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the mouth, which made his lips look very unnatural.--(Great cheering on both sides.) They finally clinched, and Holloway was thrown. Twenty-fifth round,--Both appeared to be growing weak, and it was thought the fight would terminate in a few rounds, as it did, in favor of Dorcy. The last four rounds were very severe, but Dorcy did not appear to show the effect of his punishment. There appeared to be very little blood in him, while Holloway bled freely from every little tap. On the twenty-ninth round, which was the last, Holloway appeared, although quite weak, to have had the advantage, yet his seconds, thinking he had fought long enough, threw up the sponge. Holloway was very angry at this, saying he was not whipped, and it was wrong for them to throw up the sponge.--They all hastily entered their coaches, and returned to the city. The police got wind of the fight, and started in pursuit about half an hour after the party. They, however, got on the wrong road, and went t
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brutal prize fight — Contest between a New York and a Philadelphia Bruiser --twenty-nine rounds fought. [From the Brooklyn Eagle, Dec. 2.] A most brutal prize fight took place at daybreak this morning, a short distance back of Calvary Cemetery. The principals — Mike Dorcy and Ed. Holloway — have been in training for the past two weeks, and were in pretty good condition for the fight. The match was made up at a well-known sporting house up town in New York, and the principals, seconds, and about seventy-five or a hundred spectators crossed the Fulton, South, and Grand street ferries about three o'clock this morning, and proceeded quietly to the ground selected. The preliminaries, such as the fixing of the ring, the choosing of bottle-holders, time-keeper, &c., were soon settled, and the parties, both confident of victory, were brought in the ring. They were light weights, and about nineteen or twenty years old. Hollo way, on coming into the ring, walked up <
Mike Dorcy (search for this): article 2
brutal prize fight — Contest between a New York and a Philadelphia Bruiser --twenty-nine rounds fought. [From the Brooklyn Eagle, Dec. 2.] A most brutal prize fight took place at daybreak this morning, a short distance back of Calvary Cemetery. The principals — Mike Dorcy and Ed. Holloway — have been in training for the past two weeks, and were in pretty good condition for the fight. The match was made up at a well-known sporting house up town in New York, and the principals, seconds, and about seventy-five or a hundred spectators crossed the Fulton, South, and Grand street ferries about three o'clock this morning, and proceeded quietly to the ground selected. The preliminaries, such as the fixing of the ring, the choosing of bottle-holders, time-keeper, &c., were soon settled, and the parties, both confident of victory, were brought in the ring. They were light weights, and about nineteen or twenty years old. Hollo way, on coming into the ring, walked up t<
Edward Holloway (search for this): article 2
Cemetery. The principals — Mike Dorcy and Ed. Holloway — have been in training for the past two weself from further punishment. The friends of Holloway here cried "foul, foul," claiming that Dorcy e he was on his knee. Fourteenth round.--Holloway came up briskly, and following Dorcy over to l upon him. From this to the nineteenth round Holloway was pretty badly punished, receiving some sevd somewhat frightened. Nineteenth round--Holloway appeared to gain confidence, notwithstanding sed, pummelled each other about the body, and Holloway got down to save himself. Twentieth rounis round it was give and take; Dorcy down and Holloway's friends jubilant. Twenty-first round.-smeller. He rallied again, and closing threw Holloway. Twenty-second round.--After sparring a n the twenty-ninth round, which was the last, Holloway appeared, although quite weak, to have had thhad fought long enough, threw up the sponge. Holloway was very angry at this, saying he was not whi[7 more...]<
Flushing, L. I. (New York, United States) (search for this): article 2
hich made his lips look very unnatural.--(Great cheering on both sides.) They finally clinched, and Holloway was thrown. Twenty-fifth round,--Both appeared to be growing weak, and it was thought the fight would terminate in a few rounds, as it did, in favor of Dorcy. The last four rounds were very severe, but Dorcy did not appear to show the effect of his punishment. There appeared to be very little blood in him, while Holloway bled freely from every little tap. On the twenty-ninth round, which was the last, Holloway appeared, although quite weak, to have had the advantage, yet his seconds, thinking he had fought long enough, threw up the sponge. Holloway was very angry at this, saying he was not whipped, and it was wrong for them to throw up the sponge.--They all hastily entered their coaches, and returned to the city. The police got wind of the fight, and started in pursuit about half an hour after the party. They, however, got on the wrong road, and went to Flushing.