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Show CiJLY TttiB-BABE FISTS . -y. v The moat Important fight darisg the year 1S53 was that between Ed Price . n4: James Kelly, which took place at Point Abino, .Canada, October 6", and : Price won in eleven rounds. Time, J2 minutes. Kelly will be remembered re-membered aa the Kelly who fought Jonathan Smith six hours and fifteen miantaa in . December, 1855, a flgU 'which has gone down in ring history as the longest London prize ring rule cattle cat-tle en record. Kelly, who was born in 18SL still is in the land of the living, and at present resides at Old Bridge, N. J7 aays George Siler. Pnce. who on May 1, 1856, fought Joe Cobnrn to a draw at Still Pond, near Boston, after milling three hours and -twenty minutes, the longest fight in America up to that date, was born in London, ia 1832. His height when he fought Kelly was 5 feet 94 inches, and his weight about 152 pounds. Ed waa well educated, a facile linguist, and a complete master of the principal modern mod-ern language. He studied law after he renounced the fighting game, and opened offices in the Cupper building on Center street, opposite the Tombs, and to the best of my knowledge his shingle still Is plastered on the building. build-ing. Hla match with Kelly eame about aa follows: On January 15. 1859, he challenged James, but failed to send his forfeit, and nothing eame of it. A few months later, George King, then recently arrived from England, challenged chal-lenged Price, but when he met Price's representative, he was short of change. Kelly, who was at the meeting, then proposed to Price's man to take King's place, whieh was agreeable, and the aueteh waa elinehed to fight for $1000 a aide. This was in the latter part of June, and shortlv after the men went into training. Kelly did his training stunts at Lsisingburg, N. Y., and Price fitted himself for the battle at Still Pond, near Boston. Foogbt in Canada, Whan the time eame for the man to hike to the battle ground. Price went to Waterloo Ferry hotel on the Canada Can-ada side of the ferry and Kelly put up at cottage near the rosd between Buffalo and Point Abino. Buffalo was fro Nfd with Eastern sports and the nsuv.jgang that trailed pugilists in tao days. On the morning of the day of the fight, the Mayor of Buffalo forbade the boats that had been engaged en-gaged to carry the sports to the flht his right on the breast, whieh Kelly returned re-turned on the rib and elinehed, but Price broke his hold and threw him heavily, getting in a tremendons right header on Kelly 's face as he fell. Great cheering for Price. Round 4 Both prompt, Price laughing laugh-ing and pointing to the scratch for Kelly Kel-ly to come up. Kelly led off with his left, but was short. Kelly again tried his left, which also proved harmless, Price evading the intended blow by a well-executea retreat. Price soon put a stinger with his left on the ribs, and neatly avoided the return in the shape of an upper cut frera Kelly. Kelly lunged out with his right and some fast infighting ensued, Price getting in some tremendous visitations on his opponent's oppo-nent's ribs, Kelly reciprocating on the head and neck, but his blows made little lit-tle impression. Price landed his left with effect on Kelly's left peeper, causing a eopious supply of claret to flow, when Price accidentally slipped and fell. Bound 5 Both cautious. Price waited wait-ed for his man to come up. Kelly was the first to lead off with his left, when some good exchangee followed in favor of Pnee. Price let drive a stinger on the face. Kelly countered on th body. More infighting, when Price got in a one-two on the neck without a return, closed, threw his man, and fell on him heavily. Round 6 Price lively and laughing. Kelly showed evident signs of weakness, weak-ness, and his left eye was fast closing. The former dashed out lively with his left on the wounded cheek, the Australian Aus-tralian replying lightly on the ribs, which Price returned with interest in the region of the heart, when Kelly, in attempting to get in his right, slipped and fell from sheer exhaustion. Some Rapid Exchanges. Round 7 Price, apparently untouched, un-touched, was the first at the scratch, and as Kelly advanced struck him with his right on the claret, while Kelly vainly endeavored to get in his left on Price's face. After a little sparring for wind Price followed his opponent into his corner, where some rapid and effective effect-ive exchanges in favor of Price took F lace, when they came to a close and ell, Kelly under. Round 8 Price again followed Kelly into his corner. Kelly, summoning up what little strength