Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-13
THEY FOUGHT 10 A FINISH.
A Rafting Punching Match Upon
the Green Turf.
ADMIRABLY MANAGED MATINEE.
Tommy Wilson Smashes Tommy Me-
Farinnd Soporiferously in the
Mug, and Collars the Butt
End of 5000.


Mcfarland, OF Denver, met in the squared
circle yesterday afternoon for purse OF
5000, subscribed by twenty gentlemen OF
pronounced sporting proclivities -Sl5O to the
winner, $50 to the loser.
y The conditions of the mill were Queens
bury rules four ounce gloves, TO hnlsh,
and it came of in beautiful sequcstered
grove on tho Iowa side of the river about
O'clock yesterday afternoon, and while it
lasted was as full of animation as the busl.
ness end of hornet
Wilson. the local man and the winner, Is n
newcomer and little is known of him here.
abouts, but that he is topnotcher in the
in the niddle-weght class none who saw
him perform yesterday can doubt He is
about twcnty-six years of age, feet 9. and
tipped the beam at 40 pounds. Mcfarland,
the Denver pug, is what is known in ifsttc
parlance as dub. He overtopped Wilson
in avordupoise by four pounds. and was u
,ood counterpart for him IN height, reach
nd gameness, but decidedly his inferior IN
clcnce and ring geueralship.
At the spot selected for the battle, the dead
fox grass was burned away, and a twenty
four foot ring pitched These preliminaries
being eXpeditously arranged the selection of
a referee was attempted. About everybody
at the ring side was proposed and rejected
by one of the principals or the other, and for
a time it looked as if the fight would have to
be declared off owing TO their inability to
agree.
Finally, however, after much persuasion,
Charles II. Browning, young limb of the
law from Lincoln, consented to act as this iu
dispensable functionary. Timers were chosen
and the announcement made that everything
was in readiness for the go.
Wilson won the toss and chose the south
west corner, which was considerably higher
than the one opposite, and without further
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the ropes with his seconds, Scientific Bill
Havne and Charlie Johnson.
Mcfarland, looking vengeful and defiant,
quickly followed and seated himself opposite
his stocky young antagonist, his seconds
Bob Ferret and Tom Smith pouring
words of wisdom and advice in mis- willing
ears.
The mtts were douned and the gladiator
threw off their overcoats, both showing up
IN splendid lighting fig. Wilson, In fact
looked n very Hercules, with his broad
shoulders, deep chest, strong loins and sym
metrical pms. His skin glowed with life
and health and he looked every inch the
winner that he was. Mcfarland, too, eXhi-
bitcd more than passing form, with his well
muscled shoulders, conspicuous bCeps and
supple limbs, yet he lacked the general ap-
pearance OF fitness that so finely marked his
adversary.
"Shake hands, gentlemen" ordered the
referee, and the two men went through the
formulary with evident eagerncss and re-
turned TO their corners.
"Iimeln
And tie next moment they We're together.
Wilson eyed his man with the punctilious-
ness of the man of score of fights, but the
Denver pug seemed to consider no sizing up
necessary, and, sans ceremonie made IA
headlong rush, swinging awkwardly with
his right, and landing Intellectually on Will
sons shoulder, receiving in return n left
counter in the Jaw that made his few re-
naming teeth rattle.
Jn fpt>1 f,f hig frt,,Ia hnX md
with oath went back for some more. He
was not disappointed. Wilson fddled him
back toward the ropes, finally cutting loose
with his right Tor Macs wind, which he
reached in such good shape, that Denver
dropped his guard. Then he got 1t bif,
smash, bang, in the neck, in the ear and in
the jaw, the local man doing all the work
with his terrible left, reserving his right for
n more precarlous 1unCture II one SHOULD
arise.
Mcfarland was groggy in a second, and, to
save himself, essayed "A clinch. For his pains
he received a knock-down blow in the mouth.
The spectators thought he was out, and the
referee began to count, when he rolled over,
scrambled to his feet, and undaunted, went
back to his medicine. He threshed wildly
left ana right, until it looked if ne would
break his arms from steer contact with the
air, and all through these calisthenics VIII
son kept iabbing persistently at his nut. 1t
was go to sleep or clinch, and Mac did the
latter He tried hard to throw mis- man, but
couldn't get in his work, although both went
down on the cremated sward together They
were quickly up and at II again, and Wilson
was Systematically knocking the Denver
bows head off when time was called
Wilson ran lightly back to his chair, but
Mac reeled and staggered like a drunken
man and would nave fallen from weakness
had not his seconds caught nm.
The tuners saw that the iig was up. and
leniently(0 allowed the putting fighters full
three minutes rest before they were again
called to the scratch,
Wilson was now sure of his man. He saw
he had dead easy mark. and waited with
confidence until he reached the center of the
ring, when he went in TO put on the kibosh.
Mcfarland had evidently concluded to
him, he clinched and again essayed to throw
broke away, eNclalmng as he did so, want
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