New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-23
FOOLED BY 4 "FAKEn FIGHT.
THE EXPERIENCE OF A BUSINESS MAN WHO
PAID IS TO SEE GORE SHED
THE CoMBATANTs HAD AN OLD GRUDGE
AGAINST EACH OTHER, BUT NEVER STRUCK

lHb tOMBNIAN1S HAD AN Old bHUDpb
AGAINST EACH OTHER, BUT NEVER STRUCK
"A BLOW, AND THE BATTLE SOON ENDED.
Tho manner IN which fake fights are arranged
and carlIcd on is well Illustrated by tho experience
Of a prominent business man In Broadway who Is a
member Of the Ncw.Yolk Athletic Club and IS rec.
Ognized a. an amateur athlete OF no moan powers.
His summer evenings are spent In his shell on the
Harlem over the CLASSY surface Of which no sends
his little craft at racing speed lilo had never seen
a real bloody never give-up przo fight. and when a
friend TO him the other day. and told him that
for only - he could light 10 O finish for blood
he determined TO GO when his friend added that 1t
was u be most sangnaly struggle. that the lighters
had nurscd a grudgc against each othor for years.
that they ready TO tear each other TO tatters.
and that blood would flow In streams, he REGARDED 1t
as the chance Of lifetime.
At home In tho evening he told his wife about It..
pIcturng the manner In which the gore would fall
In pools TO the floor at which the good woman grew
faint and pleaded with him not to 60. you never
can stand It, my dear" she said " for you know the
sight Of blood makes you NJ
" Just this once, darling" he replied " and then
ri not 20 any more And In spite Of her pleading
he went.
lie met bis friend al an appointed plocc and
hour and was Informed that grrat caution must be
exercised In approaching tho r ndezvous. Together
the proceeded 10 mOdrslookng house up
town. and entering. assembled 10 tho top floor. IL
was 30 D. M. tie hour set for Tho battle 10 begin
aud the room filed, 10 the business mans as
tonshment with Other business and professional
men, many Of whom rs knew Intimately. They were
seated I'm rows each little higher than tho one In
frDnt arranged on three sides Of ring. thick
nee kCd, bruken.noSed. short hard man, who acted
as master Of ceremonies cautioned everybody not TO
go near d. winders for fear der cops got onto der
mill and the spectators also war'"d that they
must not talk loudly nor applaud, lest tho n'iHhOoS
I've alarmed. II was going To br "a holy terror OF
scrap- the presiding genius said and there must be
no police Interference. besides, II anything should
happen 10 prevent The fighters from wpIng out tho
grudgc cherished long. each would DO mOrtined 10
death.
At o'clock tho fighters had not appeared, and tho
master Of ceremonies kept tho appetite Of tho spec
tators on edge by rllsg them how bloody the battle
would lie When once II began. Another
hour passed during which there wer, tolh tales OF
other bo,iy battles between her'eS OF tho ring. AZ
last al 1915, the fighters appeared. In q moment
they had removed their outer gsrm"nts and stood 10
ycalcd In ring costume. nskel to tie waist In hno
CONDITION they Appeared each 81 20 battle f"r his hn
While the two uun," gloves wrrr being put on. M"
men gnrrd each other sayagly, and once or twice
they made effort TO grt al each other before all
tie usual prmluarrS al ben obscrvei. being
restrained With apparent difficulty bY their Attendants.
Finally everything really for tho battle, and a.
the LEASED INTO tuf Ii., r 10 DcSll tDiI'
tho spectators shudt"I"l for the nght"r~ apPraci u
L., very Slrluu, indc'l. Tho master OF cormOncS
thus INTRODUCED ~" Fighters:
III, !, BlIy Mycr,, and d. I, Jack Delaney
IN aru'hrr minute ~" n"n w"Tr A. II. Myers
Iuns,"l ND.pu,N hi, Ania .unst, w.u hanged qut'
a, t',pL.y harh bat L"Ia'r blow T"arh"l Auy thing
harder tran tur thrrr minutes thcrn wcr'
ruunrr. crDss counter, upper ents aud other KINDS
Of blows which somehow never took elect. Every blow
vas parrtd dOd g Al the end OF tho round no dam
had bren done. Another round was fought In tho
same way. and a thiri. and thon tho special orr
marVeloh somewhat When tho fourth round had
ended similarly. III the weaker gentle
men present, who hah been afraid iheS would $40
siTraHs Of hlupl. really at aid they wouldn't.
AuDlhcr rUund crdrd IN tie same waN. aud Ter"
g,Ir set, aui not I rnally harl blow had b"cg
struck On either sir Nhru Il wH- tine 10 begin
tho sN' r"uml. apt the mon hal Advanced TITO ~
ring. Nycr,. i's'c"l q; pTtt!ug up his hands. hold
the right hand down.
i rsut rslt NJ uor,.- he said. I've spraln"I
mo hand"
" DO ser r.v" ~! der fight" a kcd DELANEY. with
a..arcut aStunishmcnt.
- do. IT, all uNrr' tho meek reply, and thr
two mon shpJh hands cordially q thcy had
lever hal a grri2r.
when tho spectators rrs'hcl the Up~n air they
looked peculiarly each Other aud The BrIa.lSHy
business man declared hat H. never wanted 10 SIC
blood 20 earnestly hr'0r IN ~, lie He Just
ti.rSt~l for ,ur.. hr Sai. and willing 3, bet he
could ~ IL BE- could find r.OTgh uf II aUu m"
"thcrs s7id hsi ihr!r sma,rnt~ were strangely sim
liar tO lis
he uld Tribune reporter Yesterday that he never
wOuh b. harry a,alT uHul hr h.pl scCa M least
- worth 81 gore sled IN hit that wa, not f"kc