The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-26
SAD, DUSTY SPORTS
WEND THEIR WAY HOMEWARD
FROM A DAKOTA COUNTY
PRIZE FIGHT.
LOCAL PUGS FIGHT A DRAW
IN THREE ROUNDS AFTER KEEP
ING A CROWD OVER FOUR
HOURS.
IT WAS WITNESSED BY FORTY
OF the Leading Local sports and a
Number of Politicians From
Abroad.

Two score of sports walked or rode to
a certain point in Dakota county yes
terday afternoon and then paid dol
lar apiece to see three-round fight
between two local lightweights. The
mill was scheduled to come off at
o'clock, but it was after 6 p. m. when
the two pugs stepped into the ring.
Those who were at the appointed battle
ground at the time announced for the
sport" to begin put in the remainder
of the time buying very small and
warm glasses Of beer at the regulation
price and discussing the merits of the
fighters and the possible outcome of
the affair. The managers of the af-
fair had not made the best of arrange
ments for reaching the arena and
number of the spectators were obliged
to walk from the end of the street car
line to the scene. AS this was couple
Of miles from the cars, and the roads
We're very dusty, it had the effect Of
making the sale of liquid refreshments
at the tavern near the ring very heavy.
There was some delay owing to the
fact that the purse for which the pu
giliSts were to contend was to be made
up from the sale of 81 tickets to the
affair. Naturally the fighters wanted
to get as much in the pot as possible,
and operations were put off as long as
there was a chance for another posi-
BILE spectator to arrive. There was a
deal of kicking at the long wait and it
was after o'clock when the men en-
tered the ring. The fight came off in
the second story of a barn. and a
twelve-foot ring was made by
stretching q rope around some
posts. By this time it had
grown too dark to do much fight
ing by daylight and four kerosene
lamps were secured and placed on bar
rels at the corners of the improvised
ring. A referee, who had been on the
scene since noon, and had not neglect
ed to take a drink at each and every
opportunity offered, took the center of
the ring and while the pugilists were
receiving the Finishing touches was
handed bets aggregating 1923 on the re-
suit.
The lightweights were two young
fellows who answered to the names of
Pennington and ElrOy. The first
named is said to be the son Of Lieut..
Pendy, of the Rondo police station, and
the other is a bartenders helper in a
Seventh street saloon. The fellows
Were evenly matched as to weight, but
Elroy was a head taller than his OPP
ponent. The first two rounds were as
exciting as could be wished by any
of the sports present. The men went
at each other hammer and tongs. The
first round was Elroy's, but in the sec
ond Pennington had the Meter of the
argument At the beginning of the
third round Pennington, in trying to
avoid a rush Of Elroy's, slipped and
fell. AS he was regaining his feet, Ell
roy struck him a savage blow One of
the hackers of Pennington jumped into
the ring and shouted foul His
action was followed by some half
dozen more of the spectators, some of
whom shouted foul and the others
mo foul" There was little excite
ment and during the confusion follow
ing the referee announced that he
would declare the fight q draw and not
allow the claim of foul. The crowd
again visited the refreshment resort
and in squads walked back to the near
est car line for the city. The result Of
the referees decision leaves no other
choice than another meeting between
the pugilists. Several of the sports who
attended the mill yesterday stated last
evening that there would probably be
another fight, but the next one they at
tended would be more convenient to the
street cars or it would go on without
them.