The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-03

THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF ENGLAND AND THE CHANPTON-
SHIP OF TIRE LIGHT wElGHTs-Fwo AMERICAN An
DipATEs FOR B0TH-MEEriN0 OF TIE BENIcIA B0Y
AND CHARLEY LYNCH-BoB FULLER, THE rR AMER
OF sAYERs-AAERICAN FisTIANA; PRICE AND
KING-GRlBBiN AND WILSON THE BrFFALo Az
THohirIEs VS.. KELLY AND JENNY MASSEY, ETC.
It 10 Iaher sin uar coincidence that two American
puglists shoud At the present tme be candidates for
the respective positions Of Champion of England and
Champion Of the English Light weishts The laser ocs,
indeed, is now held by an American, and New Yorker
to boot viz Charley Ly nch who will he RENE mbsrsd for
his unfortunate aght with Kelly Of this city, which the
latter was killed. Lynch In consequence was obliged 10
leave tie country to avoid prosecution by the STATE AL
thories for the offence, he sailed for Europe. soon
after his arrival in London he was takeu in
hand by rome Of the sporting patrons Of the
ring, and matched against q pugiistc aspira.t
Tor nstc honors, named Simon Finishty, for small
stake In this, his first essay in ne Enghsh
p he fully satisfied backefs for although the rei
rec decided and 1t proved most Va
justly. the fight against him, he displayed such indon
able gnmne and powers Of heavy hitting, as in uced
them soon after 10 match him against pug,st Of far
higher preensicns than his last opponent This was the
well known Young Harrington, Who had proved htnse
very scientific fighter previous occasions he WAS
however, Obliged to succumb the powerful hitting and
superior stamina of the American, upon whose iron ca NJ.
the bio Of Harrington could the slightest i'm
preston. nch retrieved his lost aurs by defeat
ing bis former opponent, Fnghty Ia clever stys; but
bis next essay fal ing into the common Of
matching himself in his great confidence, be was de
feated by bis antagonist Dan ThoMas, Welshman La
justice to L nch mutt state that oppcuent pos
sessed great antsges Goth height weight vet he
made most protacted fight Of before he would aio
his seconds to throw up SPENCE in acknowledgment
OF his cefeat Be is msicned aims. Young shaw a
nephew Of The celebrated Jenny SHAW, Of caine moo
rely, anu they fight IN the ring IS senic,a By
ana Tom Sayers, on the 18th VI April Shaw has never
get ought in the ring, but his reuds speak hgay OF his
scsnce and ski az displayed in his glove There
lis peculiar feature American character whcn
perhaps, is without para lei among pugiss de goes
usually into training without any anion or asstss
and hs hackers depend upon hs using eve ry cue
spd eSerton 10 getting himself the best possible cog
oiAon he takes 70 training, Notwithstanding
IqeIaoe set oeniae and hardsps imposes IS rataral
iy as II YVES "labor Of love"
The first Meeting between the Beuca Boy ard ~ -
yers recently fought NJ
Is not little surprising to observe the change rhi
has taken place In tie tone OF the Easish press on tb
subject Of prize Ashpg The gsmes which boasts OF is
innuence IS the leading Journal Of Europe and which
formerly ignored the events Of the ring, observing
the indcatons OF the public mind favor Of the peze
rng faithfully records ali events OF importance 10 the
upper circles Of the ring TIE arrival Of che nca Boy
bic retire ment to his training quat .es the visit Of Cl
GERS (recently published the HesALp have all beea
taken noce Of by the eyathan OF prsssv and az II
chow it Ia not the charaetr If ~
great battle for the Championship that has won ITS notice.
even the comparatively upinportant combat batFesn
Ts ieudon Tes ,s N sss been sssossea T. u CLAIMS
posed to TIE ring has also changed its yie@s Is
prize fighting. es-h.ss -
The lsuc events that are on the taps among curse
and which al any other time teaa the present would or
great excitement, now merge into comparative oblgio
Under the "cold shade Of the International match
a Price and King match Is or the Bostoaan al
accepting the challenge e the latter, no. supporting IA
intentions by covering Kips's money. Grb6in and Mi
cen whoa mstcbea for 81 geo. to be decided 10 Cap.a
on the 24th OF April tremendously tax ne their tain
ING exercises alongside Of each other NJ Waehawksd
and are both getting iaso fne TRIM There IA bn. n.t
speculation this affair Owing to the absorbaa Ia
attached 10 the Savers and Heenan HgaD except smor
the immediate personal friends o. the two meu n
The foray made by the Buffalo authorities agsnst Il,
New Yokers who Witnesses of the Price ana Ksi
hsht rs not vet ter minated. Jenny n .ssey who Wa
tried there last week for fading aud ASSISTING wa
Quilted without even fne there being no evl.AncJ
sganst him Kelly, the principal, s Still in a in BaslSd
Will be heavily fGed. It is significant fact thai %
hundred OF Buffalo czens who present ~ the fe
not one has YET been indicted, New York citizens
having been the subjects OF these black mailing prosec
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