, 1866-06-14

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fancy sky, defeated Andrew Mar.den, then
deemed to be the coming man. for the mach
coveted Blue Riband Of the Ring. Our task,
too, Is by no means nghteued BY the more
than unsatisfactory Termination of Thurs
days meeting. which, under no clrcum-
stances, could be designated by the title of
"6ght." Difficult and unpleasant, however,
os our job may be, 1t cannot be ahirked, and
We must "to it" with what appetite We
may.
Round Me First and Laa.-In conse-
quence of the ring having been pitched on
slight declivity, when they faced each other
hegns @ as rs sa as svn vho son The
toss, having taken the higher ground The
bloom vi youth and yigor. however, was much
IN favor Of Goss, whose skin was rudy with
health, and although he was somewhat heshy
there was volume Of muscle beneath that
promised both power and endurance.
Jem Mace At the first glance appeared to be
lem and we'll, bnt on closer survey the ab-
sence OF rotundity ofmusclc was very notice.
able, and on further inspection It was
evident that he was not the man he was when
he met and defeated the Stnlybridge Infant.
His fare, which at first appeared to be thin
and hard, wore q drawn and anxious look,
and his mouth from time to time twitched,
as II he was conscious OF some deterioration
Of power, and this he afterwards stated to be
the fact, declaring that he had sprained his
left foot three weeks siuce, and was fearful he
the shoulders, chest and arms, and there was
wanting the volume of mus.le that previous
II Ind been one of the chief characteristics
Of Jem Mace. The muscles OF the back were
to be noticed working under the skin, but
the old, healthy tone was not visible. His
arms werc,. perhaps, the best points about
lower e1tremities, his legs having dwindled
down to almost nothing and to crown al, ).
he hadlhfs lett fighting boot loosely laced to
make room for tho elastic sock In which he
had encased his sprained foot.
When the sparring had commenced it was
soon evident that Joe Goss had been through
. course Of study as to Mace's tactics. The
latter took up his position in the centre Of
the ring, his hands well up. the Lett some
what advanced, aud the chief weight Of his
body on the right leg. Goss .was very lively
in his action, shifting ground and working
the right being we'll across the body, ready
for defence. The usual sparring for an open
ing took p1ace, each In turn banking with the
lett Atter having worked till within
reach, Goss pushed out his left somewhat
short, but Mace was out Of range at once,
amid the derisive cheers Of his party at Goss.
This attempt at commencement was fol-
lowed by more fclnt ing, banking and break
ing ground, until Joe was tor second time
within reach, when Mace got back and rub
sed bed bis chest. On again getting together,
fng and shutting bis hands as he spared.
Mace at length got within reach, and Invested
neatly but lightly on the mark, One OF his
seconds shoated to Mace TO do It again, as
the referee was not looking. Two to one Of
tered on Mace, with no takers.y
a Amid e1treaties from Mace's seconds to
fight low, be let drive at the body, but harm
lessly. as Joe, very quick on his legs, was
pat Of reach when the hit arrived At Its des-
tiuatlon. More cautious sparTipg, Goss leer-
Ing sideways, and trying to steal march on
Mace, but Jem would not stand It and got
back laughing. Jem rubbed his chest aud
followed suit. go and tight a round, was
shouted from all around, put after more
fencing and ieinting they got back and had
god inspection Of each other. They
nsain went through the motions of at
tack, but neither would lead otr; Goss, from
the lett and ctoss-counter with the right, |
while Mace, as be afletward stated, had again !
Injured his foot Mace's parttsans der1si7eiy |
called upon Goss to make the rushes be had |
talked about so boastfully before entering tho |
F!ng, declaring he dared not, until at last
did not. While this little game Of bantering
wRs going on Mace had worked his man out
Of the advantage Of the upper side of the
ring, and dared him to get to his (Joe's} cor
her. For some short period of timc-both
being urged to f1ght-ik looked as If the men
hands at the head, but over-Ieachi0g with the
left 1t was wide, and the right WIS out OF all
distance. Time, Is minutes.
