The evening world., 1889-09-13
DARE-KNUCKLE MILL.
West Side PusiliStS Fight Eight Rounds
on Staten Island.
Duncan Defeats Dickson After a
Rather Tame Encounter.
sports Tramp Through Mud and Rain
to See the Fight.

Billy Duncan and Pamrose Dickson, who
are shining lights in the pugilistic arena of
the west side, fought with bare knuckles,
MARQUIS of Queensberry rules, at a resort on
Staten Island early this morning for the edi-
6cation of about twenty-i swell club men,
VINO made up n purse of $500 for the youthful
gladlators. The former is white and his OPP
ponent a colored man.
Duncan is eighteen years old and weighs
1873 pounds, while his antagonist is five years
his senior and two pounds lighter.
The almost incessant rain last night did not
prevent the club men from gathering at a
downtown rendezvous at an appointed hour.
All carried umbrellas and a few wore
mackintoshes. but the majority were clad in
business suits. Patent leather shoes pre-
vailed, and those who noticed the diStipgup
norty on the Staten Island ferry-boat
imagined that 1t was q committee looking
over sites for the Worlds Far.
When these gentlemen alighted at st.
George they were joined by the fighters, their
to a resort not far from the depot, but the
police 'smelled a mice" and the proprietor
refused to allow the party house room.
Another hotel several miles distant was also
visited. but here also we're the doors closed
Finally after two hours of tramping
through water and mud the procession
brought up i'll front of a hotel where the
drenched and mud-bespattered men were
welcomed with opeu arms.
The proprietor agreed, for q consideration,
to allow the fight TO take place in his house,
and the billiard-room in the cellar was
The pool and billiard tables were moved
away and a ring was formed of chairs. Then
q very serious objection was made by the
principals because of the fact that there was
half an inch of water on the floor.
II came here fer to fight an not fer no
swimmin' match" said Duncan.
The water was swept back and three long
cloths, used rs covers for billiard tables.
were spread over the floor. Then the men
Mike Breslin, the w~el!-known light weight.
was agreed upon as referee. Duncan's
seconds were Charles Ford and Jack
Diamond, while Glenn Denning and Jack
Dickson. Edward Wallace kept time for
Duncan by a $500 split-second c~hronometer.
loaned by one of the spectators, and Jim
Murray held a more modest timepiece foI
Dickson.
In the first round the fighting was tame,
but in the second Duncan LANDED full in
Dickson's face, telling him and drawing the
claret. First blood and first knock down
claimed and allowed for Duncan. Dickson
rallied in the next round ani did some clever
infighting with perceptib'e effect.
The fourth and fifth rounds we're uninter
estirg, both sparring for wind. but the sixth
was lively and both men were badly punished.
In the seventh round Duncan fought at his
opponents wind with terrible effect, and
when,time wns called for the eighth Dickson
failed to respond.
This somewhat angered the referee, who
wanted the fight to go OH.
Dye think l came all de way from Ford.
ham ter see a tappin' match 2" exclaimed
Breslin. "Yez are both in good shape and
I'll fight the two of yez. See!"
The fighters didn't seem to be anxious to
go on even nj these odns' ana bresiin reluc'
the winner.
Henry Husemeyer started q purse fer tn,
loser with u twenty-dollar bill. Thirty dol
lars more were soon subscribed. and then the
fighters. seconds and club men started fol
home. a sorry-looking lot. The fight LASTED
twenty-nine minutes.
The men will meet again for a stake anG
purse within four weeks.
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