Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-26
A SUNDAY PRIZE FIGHT


or New Haven Defeats MCDONALD
or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS H ounds Fought.
Another of those relics of barbarism,
prize fight, took place yesterday, Sunday
As usual, the wariness OF the
managers was such that the affair came on
UithoI,t Interference of the local authorities.
one hundred and fifty sports from
his city and neghboring towns attended the
which took place in an old barn III
West Haven. The fgtt was between Dan
walker of this city and Ed Mcdonald OF
and was for 500 side, and
that along with what was taken In at the
door at So head swellsd the purse to CON.
uiderable size. Eight stubbornly contested
rounds had been fought when the principles
rot into wrangls with the referee and Mo-
Donald refused to continue. The referee
khereupon gave the fight and purse to
Walker. It was very unsatisfactory end
Ing but Walker would have undoubtedly
won as he had the best of it all through. Tho
particulars of the affair are o. follows;
As early as nine o'clock Saturday night
the sports commenced to leave New Haven
In hacks and conveyances of all kinds for
the scene of the battle. Several men
were stationed along the read and directed
the people as they came along. After fol-
lowing q winding road through the woods for
about six miles the sports found themselves
halted In front of large barn, which was to
be the scene of the fight: A smoeth-faoed
young man stood at the door OF the old
fashioned structure and informed them 90
fast as they came that the men were unable
to be ready for an hour or more and to make
themselves comfortable on the outside until
the fighters appeared. The teams were
hitched to the trees and TO the rail fence
which ran along the road for several hum
bred feet. The men mingled together and
amused themselves by talking fight or ex.
pressing their opinions as to the merits OF
each man, etc. II was beautiful moonlight
night and was quite easy to distinguish the
sports as they lounged around with cigar
stuck in the corner Of their mouths or took a
nap under the COW sheds. When It got to
be about II o'clock the people CONNIE need
to come along faster and the barnyard was
soon intentionally filled up. Walker
and his seconds arrived about this
time and Walker was Immediately. put
to bed. Two hsckloads of students next
arrived on the scene. They we're all in
fighting trim, as they expressed themselves,
line for the barn. There was considerable
chin music here about entering as the man
on guard would not let them in and the
students were cold and wanted to 60 where
they could "warm up." After considerable
parleying they were admitted on their pay
ing So apiece. 1t did not take long fol
them to pile up on the hay NOV and gel
over their "jsgs" by means of a short nap
About O'Clock the word was given to oper
up and the crowd commenced to pour in thu
building. On entering, the first thing
which greeted their eyes was twenty foo
ring board of In one corner. In the centel
of the ring hung . huge Rochester lamp
which threw out plenty Of light for the spec
tators. The sports perohed themselves on
the beams on the hay NOW and in. fact In
every available place that they could In
order to see the scrap. Mcdonald bad not
yet arrived and the sports commenced to
feel uneasy. It was surmised that he had lost
his way and q searching party was at once
sent ont for him. After hunt OF an hour
Mcdonald and his party were found about
three miles away on q by-road. They had
lost their way and were just on the point of
giving up and returning to the city when
Walker entered the ring and took their cor
ners. A sqabbls of half an hour here ensued
over the referee. They both finally decided
on we'll known sporting man about town.
Then there was another "kiok" about the
timekespsr and 1t was finally agreed upon to
have two. A Waterbury sprinter was ap.
pointed for one, local sparrer for the other.
The men were then introduced and the two
ounce gloves taken up and banged against
not loaded.
Az the call of time both mon sprang
quickly from their corners, advanced to the
center of the ring and shook hands. II Wa
seen at glance that Mcdonald had thu ad-
vantage in height and reach. He was in fne
condition and the muscles on his back and
arms stood out like whip cords. Walker was
q little too beefy. Both were bare to the
waist. Walker had on black tights and
ohn u,
white tights and canvas shoes. Mcdonald
weighed 145 pounds and Walker tipped the
scales at 147.
Round both men sized each other up
and spared for an opening. Walker was the
frst TO lead. He caught Mcdonald left
hand jab in the ribs and got away with q
light clip on the forehead. Mcdonald with
his left on the neck and Walker countered
him heavily on the jaw. Walker then rush
to slug each other.
Round 2-Walker Immediately rushed
Mcdonald to the side OF the ring and caught
him an ugly blow on the nose az he ducksd
to get away. Mcdonald got In two sharp
blows on Walkers face and got away without
q return. Both men then went at II hammer
and tongs and were doing some terrific in
fighting as time was called. The rovrd ended
in Walkers favor. The spectators heartily
applaudsd this rouna.
Round 3-McDonald led with q left hand
jsb In the mouth and got away from Walk
er's vicious upper cut. Walker rushed and O
clinoh followed. As they came together
again Walker swung wickedly at McDonsld's
neck and II Just escaped the Waterbury man
by a hair. Mcdonald tented with his left
and led straight for the face, bat Walker
neatly stopped 1t. Walker then rushed him
and swung him wicked right-hander In the
neck, sending Mcdonald staggering to the
side Of the ring. Time was here called with
the round in Walkers favor. Fifty dollars
to $40 and $25 to $50 was here offered or
Walker with no takers.
Round 4-Walksr caught Mcdonald on
the noeo and got away. Mcdonald tried to
rush, but Walker met him with a lsft-hand
jab which staggered him. A rasid exchange
but Walker raped him ON the back of the
neck and dueked under in time to save him.
self from o wicked right-arm swing. Walker
here stuck his fingers mp to his nose at Mo.
Donald and laughed. Mcdonald then caught
him bad one In the stomach and followed
II up with hard clip on Walkers ear. Round
ended with honors even.
Round 5--Both came up fresh and smil-
ing. After q number Of short passes they
both went at 1t and some heavy mitigating
followed, which terminated in Walkers
favor. Walker followed up his advantage
by feinting with his left and getting in a
hard half-arm swing on MeDonald's jaw
which spun him around like a top. Time
was called just as they came together and
olinohed.
Round 6.-Both men were blowed and
spared fer wind. Time was called az Walk
or rushed Mcdonald into his corner. First
blood was here claimed for Walker, but NOT
allowed. $50 to $25 was offered on Walker
with no takers.
Round Little or no fighting. AcDon-
aid jabbed Walker quite cleverly twice and
got away, but his blows did no damage.
Round 8.-MoDonald Iceland oAughs Walk
or on the nose. but got rib rosstsr in return
which made him grunt. After short parry
Walker rushed and Mcdonald olinchsd to
save himself. The referee ordered them to
break away, and as they did 30 Mcdonald
jabbed Walker In the eye. Everybody then
Dried foul. Walker went az Mcdonald like a
mad bull. and banged him right and
left. The seconds had hard tins in sepa-
rating the men, but they finally did so. Then
there was scene which beggars description.
Every body wanted to fight, and twenty Ave
''scraps" seemed imminent, but happily the
more lsvel-hsaded ones succeeded in quisting
the boisterous ones. Mcdonald refused to
fight and sat in his corner while his seconds
commenced to dress him. The timekeeper
called time for the ninth round and McDon.
aid refused to respond. The referee then
awarded the fight to Walker. This did not
satisfy Walker, and he tried to make Nc
Donald fight BY calling him everything, but
Il was no use. Walker then showed Mo-