The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-25
AN EARLY MORNING FIGHT.
Johnson Again Defeats Evans in a
Very Vicious Mill.

After numerous trials and tribulations
the sports" who left the city by special
L. f. G. w. train Monday night to wit
ness a prize fight were rewarded by seeing
bloody battle of seven rounds between
Wiley Evans and Charles Johnson. The
festive sports had been informed by the
propretors Of 1.-The Club" saloon and gam
bling house, who were promoters of the
fight that everything fixed and there
would be no interruption of the mill by the
officers of Hamilton county where the fight
was to occur. But they miscalculated and
found the Hamilton county officers pre-
pared to give them warm reception If
they undertook to have the mill upon the
soil of that county. When the special train
arrived at the point on the road where
they were to disembark they found all
manner of vehicles in waiting to convey
them to the scene of the fight. They drove
to the spot and found tent pitched and
also the sheriff of Hamilton county with
twenty deputies prepared to prevent the
fight from going on. The leaders of the
crowd and originators Of the fight endeav-
ored to persuade the officers to depart and
let the fight go, but 1t was of no use and
the sports returned to the train, reinforced
by crowd from Noblesville. The entire
was made to Fishers Station, where the
crowd again disembarked. A guide volun-
teered TO lead the way to a camp ground
where 1t was said there was several plat
forms large enough TO accommodate the
pugilists under Marquis of Queensbury
rules. The grounds We're said TO be but
a half mile distant, but those that walked
it declared that it was fully two miles.
They were again doomed to disappoint-
ment however for there was no
enough to be used After much
wrangling, the crowd of disguised sports
again started for the train. AT the train
selves to a building which it was said would
accommodate them. A belated arrival from
the camp grounds said he had found
schoolhouse with the door open, and the
crowd made rush for the SchoolhouSe.
The upper floor, where 1t was proposed to
have the fight. was. occupied by Grand
Army post, and while il was being cleared
for the fight an OLD soldier who had no
conscientious scrupleS against desecrating
the sanctity of the camp ground by . holding
old schoolhouse for that purpose because
it was used by old soldiers for lodge pur-
poses. He said they would get into trouble
If they put the hall to this use and succeed
ed in soaring the sports from their lnten-
tons. The whole crowd again returned to
their train, but had not all taken their
ed building had been found which was am
ply large to accommodate the entire crowd.
was I pitched iS in it, Without scrupies from rom
any person, and the fight began at 5 o'clock
yesterday morning.
Wiley Evans was the first in the ring.
81 Eaglen had been chosen as referee, and
when Johnson appeared in the ring in
formed the fighters that upon the call of
break" by the referee they must break.
Everything went and fouls were not
counted, at least the referee failed to see
any. From the call of time for the first
round Johnson started in for gore. Evans
been rushed TO his corner twice by his OPP
ponent and landed upon heavily. Then the
colored boy attempted TO retaliate in kind,
but his reach was short and his
Dlows time was On sIngsnS
by personal hatred more than professional
ambition. In the second round Johnson
again took the aggressive from the call of
time He rushed Evans TO his corner and
delivered some heavy singing blows upon
blow in return during the round. 1t was
very apparent that Johnson had the best
of the round, but the colored boy was not
damaged TO any material extent by the
pummeling of his opponent. In the third
round Evans took the aggressive. and
after blow upon the white man with telling
effect, and the call of time Is probably all
that saved Johnson from defeat. The fourth
round was about stand off, between the
was on the aggressive in the nth round,
and landed telling blows upon his opponent,
who strove in vain for an advantageous
opening TO send in a Knockout blow John
son became very nearly wfnded, and when
Evans landed heavy right handler, fell TO
ed At the last moment he sprang to his
feet and rushed the colored boy to the
ropes. Evans retaliated, and landed heayi-
~ upon his opponents face and ribs. He