Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-05
From the Spirit of the Tlmes.l
PuRiIism- FlEht Between Tom Sayers and
Jem Mace, the Ex-ChRmpiOn and Cham-
pIOn of EnglnHd-Sayers the Victor.

PuRiIism- -Flsht Between Tom sayers and
Jem Mace, the Ex-ChampiOn and Cham-
pIOn of Englnnd-snyers the Victor.
We learn, from gentleman who arrived
by the steamer City of NeW York. that the
celebrated ex. champion and the almost
equally renowned champion have had q
"turn up in the bar-room of hotel in Sine
street, Liverpool, very recently. Our inform
ant states that Jem Mace who Is, or was at
the time, under an engagement with Pablo
Fanque's circus troupe, met Sayers, who is
also engaged with another travelling circus
(HOwe & Cushing's), in Liverpool. 1t is we'll
known that for long time past latent
spirit of hostility and jealous rivalry has eX-
listed between the two pugilistic luminaries
and that this feeling has been increased, if
not actually engendered, by the openly ex-
pressed contemptuous estimation of the eX-
champion for Mace's pugilistic abilities and
science. The challenge which Mace threw
out to the gallant Tom, after the latters pub
licly announced retirement from the prize
ring coupled with the well-known fact that
the handsome annuity (accruiug from the
magnificent fund of subscriptions which had
been the reward of his gallantry in his contest
with Heenan) which he now enjoys, would
be forfeited if he again entered the ring, has
added fuel to the previously existing fire Of
animosity between them.
Their meeting accidentally in a bar-room,
one evening, in Liverpool, where both of the
respective circus trOupes were exhibiting,
and the mutual recriminations which en-
sued, naturally led from "war Of words to
one of blows. Both men "peeled" on the
| spot, and the spectators present enjoyed the
| intensely ly-exciting spectacle Of champion and
| ex.champion of England "milling" each
other with that vigor and severity that only
deeply. rooted personal animosity can pro-
| duce We are told, and can readily believe,
that the fight was an unusually interesting
| one. Mace, in consequence OF his regular
| and temperate habits, was in far the best
condition; Sayers being, as is well known,
| considerable of bon ViUdnt, with strong
partiality for indulging in conviyiality, COM
pany and late hours. His indomitable, bull
dog courage, tremendously-p powerful hitting
and thorough practical knowledge of fight
| ing, at last enabled him to gain decisive
victory over the champion. After hsIf an
hours hard and very fast fighting, terrific
hit from the "auctioneer" on the throat
knocked Mace all abroad, and unable to come
again to the scratch. As soon as il was over
Tom was among the first in endeavoring Il
bring his gallant opponent round, all his ami
mostly having eYaporated on the defeat o
his antagonist. Sayers himself did not es'
cape unscathed, as Mace repeatedly visited
his "deap with his dangerous left, making
|
that his right hand had not forgot its Gun
ming, by the execution done on his opponent
The London Sporting Life, in its remark
upon Heensn's challenge, and which ap
peared in last weeks SPIRIT comments upo
the opinion expressed by the America
champion, that he did not think Mace wa
"the best man in England" and can not Sc
on what grounds he has formed such jude
ment. If the above circumstance is correc
and, from the source we have received i
we have no reason to doubt or discredit |
we are of opinion that Heenan was perfectl
correct in his estimate of Mace; for we kno'
that when, in his challenge of August l
published in the Spirit, he plainly state
that "he did not think Mace England's bel
man." he alluded to Tom Ssyers as being,
his opinion, the better pugilist and MOI
skillful fighter. On this point we are awar
that great diversity of opinion exists, an
by many people even the result recorde
above will not be considered as decisive {
the question. At all events, considering tn
heavy and ruinous pecuniary loss that Say
ers would sustain by his entering the rim
again, we do not anticipate any fGrtht
decision of the relative pugilistic merits
the two champions in the roped arena.