The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-09
SOCIETY SLUGGERS.
Members of the Upper Ten Thou
sand in a Prize Ring.
BALsToN's MILLIONAIRE PUGILIsT


Acoep's Onaiienge from wealthy
harvard dstudent-The Student was
Getting the Best of the Fight when
the Miilionaire's Friends Rusbed
Hin, A,y,x
SARATOGA. Aur. "a select few nm
tbe ineida of b;ob torod ,,,aso,,I;na 90
oo
clety a1 the Spa nave peen III agog over
preparations that have been making for
several days for A finish prize fight.
O,ssnsh,,,.v r,,Ios hot,,,an,, I'll
'S'"een WV "eA
KNOWN society young men. One OF the
principals is Daniel Shea, of Boston, and
the other is Sidnev Smith of RaIstop Sna
Roth a.. snlon5iJ n.aa;.,o,,. - -,
~ 'p-sI'u 'pooiihehe Va phy sioai
manhood and both are splendid boxers
and pride themselves on their strength
and skill in the manly art. Shea ia ths
son Of a wealthy Boston family. a Har.
ward college student member of the
Harvard college crew and the champion
heavvwaight Rover of tha coliaga nc
ia about "a vaars ~ aga ana moiahs 11s
pounds. Smith ia abont o. yaSrs oid
and weighs 16s' He is tbe son of ths
wealthiest family in Balston and has n
million in his own name.
Fought Only For Glory.
The match was tbe resplt of a nae.-
inc betwaan tba two ,rs, d,,;na | IN,
tennis tonrnament last waalr xybsn a
discussion Of their rasnectiva ,nar,ts as
boxers resulied in n nnarrel and a cj,aIe
leure. The FIGHT was for blood and
honor only and thera was no ,,,onay ~,
eycent what Ivos ,yayarad hat,yaary ,hpp
friends of tha ,nen on fha resnit ''-o
Yesterday two tallvho coaches drova
away from the IJnited STATES botai ,.on'
tnjning the nr;ncinaIs and Their ne
ferred friends nbont thirty in ali fTLa
ring was pitcbed in harm on Smitb,s
property at Ballston. seven miles frnm
SARATOGA and at II 40 tba men e,tarad
the ring and faced sacb other str;nned
10 the waist ami WEARING fonr oi,pca
GLOVES
Billy Edwards the a1-nro;l;st of Nau
York .cte5 as refarea Hn,,,,,, ,' fa,.I,i,, +.
of the SrottisbS Ama,;oa,, LIZ ~ NJ,
York seconded Shea md S,;tb,s oo,-
ner was iooLad aft.,,. h,, b;s an,,.;,,
1iaorga s,nith a. n,s ai,l.;, eoin,
yonrS res;dan+s - Snr,t ~ tne "tai.hiesO ~
y,;ato, af ~ iaS; ai.at tne plo-
yy;ilaa,a ,,os t;,nop,as o"'u nouse ,'H III .iio
6.,bt f,o,'' m s+art a., t;i,;.h ~ "es Sanio
-, o'-, 80, " -.N,on.
- ''' Si"
First konnd-After sparring for an
opening Smith remarked, "Why don't
you make one of those Harvard rlshes
now nov! he no sooner had the words ONT
Mhen ne was rushed 10 ms corner and
9fer the ropes among Tue spectators.
ne Bo1 oack into the ring, ana son, some
eiarp p e4cnnhsss Ioloweu' Iney
SlihIhsu, anu III the Dreak away smith
iahueu ~ heasHy on oheA $ shoniuer, on
nls F nose anu G, Houtn, ana Knocked MIN
vi ms ieet. ohea was oown seven sec
ohus, anu wien ne goI on MS rect again
ha9e tetrlnc rush, driving mt Smiths
heau' oniltn met MN neatly, and sent
nun hlin 70 tne Ioor second time by
heaVy oioW on the Jaw: Ihe Boston
man was quieKly on ms rect, ana some
snvage lhiig1Ling @ Iolloweo, when they
clIncneu anu tlIle was cailea. BLOOD
tS, Was moving LreeIy from Sheas nose at
tIe emu OF % ene r9unI; 10
second honnd-Ihe men were both
pretty Wen c wlnueu When they tled the
suir5 soraScn ma fad onem Iecoversa IT, ms second
Mihu anu ioroeu une hBnting, ana hau