Evening journal., 1897-01-14
OUT IN TWO ROUNDS.
Joe Brown clay Down" Before
Poppy" Glazier Yesterday.
ONLY FOUR BLOWS WE'RE STRUCK

AND NOT ONE OF THOSE COULD
HAVE HURT A sCHOOLBOY-BUTI
THE MEN WORE ONLY TRUNKS
AND 1T WAS COLD.
1t was disgusted party Of sporting |
men who gave up money yesterday to
witness the alleged finish prize fight
between Poppy" Glazier and Joseph
Brown for a purse Of $50 a side, the
gate receipts and the heavyweight
championship of Delaware.
It was the same old crowd Of regu-
lars who have been victimized year af-
ter year by every fake fight that has
/ been perpetrated. Some were we'll
known business men, but most of the
attendants were men about town who
like to see fighting.
The alleged fight took place across
! the Pennsylvania line about one and
! threelquarter miles above Perry's
Tavern. II had been given out that the
| fighters would enter the ring at 1890
o'clock in the morning, and for that
reason every one who wished to see
] the mill made an early start. AS early
as 10 o'clock there were from sixty to
sevonty-five people congregated at.
/ Perrys Tavern waiting to see the go.
This number was augmented from
| time to time, but no start was made to
| the grounds until nearly / o'clock.
There was a hitch over the referee.
Bach side suggested several names be-
fore they could agree.
The betting was even, and for several
days past had been very strong on
Brown, his friends and himself having
Ii al.
ity over Glazier.
i When finally all the preliminaries
had been arranged it was found that
there had been only forty tickets sold
at 81 each. That was not enough
money, so the crowd was drummed to
buy The ticket was a little cOlOred
check, on which was printed: "Finish
cantata, Brown and Glazier." After all
the tickets were sold that could be dis
posed of a start was made to the bat
tie ground, which was on the farm of
a man named Benson.
No ring had been arranged no saw
dust had been scattered, no stakes
driven. The crowd just formed a ring
around the bare earth, which was
rough and uneven and frozen hard.
The cold air was very penetrating,
and not much time was wasted in
choice OF positions. Instead of being in
opposite corners, the men were in cor
, ners on the same side Of the imaginary
ring.
They sat on buffalo robes and horse
blankets. Each was stripped, except
for a pair of trunks. Two time-keep-
ers were appointed, and what was ex-
pected to be a hard-fought battle be-
gan.
Each man looked to be in perfect
condition. Glazier had a little the bet
ter Of it in reach and height, but
Brown was more evenly developed, and
Z each weighed about IT'S pounds.
1t was plain from the moment that
the men stepped to the centre of the
ring that it was going to be a case OF
, LAY down, but it was expected that
there would be a pretense of fighting
q for at least six or seven rounds.
But there wasn't. The air was prob.
> ably too cold. In the first round there
were just two leads and two blows
struck, and neither of those would hav,
hurt a fly. In the second it was clear
that the cold was becoming too pene
trating Brown led but fell short, anC
D Glazier did the same Glazier then go
S in a up-hOok blow and followed it M
d by striking Brown a glaHcing blow OF
7 the side of the face under the temple
The blow would not have hurt a school
{ boy, but Brown evidently thought i
y was time 10 go out.
E He looked about the ring as if to Sc
+ lect a good spot 10 fall. whrled aroun,
+ and dropped. He started to rise again
S but by that time Glazier stood owe
"a him and Brown looked up and saw
; him. Concluding that it was easier Il
be counted out than to fight. he turnc'
{ over on his face closed his eyes ans
: calmly waited until the referee ha'
y counted him out and given the fight Il
{. G,azier. Then he arose as if nothing
" had happened and began dressing. TIL
l, second round lasted just a minute an'
y thirteen seconds.
# The spectators were greatly incensed
4 and claims we're made that Brown pur
posely lay down to lose the fight
About $4,000 changed hands on th'
fight,
Monk" the Delaware House dog
which attends every sporting exhibi
y tion in this vicinity, was at the priz
= fight. AS usual, he won new laurels
having had a successful fight with
= game cock on his way to the fight
j. DEATH OF f. S. EVEREST.