The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-12
THE FIGHT INTERRUPTED
POLICE STOP AN AFFAIR AT The
CASINO.

Edward Hurley. OF Philadelphia, and Car
ter Lyons Would Have Fought for a
Purse Of $500, but The "Coppers" In
terfered.
All day yesterday local sporting men
were on the qui viye. They were expecting
sport. and for the first time for long time
their professional propensities were near
approaching qualification. The cause for
this jubilant expectancy was the report that
at the Casino, after the regular performance,
earle Lyons would fight Edward Hurley,
Of Philadelphia. Lyons is lightweight.
about five feet eight inches high, one hundred
and thirtv-three pounds (stripped), ana Is
twenty.seyen years old. lie has fought
over forty battles. and on Monday night last
was matched to fight George lsaacs, the
local lightweight champion OF Richmond.
Isaacs, however, drew out, and the hight
was declared of.
Hurley is about the same weight as Lyons
is, five feet live and half inches high. and
is twenty-five years old. He has Fought
about fifteen battles in Philadelphia, and Il
"a good 'un," in the language of the sport.
His Is light weight, and is an actor at
Bsrt0n's Opera House. Lyons is connected
with the Casino.
Although the two men are not enemies,
they are still not the best Of friends. There
is that rivalry about them that makes the
life of trade, as each man is anxious to
show the other that be is the best lighter.
Accordingly purse of $500 was made up
Yesterday. and the report was that they
would fight last night for the purse to a
finish. The gloves used, so rumor said,
were to be tight-fitting Kid gloves.
PUT UPSTAIRS.
After the regular Casino performance
the men present who desired to see the
Highland most of them did-were put up
stairs. This move was what is known
as "a bluff" SO tnat if the police got ION
to- the fight before it took place, the Casino
management could present an apparent
clean house. q
AT 1890 o'clock the audience filed down
stairs. For over an hour they had been
| huddled together in one Of the dinlng-r0Oms
upstairs. but shortly after midnight the
| front doors were said TO be locked. This re-
port gaining credence among the crowd, the
people began to be less cautious. No loud
| talk. however, was INDUCED in, il being the
proper thing to look as mysterious As posi-
| bic. The audience down stairs took seats
| in the Casino proper.
ALL GRADES.
All grades Of Richmond society were rep
resented and even some from a distance
were in attendance. Business men, brok
ers. theatrical men, horse men, sports, law
yers. gamblers, doctors, clerks, all were
there. and many were the petitions pre-
scented to the reporter "to leave my name
out Of the paper" While the audience SAT
| in the hall and smoked and drank beer
| four blue-cOated policemen sat in the real
and awaited developments.
The audience also waited, and, as is usu
ally the case, no one seemed 10 know wher
| the fight would take place. Each one ques
toned his neighbors. and groups of met
held informal conference over the situation
| More beer was drunk and more conferences
| held, but nothing was done. Finally it wa
decided that there was some hitch, anC
several Of the early risers concluded
they would 20 to bed. Other'
| fingered, and at last Mr.. Lyons made q
statement. He said that the police had re
fused to allow the fight to take place, Tho
s.cOppers" not even allowing his opponent
and himself 20 have a boxing bout; that ht
was sorry that he had disappointed so many
| of his friends, but they would certainly be
notified in due time when the fight would
come of. The object Of the management
was to 90 into some quiet country place
but at the present time he did not know
when or where.
The speaking over, the audience filed on
of the house. and at O'Clock many confer
ences were being held on the Sidewalk
about the disappointment, etc. The Who'll,
sum and substance can be sumed up i'm the
remark OF one Of the sports:
DE dandy cops wouldn't let the fight
20 on. Seey And Yves got TO get out dc
corporation to have de fight. See: The
police is jays. and the town amt up in dc
| science. Seey'