New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-23
Ntm OrIeaus 1laIIu Grestsnt.
The Engiisf, Prize Ring.


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The result of this pugilis5c contest has been
eagerly anticipated In this country, and BY the
London Sporting Life we have the following as
count Of the affair, which took place On the ssf
inst, at AIdermaston, about seven miles fron
Reading:
Round Paddock stripped. beyond all doubt,
an /" old man, while the Staleybridge Infant stood
over him to such an extent that the disparity was
even more marked than between Sayefs and Hee-
MN. Hurst was evidently in fauitess condition, and
Jela Hodgkiss, his trainer, who had got hin down
from lSat. 10 lat. lib, when he pulled of his
shirt, deserves every imaginable credit. Paddock
was fighting at l2sf. 5Ib., and showed very unfa-
vorably in contrast with Hurst who exhibited all
the full, hard muscle Of yeath with immense reach.
Hurst's position 81 defence was good, although as
soon as lie got TO work it was plain he had no pre-
tensions to ssienee- Hewas very serious and fierce
in expression; while poor old T6rns whose mag was
hardly what ie ought to have been, beaned with
good humor aEA smiles. On putting up their hands,
they spared fozs second or tvs as feelers when
Tom dashed out ne fork, but was ahors, and Hurst
eoantered him o7.tle eolfzr bone, IeayfDg mark
ana tried to close with his man, bEs this Tom was
too vary to allow, and got down on his knees.
Bosssad 2.-Tom came up sniiings Htsrst looking
7ery serious The Infant let 80 his left, Which
taxable supply Of tie ruby. First Dloodv was
nrnedsssly claimed nj Hurst, and allowed by the
rsferee. 1hey then gss together and scrambled
Rlgg,fsg---On the esll Of time Paddock came
up with tie carrnine dHtiiIing from his drinking
fountain asg dripping down his chest. Hssrst was
again the first to open the eaH Dy snyessnS again
man. and afts. some very wild exchanges, in
which no uisei ief was cone, Tom got down 70
avoid the c.sse, seeming to hold the Infants
wrestling aIiailtses in great respect.
Rou9aa{ f. III, ooner were they up tran Hurst
got on with his ls on TOMS mouth, 5ut not with
any effect In Size counter, Tom was short. This
brought them tssas 4 lose and Hurst threw Tom in
tie right hand cora II of the rings and ran away
laughing to his owI, 'orner.
f5ou,1d b 1,sa 4yes- The infant was again dsterrn
ned to fcrce the hga ting, and delivered his lefs
rgawlev straight oa.iof Ms damaged kisser- Tom
encountered him vita hot 'un" on the left
pepper, which half turnt Hurst round. Tosa I'M
inediately ran at hin % follow mp his advantage,
hoping to 1snd one witfl, the Infant was OF his
gussrd: hut he met a in nge from Hurstss right,
which got home with terri sfc force on Paddock,s
left ribs, near the ragiol Of tae heart, which
knocked Ton. completely Of hs pins. and he fell
and Fas carried to bis corr er groaning piteonsly
OF course the sponge Il rown up iiilnled
and Hurst wac declared The champion in ten
minutes. Va
REszARKs.-This fight was really 30 bad that 4
alInostdeffes comment. Perha ps miaso unmarked
by any Of the essential g7a ties of pugilisl was
never deeided-eertainly not or the championship
of England. Paddock seemed have lost all reeoI
lection of his former self, and oked and scrambled
il he had learnt the u.s. 70 Of his fists ait all
Indeed found it hard to BELT we tnt ne was the
same man, 80 naaeh had the aighty fallen. He
was invariably siaFt in the few eliversss which he
essayed, and in TIE hrosnd, fter landing hot
un Earst's eye, he exhibited wretched tactics.
scompletely rushing to his fa te, and catching
Hurst,s right on the region Of the heart, vas com
pietely knocked oat oftine. Hae he been patient
be might have made aebettsT fight Of it,. although
he could not have, won.
| Hurst, from the commencement was awkward
and devoid of the slightest scienct !, ans he owes
his victory more to aehy blow and bis great
strength than anything else. He lungsa sout at
times apparently without ain OBJ ject ,and seem
ed at timesqute beside himself eitl Ter from want
| Of self possession some other c ause He had
everything in his favor yoath, wei ght length of
4 reach and height, AID has become the Champion
of of'Englanaon cheaper tesnas than ny Of bis pre-
decessors. NeithegTof the displ aged any seri-
oas signs Of punishment at the ffnis of asis briei
battle. Tom Paddock blea slightly at tho mouth
and although very, III for some time, was gradually
4 recovering when we left him. IA
Hurst's only y,yisible merk Of punisl llmeatWas on
the left eye where hsnapped Paddock slesAander,
just before he had suoh ample revenge in knocking
poor, Old Tom out of time. s5