Star.
London, England, 1823-08-20 00:00:00

i3otisd.

'MUT 011 iIIitASCO, THE JEWISH CHAMPION.
The great fight at Crawley Downs, between Abra-
ham Belasco, the best Jew fighter in England, and
Sampson, once the Birmingham youth, but now the
Birmingham man, took pl.tce yester.lay, for 1001.
a-side. Long before day-light the Amateurs were,
on the trot to get over the ground in quick time, but'
many of their grads were beat to a stand-still before
Chapel House appeared in sight: The Sheenies were
numerous in the extreme, and Abil was the favourite'
five to four. Both of the combatants arrived on the
" bit of turf" in swell trim; and Sampson threw lip'
his white topper at a few minutes after one, in the
most clikermined style, attendei by Josh Hodson and
Ben Burns: Belasco soon followed, with Richmond
and Peter Crawley.
Round 1. The men regarded each other with mutual confi-
dence. All expected that Sampson would commence in his usual
slashing style, but he evidently had had" a word Loin the wise."
Caution was the game of both men. Aby seemed quite awake
to Sampson's handy-work at the head, and guarded his nob with
becoming prudence. Fine positions—no hitting. Aby was look..
ing for Sampson's body, but Sam stopped with great quickness.
Tried it on again with as little success. Sam put down hi- hands
and wiped them. Four minutes had now elapsed, and no blow
struck. Aby hit Sampson slightly on the head (" Veil done.'
Aby—go it!") Another pause. Aby cut away from a well-
projected facer (" Well done, Ail !") Sampson put in a slight
facer with his left; Aby returned. A close at the ropes ; Abt
down. This round lasted six minutes, and the cries of "Defeo
were faintly kept up by the Hebrews to the last.
2. Aby stopped several intended favours with great neatness.
Satnpson at last made his favourite hit at the head, and went
into close fighting. Sampson went down, and Aby fell ever
him. This round lasted but two minutes, and the Jews were not
over joyful.
3. Aby was again aware of Sampson's head work, and stopped
with quickness. In a c:ose both went down. No niischief done.
4. Both still cautious. Sampson proved himself to have been
under a good master, he maintained his temper and caution. Ile
was all for fighting, however, when an opening offered, and ulti-
mawly put in two facers (" Welidone, Sampson"). In a close arid
mutually fibbing Aby got Sampson on the ropes, but Sampson
shifted and got uppermost. He was hitting away, whim Aby
went down (cries of "foul" from the Jews—but "pie" from
the umpire), and the men were picked up by their seconds.
S. Aby hit at Sampson's body—but Sampson with great agi-
lity ran round and got away. On coming again to the scratch
there was some good fighting. Sampson put in a clumsy thump
on Aby's mouth, who 'hewed first blood (shouts for Sampson).
6. (The Jews attempted to rally the spirits of their favourite
by cries of encouragement.) Aby put in a good body blow.
Sampson returned slightly on the face. A close at the ropes with
some trifling fibbing. Sampson went down amidst loud cheers
from the Jews.
7. Both seemed piping, and by agreement stopped for wind.
Aby put in another body hit, and stopped a facer in the most
scientific style. Sparring, till Aby gathering himself hit Samp-
son a tremendous blow on the ribs with his right which corn-
pletely doubled him up and floored him like a shot. This was
the first knock-down blow.—(Thunders of applause from the
Rosemary-lane boys; there was no restraining their triumph.)
8. Sampson'Aide spewed the effect of the last round. Ex-
cellent stops on both sides. Sampson put in a rattling slap on
Aby's jaw. A close at the ropes for the fall. Both down, Aby
uppermost.
9. The science of both men was again manifested. Sampson
hit Aby on the conk; in a close Aby caught Sampson round the
neck, and threw him with a swing, hitting him as he was on the
ground (the Jews were again chaunting, but not a word of foul
against their champion).
30. Sampson was all alive; he commenced with vigour and
activity, and planted three posing compliments in succession on
Aby's esazzard, which now began to look a little rumpled (cheers
for Sampson—the tribes in a state of nervous debility).
11. Aby came to the scratch with his mouth open, and hi;
nose distilling a crimson stream; he was on the alert, however,
and put In a teazer on Sampson's body ; Sampson in return, gal-
vanised his right optic, and went in with intent to do severe exe-
cution' but Aby was shy, and wont down.
12. Sampson put in a blow on Aby's breast—ln a close Aby
was capsized.
13. Sampson again got away from some heavy body blows, but
in a rally he paid a most unwelcome visit with his right snawley
to poor Aby's auricular nerves, which sounded like the explo-
sion of a detonating ball through the ring (shouts for Sampson;
" Now," said Josh Hudson, "we'll see whether Sampson is
a strong man, or the descendant of Solomon a Wise one ;"
loud laughter.)
14. Aby now got wild; Sampson went in to finish, but was
met by a resolute stop, and Aby hit him in the countenance as
he went down (" Go it, my dear Aby, it's all your own—re-
member the honour of your brethren.")
15. Sampson, nothing dismayed, came up with spirit, and with
the force of a Brummagem flatting-mill hit poor Aby on the left
goggle, and, lest he should have made any mistake, he hit him
again in the same place as he was tumbling.—(The Jews, in a
rage, called out " Food! Foal !" but it was only their dis-
sracted imaginations that were at work; the umpire decided
that all was fair).
16. The simile of " worth a Jew's eye" was now out of date;
Aby came up with an eye that was scarce fit," as Josh said,
"to bait a mouse-trap ; it looked, in fact, every way but the
right. The " peoples" were quite outrageous, but the climax of
their miseries had arrived. Sarno,