The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-04-18
PRIZE FIGHT IN coNsmAuoH.
Two Colored Pugs Have a Scrap at
Bens Creek.

According to the JohRstOxn papers OF
Saturday and Monday brutal and disgrace
! fai prize fight between two eoiOred men
one from that city and the o.ber from Al
toona-took place at point near the RED
Bridge, in COnensugh township, at = late
hour Friday night.
The milr' had bsen billed TO come of
Tuesday night in hall in one Of Johns
towns snburts but was prevented by the
appearance Of the Sheriff of Cambria coun-
t.. Prevented from fighting in that county
BY the officers Of the Law the principals and
their hackers decided 10 iight it out on this
side Of the line, where the Cambria county
officers could not interfere, and where their
presence was unknown to the local anthori-
ties.
The officers of C)nemlngh township can
no. afford to le, this disgraceflI affair 90 IN
n. tioed and they should make every effort to
bring about the arrest of all parties concerned
in it.
1t was rumored on the streets here yesterday
that Squire A1=tead, of that township, has
already issued warrants for the principals
and their hackers, AMI that arrests will
promptly follow.
Following IS the story ofthe fight as told
By the JohnssoEn Hscaid Of Saturday
skinner, of Ailligan's Main-street hotel,
and '-Scaldy Bill, /" ofthe Fourth ward Hotel
and their hackers we're determined that the
mill should come of. and it was arranged
th2, It should take place al the latter hostel
~ last night bat the city police were in
some way msde aware OF what was going on
and the presence OF a wAtchfui detachment
in the neighborhOoi Ofthe house caused a
change Of plans.
Il was after midnight when upward Of
twenty more or less game sports" were
taken ia carriages. along with the princi-
pals, to a point on the road where you turn
or from Bens Creek to % % the RsI Bridge,
in Somerset County. The moon was shin
ing brightly in an almost eloudless sky, and,
besides, several lanterns were carried.
A convenient sp)t being ssle.tei an 3lg
trees oy the road side, ring was formed of
the men. the lanterns were hung up. a referee
was selected, the glove. were h4nd.i ou-,
and with but few prelininaries thsmaa
went at il.
An eyewitness OF the fight says that when
the two colOred men faced each other Skin
ner showed considerable science and pluck,
giving his antagonist several hard blows,
but before any effective work eJulI be done
be was rushed into the shadow Of tree and
there struck below the belt in most TicioGs
and brutal manner
A foul was claimed and allowed By the
referee, and here it WAS developed that the
Altoona mau ("Scaldy'' mad the most
friends in the crowd. They yelled for the
fight to 90 On, and Skinner having some
what recovered, toed the scratch again, only
10 be again rushed into heshadoE aud dealt
most painful bioE, this tins also beioE
the belt, which laid him on the ground for
good, he being unable to recJyer @.thin the
limit
Another fJaI was claimed, sai sustained
BY the referee, but the ScAidyT er5wd again
insisted that the fight was ths.-s, and It Is
said that there came near being ASs-y Eick-
ei Eiud-up Of the disgracsful AfIir, which
Was oaly averied by the ho.is- oftas sake
money handing il over to --ScaIdy's" man
aser
There we're probably seventeen or eighteen
men present who paid 3 each to see the
fight and as their share Of the expenses, TIE
loser was 70 have received > in any event,
but it is declared thai Skinner got nothing.