Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-10
AN OLD TIME FIGHT,
Two Local PugiliStS Settle Their Ar
gument According to the Old
Rules Of Fighting.
OUR TEAM BEAT THE J0HNST0WNS.
Interesting Pointers About the Baseball
Affairs of the League and
other Organizations.
OUR TEAM BEAT THE JOHNSTOWNS.
PRESIDENT YOUNG SAYS A WORD Or TWO.
Old Nick Calls the Association to Halt-General
Sporting News of the Day.

The thoroughbred sports of Pittsburc
like fun and sport and they are willing to
pav for it. When anything strikes their
fancy they are willing to put up the price
and 60 far from what the immortal GRAY
would call ''the madding crowd -
They would even 90 to some place like Nc
Keesport or Beaver Falls, in short anv
quiet and obscure corner
Yesterday there was 4 good and honest
old-rime prize fight on hand. Whether it
took place or whether it did not had no
effect on OEio'S election or the morals
Of the country All THAI there was
in It was this: About 30 of the most promi-
nent business men of Pittsburg promised
TO put up $40 each to see the two men in
question fight according to London prize
ring rules. Some of these prominent bust
ness men and their $40 bills appeared at a
rustic spot about so miles from Pittsburg
Yesterday The delinquentS missed treat
in their particular way, because one of the
best London prize ring rule fights that has
been seen in many years was that of yester-
day.
STOPPED AT A STATION.
The train that carried the fighters and
spectators stopped at a station, the name of
which nobody professed to know. Every
body guessed, and a man who suggested
NO Mans Claim, was very badly hurt.
Bur the fighters and the few spectators
GOT 10 one Of the prettiest spots that nature
could have arranged for two Young men to
settle a tistic argument. Not a stranger in
terfcred until the venerable farmer Meth
odist, hv the way, who was an old man, ap-
peared at the ring side in his own field, and
said.
"Whv they have a little spite
1t was the last round but one and the
honest owner Of the territory and the most
law abiding citizens of that part of the
country said as the men came up for the last
round:
why, I would have given a ten-acre lot
10 have seen the boys begin this"
AS a token Of respect the stakes and
buckets were left on the turf, and the
farmer ~ot them.
The fight was between Jack Dexter and
Harry Leonard. The former fought at 131
pounds and the latter at 123 Dexter was
seconded by Billy Simpson and Bilson
Jack, and Leonard was ably looked after by
Freddy Mason and the veteran Ed
Thomas. Both men were seconded WELL
but winners ALWAYS have the call Strange
10 say BilSon Jack was remarkably quiet,
possibly because he had Simpson with him
Two men could not have fought in a more
picturesque place than did Leonard and
Dexter. Everything connected with the
surroundings contributed to the pleasure,
oil wells included.
FOUGHT FOR 81 ROUNDS.
The Young men met and they fought 81
rounds. They fought according to the old
style Of fighting-on the turf with bare
fists and out of the way from civilization.
The first round was terrific one Leonard
had the best of it. He mad the lead off and
had slightly the best of the exchange. But
the counters" of the first round told on
Leonardo frail body.
The contest went on, much to the enjoy
ment Of the majority of Pittsburg's best
business men, and continued with responses
10 time Of each man, notwithstanding an
inflicrion or two. and the battle continued
until the 30th round. In all this time Dex-
ter had the best of il. He was the stronger,
but neither man displayed knowledge of
having been taught by good man in the
business
From the first round until the thirtieth
the winner had the best of it At the
thirtv-Si1th round Leonard was knocked
down and his second threw up the sponge
Leonard objected but he was beaten.
THE WINNER BADLY BEATEN.
Dextcr's hands are all knocked out of
Joint. He Won. but he is a badly punished
man when his injured hands and the bruises
inflicted by Leonard are taken into consid-
Grafton. Leonard was beaten from the fifth
round because his wind began TO fail him.
and he could not infict any pun
ishment Leonard was at stages
the better boxer, but Dexter forced
him to hammer and tongs exchanges In
these Leonard always took the worst of it.
Neither man knows how to hit another
correctly IN a pugilistic sense. Leonard
can use his hands better than Dexter and
both need much teaching about fighting
battle. Yet their battle was one of the best
OF its kind that has taken place since old
joss Goss and Paddy Ryan fought. In yes
terday's fight Leonard in the thirty-seventh
round, amid all the talk of GOss and Mace
and other people, was hit so hard in the
stomach that he collapsed. He died game
and he shouted against the sponge being
thrown up. His seconds saw that his wind
was gone and that it was only cruelty to
continue the battle longer.