The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-24 00:00:00

WARD 01

FINAL. CLOSE
Brook ~..104
Bleaden ' 98
Fenning 97
Jones
Ledger
Stevens
Cuthbert
WARD OF FARRE

TWO 0'
Savage 4lO
Harms 395
Taylor 389
Butterworth ... 387 '
Ticknor 386
Harmer 386
Blackett 375
Roberts 366
Ramshaw 558

THE PRIZE RING.

TWO FIGHTS YESTERDAY,
ON wOLvERHADIPToN RACE COURSE, 124
FROM LONDON.
These interesting mills, which for a eonsii
time set the Brummagem Fancy on the q;
took place yesterday near Wolverhampton.
of the most distinguished pugilists were preset
gave more thr,u ordinary interest to the affairs
day, which went off with all the pomp and ci;
stance of Metropolitan mills.
FIRST—DAVIS AND MANNING, FOR 50/. A:
Davis is a coach-body-maker in Birmingham;
the land of leeks, and Meaning is a baker from.
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fought Paul Spencer. •
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There were 18 rounds, which lasted a a tt. . ..
thirty-five minutes, all in favour of Davis,^4', :Lillis
threw his man every round, excepting the lc,. ,led iii
Manning not having a shadow of chance fr°,7' '4411-0
the commencement ;ix the last round Davis gi.' , :
Manning a most. tremendous blow under the ear,s': ! .I 7
he went down as if shot, and all endeavours or - ! i -
the part of his seconds to bring him to his segor. Tt.'n
were useless, and Davis left off almost- withooc7.: ~tilii,;
scratch, while Manning was exceedingly punish' ;'' 1331.1,1
Betting previous to the men entering the ring''!' ttit:lftt2
five and six to four on Manning.. Oliver a.l)i,--111:r.st
Sampson seconded Manning, and White-bdr te-te.4-13
Bob and a " Brum" Davis. - • ',l Itet • '
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Davis is a very tine young man, about 121 stot. tilt;
has excellent science, and will certainly 'Retooll,v W.1.el
some of the London pugilists. His fiat round wifrfl. 4,4.4.-Ci
Manning was admirable, after sparring for abo.ll At4t.ho
three minutes, he went in, hit him right and leilt'itlsli.
and threw him in beautiful style: betting was iliV, thit:6l
mediately 2 to 1 on Davis, and continued so llOtti„!: i Llii.
the sth round, when the odds were 4 and 5 to 110 4,1,
his favour. Davis after putting on his elotir-“tottee.
walked up to Mannino
.to shake hands, but the .1,0
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fellow had not recovered his senses suficientlY tot"i }l°"ce:
lee., cognize his bold antagonist. . • •k, ‘,.._., f
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SECOND—PRESTON AND GOODMAN, FO.- :P" hd,-:7
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25/. A-SIDE. - • .•• •
rite At about half-past one these men entered the _ ._,,
Goodman was waited upon by Davis, who had WV..
fighting but a short time previous, and Whitehead? 4
Bob. Preston was looked after by Ned StocktOV.,-
and Oliver. Betting on setting-to was 5 and 6..,v4;1;
4on Goodman. This was a most beautiful ligli",
In the first seven rounds Goodman hit and threivll.:
man, and was winning the fight in a canter; in tho t :
sixth and seventh rounds 7 to 4 and 2 to 1 Wye
begging; in the Bth and 9th Preston turned tP
fight; odds then were 5 and 6 to 4 on him : in the
10th round he caught Goodman in his arms, g,,
his head in chancery, and " d la Harry Jones,
most severely fibbed him ; 2 to lon Pieston. In th°
I lth round he caught him again, and gave him Isq°
most tremendous up hits, and afterwards threw hi":,.:, ~•tket
Preston ,then took the lead, and won moat cleverly. 1 'l'P'
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Goodman was severely punished in the three I ,•_•,,
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rounds, and was for some time before he was brought .i '!
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to his senses. e
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This was the most determined and manly fight 0,4t /a,
witnessed in this part of the country, and in a gre‘t 4: 1
measure made up for the last. Preston is a fig!, ti
young man, not yet 20 years of age, and has,. siOc: • e.....
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he fought Dukes, greatly improved under the tuitto" b ,tar
of Arthur Matthesou. A great deal of • mosiel. 117....:
changed hands in this fight. The fight took pltie. tl4
in (rent of the Grand .Stand, and was respectill B.
and numerously attended. Five shillings was tli ' 2.
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price for a stand. Davis's friends talk of a motif 1012
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with Phil Sampson, and those of Preston talk
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Redmond. 408.

