The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-14
ROUGH ON THE SPORTS
Justice Voorhis Lays Down the
Law Regarding Glove Fights.
Eight OF the Raided Men Held for
Triai-Nineteen Fined.
Mysterious Disappearance of Man
and Kcg of Beer.

In the midst OF more fuss AMI delay
and angry seedlings than commonly at
tend "A Gaze OF life and death, Justice
Noorhis finally settled accounts in JEFF
ferson Market Police Court this morn
Ing with the prize -fighters who were
captured in last nights raid.
If accepted as a precedent. his judy
ment makes boxing. or the semb,ancc
thereof, a high crime and misdcmcanor,
and punishable at sight without trial
All the ladies aud gentlemen who
gather OF n gala night in any fashionable
athletic club to see two muscular pets
OF their teams eXcmpify the noble art
SO therefor. while the principals and
their immediate accessories in and about
the ring can only be dealt with by the
more pondcrous judges of the Gencrai
Sessions Court
AT the same time that hard lot, the
newspaper reporters, who may be dele
gated to one of these Olympian func-
lions, are just 80 per cent less culpablo
than the respectable ladies' and gentle
men that look on. However, what the
captured reporter escapes in fine is
amply made UP in the form OF red.
hot jacketing from the bench.
Capt. Mccullagh raided a so-Called
prize-fight held on the second floor OF
2Ol West Broadway: This was the first
act of rafting burlesque. The fun
and excitement began with the cali OF
curtain and was sustained to the very
Tony Belmont, kn,wn as Tom Kcl.
ley, and t'unio Pace. two Thompson
street Italian bootblacks, seventeen
Years. old, were mat chcd to meet with
were fixed at a barber shop at IS Suili.
van street. Invitations were scattered
by word OF mouth, and at o'clock about
two hundred men were assembled at tbs
shop ready to see the event.
VI Is not proven that there was any
stake, more than IA keg of beer. or that
cent was, charged for admission.
Among those who were hidden to at
tend was the redoubtable broadswords
man, wrestler and all-around athlete
Duncan c. Ross. Also among the guests
was Policeman kealey, who says that ht
was there in disguise, all unawares tc
cipals and abettors, for their part, say
cipals and abettors, Nor their part. say
| that they knew that Kealey was a pc
liceman from the beginning and were
very well acquainted with him.
The crowd got so numerous that TIT
Italians managing the event gave thu
majority of the crowd the slip, and viii
twenty-six favored ones. mostly 1tal
ians, went to II Varick street, anC
thence, because conditions were unfa
vorable to 2Ol West Broadway.
They obtained a room on the seconc
ara to WorR spa oSn se' 5s
got started. Policeman Kealey succeed
ed In getting out and sending word t
his station in McDougall street;
| of his men, Disgusting them by remov
ing their coats and wearing citizen:
hats. They s.woopcd upon the building
attacking in from and rear, top and bot
n nj IN N lad N tTD ri
up the iirc-escape. They burst upon tn
scene with clubs and pistols drawn an
a stampede ensued. As the crow
found themselves confronted with arme
men at every exit they decided to sur
| render.
one man escaped. How he did /
stands uncxplained md inevplicable
was said to be a key of beer. and tina
helps along the mystery.
. The captives We're led to the station
succeeded In getting out before morning
| Alderman Beck hailed him out.
This Is Ross version of the event
which all hands indorse
| ~ was notified at O'Clock last even
ing that there was to be a sparring mate
between two likely little ltali ms Hn
was asked TO referee: When We hnall
got to the West broadway place .Ge boy
brought with them, AS referee | an
nounced to the crowd that this was to b
"A siN-round go for points.
| The boys went at II and had iue
finished the first round when there iva
a terrible racket at the doors and win
dows and lot OF men In their shii
| sleeves burst in. ! went to the doc
thinking 1t was the landlord. and "a
excited policeman .levelled pistol a
me, shouting that he would shoot tn
first man that moved. | then saw tina
we were arrested and sent for bail.
was an impromptu sparring mate
within the law and I can't understan
the raid"
Justice Noorhis held the followln
eight men for trial in 500 bail: Tone
Belmont and Cunio Pace, the principal:
Duncan G. Ross, the referee: Dona,
Morano, Robert Reed William NJ. Smtl
John Bond and Benjamin. all second
timekeepers and bottle holders.
The remaining eighteen were herde
In front OF the dock and without bein
questioned, We're fined $40 each.
young man, who said he was a r,
porter for Sunday morning pape
stepped up and said that he was at III
II Getting on business.
The Justice took occasion to inforl
, newspaper men that they were not
: be any more exempted from the pena
ties of violating the law than 9th,
, citizens. but stretched o point of IL
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