The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-08
PRIZE FIGHT last MIGHT.
Tommy Ward Knocks Bart Shay
Out in Two Rounds
AN INTERESTING EXHIBITION
Which Docs not Last Long, and Ends
in an InslorIous aud Final De.
feat for Mr., shay-A Well
Conducted, Gentecl AMIR,

II has been quietly circulated for
day or two that the prize fight between
Bart shay,oi this city, and Tom Ward, Of
Cincinnati, which has been much talked
Of, would come off Friday night at a
well known sporting resort on the South
Side, 1t did, The audience of one
hundred or one hundred and twenty
Ave which witnessed II was composed Of
the better class Of workingmen, bust
ness men, professional men, and a NIL
noriIy Of the sporting profession, It
was the most carefully guarded and most
decently conducted event OF the kind
ever seen in this section OF country.
The fight was announced for II p, m.,
but II was Just l2:22l a. nj. when the
word was given, The fight was for 5000
a side, the winner 10 take also 70 per
cent OF the gate money and the loser %,
Al least four times as many people up.
piled for admission as the hall would
seat, but only about 1876, at most, oCCu-
pied the amphitheatrical seRts arranged
Tor 200,
NJ, Sullivan, Of Pittsburgh, was chosen
as referee, and two we'll known Wheel
ing men as time keepers. The ring ex.
tended from wall to wallis feetSand
was 20 feet the other way, The hackers
tossed up for corners, and Wards win.
ming, chose the northeast. There was
really no choice between them.
The fight was under the Marquis
OF Queensbury rules, with three.ounee
gloves, twenty rounds or 10 a finish.
Shay appeared first and was applaud.
ed, but when a minute later Ward
stepped into the ring, the applause was
much louder Shay almost Immediately
offered TO bet $40 he would win, and
Ward took him up with significant
smile, Then numerous bets were offered
on Ward, and only q portion OF them
taken on Shay. The principals shook
hands, the gloves were adjusted, there
was the usual rinsing out OF mouths,
ct Get, and Sullivan called;
t'Timeln
It was Just 22l minutes inter l2.
When the three minutes was up and the
time keepers stopped the first round,
Shay was still In the ring only through
the mercy or Encouragement al Ward,
Shay gotin one or two lipks that looked
like business, but the two were clinched
three or iourtimes. When the referee
cried "break away" Ward threw up his
hands and smiled; but each time Shay
held on as II his only haven OF hope was
in Wards arms.
When the round was about half over
Ward knocked Shay against the ropes,
and II he had followed Up his advantage
could have ended tic fight right there,
but he smillngly withdrew and let Shay
recover. Then there, was q few more
cllnchings, one or two soft raps by Shay
and socdolagers by Ward, and "fime.h
Bets offered on Ward no takers.
EARLY In the second round Ward lot
out for shaYlg neck, and hitting him on
the iugular, knocked him down, Here.
covered his feet, and there was O little
ieint OF fight. Then Ward did a Sullivan
rush before which Shay went down like
frame house in the Johnstown flood.
This practically ended 1t; AS fast as
Shay got up, Ward knocked him down.
This was repeated three times, and then
Shay lay ten seCendS' and aitef sope ex.
CiteMeht and 9 GlaiR'ol foul, which was
not mol Justified, Sullivan gave the tight to
ebay was more dead than alive. Ward
could have fought another such battle
and then gone out to call on his girl.
The fact Is, Shay knew he was whipped
when he came into the ring.
Shay weighed ITO, and looked like a
consumptive. Ward pulled the scale at
1874, and his Aesh yasfBddy and aoInd,
his Eye keen and bis pose elastic. He
has fought twelve fights, counting last
nights, One with Tommy Hogan was
a draw, and the other eleven he won.
Shay had about as much business before
him as an egg under pile driver. The
fight settled Bart as pugilist.