A GAME OF PURRING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1309, 14 April 1883, Page 4

A GAME OF PURRING.

A most brutal affair is thus described M having happened at Philadelphia t —David McWilliams a coal miner, living in Plymouth, Luzerne County, and Robert Tavieli, a saloon keeper, Manayuuk, were matched sometime ago to "purr” for 8250 a side. " Purring” is scientific shin kicking, and the contestant who is most agile and best able to stand punishment wins. The battle was fought shortly after mid-night, and was won by MoWilliama in the twenty-third round. The men were bare-legged from knee ankle, and each wore No. 7 brogans. Both were very much exhausted. After an hour’s kicking Tavish wanted to quit, but hie friends insisted that he should go oh. McWilliams’ shins were badly put and bruised, but they were nothing when compared with Tavish’e. The next four round, MoWilliama went as he liked and every time he kicked he inflicted an ugly cut or bruise. In the twenty-second round Taviah’e second could not stop the flow of blood. They wanted to apply bandages, but were not allowed. MoWilliama kicked Tavish five time, in the twenty.third round, and Tavish dropped like a log and lefuaed to go on. His legs, from knee to ankle were covered with cuts, and as raw as a beefsteak. Tavish’e legs were washed in apple-jack, and he was driven to the ferry. Before the “purrers” reached Philadelphia, their legs were swollen out of all proportion. Tavish is in bed in a w-ell-known sporting house. McWilliams left for Wilkesbarre.