, 1862-02-18
The Championship Of England.
Battle between Mace and King for the
Belt
Forty.two Rounds Fought and King
Iseaten.

iFTom the London Telegraph Jan. %
The &C rough ehiyalry,' as that ti,ne-honored
British Institution, the prize ring, has been
regards the adjective than the noun managed
once more to clude the vigilance and activity
Of our rural police, and to give the patrons Of
the - manly art, rich treat yesterday, in the
picturesque ncighborhood OF Gladstone. As
usual, the affair was fixed for an carly hour,
and the journey from town was began before
daybrt ak.
The spot which was chosen for the contest
is noted for The beauty OF its scenery, being in
the pleasantest part Of The county Of Surrey,
md about thirty miles from London. The
sique and reputation, to hold out considerable
promise Of excitement, and consequently tho
attendance was very numerous, as we'll as re-
markable for CERTAIN lcayen Of aristocracy.
Jem Mace, who is by far the better known
Of the two combatants, having fousht many
inches under six feet, and on going to scale
yesterday morning weighed eleven stone six
pounds.
Tic fighting weight Of his antagonist was
twelve stone seven pounds, mud lis superiori-
ty in height WAS cvcu more apparent, he beinss;
therefore 10 less than tour inches taller than
Mace. The name of this powerful giant is
King He has been sailor, and subsequently
tseuscr ut the docks, and this was his third
tight Though betting was two to one on
Mace, everybody seemed to expect a battle Of
some duration and severity; and the issue
quite justified the prevalent belief that King
would give lis ulorc experienced toe consider
able trunble-
1t was seven minutes past nine when the
men shook hands and got to work.
King who showed q determination to gain
the victory, if By any chance it were possible
for him to do SO, succeeded in drawing first
blood, and also in obtaining the first knock
down blow, His display of prowess and of an
| uplookcdfor amount Of pugilistic skill, had
and the same odds which had been laid against
him were now offered in bis favor.
| Though the fortunes Of the combat varied
| some what as round succeeded round, King
was generally thought to have the best of it.
| The punishment inflicted on either side was
very severe, and 50 nearly equal that the ablest
! judges were puzzled to decide which man had
| suffered most III this way, very much to the
! satisfaction of all true lovers Of "good
| fight (which means, Of course, a particu.
| larly long and sanguinary one-the struggle
was maintained, with iE,mense bravery and
hour. Even to the last, n slight advantage
seems to have been kept by the man King
| But he was not destined, on this occasion al
least to achieve such honor as crowned tht
t English champion
I! In the forty second round, after hard fight
|
| and fell. Kings head ca1ue III violent contac
with the ground, and, when time was called
| he did not again come up to the scratch, fo
tic good and sufficient reason that lie wa!
totally inseneihle. The sponge was according
II thrown up in token of defeat
There was steady fall Of rain during til
whole time that these men were engaged il
dealing tremendous blows on each other.
King will have raised his reputation grcatl,,
among the admirers Of pngilism BY his staunc
behavior. It certainly was manifest from tn
moment he squared his arms before the dough
| ty champion, that he had not challenged tha
great Parsonage in any light spirit Of brayade
lFroln the (London> Sporting Life. Jan. s9.]
There was an immense difference in the stat
ure OF The men as they were delivered fror
the hands Of their seconds at the mark, til
contrast being even much greater than tha
presented lit the celebrated 'sbattle Of Farr
borough" between Tom Saycrs ank Hccna1
; | Mace, although the shorter man, was Of muc
tic sturdier build, and although to appearane
rather tleshy, still the muscles Of his shoulder
and chest stood out in bold rrlief, while t.
swelling muscles on his thighs and ca1yt
lcliel. he showed the old marks Of mu
: taTd application to his chest, but he had sh
ken ali the effects of. King is giant in sta
ure and frame, every bone, muscle aud sine
: being thoroughly developed; but still, if an
= thing, loo finely drawn for promise Of las
! 1ASs A1A LAD 0AAEAol.AA4AAuS5a WIZ NCA
ded1y not Of the same class as those Of b
agile adversary. The position OF Mace as
spared denoted a thorough knowledge Of Il
\ use Of both hands, the left being well advan
cd-though rather low-with regular actio
The right was held we'll across the body a
safeguard. King also stood in good for
either for attack or defence, his lengthy Wt
pons of of1cnsc being in contiuunl motion, a
evidently anxious to commence hostnitfes, b
! rx1-3.o 49,
an opening. Both men looked rather az
. ious, showing most decidedly that they f
the responsibility Of tho arduous task set
fore them.
II We hare not space for the leng detailed
Y count Of the fight, each round resembling
othcrs-but give the following, being the mt
important ones:
? ROUND FOUR
Mace came up bleeding from the nose. Xii
apparently no worse than in the preyie
round, forced the fighting by dashing out |
left at the head, Jcm breaking away. Iii
) who would not be denied. ratified in right o
~ left on the chest and left eye; Mace in
II. counter, got in straight one with the left
II the nose, making deep incision and draw
blood in rrofusion. Mace stepped blck,
q ! rally cusued, In Which huth were rcnaarka
husy with both hands; King having the b
- Of the exchanges, which we're on the head
T neck, until h1acc WAS forced down at the rol
ROUND TwESTr-oNE.
Mace, evidently bent on mischief, led
H. with his left on Kings left eye, and az;
with the came hand, on the throat. HI
=: hasty, rushed at bis antagonist, and some '
. exchanges with both hands took place. 7
fought like this to the ropes, when King, y
. q round right hand hit on the top OF tile CHI
O. sent Mace 10 grass. First knockdoWn b
for King.
ROUND THIRTY-TWo+
The same tactics were put in force as in
previous rounds. Mace game1y and resolu
attempted to stop the rush Of his gigantic
! ponent, who, however, wonld not bs den
oa.- but bored in and closed. when some fine
2mr armed fighting cnsucd4 Maco getting well
the nose, King on The check. After yer.
w. were struggle at tho ropes, Mace throw Ri
-" good cro6s. buttoek-@>
IicaI Loud cheers from JcEa's corner.
ur,.. ROUND TmRrY;sEyz
Both men wrrc much punished about
asy, I.end, and showed i few marks On the bod
well is some RbrasIons on the back from
1sse ~ effects Of the struggles at tho ropes. Il
afsxe ehoI Iwas the hrst to take the Initiative
EeEy. l. }deAvofed to;plant bis LEFT on the mouth,
only tus+ reached Mace. vh6 Was out o1
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