he Yves compelled 10 fly to save his
life. He returned 20 Epgland, was tried
fer the killing of Byrne, but in those days
the ring was IN high favor il Great Britain
and he escaped with few months i'm
prisonment. Burke afterward fought the
BID Bendjgo, and several others, and
died in standardization.
Early in the for,ies fa'al prize fight
took place on the Palisades up the Huds IN
not far from this city, which stirred the
community to its depths. The contest
anti were an Englishman named Chris
Lily and o young New York mechanic Of
| Irish descent nsmed Mccoy.
They fought nearly one hundred rounds,
and both, esIec a'ly Mccoy, wee terribly
beaten. Long efore the end of the battle
Ysnkee Sullivan, who was then champion
of America, called on McCoy's seconds
to give in for him, and told them that
if they did not he would be killed.
Mccoy, who WAS as game SIS a pebble,
protesttd d, and they foolishly let him
have his way. He was beaten into 10.
sensibility and nsver recovered con-
sciousress, d. Jog before the boat reached
this city. Lily fled to the Southwest, al
was never captured by the New York gu.
thoIiae. He fought once afterward in the
ring, near Vicksburg. Miss, defeating his
man. He ,ined Walkers Nicaragusn in
ysie,s. and was shot to death while 10 the
hold Of q schooner By troops of the country
who had capture TIE vessel. Yankee Sui
livsn was arrested by "old Ht yee, F" and
though he was only spectator OF the tigh
and had tried to sop it when it looked
dangerous, he was sentenced 10 state prison
for o term Of years. After he had served
about six months he was pardoned ont BY
Governor Seward on his express promiS
that he would never again participate in :
prizs fight, ether IS principal, second o.
spectator. How well be kept his word wa
shown by his sitsrward fighting Boil
CIunt, Tom Hyer and John Morrissey
He disd in jail in San FRI ncisco during th,
yigilante excitement.
IL wa, gwen out that he committed sui
eide By opening an artery in his arm, bu
his friends believed that he was mad
away with on account of bis possessing
dang ous knowledge Of political affairs o
tbs city.
Charlie Lynch and Andy Kelly, beth o
this city, fought prize battle also on tn,
Palisades, and Kelly died of the ipjurie
he received in it. Lynch fed to England
where Re became champion Of the light
weights, after defeating several Of the hes
men there. He lost the title to Simo1
Finighty, and the Kelly mater balm
sou sred, he returned to this city.
While skylaIking and Wrestling with
friend in o BARRON not far from tn
Tombs he was thrown and one Of his leg
was so taily broken and otherwise hur
that it had to be amputated. He liyet
two or three years and died in eonparatiy
poverty.
Oae Of the most famous Of fatal priz
fights was between Walker and Weeder
which took place about ten years $50 nea
Philadelphia. II grew out Of the rivalr
that tle1 existed between Arthur Cham
bsrs and Johnny Clarke. They were th
hackers and the seconds Of the men, q
rather the lads, for rei.her had reache
mans eets.e.
Thsy fought between Gloucester an
Pennsgrove, ON the jersey STORE, aScu
, fifteen miles below Philadelphia. Tn
b,ek Of Walkers head YVES 50 terably Ii
iured by its frequent contact with th
, hard ground in the many falls tbs
wetdsn gave him, that conclusion of th
brain resulted, end he 6isd on the dock
few hours sftsr the fight. Clark, Weade
and several others were sent to the Pen
Tertiary at TIeet VI for their work in tht
fight. Wseien died Ct consumption shor
ly afsr.
The last fatal fight before the one und,
consideration took place near Fort Harni
; ton, about year ago, bstween Swipts u
Ne1sboy, and young Sweeney. A Coz
ner's Jury inve tigsted tie case, and foun
that Sweeney had cisd, net from the bea
lug be received, but from heart diseas'
] and Swips IVES released from custody.
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