The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-05
THEY PUZZLED THE POLICE
Siddons and Miller Come Together in an
Isolated Place Not Far from the City.
Seven Brisk Rounds We're Had, Resulting in
the Fight Being Given to the Former on
Foul-Investigation Threatened.

About the hour the police and one hundred
or more disguised men who were out from, 50 to
$40 were vending their way home from Broad
Ripple. yesterday morning, Tommy Miller and
George Siddons, the pugilists who had deserted
them, were pounding each other unceremonious-
ly in what is known as the "eleven-mile BRIDGE
on the Allisonville pike. After the police inter-
ference at Hoffman's grove the fighters and
some of those who had tickets went to Broad
Ripple, aud there planned to have the fight
come of. About 2 o'clock carriages began to
spin away singly and in pairs. Some went
north, some east. some south, and others west
The police who were present were nonplussed,
and, not knowing the fighters by sight,
they could not do otherwise than to stand
still and see the crowd gradually slip away
from them. While the majority of the carriages
cam back to the city, a few who knew where
the fight Was to Occur, managed, after much
driving, to drive up at the 'elsvsn- mile bridge
about o'clock. Fearing the police would again
pot in an appearance q ring was hastily made,
referees and time keepers chosen, and the fight
began. There was considerable Of a slnabbls
over who should be referee. but Tom Ester
brook, the ex-base-b ball player, was finally
cno>en. Inc men fought Win eKln-tlgnL gloves,
and both were stripped to the waist. The tw 0
men showed they were very evenly matched, and
alt hou9h Siddons was given the fight on q foul,
Millers friends claim that he would have won
had it not been for the accident. In the first
round Miller got in two blows on Siddons's jaw,
and Siddons got back at him in the neck with
two or three heavy blows. There were two
clinches during the round The second round
was characterized by some good fighting.
Miller got In a good blow on Siddonss neck.
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of the fight in the third round, although Miller
made 4 vicious lead on Siddons's neck. Siddons
in retaliating cut Miller's lip, and the first blood
was claimed for him.
There was some hard fighting in the fourth
round. The men went st each other viciously.
Miller got in 4 hard blow on Siddons's lef. e0e,
and almost closed it. There was a clinch, and
Siddons went down, giving the first knock-down
To Miller. Siddons claimed a foul as the result
of the Touchdown, bat it was not allowed.
There was q good deal of mitigating in the fifth
round, and some rapid exchange of blows. Mil
Ter had a slight advantage throughout the round.
At the beginning Of the sixth round Miller got
in a second lick on Siddonss face. pushing him
buttine. for which Miller claimed a foul, but
Easterbsook refused to allow it. There was
some good fighting during the round, aud Sid
dons succeeded in cutting Millers wind. The
seventh and last round was the hardest fought
Of any. Miller at the outset got
lar, which carried Siddons clear off
his feet, Siddons retaliated by getting in q good
blow over Miller's eye. The two then clinched,
and referee Esterbrook in separating them bore
Siddons 10 the floor. While Siddons was down
Miller struck him. and for that Siddons claimed
a foul and the fight. The seconds and hackers
Of Miller objected, and for a few minutes there
was a very lively discussion over what should be
done. Esterbrook allowed the foul, and Siddons
was declared the winner.
Day was breaking when the fight was over
and those who had spent a night and considera
BILE money to see il came back to the city by
various routes about z o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The police were considerably disguised be
cause they failed to stop the fight. They have
one consolation, though, they know all the prin'
cipals, and will have the grand jury. now In ses
sion, make a full Investigation. The fighter:
were still in the city yesterday.