Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-12
Yesterdays EVENTS.
A mill" Between Two
Clothing Merchants.
1T WAS WON WITHOUT A SCRATCH.
An Interesting Session of the Alli-
ance at Long Beach-A
Talk or Language.
1T WAS WON WITHOUT A SCRATCH

One of the most amusing exhibitions Of
pugilistic skill ever held in this vicinity
took place last evening at Billy Man.
ning's resort on Pico street, just outside
the city limits. The affair, which was
intended to have been quite private,
leaked out yesterday in some mysterious
manner, and the result was that some
fifty or sixty spectators, most of whom
were representative citizens, were at the
ring side an hour or more before the
fight came off. The principals were two
well-known business men of this city,
both of whom are eaid to be
at the head of rival cloth
ing firms, and the cause of their
deciding upon such an unprecedented
way of settling old scores is believed to
have been due to the fact that both met
accidentally at the house of a certain
female friend a few nights ago, and DUR
ing heated argument which followed
the meeting one asserted his ability to
whip the other. This being taken as a
challenge, bets of even money were
made, and it was agreed that each should
invite few OF his friends and drive out
to Billy Manning's and settle the
matter within twelve-foot ring. Nine
o'clock last night was arranged as the
time for the contest, aud at that hour the
parties drove up to Manning's place and
retired to their dressing-rooms. 1t was
nearly an hour later before the event was
announced, and the principals, attended
by their seconds, entered the ring. Billy
Manning was selected as referee, and, a
time-keeper having been selected, the
combatants shook hands. Their ap.
pearance evoked shrieks of laughter
from the spectators, as one,
whose first name was jake" was
about 5 feet high, and could not have
weighed less than 1S0 pounds, while his
opponent, .'Mose," stood some feet 10
or IL inches, and probably weighed 125
pounds at the outside. Neither had ever
"donned the mittens" before. When
time was called, the men walked up to
each other, neither apparently liking to
make an opening, but Jake finally must
cred up courage enough to hit Mose on
the leg. This seemed to rile the latter,
for he tapped at his opponent with his
right. After watching each other for
quite while, Jake rushed the slighter
man, but making terrific swinging blow
with his right, missed, and turned round
with the force of the blow, ehut his eyes
and sat down. Nose, in the meantime.
seemed to feel his position acutely, for
ne attempted to retire to his corner SO as
to avoid publicity, but being refused a
seat by his seconds, he stood disconso-
lately watching Jake crawl to his feet
again. A few more playful taps were ex-
changed and time was called.
In the second round both men rushed
at once, and Nose fell all over Jake's
neck in an attitude Of sorrow but they we're
pulled apart somewhat roughly by the
referee, and both warmed up, and hot
give and take blows rained indiscrim-
inately on each mans face and head I'M
til the end of the round.
Nose made all the fighting during the
next two rounds, at times landing hard
blows on the little mans neck and face,
which resulted in Jake lowering his
head, swinging both arms and rushing
into the ropes. At the end OF the fifth
round time was palpably called to pro-
long the fight, as Jake was decidedly
"grogey" on his pins and gasped audibly.
A lump of ice revived him, however, and
he came up smiling for the sixth round,
during which not single blow was
struck, both having spared for wind.
The seventh and eighth rounds we're hot
ones, Jake forcing the fighting and rush
ing his opponent to the. ropes several
times, Nose saving himself by putting
his arms around the shorter mans neck.
When time was called for the ninth
round, Nose, instead of rallying
as was expected, held out his fists and
asked Jake to make it draw; but just
as he was about to agree, howl went up
from the spectators which fairly para
lyzed him, and he refused in an apollo
getic way. Nose, however, had already
had more than he bargained for, and
drawing off the gloves, he lodged past
his seconds, ducked under the ropes and
hid in the crowd; and the victory was
awarded to the heavyweight amid the
congratulations of his friends.