Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-12
fight was about; neither did he ever learn

fight was about; neither did he ever learr
the name of his vigorous enemy.
'rhis eventful fight" he said, ''tool
walking up the steps Of the Cincinnati post
Office, and was alone. Going up he saw
coming down tall, powerful man, accom-.
panied BY q small under-sized chap. Mr.
Halstead said that as he advanced toward
them no saw that they were very much In
terested in his personal appearance. The
! tall and more powerful of the two men
coming toward him was making insulting
remarks. As he passed Mr.. Hslstead on
the way down his criticisms were Of such q
personal nature that the editor, who had
tried to keep his self-control, concluded
that it was easier to fight than to try and
contain his rage. So he swung around on
one heel in the good old Cincinnati style
and struck the Ohio citizen who did not like
| his appearance back of the ear. Coming
down with the full weight of his powerful
figure upon the descending body of his
enemy, the weight sent the fallen one clear
out over the curb into the middle of the
street where his head bounded over q few
cobble stones before he came TO rest.
An Expert In Running Backwards.
He was knocked far enough away for .
moment for Mr.. Halstead to turn to the
smaller man. He found him with his hands
In his pockets coming toward him. he knew
that this was not good sign in a fight, and
30 he made rush for the little man before
he would have a chance to draw q weapon.
AS the gigantic editor came toward him
afame with wrath and boiling over with
the sense of muscular power, the little man
performed feat which have never heard
recorded in any known history of athletic
feata He ran at top speed backwards up
the steps without stumbling, ever keeping
his eyes upon his advancing friend. Mr..
Halstead says that he ran backwards up
these steps SO much faster than he could
forwards that he gave him up and turned to
meet the citizen whom he had knocked be-
low, and who was now coming up the steps
in good courage and good pluck, ready to
destroy MI. Halstead.
'Then," said Mr.. Halstead, "a fight
began, the equal of which have never per-
sonally known. I had the advantage of
being on the upper side. We exchanged
some terrific blows. He hit me aoumber
of times on my arms. Each blow was SO
powerful that it temporarily removed the
flesh, and the blow went through clear to
the bone. You have no idea how it hurts
to be struck on the bone Of your arm in
that way. These blows were delivered
according to the best scientific methods
KNOWN n tnat TINE.
Mr. Halstead obtained the second knock
down, although before arriving at this
glorious result he received four or five body
blows; had one side of his back scratched
we'll up and had generally disarranged his
Dress As his opponent went down the
second time, the little man who had been
lodging around behind them again ran up
the stairs backwards
Knocked Out by q Now Epithet.
As the man who had been sent to the gut
ter twice arose deliberately to come up for
another bout, MI. Halstead's partner came
around the corner. He was an absent
minded individual who walked the streets
in those days twirling a penknite in his
hands. He came running with his knife in |
his hand, but before he got close enough |
to come to the rescue Mr.. Halstead's oppo- I
nent was back in front of him. The Field |
Marshal said he was nearly spent at this !
stage of the game He said he had Just q |
quarter of one lung left to breathe with. |
The perspiration ran down his body in |
streams, and at times there were acute pains
In his spine that he nearly screamed. His
, word which Mr. Halstead had never heard
before or since, exclaiming, ''Get out, you
Icurf." |
Whether it was the sound of this unusual
spithet or not, the opponent was taken off
MS guard and Mr.. Halstead's huge fist
struck him under the nose. The thumb of
he fist went by into his right eye and the
Of the left finger went into the
other eye. He again fell into the street.
Then he arose, shook himself, and started