Show NINETEEN VS THREE A Rig Fight Tcruiinatei iu at J > ratv A matter of the greatest importance to the happiness of the Nineteenth and Third wards was determined at a late hour yesterday afternoon in a pasture of the Third wanl The champion pugilist of each of these two wards have been looking forward to a meeting with each other with eager anxiety A little over a week ago a time and place were agreed upon and according to agreement they met yesterday An mmense crowd gathered secretly to witness the fight which lasted about four hours and terminated ter-minated in a draw No particular rules Nere observed except to inflict as much punishment as possible It was described de-scribed by a spectator being one of the I most blooded fights he had ever witnessed wit-nessed Both young men were so terri bly bunged up that neithr will be able to show himself on the street for at least three weeks There were no cops invited and none were present The ring and a few spots of carmine are the only clues I left to the discovery the t participants I |