he had remaining, led off with his right, but was not within with-in distance, when Price administered a spanking left-hander on the ribs, closed InH iminoH th fall oo.iIt- Round 9 Kelly, almost exhausted, tried his left, but missed; Price got in a terrific blow with his right on the ribs, which appeared to have a telling effect. In the close some fibbing took place, Kelly striking wildly and doing little or no execution, and we scarce expected to see him sgain at the scratch, but his admirable seconds brought him up. Round 10 Kelly appeared in no haste to renew the contest, while Price, almost as fresh as ever, answered quickly to the call, and avoiding Kelly's Kel-ly's faint swing with his right, went in with a will administering heavy punishment pun-ishment with both hands on thebreast and ribs. Kelly again went down exhausted. ex-hausted. Kelly Thows Up Sponge. Round 11 On coming up Kelly evidently evi-dently had no chance. If Price had been equally beaten there might have been some chance, but in view of the latter 's freshness, the great exertions of Kellv's seconds seemed almost useless. use-less. They "set him up on time," however, how-ever, and he tried his best to get in his right for a lunge, but missed the distance, dis-tance, and Price knocked him about like a shuttlecock, threw him, and then made him a present of all the weight Price had. So great a lover of the good old rules as Jimmy Massey could not stand by and see a brave man unnecessarily unneces-sarily beaten, and Jimmv threw up his "bonnetier" in token of defeat. Price was hailed the victor, and stepped out as "fresh a a daisy," after fighting thirty-two minutes. Nobody fell back on bottled porter and ham sandwiches during this fight. No tom-cat-ridge-pole swearing. No highfalutin ' melodramatic strutting around ring. No "six hour and fifteen minutes" humbug. That was Price's last ring fight. He toured the Eastern States, giving exhibitions exhi-bitions of his boxing skill, after which he retired, studied, and practiced law in New York City. iu in o t utut respecriv aocaia. I or-tunaiely or-tunaiely the principals were on the Canada side of the river when the orders or-ders were issued, so the "coves wot love a mill" rushed pell mell for the ferry and for the "pike." Whan the men entered the ring at 1:40 p. m., over 1000 dyed-in-the-wool sports greeted their appearance. Price was looked after by John C. Heenan, who the following year fought Tom Bayers for the championship of the world, and Johnny Mac key. in his day the cleverest light-weight in the business. busi-ness. Kelly's handlers were Jimmy Masaey and Harry Cribbin, and Tom O'Donnell officiated as referee. As the fight was for the largest side bet since the Heenan and Morrissey affair, and the fact that one of the principals, Kelly, waa the hero of the longest bareknuckle bare-knuckle fight on record, an account of the fight by round, as published at the time, probably will be appreciated. Blood Early in right. Round 1 During an almost breathless breath-less silence both men simultaneously threw themselves into position, and esch with his left maneuvered for an opening. With their right arms across for a parry or a blow, as opportunity offered, they eyed each other intently. Kelly slowly retreated, while Price as cautiously advanced, until at length Kelly got in his right on the ribs, but was ineffectual Price was evidently preferring defense to attack. A chance soon offered, however, when Price got in his left heavily on the nose, which turned on the claret, Kelly countering on the ribs. (First blooa for Price.) Both struggled desperately for the fall, which Price cleverly obtained, thus gaining two events in the first round. Bflrand 2 They again cautiously epafri for an opening. Like lightning PrT4 planted has left heavily on the f rot f Apiece, which was rapidly re-turnedvby re-turnedvby the Australian with left and right on the ribs, while Price's right got home on Kelly's neck. In striving to get in a return, Kelly struck his opponent op-ponent on the hip, which gave rise to a claim of foul for Price, but aa his seconds had conveyed him to his corner cor-ner the claim was overruled bv the referee, and the fight proceeded. In the fall, Price was uppermost. Loud cheers for Price. Price Looks Like Winner. Round 3 Price gayly approaches the scratch while Kelly seemed to hesitate when the former entered his opponent's territory to force the fighting, but on being warned by Masse v, who exclaimed, ex-claimed, "He's coming, Kellv; let him have it," Kelly let go his right, but misjudging the distance, it fell short, When Pnce instantly countered with |