Baltimore Evening Sun (27 September 1912): 6.

• Salisbury, Md., Sept. 27.
• 6.12 A. M.—Signs of activity in the Price camp. Young Bellis appears in a bathrobe and sends a colored boy to Tolson’s drug store for a bottle of smelling salts. 6.21—Young Anderson emerges from his tent and begins swinging Indian clubs in the bracing morning air. A crowd more than 500 has already collected. Chief Disharoon warns all persons to keep back of the lines. Rain is falling.
• 6.30—Farmers are beginning to drive into town from all directions. The road from Delmar is blocked with buggies. Chief Disharoon has ordered Main street cleared.
• 7.01—The Pocomoke City Fife and Drum Corps arrives in two large sea-going automobiles and starts a concert in front of the Peninsula Hotel.
• 7.08—The first train from Crisfield and Princess Anne pulls in, loaded with Anderson clubs. As the visitors march into the concourse at Union Station their band plays “The Lion of Judah” and they help by singing.
• 7.09—Specials arriving from Easton, Denton and Oxford.
• 7.22—Kid Price and his trainers sit down to a breakfast of ham and eggs, fried chicken, sliced tomatoes and stewed prunes. Rain still falling.
• 7.31—Young Bellis lights a ten-cent cigar. A colored boy driving a cow is chased out of camp.
• 7.38—Young Anderson tackles a breakfast of ham and eggs, French fried potatoes, waffles and maple syrup.
• 7.50—Mayor Kennerly declares martial law for the day in the colored suburbs of Jersey, Cuba and Georgetown. Two colored clergymen are thrown into the calaboose for inciting the vulgar to riot.
• 8.01—A string of three barges, laden with sports from Deals Island and in tow of two tugboats, arrives in the harbor and the work of disembarkation begins. Rain wets the crowd.
• 8.03—The Elmer Cook Athletic and Literary Club, of East Berlin, 65 strong, arrives on a special train after a tedious all-night journey. As the members form into line their band plays “Juanita.”
• 8.15—A steamer with two black funnels, supposed to be from Baltlmore, is reported ashore in the Wicomico river off Clara. The city tug John Walter Smith has been sent to her assistance.
• 8.35—The police arrest two shell-game operators on William street and throw them into the calaboose. Their attorneys apply for injunctions.
• 8.45—Young Andersen gives out a statement charging that Kid Price is planning to pack the arena with members of the Legislature and other dissolute characters.
• 8.46—The Kid passes the lie.
• 8.58—Iron Skull Sweeney, who is in charge of the tent, applies for police protection. Hundreds of visitors are already trying to force their way in. Rain soaks the crowd.
• 9.03—A Socialist orator, trying to make a speech on Main street, is pelted with corncobs by the crowd. No arrests.
• 9.12—Two patent medicine vendors on Division street are rushed by the crowd and their stock of cancer medicine disappears. The police make a vain effort to restore order.
• 9.15—Sheriff Roy Smith swears in 100 special officers and they are armed with bird guns.
• 9.31—The special officers clear Division street, but the Salvation Army starts a row with the devil in front of Ruark’s grocery store.
• 10.21—Order restored throughout the city. Young Anderson starts to run to Hebron and return, accompanied by Young Cochran and Kid Mills in an automobile.
• 10.50—Trains are now arriving every few minutes and thousands of farmers are driving into town. Chief Serman, of the Fire Department, orders out four hose companies and the water tower to keep order at the arena.
• 11.03—The doors are thrown open. Nearly 1,200 persons enter during the first five minutes.
• 11.22—The band begins to play Titl’s “Serenade.”
• 11.31—A single-tax orator applies for permission to address the waiting crowd in the arena. Refused.
• 11.32—Report spreads that Kid Price has sprained his left wrist boxing with Young Andrew.
• 11.33—Officially denied by Young Bellis.
• 11.38—Young Anderson, returning from Hebron, is cheered by a crowd of 2,000 followers at his headquarters. He tries to make a speech, but is unheard in the din.
• 11.45—The steamer reported aground off Clara has been floated. It is the Joppa, from Baltimore, with 500 Rum Demonists aboard.
• 11.46—Young Bellis announces that he and Kid Cochran, representing Anderson, will go into conference at noon to agree upon a referee.