FIGHT BETWEEN NED SAVAGE AND SWEENS
The match between the game Welshman 6„
Tom Sweeney for the important stake of 51.
was decided yesterday, not amidst the sylvan shsde:
but upon the marshy soil and among the leafless trer7
of Epping Forest, at no great distance from th!
" Old Maypole." This match, it may be knoll,yl
perhaps, to some of our Fancy readers, was made
a moment of irritation by Savage, after he had tb.,
mortification of paying forfeit to Peter, the brotl7
of his present antagonist, and no doubt was coo'',
tiered by him at the time as a sort of gift, as Sviee'
ney, though much heavier and younger, had nevi,.
doffed his caster in the P. R., and was a mere nolice.:f.'
Savage, in fact, hooked licking "hur"as a eertaintP,''
and jocosely observed, " that it would be a hal'
pleasant pastime previous to his entering upon .
festivities of Christmas." " The proof of the p 0:"•
ding," however, as the old adage says, " is in tb"
eating," and poor Savage discovered to his
that he had caught a Tartar; for so far 10.;
he from coming off with " flying colours," that II:
colours, and blood red- they were, lay prostrate
the mud, and all his hopes of glory were imother!:;:
in the slough. Both men reached the May Polert„
one o'clock, not in " bang-up drags and four," 1/11,4-
in humble gigs. They were attended by a ve,l' ;
thin muster of their friends, and so thin was t"
assemblage of amateurs, that a moderate-sized 1,
panlin would have covered the lot. The
Stakes having been carried to Birmingham for.lP7,'
fights which were fixed to take place in that neiis,,
bourhood on the same day, the ingenuity of .10,1:!'
Carter and Alick Reid was called into action'tf(
form a ring, and with the aid of a few poles
ropes, they succeeded in constructing a toletiel)::,
substitute for the ordinary arena. All being in reap
ness, the men entered the ring, Savage attended
Jack Carter and Bob Castles, and T. Sweeney
his brother Peter and the Chelsea Snob.
were soon at work, and for the first few rourlit
Savage had the lead, jobbing Sweeney on his len
eye with his right, which he nearly closed, midi•
ting his cheek on the same side. As the' march is
milling" advanced, however, a change in the el',
of things became perceptible—in good tOto''',
Sweeney proved himself too young, too frfHo
too active, and too heavy for Savage. 5.
hit with great severity right and left, jobbingP%
Ned dreadfully on every part of his phi; administr,
ing divers cuts, and in fact producing a sort of Pir
simile of the frontispiece of a New Zealand Ch
after undergoing the proud distinction of the tal_l.li..
To add to his misfortunes, the right hand of -NI,
gave way, and his blows from that hand becaMel,
little effect. His general strength, from want .
training, also diminished; and in the 26th roue
after fighting 33 minutes, and enduring as tvuti
punishment as would have satisfied the veriest
ton in the ring—his seconds saw there was yeti..
chance, and cried, " Hold ! enough !" Sweet
was little the worse for his exertion, and actue!;
rushed out of the ring, and in the fullness of his J 7
bestowed a salute on the nut-brown cheek of ong.L.A.
the nymphs of the forest, by whom the contest.s,
been witnessed with no ordinary interest: He.;A:.
then conveyed home as he came, while Savage oa.
conducted to the May Pole and put to bed. 'rb .
are some doubts, after this signal defeat, that 7:1:
vage's friends will feel inclined to continue a ftv:,'
match made between him and the elder Sweeney
whose talents are at least on a par with those of P
brother,

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