The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-10
"A BRUTAL EXHIBITION, : :
q Prize Fight With Some
Very Interesting Features.
DRAW MILL BETWEEN GIANTS
inc Identity Of Ono of Them Hcins
Doubtf"l-An Entertaining Dn..
ue-Charlcy Jollnsons Good
aog Work With Bowen, ~.

NEW ORLEANS, Fob. o.-Andy Bowen,
the local llglit-wcight who has chat.
lenHed 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 lighters imported by Prof. Dennis
Butler and was charged by tho Bowen
party with participating in the loading
Of Mctlale's gloves. Bowen told his
managers that the fight must DO made il
not cent was In sight, 80 It was fixed
Tor 500 a side. Nil tho money john.
son could raise, and al! tho gate receipta.
Bowen was taken sick last "Wednesday
with Ia grippe and got married the same
day, so his hackers decided to forfeit tn.
stake. Bowen would not hear Of 1t and
came over Saturday afternoon, fought n
high fever all night, remained In led
until time to fight and appeared weigh
ing l3i pounds. johnson is head
taller, longer in reach and was in the
pink OF condition. He owned up to Isl
pounds, but hc appeared much heavier. 5,
Alter considerable wrangling George
Queen, leader Of the News Bows Band
and a brother OF Queen, OF Haverly's
minstrels, was chosen referee, and maln
the best man seen here in that position.
although only STRIPPING.
The fight proved to be for almost
nothing, as only about 200 people werr
in the bull.ring, whore tho mill was
given. and very few Of them paid.
1t turned out great fight, lasting
three hours aud twelve minutes, and
would have been going on vet, but for
the arrival Of the train. In tho first
round Bowen rushed his man and
knocked him down three times, punish.
ing him severely around the BODY, hut
not sufficient to knock him out. Bowen
was not hurt, but he exhausted llis yiror
in the one round and was not stronr,
enough at any future time to deliver ihs
touch. ,''''>'
( Alter the first round Bowen continued
to force the fighting, but his plucky leads
met with clinches and Johnson's clyer
upper cuts in the face. This continued
until tho sixth round round, when Bow
en- cut his eye against the rough stake in
a clinch and had his lin cut in The two
following rounds. After that he wnited
tor johnson to lead, and Ms the latter
could not be coaxed or abused in doing
it, the fight lasted for forty.three rounds
without being finished,
Bowen disobeyed his seconds and
rushed at his mau at intervals, getting
some fine body and jaw blows and re.
ceiving upper cuts in the mouth and eve
in return. Bowen's face was terribly
swelled and he bled freely, and John.
sons chest, sides and back were cut
and bruised. In the last few rounds
J Johnson did lead several times.
but Bowen rushed him in return
and did terrible Furnishing, con.
sidering his condition. Johnson's upper.
cutting at close quarters again served
iilm IN good stead in these rnsbes, al
though the returns did not ease Bowen
one bit. But when train time came the
end OF the fight was as far Of as ever and
the men were told to come. forward
and shake hands. Bowen objected. but
yielded finally, and that ended his
first drawn fight. johnson is said to be-
an alias, that party being declared to be
a well-known northwestern lightweight,
while others say he is Jimmy Collins, OF
St: Louis, who is wanted in connection
with the barge fight there in which the
d. death OF one OF the fighters resulted.
The net gate receipts were divided
dollars. PIN. - e.