The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-07 00:00:00

PUGILISM.

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MIKE M'CABE AND MICK MALEY, DP BIR-

MINGUAM.
This pugilistic encounter at 7st 91b, for £2O, was yester-
day (Monday) brought to a successful termination, after a
great amount of enterprise by the parties concerned, who
were regularly "hunted" down by the officers of the law•
Both have previously contended in the ring. M'Cabe,
most promising lad of the Collinson school, is 24 years of
age, stands Mt. 41in., and has a victory over Pat Duffey,
of Birmingham, some three years since to his account.
Since that time he has been at Derby on a sparring exhi-
bition, during which he fought a draw with one Monk
Smith, after an obstinate battle. Mike, from his quiet
manner and cleverness, was always a favourite with Mr.

Collinson (late host of the Thatched House Tavern, Dud.
deston-row), and assumed the sobriquet of Collinson's Pet
Maley (nicknamed Bluey) is a year junior of his opponent,
stands sft siin, and has performed in the ring as follows :
A victory over J. Crogan of Birmingham, also overJ. Cutler.
Teddy Teirney, however, turned the tables, and punished
" Bluey" severely. M'Cabe stuck to his old quarters for
training, the Thatched House Tavern, from which he was
backed by Mr. Roe, the spirited proprietor, and took his
lessons under J. Parkinson, who certainly deserves much
praise for his fine condition. Bluoy trained from Mr. J.
Halliday's, Golden Cup, Livery, from which house he was
backed. Truth compels us to state here-that he did not
take kindly to the " collar," and on more than one occasion
transgressed the bounds of prudence sufficiently to (for a
time) prejudice his chance. On weighing, both were found
but a few ounces under weight. Yesterday morning early
found many patrons of the P.R. on the qui vine, and the
Plough, at Minworth, was reached by seven o'clock, a
move being at once made for the scene of Jinks and Mar-
shall's late encounter, when a ring was formed. M'Cabe
threw in his cap at 7 30, quickly followed by his opponent,
when offers at 5 to 4 on the former went begging, Bluey's
partisans holding out for another point.
The fight commenced at 7 43, and after mutual measure-
ment, M'Cabe twice visited the left cheek, and away again
sparring. Mutual counters on the face, when M'Cabe par-
tially slipped down, but at once renewed the combat. After
some exchanges they closed at half arm, and M'Cabe fought
his man down. M'Cabe was first up, smiling, but Bluey
looked sorely puzzled. After exchanges in favour of
M'Cabe, the round finished by his fighting his man down.
A claim of first blood was here made by M'Cabe's second,
but not allowed. Fourteen minutes had elapsed. In the
third bout they closed at once, and some good half-arm
hitting ensued, Bluey getting down at the finish. Rattling
exchanges followed, much in favour of M'Cabe, both com-
ing to grief. M'Cabe now made a target of the abdomen,
and Bluey rushed to business, but was caught under Mike's
arm, and some half-arm work terminated in favour of
M'Cabe, after a capital rally to the ropes. 6to 4 was
here: laid on M'Cabo. On facing each other Bluey
showed some marks on the left cheek and forehead
M'Cabe planted on the mouth, Bluey short in the
return. Bluey retired, looking very eager, but puzzled
as to his next move. He visited the left ear, however,
Mick returning on the loft cheek, but again shot over the
shoulder, which brought them together, and a close ensued
both rolling over. Time, 32min. Bluey in sparring in the
seventh bout accidentally spiked Mick, but landed on the
chest. In a second attempt he was neatly parried, when
M'Cabe shot over the shoulder; he visited Bluey's nose,
however, Bluey spending his efforts in the air. They had
just got together again, when the cry of "poles" arose,
and a hasty scamper cleared the field after a contest of
forty-three minutes. Near to Sutton Wood a second ring
was reared, and into this Bluey first threw his cap. Five
additional rounds were contested, much in favour of
M'Cabe, who pinked his man cleverly. In the middle of
the twelfth bout the police again came up. After many
moves a spot was found near Oscott, where the lads again
got together at twenty minutes past two. Twenty-two
additional rounds were hero fought, Bluey, from frequent
visitations and being heavily thrown, going very weak ;
while M'Cabe was surely working his way to victory.
Towards the twenty-sixth bout Bluey inspired his friends
with fresh hope by landing cleverly on several occasions
on Mick's nose, which bled freely, and loft eye and ear;
but from the thirtieth bout, in which M'Cabe visited that
part very severely, and threvrßluey a "burster," the battle
was over, and at the commencement of the thirty-fourth.
M'Cabo proffered a douceur, which was accepted by Bluoy
and the battle ended in favour of M'Cabe, after contending
in three rings, 2h Bmin in all. On two occasions Bluey
went down very suspiciously, and the referee was appealed

to.
WCabe has proved himself a thorough tactician and
general, and more than a match for even the bull-dog
courage of Bluoy.