Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-04-07
TWO SLUGGERS BOLD,
In Place Quite Cold, Went Gaily Into
a Fray,
And THEY FOUGHT THE FIGHT
To Crowd Quite Light and Murray
WOrSted Shay.
FULL DETAILS OF THE CONTEST.

three hundred gentlemen of sporting pro-
clivities assembled ut the Alhambra rink,
corner of Chaplire and Thirty fourth
streets, last evening, TO witness boxing
match between Bart Shay, of this city, and
Jimmy Murray, OF Philadelphia. There
had been a good deal of talk about this
matched, and one of the paIties interested
said last evening:
"Au individual named Tom Hughes, Of
Pittsburg, has been attempting through
the Pittsburg papers toimpresa on the peO-
pie the fact that the match would be a
hippodrome, for nothing more or less than
to cut down the gate receipts He is the
same man, TOO, who has been dong all the
talk for joe Ridge in the same papers, Ger
tain portions of which Ridge has repudiat-
ed it having been w1ittsn without his
knowledge OF consent"
But to come back to the match. 1t was
about nine O'Clock last evening when the
interest of the spectators YVES stirred up
by The appearance in the eighteen-foOt
riEg. which had been thrown up, of Mike
aud Killie BrSnnon, who gave an interest
ing
LITTLE SPARRING EXHIBITION.
Tney were followed by Tom Spillman
and Jack Anderson, who also gave very
lively exhibition of the fsic art. Two
mall artists in that line then entertained
tie crowd for awhile with set:o, and 1t
was at least ten minutes past ten before
the event Of the evening wss ready to be
put on the boards. snd the crowd
was getting very impatient, bs-
cause the rink was damp and cold,
and poorly lighted, and had it not been
for the appearance of blue clothes and brass
buttons here and there among the assem-
blage, one could have easily imagined thet
The meeting was one all on the quiet, and
that bloody mill with bare knuckles and
all It's Accomplishments WAS to take place.
The match was to be twenty rounds,
bu, it proved to be much shorter than tina.
As soon rs Shay ard Morrey sppaaIed in
the ring it was seen thst they were a very
iu-mstchsd pair. Sbsy is light weight,
AID stripped at ia pounds, Shle Murray
wei. he'd at leaSt 135 po1nGs IS be ap
reared ia the ring. Shay's hackers 5sd
agreed 10 give Murray 6itesn pounds advan-
tlee. but noHe Of them had ever seen him
before and neither had Shay. Il wac 20
late then to make any objections and &c
the men w-nt at it
THE CONTEST.
Jack Anderson was appointed referee
and Sam johnson time keeper. john
OHM, cf Pittsburg, acted fJr Murray,
end James McNamara for Sday. The
rounds were three NINA e. e-cA, with one
minute inte,m.ssiJn; glcves, four oancss
Tine being called, the mex shook hsads
ana went at il. 1t SIS evident TO any
mGn present tina: Say was the more SCI
eatifc fighter of ne two, b.. be WAS trot-
,iup way out Of his class. However, lie
Sc. 10 work plackily AID rained blow after
blow On his opponents tsce and neck,
bringing first blood, aDd while he got
some punishment II return be closriy bad
the advantage Of the Il 81 round. Murray
made rushes at Stay and being his heavier
of the two hey had their effect. Just at
the close OF the first round Shay
was knocked over by one OF these rushes,
and Murray seeing his advantage Tell on
ton of him with ali bis weight, causing
Shav's head to strike zee floor with q ter
rife bump. This was clearly q tool, bu
Sha7's second held HE peace because ne
knew there would he cry Of "take" and
he wanted 10 show that there was 10 IN
tenlion If tina: kind.
IN THE SECOND ROUND
both men showed up n goad shape, but
Murray got IN his ra-hsi AID by meie ad-
vantage Of weight re knocked Snay down
several times by running against nm.
Tnis was the wors. punishment. Shay could
receive. but he got in q number CT h-2Vy
blows on his opponents 'phiz. Murray
fell on Shay Ia this round several times
and in this way he clearly got the advaL-
tage o. the round. Still lie tier Shay ner
| his second kicked a. they aid not desire 10
have any kicki.g in the match.
In the third round Mairay tried his rusl-
ing again. and during a lock when the round
Was about half Over he struck Shay sew
eral times III the stomach, one blow being
very hard one, which seemed to have es-
csped the referees attention. This ended
SHAW. and although he did not kick 1t was
nlainly seen that he was d0ne fer. sec
| opd or two afterwards be fell 20 ths floor
so grogg1 that he could rot regain
( his feet although be pluckily at
tamptsd t, do 50 number OF timer.
Still he did not give ny and seeing the con-
dition cfthings Chief OF Police DelbruSge
e lied a halt and the fight Was at an end,
amidst the wild yelling of the crowd.
S1ay became very sick, and it was come
little time b fore he recovered. he re-
ceive1
4 GOOD DEAL OF PUNISHMENT
about the face and neck, but it was the
Unfair work and the superior weight Of his
opponent that lost him the contest, al
though it j. probable that Murray could
get away with him in twenty rounds any
way. If Shay had kept away from Murray
"a he could have easily done,
he could have probably winded and
then beat him, but he did all he could and
the fight was a hard one. Murray's face
was pretty badly used up aud he Will
nurse a very bad eye for some time to
come. Ii was reported last night that his
name was not Murray, and there seems to
be good foundation for the report, as no
one present except his second appeared to
know him. He also had quite sick spell
after the contest.
1t may be possible that Joe. Ridges
bacssr will now take some courage and
try TO arrange a fair and square contest
with SHAY. as it is understood the latter rs
hackers are still willing to match him
against Ridge in a square contest. Shsy