The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-05
A F.ZZLE PRIZEFIGHT
Pineus Backs Ont From Meet,
ing Morrissey.
THE TRIP ENDS iNAFRse FIGHT.
sports Have An Excursion to See Two
Mild Glove Cent~sts-savage At
tack on Mareee

The advertised fight to finish between
I'd Morrissey and Ed Pincus, which VAS
to have taken place yesterday. resulted in
q nxzse through n change of heart that
came over Pincus Just as he was about TO
board the Greyhound at LIS yesterday
afternoon. The $50 people who mad paid
sL5o each to witness the fight could not
Ind words strong enough 10 express their
opinion of his conduct, and II he had
fallen into the clutches of William Will
Jams. master of ceremonies or score of
Others, TO say nothing of Morrissey, he
would have had ample opportunity Of ex-
hibiting his claims TO the championship.
As Pineus failed TO appear, however,
Williams announced that the fight would
not come of. saying Pineus had gone TO
his room, bat that he would furnish two
contests that would satisfy everybod and
the boat cast loose and proceeded down
the Sound AT Mukilteo the ropes and
posts were put ashore and set mp in an old
barn near the landing. while the steamer
proceeded to Everett to pick up more spec
iators. When she finally returned TO
Mukilteo il was SO dark that lamps had TO
be borrowed from the neighboring houses
and four-round exhibition took place be-
tween Morrissey and Ed Rnhenstein,
Pincus' trainer
Rubenstein was evidently no match for
his opponent, but was warmly applauded
for his qGickness and cleverness, while
Morrissey appeared TO be in fine condition
and gave good exhibition. Patsy" Car
roll and young Madden then spared a
four-round exhibition and the crowd re-
turned to the boat and. after leaving the
Everett people there, started back for
Seattle. arriving az Q p. m., tired and dis
gusted with the fake.
Morrissey and his friends laugh at Pin
Gus excuse that mo money was I'm sight"
and explain his disappearance at the last
moment as follows:
The first articles were short and to the
point for finish fight, two-ounce gloves,
Marquis of Queensberry rules Shortly
after they we're signed Pincus refused to
fight except under articles which he pro-
daced. No more lead pipe cinch To secure
fake could be devised, for their principal
provisions were for a friendly ten-round
sparring match for the gate receipts; that
Morrissey should receive 80 and Pincus 40
per cent; that if either man was knocked
out, Intentionally or otherwise, he should
receive ell the gate receipts, and that 0s-
car Marbet should act as referee; also that
the fight was to be considered . draw I'M
der all circumstances. These latter ar
ticles Morrissey and Williams claimed
they were obliged to accede to in order to
get Pincus into the ring, but that their in
tention was, just before the fight began, to
put in another referee and force Pincus to
a real fight. Pincus, they claim, heard of
this on the way TO the boat and lost his
nerve.
The excitement of the day occurred be-
tween Mukilteo and Edmonds on the re-
turn trip, and but for the promptness of
the steamers crew in cutting of the cleo
trio lights fatal results might have en-
sued. Early after leaving Everett there
we're rumors that certain crowd intended
TO do" some one on board, and shortly
afterwards Bob Cash, the wrestler, APP
preached Oscar Marbet and picked quar-
rel with him. Blows were exchanged and
the men clinched, when "Curley" Munro
appeared with q club and struck Marbet
and others. HIS club was snatched from
him, when he drew q gun and showed it in
MARKETS. face, while q. ". Cassie welded
q black jack. At this juncture Marbet
left the cabin and remained with his
friends in the bow of the boat. Several
others were implicated in the assault who
were not recognized on account of the
darkness and confusion. When the lights
were turned out much indignation was
expressed. and an attack by i've or six men
on a single man who was already strug-
Cling with another was roundly de-
nounced. The captain went into the cabin
and announced that il there was any
further disturbance. he and his crew would
take all the fight out of the crowd. No
disturbance occurred, and the sentiment
OF the majority on board was strongly in
favor of Marbet.