Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1859 — Prize Fight. [ARTICLE]

Prize Fight.

Bcffai.o, October (>.—The prize tijiifllfs morning at Point Albion, in Canada, resulted in Price whipping Kelley in twelve rounds, occupying forty minutes. Kelly was seconded ‘by Harry Given and Johnny Massey, and Price by Heenan and McKay. At I:4Q, P. M., the men shook h'lbus and stripped tor the fight. Kelly appeared to be one mass of muscle and the more powerful of the two, while Price was clean-limbed, lighter and more active. Price held two hundred dollars in his hand, offering to bet that Kelly could not whip him in an hour, but nobody took it. First round—Price smiling and good natured; Kelly seeming cold and resolute. After one or two light prises they clinched, Prfi e throwing Kelly, but getting a black eye in the tussle. Second round—The men went briskly to work; after some counter hitting, Price struck Kelly on the left eye, drawing first blood. Some brisk fighting done; Kelly struck Price a blow which Heenan claimed was foul, saying iie would claim the fight if it was done again. The referee decided that it was not foul. Price was carried to his corner by Heenan, and the second round was drawn. Third round—Some wide sparring and one or two blows exchanged, when Price threw Kelly. Fourth round—Without much ado, Kelly struck full for Price’s breast, but missed his blow, Price dodging quickly and completely outstretched some hard blows; Price backed to corner clinched, and Kelly knocked Price down. Fifth round—Kelly came up more confident; Price looking not so fresh, but smiling; both guarded and cautious, closed in briskly and a dozen or two blows exch- nged; Kelly down. Two to one offered on Price, but not taken. Sixth round—Both came to the scratch after merely washing 'heir mouths with water. Kelly led off with a stinger under Price’s ear, r eceiving one full on the eye in return; clinched, and Kelly was thrown heavily. Seventh round—Both came up smiling and spirited; Kelly was backed into a corner, his eye bleeding profusely, and Price bleeding on the neck; 5 to 2 .offered on Price. Heavy hits were exchanged, and Kelly dropped. Eighth round—After sparring less than a quarter of a minute, P'ice knocked Kelly down. Ninth round—Price improving; backed Kel y to a corner; alter some spurring, Price threw Kelly. Tenth round—Price again backed Kelly to a corner, giving him some “bloody” blows, and Kelly fell. This round lasted about one minute. Eleventh round—Price again b.o ked Kelly to a corner; a tew passes were exchaitg- • <l, and Price knocked Kelly down. This round lasted ha If a minute. Twelfth round—Price vary confident; Kelly more so than before; alter some light sparring and some hard fighting. Price got Kelly into “chupcery,” punching him severely. Upon time being railed for the 13th

round, Kelly’s second threw up his cap as a signal of defeat. The right lasted 40 minutes.