The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-05

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tho other side has cost him, his hackers
and his friends-Charlcy Mitchell and
Pony Moore, Charley papa-in-law-a
GOOD deal of money. if what "a New York
man I'm Liverpool writes 90 a friend here
IS true He says that All the popular
demonstrations of affection and esteem,
and an the benefits that were given 10
Kilrain cas- mark of the esteem in
which YOU are held by the people have
aIl been gotten up by his side-pariner-
and friends, who footed the bills, and
ihat there never was and never Will bc a
popular demonstration by the people.
20 ID seems that q tighter can buy his way
into sporting society just as easiIy as
man can buy bis way INTO am exclusive
and very proper Centennial ball, even If
bis blood is red.
SPEAKING OF the bah brings me back 10
the Centennial and the pafadcs. I'll tell
tle truth. I'm in nay corner. You can't
write sporting letter without You have
rOt sporting news any more than you
can make q beef stew without beef. We
are all full-mll of Ccntennial-and
why even the ministers are preaching
centennial, so how can you blame @
sport IL be takes the tip and follows IL
10 the end
won tell you how The Pennsylvania
soldiers loaded mp on "coilin yarnish
AS soon as they struck town / son tell
YOU how the Seventh Regiment had their
hats stretched TO no their heads before
the parade, but l Will casually mention
tine fact that after the crack Seventh
Regiment saw OF rather heard OF the
marching of The Richmond Light lnidn-
iry Blues. their hats were too large for
lcm and now they have gone into exc
cutiye session and are drilling on tnc
dead quiet for the next time.
OF The 81 900 soldiers i'm line on Tues
day. there was one company OF dliy men
aud officers that made the handsOmest
aDpearauce and marched as well, il not
letter, than amy other company in the
line. Let me describe this company 20
YOU, as they appeared 70 me When / ,aw
them marching up Broadway-just as
saw thcm-jusi as they appeared 90 the
others as they swung by with heads up.
\ uniform. black 10 seemed In the dis
lance, very light stripe on the
irOuser- on the breast n shield of white,
ON the shoulders epauieis of white The
officers wore silver epaulets. All wore
high metal helmets with waving plume
of white. The crowds wondered Who
they were, and looked at the programme
iO lind out and they read, Richmond
Light Infantry Blscs, Captain sol
Outchins, commanding Could YOU
have seen the appearance they made,
following as they did, men in blue and
gray ana red. YOU would have done as
the rest OF the people did-you would
have cheered
And how they did march Captain
Cutchins led them, and II President liar
rson did not feel particularly glad that
he came To- New York when he SAW
them. he should have, for he never SAW
anything like it ia Indianapolis. Then
there were the lieutenants w est Helm
rich ANA Wyatt; and the sergeants-
rinsley, Vaughan. Jones White Frank
lin. Collins and Epps; and the corporals
aud she company. They did themselves
proud. and Richmond should be proud of
the company that marched among fifty
{ ,0usand-amOng the regiments of The
l. fitted states, and marched well so well
,Iat people and papers remarked IL and
cOmplimenied them, and are still cOmpli-
menting them.
The World speaks of them as being
Tine most noticeable, and presenting the
best appearance Of any company in line
the Sun says they were conspicuous be
cause of the beauty of their uniforms,
and the Sur refers 10 them as the flower
of the Southern militia. II they were
not famous before. the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues are famous now, and de-
seivedly so; and when, two years from
now. they celebrate their centennial the
fact will interest everybody who saw
them the other day.
But to descend from the tent to the
ring once more. That little paragraph
above, about Murphy and Mccarthy,
was written before | had seen Mccarthy
and learned his side OF the business. /
saw him to-day, and he is As full OF in
dignation as an Apachee Indian is of
whisky half an hour after the trader
scalp has been taken. lie says Murphy
posting of "a forfeit is cold, cammy
bluff, and that if his friends had wanted
to make match for him, they could
have done so at the conclusion OF the
last fight.
why" said Mccarthy, when We got
through the last time, ! offered 10 post
81 900 al the ring side and they laughed
IL OF and said was bluiiing. Now they
run up 5000 and want more fight.
They'll get it,
II will be a good dght anyway, for
both men are considered lne al their |
weights--as fine as any two who ever
put on mits-as fine as split silk.
One OF the most desperate, and at the
same time, one of the gamiest fights that
ever was put on record, came of in a
summer hotel dining-rOOm on Long
Island Friday night, between Jack Ly-
man, Of Boston, and Billy Murray, Of
this city. Lyman was defeated. but he
captured the crowd with a display OF
nerve and pluck that was astonishing, to
say the least. Ho fought until he WAS
absolutely blind, and then he felt for his
man, and punched him for all he was
worth. The fight was for the one
hundred and ten pound championship,
$500 and an added purse Of $500.
When the men appeared they present
ed wonderful contrast Lyman
seemed nervous and III at ease, and bis
face looked yellow and sunken in the
pickering rays of an oil-lamp that illumi-
mated the scene OF The battle Murray,
on the other hand, was the picture OF
health, and seemed confident of coming
out winner. The fight really began in
the third round, which was hurricane
one in every way. Murray rushed and sent
swinging highlander at Lyman,
which sent him TO the boards with "A
rush, and Murray was awarded the first
knock down. In an instant Lyman was
on his feet and at Murray lie sent in
two or three hot smashing blows, and
Murray closing, there Was very pretty
exhibition Of in-hghting. Lyman went
down three times before the round