, 1857-07-03
From the San Francisco Town Talk.
Prize Fight in the Solar System


uctu uHoatJ Ouc Ol WHICH was lnat the
Comet had been seriously weakened by
articles in his behalf in the Sun, and an
other that he had been killed by the explo-
sion of a squib in the Iolrn Talk cellar
A report was also aloat that be wonld not
be able to come to time after the first
round, based on observations made during
his training, (Which was superintended by
Jupiter, through a telescope on the plaza
last week. On the other hand, Terra
Firma was represented as being subject to
attacks Of the ague, and attention was
called to the shabby condition of a portion
of his person during the last eighteen
months, which excited much alarm in the
neighborhood of San Francisco.
Some difficulty was experienced by the
hackers of these distinguished pugilists in
arranging the prelimiuaries of the fight.
The Comets friends proposed to borrow
one of Saturn's rings for the fight, while
the supporters of Terra Firma insisted that
it should take place within the earth'sI
orbit, and pledged themselves that the
Star Police should not interfere.
From the eccentric character Of the
Comet, much difficulty was anticipated by
his friends in so regulating his movements
as to render them effective it q pugilstic
encounter. His superior quickness was ex-
pected TO make up for his deficiency in
weight, and not being influenced by any
such drawbacks as centripolal or centrilu-
gal force, he was believed to be able to
/" get away" after getting one in" with
much greater facility than his opponent
by the politeucss Of the Man in the
Moon, our reporter was furnished with a
position for observing the encounter much
superior TO that Of the multitude. He was
thus enabled TO witDess all the circumstan-
ces preliminary and incidental to the con-
test, as well as to ascertain the fallacy of
the present popular opinion that the resi-
dence of the gentleman thus favoring him
is constructed of green cheese. He is also,
on the very best authority, enabled TO con-
tradict statement made in a celebrated
English poem, that the individual referred
to came down at too early period to in
quire the way to Norwich, and deduces
the opinion therefrom on the legal princ-
pie, false in part false in whole" that
the statement in relation 10 the Man in the
South is equally unreliable, and the posi-
bility Of burning ones mouth with cold
porridge may therefore still be doubted.
From the elevated position thus attained,
our reporter sends us the following account
of the contest Any other reports furnished
from observers through smoked glass, tin
telescopes, or any other medium, may be
regarded as unreliable.
THE MEN.
Terra Firma on stripping presented all
those peculiarites for which lie has long
been noted. His age, (some four thousand
years greater than that of his antogonist),
did not seem to have affected his frmness
of position or steadiness of movement in
the slightest degree. He wore the Cham
pion's belt, (thc Equator), and the Arctic
cap and Antartic slippers which have been
so noted in his history and geography, On
coming to the ropes, (Which were the par
allels Of latitude and longitude borrowed
for the occasion, he threw his cap inside,
at which his opponent shivered, but en-
deavored to conceal the shudder by sneer
addressed to his second, Jupiter, saying,
That's nice proceeding" but whether
intended to reflect on the GOODNESS or pro-
priety of the movement, our reporter is
unable to state On entering the ring,
Terra Firma nailed his colors, (the Star
Spangled banner to post, and awaited
further proceedings His second was his
relative, Saturn, who with his friends Her
schel, had come a great distance to witness
the contest
The Coming Comet entered the ring in
a hurried manner and called on the um-
pires and referees to take their positions as
he had no time to lose. He must be at
bis aphelion by certain time, in accor-
dance with the regulations of the solar sys-
tenn.
The umpire, (the Sum- recommended
the young man not to be in a hurry. He
had once consented to stand still during a
battle of infinitely less Importance than the
one about to take place, and rather than
disturb the system of which he was the CEN
tire, he would do so again.
The preliminaries having been arranged,
and the scratch" drawn by the Great Bear
with his paw, the men took their position.
The following is an impartial account of
l. THE FIGHT.
ROUND Both men came up cautious
ly, Terra Firma holding his head up well
and the Comet evidently watching his op-
portunity. The Comet struck out with his
left at Oregon, which was prettily stopped
by Terra Firma's right, who countered
heavily with his left, catching the Comet
on the nose and making several stars visi-
BILE which had not previously been observed
A rally and clinch and the Comet was
thrown heavily A cry of "foul" was rails
ed as the Comet caught Terra Firma near
| the belt, but his grasp being in the region