Mace, who still had possession Of the np-
per ground, now managed to get within
reach, and let drive with his right at the mob,
der. This miss enabled Goss to fegain his
position on the upper ground. More tedions
:parriuS followed, until Mace jumped In and
With the left On the right check
bone, being countercd with great neatness on
The proboscis with the left, both hits being
more pretty than effective, although the m.
pidity aud precision displayed BY Goss proved
that be had lost no opportunity in Improving |
himself since his last encounter with Mace.
lem, who appeared puzzled and anxious,
low got back and lad another rub, and each
the attendance Of his seconds. On
receiving the sparrlngs Mace again obtained
ne position on the higher ground, when they
both had another rub, and 1t became pain
ully evident that neither meant making the
'unnlng By leading OF, and again there was
lad nothing to do except chatter about old
Time, thirty minutes.
hiace, on whom only 8 to 1 could be OBJ
aimed, spared quickly for few seconds, but ]
thinking "better Of it,' he got
,ack. Goss made baulk or two, and worked
tAct VI lAo 4Elt huu kutu uu Tue 11g0t DUE 1
lem maintained steady front, the lett fork
being well advanced, aud the right ready for
! cross counter. Joe would nos rush into I
'uch dangerous quatters, and broke ground
neatly. Mace also stepped back, and exer-
Used his arms by some vigorous rubbing.
appeared to Lave made up his mind to fight,
md vent to Joe with show Of business,
working the Wo1veshampton man into his !
'orner, where couple Of counters with the
eft passed with great Eapldity.Mace land
,eak and cheek, cutting the latter, md draw
ng the cork from the snout. First blood | /
'lnimed and allowed for Joe, The counter
vas repeated, and Goss, trying to get within
Aace'a guard 80 rapidly, and presented such
! formidable defence, that Mace was puzzled,
md agan got back and had some refresh
nent for the inner man. Time, iorty-two
minutes, and offers to back Mace at level
money only. -
Another bout of sparring all over the top
idc OF the ring brought them close enough
Q make Play, Macs investing neatly and .
eaviiy on the body, Joe again visiting the
lsht cheek. More spaFriug. which, although
'retty, was tedious TO the lockers on, who
expressed their opinions more freely aud |
nergetically than politely. When forty.dye
2inutes had expired both were Eoused up BY
One round for me p t Now, then p IKnock
i'm bnck for me n ETC., had no effect, for
lace, having been implored both by his I
ackcrs md. seconds, folded his arms and !
TODD in the centrc{of the ring. Joe following
nut. Mace was evidently In d quandary, and /
IT his position most keenly, which was
ho"n By the nervous treIhor Of his lips and
Is anxiety Of countenance- Goss was also |
iruld, and would not throw away a chance, 1
D the aspect OF atiairs was such that it was
roposed to the referee that he should de- I
lure the Championship drawn affair, and
Ct the men ior the second battle together.
he referee, however, stated he would not
lake draw as long IS they spared for an
penmg, and That he was ready to maintain
Is post until morning, II necessary. Each
gain had some nourishment ont of a pocket |
istol, and pretended to renew operations.
After weaving and sparr!ng. each, N turn,
dvaneing and retreatfng, both led OF with
he lett. but wildly, and Jem missed an op-
ortunity for tho auctioneer- Joe was short
18th the left, aud trotted out of danger, and
alking, looking at each other, and rubbing, i,
coupled the time until one hour was an
oanccd. More eparring, the spectators ex-
Getting every minute they would get toseth-
:, was concluded by Jem accidentally spik-
e Co.'s Mace made an apology, md re-
ewed bis hand rubbing. Time, 85 minutes. ,
rom this time not another blow was struck Z
+ attempted, and nine moro minutes were J
ut to waste In dode1ng and sparzing until !
hen Cess said he did not mind and Mace as :
entfngi they shook hands, after being to- :
ether one hour and fourteen minutes, and .
nus ended the Championship farce of 1865, :
} tho great disgust OF the numerous gentle =
zen who were present. many Of whom were !
ade up their minds il would be their last =
sit. Both. men weru almost literally un-
srked, Goss only being flushed on the right =
1cek. and slace having Craze on the nose
I'd cheek. On lnquifing OF Mace the reason for Il