• 11.48—The crowd in the big tent has grown to 3,000, and hundreds are still pouring in. The band is playing compositions by Wagner, Sousa and George M. Cohan. Many have begun to eat lunch, Still raining outside.
• 11.49—A report spreads that Governor Goldsborough has called out the militia to stop the bout. Mayor Kennerly says he has heard nothing.
• 12.02—Young Bellis and Battling Speicher, representing Kid Price, and Kid Cochran and Dox Levister; representing Young Anderson, go into conference at the Peninsula Hotel to discuss the selection of a referee. The press ia refused admittance.
• 12.08—Reported that the confreres have chosen a local man. No confirmation.
• 12.11—The steamer Clara arrives from Baltimore with 200 political sports in charge of Young Coady and Al Sproesser. As the boys come ashore the band plays “In the Gloaming.”
• 12.12—The Johann Sebastien Bach Silver Cornet Band, of Shelltown, serenades the Mayor. So large a crowd collects to hear the music that Chief Disharoon orders it stopped.
• 12.15—Several colored boys are sent into the ring in the big tent to spread rosin over the canvas and pulverize it with their hooves. The crowd cheers.
• 12.17—of. Ludwig Hundt and Prof. Rudolph Kuhviertel, of the band, play a duet for fife and tuba entitled “The Mocking Bird and the Hippopotamus.” Applause.
• 12.19—Ten Hot Towel reporters arrive on the scene in charge of a round sergeant.
• 12.28—Young Bellis, speaking for the confreres, announces that Chief of Police Disharoon will act as referee, but that no decision will be rendered. “We’ll leave that,” he says, “to the newspaper boys.” Bellis also announces that he will be in charge of Price’s corner, with Battling Speicher, Jim Dawkins and Kid Trippe as his aids. The clock will be held for Price by Young Andrew.
• 12.29—Kid Cochran will be in charge of Young Anderson’s corner, with Doc Caroll, Kid Mills and Young Clift assisting.
• 12.36—No. 8 arrives from New York with 40 reporters for the New York papers, two of whom are sober. On hearing that Salisbury is a “dry” town both faint.
• 12.38—In response to persistent calls from the crowd, Kid Price shows himself in front of his quarters. He wears track slippers, a golf cap and a maroon kimono. He refuses demands for a speech and contents himself with bowing.
• 12.41—The cheers continuing, Kid Price shows himself again. Motioning for silence, he speaks as follows: “Thanking you, one and all, I remain very sincerely yours.” Long-continued cheers. Rain wets crowd.
• 12.42—Chief Disharoon pinches half a dozen niggero bootleggers on William street.
• 12 44—The Mozart Cornet Quartete, seven strong, arrives from Denton in charge of Prof. Ned Tubbs.
• 12.46—Mayor Kennerly forbids the sale of near-beer.
• 12.47—Two barges arrive in the harbor with 300 kegs of near-beer.
• 12.48—A newspaper photographer explodes a flashlight in the arena and there is a near- panic. The crowd is quieted by Chief Serman and his firemen.
• 12.51—Dr. McGinnis, at the City Hospital, calls for volunteers to hold down a farmer from Sycamore, Del., who has an hallucination that he is Young Anderson.
• 12.52—Young Bellis and Kid Mills promise that the bout will begin promptly at 2 o’clock, rain or shine.
• 12.53—The crowd in the arena is growing noisy and the music of the band, which is playing “Throw Out the Lifeline,” can scarcely be heard.
• 12.54—It is announced that the boys will weigh in at 1.30.
• 12.58—Young Anderson is getting into his ring lingerie.
• 1.01—Young Andersom shows himself in front of his quarters. There is a rush for him by the euthusiastic crowd, and many persons are knocked down. Chief Disharoon comes up at the double with 75 cops and quickly restores order. Mayor Kennerly orders that all persons who cross the ropes hereafter be thrown into the calaboose.
• 1.06—Sam Johnson, colored valet to Kid Price, enters the ring with a bucket of water and two sponges. An assistant brings in 10 towels and hangs them on the ropes.
• 1.07—The Hot Towel reporters cheer.
• 1.09—Chief Disharoon raids 22 blind pigs along Main and Division streets.
