Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-09
BLOODS In A RING
Two Young Society S~elis
Don the Gloves
TO ADJUST A DIFFERENCE
OyeE the Question A. % Which IL the
BesteE M4n--II Was Hot Set
led Satisfactorily.

sARAfO6A. ~ y. Aug. s.-A select
few on tue INSIDE OF nIgn-toasi masca-
line society at the springs Hase been ali
ag0g over tae preparations That have
been making for several days ror
nAlsn pEILs ngnt, QuesnsoerFy rules,
begseea TAO well known society young
men, One Of the principals l. DanIel
W Shea OF Boston and the other 10
Sidney smith o. Bailslon. tbs county.
Both the men are sp.end.d speeiniens
of physical MANHOOD and both
are expert boxers and pride them
selves On EnsE stEeugtn and skill
ia tue manly AT Snea 10 the
son OF a wealthy Boston family, .
Harvard college student, member OF
tie Harvard college crew and the
champion neayy eslxnt boxer OF the
college and . we'll known society man
ia Boston. lie Is about Is years u age
asd selgns rs poands- smith Is the
sSa OF Que VI the wealInlest families IN
Balist0n aud has milton n ms own
name The match MAS the result OF
meeting between tAe TWO men during
the usnnls tournament ltst week, wnen
the discussion OF Lhelr respective merits
"a boxers resulted 10 quarrel and a
Challenge. Inc ngnL MAS Tor blood
auo honor. alsd lnere Was 10 money
excepJ snat MS ~aseFsd between the
tTlsEGs Oh me men % me suit.
GA tor the Battle.
Al 10 O'clock tbs morning two
Coaches drove away from the United
States hotel containing the prime. pa
aad tAeiE preferred iuends, about
tDisty ia all Tue fing Was pitched IN
a Oa.n on SAINTS IS property A. baIision,
seven miles from >iraLusa, anI AT ii;50
a. VA. the mca elteFc1 the ring aud
faced each utaer. strlppe1 60 the waist
anI Wearing four Oance gloves. Billy
klHagGs, tue OK .pGgilist Oi New YORK,
acted ss rsisFee. Jimmy Larxsn, oi
tue scottish A 4.er.cao Cluo OF New
YORK, seconded SHEA, and smiths cor
nsr was looked alter ~ his coussns
tsroTge 0fntA. IL Was game nsns
ia siart 10 finish.
ION After spaEring Tor an open
n 1in4ta f.alarkea, "Nby don't you
d AZ 90 oI those Harvard rusnes
noNg' tie 90 sooner had the words out
81 uls mOaln wasn Ge was rushed TO
his CoFnsr anu over Tie ropes among
tns n ectators. tie got back INTO the
rig aad sOnlc sharp exchanges oc-
'ufr u. lney cl.ncned and III the
brea away smith landed heavily from
tna shoulder on shea's nose and
mouth, knocking him completely or
h feet. Snea MAS down seven seconds
ana wien nc got his feet again made a
ter NJ rush. diving at smith head
SiL.th met nm neatly and sent blIn
% the floor by A heavy blow on the
Jaw. Tue Boston nan Mas quickly on
ms feet aud soEe iutighting followed
wneu they cllacned, and time was
called. Blood Mas flowing freely from
Snea's nose at the end of the round.
smith Knocked Out
Round 2-Ine men were both pretty
well winded wnen they toed the
scratch. snsa recovered his second
wind and forced the tightIng aud mad
the best Of the round all through. A
few snort range snots were fired when
he found al opening on smiths ribs
and landed . singer which nearly took
smiths breath away. Shea followed
up the advantage with two or three
bard thumps winch Snith was unable
&C parry. At tnis point one o. Smiths
friends called out slime" aud claimed
the ight. smiths friends rushed
into the ring and rushed Nun
away amid boots and yels of
the Boston mans supporters. There
was almost free fight among the gen.
tlemen spectators. bat Edwards ended
the affair by declaring tue fights draw.
Snes sad Dis friends were much DIS
gusted with the decision, and offered
to make another match on the spot for
fun. for blood, or Tor any amount OF
money the Bsllston man wished to put
up. Alter the fizht the party drove
back to Saratoga, where they and the
story of the Eight created . great sen
sstlon at the hotels. IL u very proba-
lie that another meeting will DO AZ
ranged for the Balsston man. and his
friends declare ne can whip smith one
hand.