The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-03
TWO LOCAL PUGILISTS MEET
George Gaylor and Peter Treator Fight
Eleven Rounds Six Miles from Town.
GayIor Gives Up. after Very Bloody Combat,
on Account of Feeling Sick-Over Two
Hundred Persons Witness the Fight.

ranRements police interference was avoided
The arrival in the city of quite q number of
professional pugilists several weeks ago. and the
unusual activity of local admirers of pugilism,
led many to believe that something was about TO
happen, but only those who could be trusted
were informed of the facts relating to what was
really goiug on.
Four weeks ago George Gaylor and Peter
Treator signed an agreement TO fight to the fin
ish for 500, the fight to take place somewhere
in Marion county. and the winner eso take 70
per cent. of the money and the loser the re-
naming % per cent The two
signer 20 the agreement Immediately
went into training and, intrusted the
management of the coming mill to
John Morgan, who has had some experience in
managing prize-hghts It was arranged to sell
| the tickets at 81 each. in order to raise the
money, and it was agreed that MIR. Morgan
| should have all the gate receipts over and above
| the 500. 1t took but few days to dispose of
| the required number of tickets.
| 1t agreed ten days ago that the fight
should take place tonight, but owing to the fact
that the police had learned of the date the time
| was changed, and on Thursday evening the
| ticket-hoiders were notified that the fight would
| occur last night They were instructed to meet
at the crossing of the Belt railroad with Morris
street. near the stockyards.
| By o'clock last night there were
more of carriages gathered at the designated
| place, and after a half hours waiting those
| along were notified that lonely spot in
Ranches Grove, two miles south of haywood,
had been chosen for the battle-ground. The
procession moved. and after travelling FIVE miles
| of the muddiest roads in Marion county. reached
a strip of woodland a half mile from a
| country road. Men with lanterns piloted
the procession into the woods until the fighting
ground was reached. There was stretched
| forty foot tent, and inside arranged a TWEEN
| ty-four-foot ring, and around 1t TWO rows of
| seats for the spectators Fly $50 o'clock there
were over 200 in the tent. Both fighters
| were present with their friends and betting on
each was extensively but very quietly carried Cd.
Pending the final arrangements for the fight.
| Denny Needham and Robert Mcclure pu.
| in the ring and agreed to fight four rounds with
| six-ounce gloves A purse was made up for
them. and they fought. Both had had some
! previous experience in the ring and it was sup
/ posed that they would De very evenly matched.
| The spectators were disappointed, however,
/ Needham showed in the first round that he was
| much the best man, and in the second round
knocked Mcclure out of the ring
| After this contest the fight to the finish be-
| tween Gaylor and Trestor was announced. Gay
/ Tor was the first TO appear in the ring. He APP
4 peared to be in splendid condition from four
4 weeks hard training. Bare to the waist, and
| wearing only light pants and shoes. he weighed
| 140 pounds and measured five feet eight inches.
/ Gaylor. and Jack Hanlon. who fought Jim Fell
IN Nebraska and served three years in the peni-
| Tertiary for il.
Treator appeared in the ring soon after Gay
| Tor. He presented much better physique than
| Gsylor. Although the same height, he weighed
| 155 pounds. His somewhat beefy appearance
| indicated that he had not undergone the careful
training of Gaylor, but the bets were two to one
| that he would win. He named as his
| seconds Robert Brown and Denny Needham
| The arrangements for the beginning were COM
| pleted by the seconds choosing John Morgan
| referee. and selecting a time keeper. Three
| ounce gloves, unpadded on the knuckles, were
| given the men, aud, after examing each others
| gloves carefully. and shaking hands time was
! called, and the fight began.
They fought in earnest from the beginning
| Treator led off with blow on Gaylor's neck,
1 and the latter responded with hit square in
| Treator's face that bronght the blood in spurts
| In an attempt to follow up the blow Gaylor
| slipped. While down Treator made pass at
| him aud foul claimed and allowed. The
! round ended without either man getting in any
| telling work.
Treator opened the second round by getting
| in a good blow on Gsylor's neck, which he fol-
| lowed up with hit in the face. After consider
| able sparrng Treator feled Gaylor by striking
him powerful full-arm blow on the leftseye.
| The third round was uninteresting. While
they were sparring. and neither were able to get
a hit Gaylor again slipped and fell He claimed
another foul on the ground that he was struck
after being down, but it was not allowed.
In the fourth round Gaylor had the best of it
all the way through. He began forcing the
| fight and lodged five successive hits in Treators
/
| onslaught he crowded Treator to the rope. and
/ it was evident to all that if he had followed up
his blows he would have likely won the fight In
that round. He retreated, however, and
Treator wound up the round by dealing him
! another hit in the left eye.
! Gaylor again took the lead in the beginning
three telling hits on Treator's neck, but he al
lowed Treator to retaliate with this in his face
| before the round ended.
| The sixth round was uneventful. Both men
seemed pressed for wind, and they occupied
nearly all the three minutes in walking around
| the ring and sparring easily. But one hit was
| made during the round. and that by Gaylor.
| In the seventh round Treator did some hard
| work. He was able to protect himself from all
| of Gaylor's blows and got in two good hits, and
wound up by knocking Gaylor down with
| heavy blow behind the ear.
| The eighth round nueventful but
| there very bloody fighting in the
| ninth. Gaylor led off by dealing his adversary
a heavy blow on the left eye. and followed it up
/ with several that were having their effect.
| Again, however, ne neglected to follow up his
| work. and allowed himself to be knocked down
| third time.
When time was called for the tenth round any
| of those present would have tossed penny for
| the winner Both men were apparently in good
/ condition. and il looked like it would take half
hundred rounds to determine the better man.
/ very black eye. and Treator
| bloody nose and face. After
/ the round began, however, it became noticeable
that Gaylor was weakening He ceased push
ing the fight, and driven all over the ring
! by Treator. There was little sparring but
/ the round ended without either man securing
| hit.
When the eleventh round was called Treator
| showed disposition to crowd the lighting. and
made two hits in Gaylor's face. He was about
| following it MP with another, when Gaylor
\ threw mp his hands and said he could fight no
/ more. "What is the trou5leF' asked Hanlon, his
second sOh am sick at the stomach. 1 can't
/ fight any more" said he, and he left the ring
| Referee Morgan declared Treator the winner
of the fight. aud the crowd dispersed. The fight
lasted just forty-tive minutes. The friends of
| Gaylor are much surprised and chagrined at his
! refusal TO fight longer. 1t was
| generally believed that he not
| sick, but did not have the to
stand ND against his opponent When he quit
| majority of the spectators expected to see him
| win the fight He had the best of the stru ggle
/ in all but three or four rounds.