Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-10
FOUGHT FOR BLOOD.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE BETWEEN PuGu-
ISIS IN NBW ORLEANS.
Two Light Weights 90 at Bach OhT t'r Over
Three Hous-Poriy- Rounds Pough.
and the Fight UIfrishst-Ths
Contest Stopped.

NEW ORLEANS, February 9.-Andy
Bowen, the local lightweight. who has
challenged Billy Meyer, had fight with
skin gloves at Abita Springs, to-day, with
Charley johnson, who claims to be from
Minneapolis. There has been bad blood
between the men. johnson was one Of the
fighters imported by Prof Dennis Butler,
and was charged by the Bowen party with
participating in the loading Of McHale's
gloves. Bowen told his managers that
the fight must be made if not
cent was in sight, so it was fixed
for 500 a side, all the money JOhcson
could raise and the gate receipts Bowen
was taken sick last Wednesday with la
grippe and got married the same day, 80
his hackers decided TO forfeit the stake.
Bowen would not hear of it aud came over
Saturday afternoon, fought high fever all
night, remained in bsd until time to fight
and appeared weighing l34 pounds. John
con is head taller, longer in reach and
was in the pink Of coalition. He owned
up to l57 pounds, bat he appeared much
heavier. After considerable wrangling
George Queen, leader OF the News Boys
Band aud brother Of Q leen, Of Havsrly's
minstrels, was chosen referee, and made
the bsst man seen here in that position, al
though only stripping.
The fight proved to be for almost moth
ing, as only about two hundred people
we're in the bull.ring, where the mill WAS
given, and very few Of them paid. Il
turned out great fight, lasting three
hours and twelve minutes, and would
have been going on yet bat for the arrival
of ths train. In the first round Bos
rushed his man and knocked him down
three times, punishing him severely around
the body, but not sufficient TO knock him
out. Bowen was not hurt, bus he eX-
heusted his yigor in the one round ana
vas not strong enough a. any future time
to deliver the flashing touch. Alter the
first round Bowen continued to force the
fghtiae, bat his plucky leads met with
clinches and Johnson's clever upper cuts
in the fsc.. This continued until the
sixth round, when Bowen cut his eye
against the rough stakes in clinch, anf
had his lip cut in the two folloSing
rounds.
After thst he waited for johnson 70 lead.
and the latter could not he coixed or
abused in doing it, The fight lasted for
forty three rounds without bsiuR finished
Bowen disObsyed his seconds and rushed
his man at intervals, getting some tiue
body and Jaw blows and receiving upper
cuts in the mouth and eye 10 reiurn.
Bowen's face was terribly swelled and
Johnson's chest, sides and back we're c1t
and bruised. 10 the last few rounds John
son did lead several times, but Bowen
rushed him in return and did terrible pan
ishiDg, considering his coalition. John
sons upper cutting at close quartera
again served him ia good stead
ia these rushes, although the
returns did not esse Bowen one bit. Bat
when train tins came the end Of the hght
was as far of as ever and the men we're
told TO come forward AMI shake hands.
Bowen objected. but yielded finally, and
that ended his first drawn fight. johnson
is said to be an alias, that party being de
clsred to be a we'll known Northwestern
lightweight, while others say be is Jimmy
Collins, of st. Louis, who is wanted in
connection with the Barge fight there, IN
which the death OF one of the fighters re-
suited. The net gate receipts were divided
between the men, each gettlrg eight dol
lars.