The evening times., 1896-02-24
LEE WIS KNOCKED OUT
Lively Prize Fight 10 the District
Yesterday Afternoon.
NO GLOVES WERE USED
The Contest Was with Bare Knuckies
and Very Gamey-Over 100 People
witnessed the Mill, Which Lasted
Two Rounds and IA Half Baden's
Decisive Victory.

Marion Baden knocked out !" Bunny" Lee
in Il two and half round scrappin match
yesterday afternoon ON a secluded hill
| just the other side of Anacostia, between
Twinirg City and Benning.
The match was one of the first in the
District for many years that combined all
the features of a regular fight. Over 100
persons witnessed the mill, which was
with bare knuckles and very ,gamey.
For several days past an effort has been
made to get the two combatants together
and Saturday WAS set for the affair. but
this was prevented, owing to the selection
of the place. which was not deemed secure
enough.
Late saturday night the word was passed
around that it would come off on a hill
well known TO many Of the sporting fra.
ternity, which could be reached by cross
ing the Penns ylvania avenue bridge aud
walking up the railroad track for about n
quarter of a mile where the clump OF trees
would be visible. Not pedestrians only came
TO the fight. Fully half a dozen sports came
In traps and left them on the side of the
Benning road.
wELL.CHosEN PLACE.
1t was a wei,-chosen spot and one where
the police would hardly divine any law
breaking unless previously supplied with a
tip. =t
The match was over in a few minutes,
and leaving Bunny Lee on the ground,
unable to raise his head, Marion Baden, the
victor, made dash for the railroad track.
folio we'd by dozen OF his friends. 1t was
n n
tie j long-standing dispute between the two
as to who was the better man, both being
well-known local amateur pugilists.
There was plenty Of room in between the
trees for the forming of ring, and the men
lined up exactly at 2: 80 O. o'cIock. Time was
called. and Lee, who is ieft-handed fighter.
led with a singing blow on Baden's jaw.
Baden made 4 feint, and drew blood from
Lees nose with his right. Lee returned
the compliment 10y splitting Baden's lip,
and then there was some lively sparring,
which ended in the call of time.
The second round Was a little tanner than
the first, and was only characterized by
one knock-lown for Baden. Lee came to
the scratch in time, and did some clever
work.
The third round was not finished. The
fight ended in the middle of it. Each man
drew more or less blood in this round.
Lee was livclier than at any time before.
He appeared TO have just got warmed up to
his business, and started in at rafting
pace. landing two effective hits, one on
each side of Baden's face.
Baden kept aloof from Lee and seemed
biding his time. Lee went in again and
caught his opponent just above the belt,
which angered Baden and he rushed at
Lee and rained blows upon that persons
form.
RULES NOT HEEDED.
Both men now became angered aud there
was little respect paid to rules. They went
at it like young beasts. Blows fell thick
and fast and the two men clinched. They
broke away quickly upon the call to do SO,
and then Baden got in his great work.
He glared at his antagonist, made mad
rush, and with his left caught Lee just under
the chin. He followed it quickly with a
hit over Lce'seye, and the latter
fell to the ground like log.
1t was a worse knockout than Fitzsim-
mons gave Maher. Lees friends called to
him TO get up. but he could not raise his head.
His hackers went to work rubbing him, but
without avail. He lay on the ground uncou-
scious over two minutes.
The sports had seen little of such terri
BILE work. Lee lay on the sod. his face COW
cred with blood. and. as all efforts to re-
vive him seemed futile, they began to get
frightened.
Several labored hard to arouse him, and
finally breathed sigh of relief when he
was able TO raise his head. 1t was fully
five minutes more before he could stand
with assistance, and. fearing discovery,
the friends of the defeated man almost fair
ly carried him down through the woods to
the railroad track.
He soon became much better, and near
the ennsylvania avenue bridge was put in
carriage and driven to the city. 1t was
fully demonstrated that Baden was the
better man.
The men are wei known around the
Northern Liberty Marset, where, it is
said, they both work.