, 1861-08-23
Challenge of The American Champion
Against ALI England fof $4,000.
iE.am WiIkas' Shirt

Challenge Of The American Champion
Against All England toF $4,000.
from Wilkes spirit.I
The following spirited letter, drawn forts
by the recent sneers at Hsenan, in the Lon
con Sporting Press, has just been stnt to US
from Washington, By the American Cham
p1ca- II viii, doubtless, be read with interest
By every MAJ in the country:
WASHINGTON, Aug. Il, 1861.
ITO the Editor Of Wilkes Spirit:
DEAR s1R:-In consequence Of certSin re-
marks that have recently appeared In EngIi=n
jtaEIa1s, in which Elf lame ia again brought
coward IN ccanecl0n with The Champion
ship. wish. through you, 70 say ,sozd. 1t
is said That Mace, low tlat no is Champion,
desires, aboye all things, to meet ms sud it
is also said, that he is willing to make match
for tbs Championship, and Tor a. much more
as e2, eco side Now, Il there is any s;2ccrl-
y in This etter, it affords NE an opportunity to
Notwithstanding the unfair manuerI was
dealt by, when vas in England, (from which
! entirely arQuit Tcm Sayeis,} am willing to
Try Ter Elaxlm Of Ialr pay Gnee ElGTe, a3d will
fight tbs best man thar England can produce,
tor tie sum Of 2.o00 q side; and i Mace is
thcvEht to be her beEt man, will, Of course,
fight him. ailude to him in this way, be:
cause do not think he is hsr best Inap, sad
because, when WIGS IN Engassd last, WIS
frequently ebrsed by many writer's for the
reascn that Tom Sayers was 3 smaller man
t1an myself.
I'm making this offer, !, Of course, intend
to include the winner of the pendir;; match
tor the Championship, between Mace and
King, and. though I consider thst I already
own the belt, yOu nay as J Natter Of form,
challenge Tor that, too Letme ssy, however,
inst In consequence Vi the manner in w1ich
vas hunted and hazzssed. when eadsaVoring
to train before, a"d, also, in consequence oil
the rutt1aply trea.4nent I received from tie
Grove, st marlborough, at the cone1usIon OF
my ig ht with Sayers, I would prefer to fight
Mace, or lis colq1 16ror, OF Wnoeva. the select
ed man may be, On this SIDE Of the Atlantic
fay il CaEsda- In that case, I would rasin-
quiEh to hin, uut Of the main stake. $500, for
his expenses, and give him q bona in 81 500
ncre, guaranteeing against any private inter
ference with the fEhr, in ny beh If II, on
1Ee other band, am required TO go to Eng
land, shall sxpect the same allowance, and
an equal guarantee
"On these terms (which believe are a. fair
as can be nade) will meet Mace, or any 9th
er man whom EEglishmea may prefer, fer tae
Championship Of the TWO hcm:sphere5 +; aud il
the latter portion Of my Offer is the most &C.
eeptahle, l will go to England as I went be
fore, alone and without local influence, and
test again, by still more deliberate verdict,
infeTs that the best man may be allowed to
win, even though he be stranger, sud not 8
Briton born.
"P3aase send these views Of mine forward,
and whenever you get al answer, and will
notify, NE Of it, will place in your, or any in.
dicG:sd barGs, as much money as the other
parties may require to bind the match, or as
first deposit Hoping earnestly that you may
| succeed in haviug this match made, or, if de
| clined, that there may be all end Of pretended
| E7gliRI cffer5 in connec lion with my name,
| remain, t'Yours respectfully,
! <IJOHN G. HERMAN"