The Wilmington daily Republican., 1894-09-04
FIFTH EDITION.
A FAKE"
PRIZE FIGHT.
MorIurity nnd Mcdonnell, slay Ne ver

| tOwufhtN FtUu 4.
Cornelius J. Noriarlty, the champion
lightweight pugillst of Delaware, and
Ed ward Mcconnell who has absolute.
ly no charge OF himself, while under
J the cnre Of that pugllIst In name. John
| Stannard were to have met in finish
contest outside of tho state last night,
but when the battle ground wis
reached StannaId refused to allow his
man to fight. The tight was there.
fore declared or and now Stannard is
looked upon by the sporting fraJernl-
ty OF Delaware as the most cowardlv
tighter and backer Delaware ever had. :
Sporting men had looked forward to
the contest us the best light that would
ever be seon here and the principals
had trained faithfully for the contest.
Morlarity and his hacker on Saturday
heard some talk of the mon not meet.
lng II originated when the Eureka
| club of Washington offered a purse OF
$500 u the light would itake place in
the club house on Monday night. AZ
tho articles signed by the principals
expressly stated that the contest
should come oil on the night OF Sep.
tember 3rd. Moriarlty ilatIy refused 10
agree to a postponement and declared
| he would claim the forfeit II MoCon.
| nell did not meet him.
Stannard was sought and found and
after some parleying assured the Mo-
riarlty men that the light would be no
fake. or course the sporting mon
were In high spirits over Stan.
nards declaration at that time as tnsy
had been timid since the articles were
| signed, least he should skulk at the
last minute. There were no rumtrI
ailoat yesterday. Last night Moriari.
ty and Mcconnell. their hackers and
500 admirers went by hack from this
city, hut the Mcconnell party never
reached the grounds. II was ON tho
outskirts Uf Strickorsvllle, Pa, and
about five miles from Newark and
there many OF the sports had collected.
Morierity and his company arrived;
the ring was made and the ground
we'll lighted and In fact everything
| arranged for the contest.
Moriarity and his seconds were at
tho ring side. and when they waited
half an hour and there was no sign OF
Stannard and hie man. 1t began to
dawn upon the minds of the admirers
| oil the light weight champion that they
had been fooled. Another hour rolled
by ard yet Mcconnell was invisible.
search revealed the fact that he aud
Stannard were comfortably liked al
the Deer Park Ifotel at Newark, and
when Interested, Morlarity men inter.
Viewed Manager Stannard there. he
played the act of coward to psrfeo-
ton. Sporting mon had looked upon
him as tighter. but even when his
friends heard OF his back down they
branded him shyster in every sense
the word implies, and his excuse was
so tritlinE, which made his position tho
more providing. 1t was that the ring
wh5 In Delaware and therefore he
would not let his man go within five
miles OF IL much less enter it.
The men who surrounded tho ring
and who heard of the act on tho arrival
OF the Moriarity men became very
much excited, and curses and yeIls
fllled the air. There were cries of
Mob Starnard. the faKir, ''He can't
lick stamp" and why don't he let
Ills man fight But the outburst had
no effect. Stannurd had made up his
mind whom he left Wilmington that
his man could not meet Moriarity, as
his reputation would then and there
be lost. No, this would never do. 1t
would be better for thu Mcconnell mon
to sknlk than to allow their favori'a
to be deprived of his laures. BY this
tilne the early morning was well at
vHnced. Excitement was increasing,
as was the outburst OF profanity.
At o'clock Moriarity was still at
tho ring side, and when the morning
fully dawnsd he was still anxious 10
Inoet the man who had been after him
so long II tinlo 10 fight, Another trip
was made TO McConnelfs resting place
at Newark. but he aud StanHard must
have heard of their approach. for Just
before they arrived Stannard had
taken hls man IRON the hotel and
driven o this city, where they arrived
at 8 o'clock. The Moriarity mon again
returned to the ring side and Informed
the spectators that IL would be impos.
sibie 70 bring the men together A
crowd OF more disgusted men was
never seen, and they returned homoa
salder but wiser crowd
The friends OF Morlarity do not look
upon Mcconnell as a coward. 80 mach
as upon Stennard. who was his hand
lei. No principal would appear against
the desire OF his handler, hence the aC.
tlon OF Mcdonnell. 1t is now almost
settled fact that the men will never
meet. Tho stakes were awarded to
Norlality,
HOW THE FAKE RESULTED IN ROUNDS.
| l'irRt Round The nen agree TO meet
on Sept ; 1894 after tongue thrash-
ing each other for months
Second Round Both men are In ao-
tive training and looking forward to
meeting.
Third Round There are rumors of
non-meetlng wlch Stannard denies.
Fourth RouLd-The principals their
seconds and many admirers leave for
the sCene Of battle
Fifth round 8iorlarity arrives. but
Stannard and Mcconnell have flew dc
coop
Sixth tound-Ths fight ls declared
oil, A more disgusted crowd OF men
was never seen In Delaware.
Seventh round-yhe spectators are
knocked out and awarded the light
There are others who went 30 far aa
TO describe the fight as 1t would have
resulted. but lack Of space prevents its
use.
MoRIARITy TALRS.
When c. ], Morlarity was seen this
morning he appeared downhearteI
over the outcome OF the long talked
of fight. lie was at tho ring side ready
to meet Mcconnell and when ho
never appeared the forfeit should have
been awarded to him. Yet IL was not,
and when he and his hacker, GeorEs
| Lloyd. called upon Stakeholtlor Jester
this IN orning that gentleman refused
to turn this forfeit over TO him.
| At this point the plucky pugilist be.
came very much incensed and de-
| clured that he would never again listen
to the talk OF Stannard and Mcdonnell.
He wanted to slgn articles with men
who had regulations and not with
''dubs." He has long wanted MeGon.
mel to contest for the State champion.
ship and fully Intended to have II IL
naly settled last night.
This morning he had heard that
StanHard was talking OF letting his
m0n appear before him tom orrow
night Moriarlty was Wiling II no
should forfeit an additional $500.
raising the purse to $500 side. but
unIess ho should do 1t there VIII be no
meeting.
Ntther Stnnnnrd or Mcconnell could