Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-07-18
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Between Hurst and Mace--Mace WIZ 'ui-Fight
Rounds-The Men In the Ring-Greot Nm IN Eight
OF Hurst by NIace-EIis Head and Ea r ""shnient
Raw Meat and he Reels like a Riindtd c, Eaten Like
1t is perhaps, no information even for those Iea.
quainted with the dirty arena of the nriz e'st ac
told that the champions belt, for the no,: 20 be
which Heenan and Sayers struggled with spcb Of
etnacy, was eventually awarded to neither Tb oo-
left open to public competition though as ,Io
happens to be one of those peculaar gifts Of o
which are not TO be had for the asking and as its n
session entails some personal responsibility in M pos
of having to fight all corners, no matter how ~ way
how big the number of candidates for this day Or
honor was on the whole, decidedly limited Tb Gus Gus
claimants were Hurst and Paddock. 'He lFSt
Hurst is the champion wrestler of Lancashire . ~.
of gigantic frame and almost superhumap strenGtt ldn
perhaps the most urskul boxer that ever enero5 ot
prize ring. In his contest with Paddock be was J 1e
fully punished, but almost by accident contriveG o
close of the fight to hit his adversary one blow a~5 e
blow from such Goah was quite suf6rient V s
Paddock was all but killed by it. Hurst tbon1 lot
came into full possession of the turbulent honors of w.
belt to which boxer named Mace at once laid "a ue
Mace is a very small man, though possessed Of ,n
derfu strength and activity, almost harder btt ol
Sayers himself, and repued to be the most scit;e
pugilst alive. Yet, even with these ADVANTAGES ~
seemed almost mOnstrOus to suppose that be conId II
tend for an instant, with any chance of success aaa
an adversary overpowering in strength and szo 5
weight as Hurst.
Nevertheless match was made for the charo,io
ship, and yesterday it was fought to issue on an
land in the Midway and resulted in Mace puniSbin,t
gigantic antagonist so fearful that he may tpraI1 IN
said to have almost killed him. without receiving Is
gle blow in return.
The contrast between the two men as they entered H.
ring more sartingly dsproportonate tb
that between Heenan and Sayers Hurst stool near
six feet three inches in height, and weighed nearly 81
teen Stones while his gigantic swarhy chest and links
in which the muscles stood out 10 great folds and knt
like bosses bronze made bis figure look even laropr I
more formidable if possible than it in reality, n
looking at his massive proportions and the evidences Of
rt mendous strength the thews and snews rolled with
every movement, enc felt kind of fascinating torro
which changed to almost sickening apprehension for M
fate of the man who had dared such Colossus to .
combat.
Among ordinary men, Mace would have seemed .
terrible antagonist for any to cope with bat dwarf5
and almost oversbadowed by the giant he had chalno
ed, his venture seemed little short of sheer maDess
His height is barely over FIVE feet eight inches h,
weight only ten stone and halt yet, as be prepard
himself for the contest yesterday there an eaSy air
of nonchaance about him which, coupled with bis CON-
pact, fair frame and 1.-THE and active figure on whcbp
small but hard and weldeveloped muscles showed op
in startIy relief, made his venture appear less desperate
than it to those acquainted with his skill and
streng tn.
Hurst to his other advantage, added that of winning
the choice of corners and of course took that with bis
of his antagonist When at last, after shaking hands
the stood alone in the centre of the ring it seemed
almost like cOnniving at murder to permit contest
between the two men so disprOportioned in sze height
strength and weight Yet Mace, as be stood up almost
in the shadow of his great aSsaiant seemed confident
though, of course very cautious.
Lightly Mace moved in and out, feinting and smiling
as, with noseless bound like cat be spraug oa Of
distance of the ponderous that seemed only re-
quired to move to crush him. Gradually they drew
nearer and nearer-the giant waiting for his chance
which the other now and then appeared to give rim
though, in reality, he ventured nothing
At last, Mace carefully ventured in, and struck bis
opponent slightly three four times in the face They
only blows, out enough to show him that be could
reach the slow unwieldly boxer when he chose and Get
out of all danger Of return with perfect certainty
Apparently satisfied with this knowledge Mace began
, the fight with terrific blow, which completely closed
Hursts eye and seemed to make his bulky frame trenba
to his feet.
Before the first round which lasted nearly Twelve
minutes, over, Hurst half smotnered in bis
own blood, and bis face gashed that, as far as ap
pearance went, Mace might have been asslling him
with razor. Still, it was known that Hurst had
but to give one blow to win the day. no seemed
clined to back Mace who might at any moment geta
stroke that would annihilate him. Yet the tremendous
blow that seemed always impending never came
r Hurst knew evidently nothing of boxing, and bis an
tagonst, therefore, merely drew aside with the most
perfect sang froid from the slow, awkward movements
of the ponderous arms delivering his strokes full
the head and face of the giant with force and r&
pidity that terrible. In vain like blind CycOPs
Hurst threw his abroad, and strove to grasp to
strike to touch his 1.-THE, wry fOe-n vain be
: strOve to hem him into corner.
Mace would simply infct his tremendous blows fall
on the smashed face of his opponent pass under bis am
and be gone almost before the eye could follow hmoy
ments.
Hurst was literally deluged with blood, which pour
hic hnn that him.
self covered with it. and the clothes of Hurss two
seconds almost saturated. Nothing showed the eror
nous strength OF the than that he could suS
tain this fearful punishment and loss of blood with aP
parently little diminution of his closed power.
He still pursued Mace with unabaed determination
but never once even touched him. while on the other
hand Mace's blows sounded loud all over the ring TIL,
from sharp, crashing smash they gradually deadena
down to splashng sound like striking raw meat that
y was sckening to hear. Nothing stopped the copol
streams of blood that flowed from all parts Of Eart5
tace and the whole of this onesded contest becamed8
o gushing and horrible beyond all description.
:, After there had been ten rounds, and the fight bad
lasted some threequarers of hour Hursts seconds
S and hackers that his chance hopeless aud uI
- gently strOve to make him discontinue But though
= now utterly blind, his features smashed out of all re-
cognltion almost as human being, and Keeling ron
his fearful loss of blood the CORY dsfgured giant sun
= tottered from his corner, only to be sent staggering
back by an antagonist that be seemed capable OF aDa
- nllatlng. Mace now no longer fought cautiously, O1
), hit him when and where he pleased, and even coo
. with the great wrestler and threw him heavily.
: 1t was all over. Hercules himself would have SUI
cumbed to such fearful blows and the alarming bemo,
= hage which followed them, and which now began
soak all the grass of the ring Brettle, HurSts cD
hacker, at last rushed into the and insisted Cd m
j lighting more; but the manned giant seemed 1CapI
- Die OF understanding his defeat from such tle l
y and CROPPED and staggered out again. Blind ana c
Ing, it only required two blows to nIsn
y affair." but the inction Of these the helpless nsaa
~ flesh was horrible and shocking beyond all b
= His seconds and hackers gave in for him |llnou .
ally became almost insensibe, and ali the resorags
arts in the ring were exhausted in efforts to KEEP j
r from tantng. which. in the absence OF SURGEON, a.