Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-24
WITH BARE KNUCKLES
Two Washington Lads Fight for Lady's
Favor
Carried Out With True Fistic Methods
George Haden knocks Bunny
Lee Out.

An affair Of honor was settled yesterday
in a clump of pines across Pennsylvania
Avenue bridge in good, old-fashioned way.
1t was all about young lady of the south
eastern section to whom both Bunny" Lee
and George Haden have been paying atten-
lions. These gay cavaliers were not content
with sharing the favor of this belle and de-
cided to settle their respective rights accord
Ing to the f1stlc code. A challenge was made
and accepted at dancing school and yester-
day was selected as the date For the battle
The secretiveness OF Dan Stuart paled
into inslgnificance before the matchless in
genuity Of those who had the affair in
charge. 1t was noised about the southeast
that the fight would take place yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, and those who hap
pened IN the neighborhood of Sth and Penn
sylvania avenue about that hour were in
formed by Notwithstanding gent" that
the scrap would take place across the new
bridge at half-past 3 o'clock.
Then the procession moved forward to the
hghting grounds across the river. 1t was a
similar dash to that made by Fitzsimmons
and Maher last Friday. Once across the
bridge the leader guided the expedition to a
thicket of pines, short distance to the left
OF the bridge. Here clearing was found,
as level as billiard table, and the spectators
directed to form a circle. This was done
with alacrity, the friends Of each contestant
their pet and pride was to stand. There was
no delay. The fighters had come with the
crowd, and were ready for the call OF time.
The referee and timekeeper had been select
ed Del orehand, but no one knew their names.
The seconds took their positions and the
lighters pushed their way to the center and
took of their coats and vests.
The Knockout.
Then the fight commenced. There were no
gloves, and the boys fought with bare hands.
II was bloody battle, and Haden won. At
the call of time both went at it like fiends.
Lee crossed Haden's right and split the lat
ter's ear, bringing blood. This called for
cheers from the Lee end of the crowd, but
the leader silenced them and after that
mere was no demonstration: There was an
other rapid exchange at short range, and
Haden who Is tall and looks like FitZsim-
mons, even to the red hair, swung his right
ana caught Lee under the right eye, COM
pletely knocking him out. 1t was not exact
~ Fits blow, but near enough for all re-
qulrements. Lee fell like log, and Haden,
who had evidently been reading of the big
night, aped the champion. He walked over
to the PROSTATE form of Lee, and said,
Bunny. have you got enough?" But Bun
ny did not hear him. and Haden put on his
coat and vest and disappeared in the crowd
as soon as the referee had counted Lee out.
Lee remained unconscious for some time
Finally, when he regained his senses, he de-
clared that Haden had been training at Mike
Raedy's. while he had done nothing. He
could, he claimed, whip him in an even
break. His friends escorted him to the river.
where he washed the blood from his right
optic, and later they brought him to the
city.
Legal Result.
The arrangements for the battle could not
Eaye Teen better. There was no disturb
ance, and the police, who met the returning
crowd. had no idea that a genuine bare
knuckle ring fight had just taken place.
About 100 persons-for the most part young
men-witnessed the battle, which, they
agreed, was the shortest and bloodiest ever
fought about Washington.
But this is not all. There is going to be a
sequel to the fight, and the participants NAV
fare badly. The law is going TO take hand,
and II 1t ever meets the principals knock
out is expected. The matter is now being
investigated.