• 1.12—Young Anderson emerges from his tent, enters the 20-horsepower touring car of the Salisbury Taxicab Company and starts for the ringside. The crowd starts after him on the run and there are ear-splitting cheers.
• 1.21—Young Anderson reaches the dressing room under the ring and is rubbed down.
• 1.28—Kid Price starts from his quarters in a buckboard.
• 1.31—The Price party is halted on Main street by the cheering crowd.
• 1.32—Attendants put chairs in the two corners and bring in water bottles. The arena is now packed to suffocation. The band is playing “Oh, You Beautiful Doll.” Much disorder.
• 1.33—Kid Price arrives at the arena and goes to his dressing room. He smiles as the crowd cheers.
• 1.36—The boys meet under the stage and shake hands. The weighing in begins.
• 1.39—Kid Price: 168.
• 1.39—Young Anderson: 191.
• 1.44—The boys come into the ring together. Tremendous cheers. Farmers fighting to get in. Chief Disharoon signals his men to keep them out.
• 1.47—Young Anderson, seated in his comer, waves his hand to friends in the house. Young Bellis begins wrapping Kid Price’s hands with telegraph tape.
• 1.48—A young man with a megaphone announces the coming bout between young Rayner and Kid Cochran. Cheers.
• 1.51—A woman reporter for the New York Journal faints and is carried beneath the stage.
• 1.52—Young Bellis announces that the gate receipts are over
8,000, not counting the revenue from the moving picture privilege.
• 1.53—The examination of the gloves is begun in the middle of the ring, Battling Speicher acting for Kid Price, and Kid Mills for Young Anderson. There is some dispute and the crowd grows frantic.
• 1.57—Referee Disharoon announces that the gloves are satisfactory. Cheers.
• 1.58—The crowd is cheering Young Bellis, Cy Keen, Kid Mills, Toung Clift, Jim Dawkins, Kid Trippe, Battiing Speicher and other sports as they come in.
• 1.59—The get-ready bell is rung.
• 2.01—The boys step forward and shake hands. Anderson is in white trunks and blue socks. Price wears the Maryland colors.
• 2.02—The referee introduces the boys and announces that London prize-ring rules will prevail, the boys to protect themselves at all times.
• 2.03—The gong.
• 2.04—Light sparring to begin. Anderson feints for the head, but Price sees the trick. Price lands a short left to the neck. No damage.
• 2.05—Anderson tries for the head with his right, but misses. The boys clinch. The house in an uproar.
• 2.06—After the breakaway, Price plants a fair straight to the neck, but Anderson comes back at once with a vicious left jab. They back off and shift. Anderson lands a long left swing to the side of the head, which staggers the Kid, but he comes back in an instant. A hot mixup. Many blows, but no damage. The boys clinch again. The referee has to force them apart. Price tries a rush, but is stopped by the gong. Anybody’s round.
• 2.08—Round two. Price forces the fighting and lands two or three jolts to the body.
• 2.09—Anderson comes back with a terrific wallop to the neck. An inch higher and it would have ended the bout. But Price takes it without flinching, and quickly pays up with a hard one over the heart. Both boys are out of breath. Speicher and Bellis are shooting orders to the Kid. Turmoil in the house.
• 2.10—Anderson tries four left hooks in quick succession and evidently worries the Kid. When Anderson starts to bore in the Kid clinches. Cries of “Let go!” The referee tries to push the boys apart. Price gets his right over Anderson’s shoulder and lands some loud ones on the back. In the breakawy Anderson shoots out his right and takes the Kid over the Adam’s apple. A gurgling sound, but little damage. A second clinch brings them to the gong. Anderson’s round, but only by a shade.
• 2.11—During the intermission the police try to clear the aisles. It is reported that 4,000 persons are outside, unable to gain admission. Kid Mills is whispering instructions to Anderson, who shakes his head angrily.
• 2.12—Third round. The Kid opens with a hard left to the eye, and Anderson is knocked down. The crowd is on its feet in an instant, cheering madly. Anderson gets up at the count of three and retaliates with a hard swing to the ear. Light sparring is followed by a clinch. A second clinch. The referee shouts at the boys. In the breakaway Price lands two good ones to the body and takes two himself.

Full report by rounds in tomorrow’s Evening Sunpaper.