Show A DESPERATE PRIZE FIGHT our leaders will remember frank who figured in a paize fight X at sandwich a few years ago we announced not long since that eliat a fight had been arranged for 2500 b between dessot and joseph girloni Gib loni of philadelphia tes sot is a frenchman and has for some time resided in this tin s state his weight is pounds cialoni Jib loni is an italian weight pounds lie he has figured in numerous fi fights fits having I 1 teft left nine of his antagonists dead on the field tile the fight came ON off as arranged on the 1st ast day of 01 may at oporto a little town near the grand trunk road about miles from this city the day was snowy and unpleasant but a large larff number assembled to witness tile the fight which lasted altogether nine hours fifty six rounds being fought both men inen were knocked down and blood drawn on each on the first round it was fought with the greatest spirit and determination throughout one or the other being knocked down on each i lound on tile the last round as the ground was slippery and snowy tes bots foot slipped and lie he came down upon his knees cialoni immediately caught him wound the neck and choked him by a desperate effort raised himself and hurled cialoni upon liis his back placed his knee upon bi bicart cast crushing it completely ely and struck him five blows in ill the face battering it to one bleeding and shapeless mass cialoni expand without a struggle 0 0 or groan n is now lying in a hopeless condition having been given up by his physician it was one oito of tile the most d desperate esper fights on oil record detroit free press may alray 11 |