New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-02
FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Erou IA. london Time,. Lnnt 10.

Fyom The london Time, IuFe 10.
1t .s perhaps no information even for those least
acquainted with the dirty arcans of the prize rug to be
told that the champions belt for the possession of
which Heenan and Sayers struggled with such
cruel obstinacy, was eventually awarded to neither
The trophy was left open to public competition though,
as the belt happens TO be Of those peculiar gifts oil
fortune which are not to be had for the asking and
its possession entails some personal responsibility, in
the way Of having to fight all comers, no matter how
many or how big the number Of candidates for the
dangerous honor was on the whole, decidedly limited.
The first claimants were Hurst and Paddock Hurs.
is the champion wrestler OF Lancashire, a man OF
gigantic frame and almost superhuman strength, but
perhaps the most unskilfu boxer that ever entered
the prize ring In his contest with Paddock he was
deaafally punished but almost by accident oontrved
az the close Of the fight to hit his adversary one blow
end one aw from such Golah was quite sufficient, for
Paddock was az but killed by il. Hurst therefore
into full possession OF the turbulent honors OF the belt
to which q boxer named Mace al once lald elaim'
Mace is a very small mar, though possessed OF won.
derful strength and activity, almost harder hitter
than Savers himself and reputed 10 be the most scien
tic pugilist alive. Yet, even with these advantages
il seemed almost moEsrous TO suppose that ne couiu
contend for Instant with any chance 0l succeee
against an adversary oyerpOwerng In strength and
size and weight lInrst. Nevertheless, match was
made for the championship, and yesterday Is wss
fought 10 issue hiand in the Medway, and re-
tulied in Mace Furnishing his gigantic antagonist so
feArfuly that he may literally be ead 10 have almost
killed him without receiving single blow In return.
The contrast between the two men as they enered the
ring was even more saringly dspropoItionafe tnan
that between HeenRn and Sayers. lurst stood nearly
six feet three inches in hight and weighed sixteen
stone while his gigantic swaay chest and hm1s, III
which the mus.es stood out IL great folds and knots
like hSea o. bronze made his hguio look even larger
and more formidable, il possible, than II Was ~
In lo,li at 4.
The Evidences of tremendous strength as the tLews
and shows crept and rolled with every move
ment one felt a kind of fascinating terror which
changed to almost sckening apprehension for the fate
nj he man who had dared such Colossus 10 a COM
bat Among ordinary men Mace would have seemed
a terrible Antagonist for any to cope with, but,
dwared and almost overshGdowod 10y the giant he had
challenged, hs venture seemed little short OF sheer
maduesS Ills hight is barely feet inches, his
yycigb oply ten stone and half; yet as he prepared
bmself for the contest yesterday, there was an easy
air Of nonchaanee about him. which, coupled with his
compact fair iITme, and 1.-THE and active figure, on
which The small but hard aud weidcyelOPcd muscles,
showed out ia startling relief made bis venture ap-
pear lees desperate than It waa TO those aclumnted
with Lis ek and strength. lluret, TO his other ad-
ysntaucs added that Of winning the choice OF corners
and OF course took that with bis back to the sun, leav
inc it, fierce rays full In the face of his antagonist
When al ST. after shaking hands, the men stood alone
In the center OF the ring II seemed almost Ike con-
uiying al "A murder TO permit contest between two
men 20 disproporioned in size hight, strength aud
weight lei Mace he stood almost in the shadow
of his great assailsn, seemed confident though, OF
couIee very cautious Lightly Mace moved IN and Out,
feiuting and smiling with noiseless bound, like
cat he spTang lust out of distance OF the ponderous
arms that seemed only required TO move to crush him
Gradually they drew nearer and nearer, the giant
waiting for his chance, which the other now and then
anneared to give him, though, IN reality, no Venturcd
noiLing. AT last Mace carefully ventured IN, and
stvnek lis oppOnent slightly three four times in the
face, They were only little blows, but enough 70
show him that lie could reach the Glow, nnwieldy
boxer when he chose, and get ont Of all danger OF
return with perfect certainty Apparently satisfied
with this knowledge Mace began the light with ter
rife blow, which completely closed Hurts eve, and
seemed 10 make his bulky frame trcmbie to his very
feet Before the first round, which lasted nearly ~
minutes was over, Hurst was half smothered in his
own blood and his sce 90 gashed that, as ar a. ar
pearances went Mace might have been assauting him
will razor. Still, as il was known that Hatst had
but 10 give one blow to win the day, no one seemed
inclined TO back Mace who might at any moment get
stroke that would annhilate him. Yet the tremen-
doys blow that seemed always impending never came
HURT knew evidently nothing OF boxing, and his
antagonist therefore merely drew aside with the
most perfect sang trOid from the slow, awkward,
movements OF the ponderons arms, delivering ms
own strokes full the head and faee OF the giant
with force and rapdity that was terrible. In vain,
ike blind Cyclops, Hurst threw hs arms abroad,
and stroye 10 grasp TO strike, 70 touch his 1.-THE
wry foe-in vain be strove 20 hem him into corner.
Mace would simply inot his tremendous blows full on
the smashed lace OF Ms opponent, PAIR unuer NC n
and be gone, anoet before the eye could follow his
movements Hurst was literally deluged with blood
which poured bis huge figure in such streams that
Mace himself was covered with II, and the clothes
of Hurst's two seconds almost saturated. Nothing
showed the enormous strength of the man more than
that he could sustain this fearful punishment aud oes
of blood with apparently little dimnntion OF his
colossal power He still pursued Mace with undated
determination bu, even touched him, while,
on the other hand, Maees blows sounded loud ll over
the ring till from sharp crashing smash they grad
ualy deadened down to spashing sound Ike striking
raw meat, that was sickening 20 hear. Nothing
stopped the copious OF blood that flowed from
All parts of Harsts face and the whale of this one
sided contest became disgusting and horrible bayond
all description. After there had been ten roands
aud the light had lasted some threo-quarters Of
an hour, Hurst's seconds and hackers saw
that hls chance was hopeless, and urgently sirove
10 make him discontinue. But, though now
utterly blind, hs features smashed Out OF all recogn-
tion almost az human being, and reeling from his
fearful oss OF blood, the CORY, ss6gred giant still
tottered from bis corner, only TO be sent staggering
back by an antagonist that he seemed capable oi ami
bilaing. Mace now no longer fought cautiously, but
hit when and where no pleased and oven closed WIN
the great wrestler and threw him heavily IL was an
over. Hercules himself would have sGecumoea 70
such fearful blows, and the alarming hemorrhsss 4,
which followed theul and which began 20 SOAK a. ~,
the grass OF the ring Betle, iuIst sciei