Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-22

nnal preparations In some neighboring house.
They are stripped to the buff and well rubbed
down with tonic mixtures OF which alcohol
always forms the basis Most trainers require
their men to wear strengthening plaster
while lighting. This plaster is made Of equal
parts Of Burgundy pitch and beeswax, and is
spread on q wide strip OF soft sheepskin by
the blade OF hot knife The plaster gener-
ally passes over the regions OF the kidneys
behind and laps over tho bowels and stomach
In front II is put on as tightly ms possible
and not only keeps the parts of tho body it
covers in glow, but is supposed to corset
them rs we'll
Tho men wear tight fitting knee brceches,
stockings and laced shoes, which have each
three spikes on their bottoms which spikes
must not be above three-eighths Of au inch
long, and are for tho purpose OF preventing
the feet from slipping. A silk handkerchief,
called the ''colors," is tied around each mans
waist as a belt.
TUE FIGHT BEGUN.
When the referee has been chosen he takes
his stand at one Of the center stakes OF the
ring. with the time keepers ut his side. Then
be orders the men and their seconds TO shake
hands as a token that there Is no eumity be-
tween them
What farce this viii be In the present
case for each man hates the other with all
his might The men and their seconds obey
the mandate, advance TO tho scratch" in the
center Of tho ring and shake "six hands
across" Each trio then returns TO Its corner.
In . moment the referee asks, Are you
readyr As soon as an affirmative response
has been received from each principal, he
calls "Time!" Instantly the men rise from
their chairs, advance to the center Of the
ring and put up their guards" They stand
with their left feet extended, the balls only
Of their right feet touching the ground.
Each man has his left arm about half ex-
tended, with lis lst about on a Lowell with
his shoulder blade The right arm is held
nearer and across the body, the thumb Of the
6st barely touching the left breast, the fore
arm guarding the pit Of the stomach. Each
man works his arms back and forward with
piston like motion as he endeayors to find an
opening in his opponents guard which will
enable him to strike blow. Sometimes this
adding" as 1t is technically called, is kept
mp for several minutes, the men circling
around each other like pantEers eager TO
make a spring.
Suddenly they come together like pair Of
game cocks and with lightning like rapidity
each showers blows ON the other. II the
'rally" Is a sharp one the 'thump," "thump,"
"thumpn Of their clenchcd fists can be heard
for fifty feet. Sometimes the men tempo
rarily separate or "break away" after a
sharp exchange Of blows Of this kind, and
sometimes they clinch and struggle for u fall.
In either event the spectators soon have an
oppcrtunity to take stock Of the injury done
BY each Sometimes man will come out of
0 rally with bleeding nose, pulled eye, or
Q lump on his face or ribs as big as goose
egg, and then the partisans OF the other man
cheer with delight.
Should either man be knocked down or
thrown to the ground, or should both fall in
. struggle, the round is at an end. The Sec
onds rush to their men, get them TO their
corners as speedily as possible, and there
sponge them of, stanch the flow OF blood,
should any be flowing, and In every way in
their power that Is possible in thirty sec
onds repair all damages inflicted by their
principals oppoRoAt and reinvigorate their
man. At the end OF thirty seconds "time"
called again and another round begins
and the hght continues until one or the other
y either stretched senseless on the sward or
u hsaten 50 badly that even his hacker and
seconds take pity On him and give up the
6ght In bis behalf. In rare cases the men
dght 30 evenly that at the end IL Is found
that neither can defeat the other Oddly
enough this was the casa with both Sullivan
and kilrain In their last battles. Kilrair
fought owe. three hours with Jem Smith
tbs champion Of England, and Sullivan
fought fully as long with Charley Mitchell
In both cases, by mutual consent, the result
were drawn battles
PRIZE FIGHTERS ARE TOUGH.
Though prize fighters pound and hamme
sach other terribly il Is but seldom that
man 10 killsd in the ring. This is due, first
" ths fact that pugilists are commonl
young. strong nsen, in the very zenith .
hseith, Lei,ce they are able 10 recoye
9sstliy from punishment which. II ipficte'
0ogtinsry men. spuld entail serians and last