The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-17
NEGROES HOLD
 CRUDCE FIGHT
 IN STAMFORD
Desperate Twain in Violent Encounter in
 Main Street
Each Man Goes to Scene with Two Seconds Who, with TroI-
 Ieymen, Are Only Witnesses

Ieymen, Are Only Witnesses | Details of a brutal fist fight between
 two young co1ored fellows, one a resi- i dent of Stratford, and the other res | ident of Milford, which occurred short l ly before twelve o'clock Monday night. right out in the main street of Strat- ford, are just beginning to leak out, causing the citizens of the staid old town to rise up in righteous indigna- ton to think that the town should be the scene of another disgraceful fight of this nature.
 What makes the town fathers make threats of arrest for the young pugil- ists and their seconds, if they can be found out is that the fight to all ap- pearances was pre-arranged one and that the fighters, each accompanied by two friends, went out to Stratford from this city to stage their bout in place where there would be little like lihood of police interference.
 It was at ii o'clock Monday night that the six young colored fellows boarded a Paradise Green trolley car at the corner of Fairfield avenue and Water street, three of the party go ing inside of the car and three remain ing standing ont the back platform.
 There was nothing about the appear ance Of the young men to indicate, the mission upon which they were bound, except perhaps the glowering looks which the trio on the platform cast at the trio, inside the car, and which were returned with interest by the three within. ES l-
 As the car reached Stra tford Center, the three fellows on the rear platform dumped off and one of them peeled off his overcoat and jacket and was ready with his shirt sleeves rolled up to be- gin the fight even before the three who were inside the car could get off N f7 .<l
 It was the stratford fellow who ap-.l peared to be so anxious to fight and before the young Milford fellow could remove his coat the Stratford lad sail- ed into him, sending a wicked upper cut to his jaw and jaab to his eye which closed up the optic. The two clinched and fell to the road, kicking, snarifng, and punching each other as they rolled over and over in the mid dle of the thoroughfare.
 There seemed to be an understanding that fair play and Marquis of Queens bury rules should prevail, so the. self appointed seconds pulled the two com batants apart, giving the Milford fel- low time to remove his coat and hat, the better to use his strength and skill in the combat.
 The two went at it again in a sec ond. however, and the way the boys fought back and forth across the road in front of the old Congregational church, would have done credit to a couple of Jack Johnsons and Sam
 The. Milford boy was just as clever as the Stra tford boy and after he once got started, things began to hum. Al | ter one of the clinches he feinted with | right, putting such force behind the | blow that when 1t. struck the Stratford | fellow SQuarely on the right eye a l "shiner'' appeared instantly.
 The conductor of the trolley car had | given the motor1nan the signal to go fellows were fighting in the road he l brought the car to a stop and ran back with the motorman who was armed with his brass controller han dle.
 The seconds would have no inter ference, however, and as the odds were six against two, the crew Of the car did not care to undertake the job of trying to stop the fight without some assistance.
 Someone ran to look for the Strat- ford police authorities when one of the combatants tried to a wicked looking jackknife as the two went to the ground for probably the tenth time.
 Let me get this open," he cried.
 
 This evidently frightened the ''sec- onds', for the combatarts were again pulled apart and the fellow with the knife was forced to put up the weap- on.
 For ten minutes steadily the two fought like demons and brutally did they Ego to it'' that both were covered with blood, precipitation, and dirt, before they were exhausted and ready to quit.
 Before the authorities of the old town could be reached, the group did vided, three of the fellows going to- ward Milford, and the other three down Main street toward the Stratford fellow lives.
 The Stratford fighter, or at least the fellow who is alleged to have rep resented the told town in the fight, l appeared at work the following morn Ing with 'slniners" adorning both of his eyes, and other marks of the con flict upon his countenance. He de- nied that he was in a fight in Strat- lord, explaining that he got the shin ers'' in this city before returning home Monday night
 It has not been reported yet how he Milford boy is getting along after he strenuous battle, but as he is re- naining under cover, it would seem hat his face is likewise badly cut up. No gloves were used in the fight, so when a blow landed right, it was felt. Formal complaint has not yet been made to the authorities of the town, put it is understood that if any wit z leeses can be obtained who will swear ! O the identity of the fighters arrests I will be made. I