The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
FIGHT TO A Flint SH.
Bare Knuckles Used
By No. Brookfeld
Pugilists.
DIFFERENCES SETTLED At LAST.
Cock Fight sandwiched in
Gives Town a sportive
Appearance.
DIFFERENCES SETTLED At LAST.

North Brookneld, July 1ss--Tha all
mosphere of this place was pregnant
with fight, last night. Two finish fights
were pulled off, one between feathered
antagonists and the other between hui
man gladiators.
Both We're fierce bloody battles in
which the combatants were well
matched, and in which they put forth
all the strength and science at their
command for the victory
The f1stio battle was bare knuckle
encounter between Arthur Levitt and
Frank Parrizo, the latter coming off
eonqueror after about fifteen minutes
OF the hardest kind of fighting, during
when time there was no intermissiori
Both fought fairly and with the fury Of
tigers until Levitt worn out by his own
exertons, and the force of his oppon-
ent.s blows, threw up the sponge
This fight originated from a quarrel
between the principals at East Brook
held Saturday night. Then and there
tney decided on regular pitched battle
TO see who was the better man. 1t was
70 nave been fought in the woods of
Bigelow hollow last night, but the po-
ice We're up to the game, with the re-
suit that the pugilists went to East
Brookheld, and not being able to find
convenient spot there, returned home
at 1920 o'clock, thirsting for each
others gore.
With few friends they repaired to
secluded spot, and taking off their
coats, went at it, At the very outset
Levitt landed heavy blow on his an
tagonist's eye and today the optic
wears beautiful variegated rainbow
4 ln1 f11ra mi,
Levltts. He went at his man f1ercely
and rained blow after blow upon him
But his strength had soon spent itself
and he was then at Parrizo's mercy.
The latter Jumped in and fairly
smothered Levitt, who went to the
ground four straight times from
straight shoulder blows when he at
last admitted himself beaten.
Earlier in the evening a cock fight
for q purse of $50 was pulled off
couple of miles northeast Of the town.
The battle was between two gray
games which weighed in at pounds
each. It was short and fierce, one Of the
birds winning it by a brain blow which
killed his feathered rival. Just after the
battle, North Brookfield constables,
who had got the tip, come to the ground
to find 1t deserted.
The rand cleaners who went to work |
yesterday at a new schedule of prices. |
are perfectly satisfied with the new
order Of things and now feel that in |
stead of being in any way injured. thew |
VIII be benefited by the change. This
information was given to The Spy re-
porter today by their foreman, Edward |
DonneIly, who also said he objected to |
the adjustment of prices being called |
a cut down. Mr.. Donnelly also stated |
Ihat no matter who said or thought
oluerently, he knew that the edge trim
mers who left their work for several
hours last week were in no way bene-
fitted by the change in price list of the
rand cleaners and have not received
any increase in wages nor are likely to
receive any for long time to come
Mr.. Donnelly is anxious as foreman
or the trimming room lest the Impress
Ion go broadcast among the employees
That the wages of the rand cleaners
were adjusted so as to give the trim
mers of edges an increase. He told The
spy reporter this afternoon that he has
been thinking some time Of doing away
with hammering the shanks of the
shoes, and after talking the matter
over with superintendent C. W. Woods
decided to abolish 1t for the firms in
terest. The extra money earned by the
nine rand cleaners for hammering the
shanks of shoes, amounted in all to
about five dollars a week AS there will
be less work to do under the new or
der, one of these employees, Joseph st.
George, has been removed from the
rand cleaners department and given a
permanent position in the inspecting
room. SO now he says the men win earn
as much as ever as there viii not be so
many for the work Mr. Donnelly
talked with the men this morning and
all expressed themselves perfectly sat
lshed that they will be benefited rather
than damaged by the change,
A big attempt is being made to revive
the interest in base ball here, and with
good. prospects of success. A team.
has been selected and, on paper, att
least, 1t looks like a good thing This
morning Manager M. e. Howard of
the local team arranged a game with
Tom Norton, manager of the Ware
team. which will be played here Satur-
day. NJ. b. Howard win do the twirl-
ing for the locals. and Frank Holland,
who has recovered from the strain re-
ceived In Barre Saturday, will catch.
William Cotter will play shortstop.
Rice and Ashworth Of Cherry Valley
VIII take care Of first and second bases,
ana Jeremiah Kelliher win hold down
sist OF Timothy Murphy, Mortimer
Howard and d. f. O'Brien. Wares
battery will be Wilson and Clifford.
Judging from the preparations that
are being made for the presentation of
the panoramic cantata, 1.-THE Carnival
OF Holidays 1t will be as popular an
analr as anything ever seen here. Near
~ zoo people will take part, and the
womens Relief Corps have decided to
ADOPT calcium lights to enhance the
beauty OF the pictures Tickets will be
put on sale at Z. w. Reeds store,
thursday morning, at O'clock.
party of picnickers drove from
here to Ditch Meadows and Tyler mills,
near West Brookfield this afternoon,
supper. In the party were Frank A.