Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-04
Fssht Tor the ChalnpIonshID q Engiand.

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Fssht Ter the ChanplonshIp Of England.
As chrcniclers Of the various events 0
the day, We give below an extract from th,
London Tines report Of the hsht for d,
shampiOnship Of England, which tool
place on the 18Th Of June, between Hufs
and Mace. II is remembered that in u,
Heenan and sAyers fight, neither won tn
belt. 9S sLo
In this last aght the OOmbAtants Wer'
fsarfully dispropOrtiouAte in size; HurS
Standing six feel three inches, and a per
feet giant and Mace only five feet sigh
inches. The Times says;
Nevertheless, match was made for The
championship, and yesterday it was fought
/ TO an issue on an island in the MedWay
and resulted in Mace Furnishing his gigsn.
tic antagonist 90 fearfully that he may lit
orally be said to have almost killed him
without receiving single blow in return,
The contrast between the two men as they
entered the ring was even more startlingly
A4NA NuuN UGAMNNA A4g0AoA
and sayers. Hurst stood nearly six feet
three inches in hight and weighed sixteen
stone, while his gigantic sWarthy chest and
limbs, in which the muscles stood out in
great folds and knots like bosses Of bronze,
made his figure look even larger and more
formidable, If possible, than ii was in
reality. In looking at his massive propOr
tions, and the evidences of tremendous
strength as the theWs and sineWs crept and
rolled with every movement, one felt kind
Of fascinating terror, which changed to al
most siokening apprehension for the fate Of
the man who had dared such q Colossus to
0 combat.
Among ordinary men Mace would have
seemed terrible antagonist for any one to
cope with, but, dwarfsd and almost over
shsdoWed by the giant he had challenged,
his venture seemed little short of sheer
madness. His hight is barely over Eve feet
eight inches, his weight only ten stone and
3 half yet as be prepared himself for the
contest yesterday, there Was an easy air Of
nonchalanee about him, which, coupled
with his compact, fair frame, and 1.-the and
active figure, on which the small, but hard
and well developed muscles showed out in
startling relief, made his venture appear
less desperate than it was TO those unae-
qusinted with his skill and strength.
Yet Mace, as he stood up almost in the
shadow Of his great asssilant, seemed con-
hdent, though Of course very cautious
Lightly Mace moved in and out feintiug
and smiling, as with noiseless bound, like
q cat be sprang just out Of distance Of the
ponderous arms that seemed only required
to move 10 crush him.
Mace began the fight with q terrific blow
whioh completely closed Hursts eye, and
seemed to make his bulky frame tremble
to his very feet Before the first round,
which lasted nearly II minutes, was over
Hurst was half smothered in his own blood,
and his face SO gashed that 50 far as ap-
pearances went, Mace might have been as
saulting him with razor. Still, as it was
known that Hurst had but to give one blow
to win the day, no one seemed inclined to
back Mace, who might at any moment get
a stroke that would aDnihilste him. Yet
The tremendous blows that seemed always
impending never came. Hurst knew evil
IDENTIFY nothing Of boxing, and his sntago-
mist therefore merely drew aside with the
most perfect sang froid from the slow, sWk-
Esru movements Of the ponderous arms,
delivering his oV-- -t--l-s s.,li sl,A haa3
and fare Of the giant, with force ana
rapidity that Was terrible. In vain, ike 9
blind Cyelops, Hurst threw his arms abroad
and stroye to grasp, to strike, or even to
! touch his 1.-THE, Wiry foe-in vain he strove
/ 10 hem him into o corner. Mace would
! simply inAict his tremendous blows full OF
the smashed face of his opponent, pass un
der bis arm, and be gone, almost before INT
feye could follow his movements.
After there had been ten rounds, ana TN
/ fight had lasted three quarters Of an hour
Hursts seconds and hackers saw that hi
chance was hopeless, and urgently strOV
to make him discontinue. But, though nov
utterly blind, his features smashed out
all recognition almost as human beine
aud reeling from his fearful loss Of bloof
the CORY, 6sfqaRsd giant still tottered trci
his corner, only to be sent staggering oae
, by an antagonist shatshe seemed capable
! annihilating Mace now no longer fougl
! cautiously, but hit Ebea and where
! pleased, and even closed with the gre'
: wrestler and threw him heavily. 1t VI
: al over. Hercules himself would ha,
> suc6mSbed TO such fearful blows, and u
: alarming hemorrhags which folloFedthe
9 and which began to soak all the grass
4 the ring.