Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1888 — A Prize Fight at North Judson [ARTICLE]

A Prize Fight at North Judson

The little town of North Judson, Stark Co., was the scene of a prize tight, of national interest, last M ednesdiiy night, or Thursday j morning. The principals -were i Harry Gilmore, of Minneapolis! and Win. Myers, of Streator, ill., ud the stakes were SI,OOO a side. tLe fight was in Burch’s Opera House. The natives knew nothing of the fight until after it was over; but inasmuch as the admission fee was ten dollars, it is probable tEat ; their moral principles would have prevented most of them from wituessingthe mill. Both men are famous fighter# a'ild it was expectFlint a protracted contest would result, but the Streator man hit the other on the -j aw, in the first round, and knocked him clear out of time. I'he fight was witnessed by a trttiij load of sports from Minneapolis and Chicago and another from Streator. An amusing incident that occured while some of the sports were waiting for the train for Chicago, is thus related in the Inter-Tk-ean: The night operator at the depot had sampled too many of the pocket-pistols ' ■jt hail been earned down to keep the trust out, and, being of an athletic ■mild, he bdgan to fancy that he. too. ■vas a lighter. The Parson quietly led him one side and questioned him about his abilities on the boxing lirie. and. his answers being satisfactory, he promised o bring him out in the near future. In the meantime, he said, he would like to see him - spar a bit," and Coro.Olfy «na given the wink. There were no jloves to be had, and so it was agreedthat the bitting should be light on bothsides. ’i'he local aspirant for pugilistic honors faced Connelly, and put his hands tip ala Gilmore. A feint or two on the Professor's part followed, and then his right shot out. the open hand binding on the would-be lighter's neck, whose heels went skyward as he landed eu the saloon floor. * ■He came up pluekily lor another qymd. however, only to go down h ir<b > r it anything than before, while the <d< sot the'lookers on shook with sup■tesstd laughter. The Inst ktioek- • »'Vi w:v» t«i«> mnch for the would be voori, :iu<! he s;n‘d ruefully. -Vow, you 1 .-Iks,hav> had lots of tun with me. :d.ST youK Pin anhthor fellow ..again: c. nt class pyi-ii h>'.. H ajuL4...t uio hiilfim •> t ile, —* —7 . -