Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-14
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SIXTY SIX ROUNDS.
The Great Lightweight Battle Fought
and Drawn Near North Judson.
THE SHERIFF WAS "DosED.n
The Army of Toughs that swooped Down
ON Hcosierdom and Their Progress
Through Difficulties to the Ring
side-The Fight In Detail.

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to an issue about $3.50 a. IN.
After the failure of the previous Mt
tempt tliespecial from Streator, bearing
the illinois Cyclone" and 100 of his
friends, arrived in this village at 1I:15
p. m. Another special left Chicago at
800 with local and eastern sports mum
bering 400, and the Brooklyn pugilist
was slowed carefully away in a baggage
car.
Alf Kennedy plotted the Chicago con
tingent to the ring, and upon arriving
found the Streator forces on hand. With
big Aft at the head, the bowling crowd
tramped up North Judson's main road
way.
The Thermometer at the station regis
tered 10 deg. below zero. The night
was clear and still, so that when some
distance from the house, on the upper
floor of which the ring was pitched, a
tall figure in white became visible in
the road, the crowd laughingly called
attention to the White Caps. The in
dividual was not a White Cap, but that
other terror Of prize fighters in Indiana
the sheriff. When Kennedy mp
preached the official the latter at once
made himself known and announced
that he intended the should
not take place.
No parleying followed, but the crowd
OF mutter ing, Disguised sports scattered
the villa ge ana discussed the pre-
dicament in which they had been
placed. This was just at midnight, and
being thoroughly chilled and angefed,
word was passed around about / O'clock
for all hands to take the trains. A few
wise heads remained behind, however,
and others claimed to have had a pointer
to go to Hammond, and still others,
more completely Disguised. started to
foot it to the nearest lodging places,
wherever they might be. The trains
pulled out with great putfs, lond ring
ing Of bells, and everybody heaping i'm
precautions upon Noruh Judson and It's
people, and the sheriff in particular.
But this was only a bluff. The trains
left the town. but only Went about five
mixes north and there si~de-tracked. In
the meantime ALI Kennedy, Dick
Roche and others interested remained
III town--not to demonstrates with the
county peace preseryers, because the
law must be upheld ut all hazards; not
to plead, for il it came TO a showing of
force ltSe sheriff and his posse. if there
WAS 3lf, could have been anniiiifated:
not to threaten, for the penalty for aid
ing, abetting or witnessing a prize fight
in this commonwealth is most severe,
why those Leaders remained in town
may never be kiiowH, bat il is said that
after expressing regrets to the sheriff
aud partalsing of some brown liquid and
bidding each other good night, the up.
rightaad law enforcingguardian walked
out Of the grocery, mp the road, and
INTO the peaceful confines OF his happy
family circle. q
1t is further alleged that the good
sheriff complained Of feeling quite i'll
and decided upon retiring at an earlier
hour than usual. Whether this be true
was not known, hut at about the time
such "a thing might have happened the
trains, then five miles up the road,
started back for the second time, reach.
ing this place at 2.:a5 O'Clock.
Everyone was cautioned MOI to raise a
voice, and slowly and solemnly tho
crowd marched to the ring side, where
the preiiminaries to the great fight were
soon in progress. Then 500 voices in
snbdued but earnest tones, prayed to a
i providence thct Tire dear sheriff,
in yondersdwelling, might sleep on, and
* vi IN oI Aittll y 6tlu DlCJi u1tiIe
had decided the lightweight, champion
ship of America, to see which each of
the spectators had given mp his $50 bill.
With the exception of the one hitch in
the arrangements. this mill was excel,
iently handled. Not one OF the 100
sports present, spectators and would.
be spectators, knew at what spot the
ring would be pitch ed until his arrival
at its very side. The green and red
lights that dotte the railroad tracks in
and around the town shown with an
usual brightness through the clear and
nipping night.
cipality in Indiana, but its citizens are
wide awake. A visit here between mid
night and sunrise, when the good
Hoosiers have been apprised of the fact
that a prize fight is To occur within the
corporate limits, shows that tue entire
population is awake and exceedingly
anxious to testify their hospitality by;
joining their visitors ut the ring side.
So at their best they were
found by the crowd from Chicago that
invaded and took possession of
the town last night. The trip down
was a wild night ride. Three coaches,
= baggage car saa sas;ae made up the
special in which crowded and iammed
tie 100 h made North Judson their
objective point, BY circuitous routes
and from many directions, the sports
left the downtown resorts and gathered
in the Sante Fe freight yard. Once
started toe trip became a tour of merri.
ment, noise and whisky. OF the 500 on
board. 450 had each at ieast one brown
flask with a smooth cork, and 800 were
provided each with a gun of improved
pattern, though none ex pected there
would he h least occasion to bring the
weapons into actual use.
After the ~tliirty-nine, and up to the
fottysfonit tn round, the fight was in IA.
vor Of Myer, and odds were loudly Of.
fered on him by his excited followers.
McAnliffe was etsliowever, far from a
beaten man, md the light in his eyes
was as wicked MS ever, and bis friends
felt that he4.N;is good for another hours
lighting. From the forty fourth to the
tiftieth round the fighting was savage,
with Ia chances about even. McAuliffe
had recovered his wind, and Myers
rushes were much less furious. There
was n great deal of hard lighting in the
fifty-tirst round, with honors easy, but
after this round and up to the fifty fifth
the tide seemed again swinging in
Myers favor. and his adherents were
wildly excited, counting on their mar
as a dead sure winner. Both men
came up groggy for the fifty-sixth,
but despite this fact went at 1t as wick
eddy as ever. McAuliffe got in several
wicked jabs with his left, and, Billy'sl
eyes locked Tiki, peep holes. But a
gamer man never lived, and he fought