The New York herald., 1868-01-04
SPORTING NEWS.



'~estim oniui TO Ned O'Baldwin and Jack
Hicks.
'Di you 500 anything like its" These anl
similar calculations were heard upon every hand last
evening At ths New York Casino-recenty church
situated the corner OF Houston and Mott Streets the
occasion being grand testimonial reception to Ned
oBalewin the Irsh gia,i" 49,. 49, ..- -. ..as. ir.-
Jack Hicks tbs assiy arrived pugliists And vol
might they have uttered This expression for 1t has been
many days since such crowd gathered TO witness
similar exhibition. The dimensions Of the hall prs
rather contracted. about nine hundred persons
being ali, by every character Of management,
tuat could enter and obtain standing
The arrangements for signt seeing were very
excellent however a stage being erected Ia the
of the room, but OF dimensions entirely too
limited for heavy hters That appeared during the
evening to pfacucaly exhibit their pugnistic lore.
pano, with some wind INSTRUMENT whose questionable
character OF music would puzzle perfect musician to
determine It's name, added 10 the medley entertainment
Precisely at tue hour named IN the bills Uncle Bill
Toyee Who acted ia his usual excellent style mastor
OF ceremonies, called up Harry Wright and Gallagher
wac gave unnstakab evidence that ther hslic culture
had not been neglected Iney cared not whit for any
number Of hard hits and endeavored to OBJ the
pest oi the other leaving he stag, with very req faces
and evidently very tired lin Hayes, the "Duoiin
dancer" and one McAuley, comic singer, then de.
hgnted the audicnce with their various accomplish
ments. The music accompanying them was execraDle
and detracted from tneir excellence. Edwin Tuohey
aud Edward Gleason came next which, as everybody
anticipated, was set-to OF an exciting character.
Tuohey too heavy Tor his opponent and after
shouts of parsaps, venting ordinations of go II,
bo, SIP they applied themselves exctediy to tner
work, and hualy lot up by ual consent,
Gleason with his nose bleeding. The sturdily
mounted the boards with o'Maey. Phey We're quite
evenly matched and determined in their work. Young
Cheer demonstrated that he was the better man, which
seemed his opponont and nc would be sat
ished until the audience demanded that they SHOULD
retire.
Dooney Harris who Is well known Old pugilist.
Their appearance elected general applause. The time
was lost iD marked endeavors to red len each others
countenances and with ae execution Of veterans they
exceeded the antcipations OF the spectators. IL
After they retired sporting character announced
tnat Ricken was willing 10 Gght any In
The country from Ia to Us pounds.
little harmless music, and Barney
Aaron and Jack Hicks greeted the
thusiastIc throug. Aaron is well known to the
habItncs or sparrng exhibitions n the metropolis and
his fighting record is excellont. Jack Hicks the trainer
Of his friend o'Badwin in his late fight with Mace
murh heavier than Aaron and thus the contest
was quite uneven. But In animat and desire do
execution the set-to excellent Hcxs quite pro-
cent with his hands, and a natural aptl lude tor work
OF tins character, ready perception, and quckness with
both hands and feet, backed up by plenty of muscle
the right place, which, is sad produced by WELD
ing the siedgc at smihys forge, MAKE him 4 dan
gerous man. Although the scientific auainments
OF Aaron are Of the highest order. no
oppng over once or twice in stopping the sledge ham
mer blows Of his opponent After excellent exhiDi-
ton tney retired amid applause.
Pete lcGinnss aud Billy Edwards, pleasantly styled
the "Shiie headed whistler came next did excel.
ently, followed by johnny Grady, tho venriio-
gust. ani Johnny Carnan. They worked clevery
tgehcr hard hits and clever stops being made by
Abundance of cheers we're their reward
Everybody was on the On To soc the lion OF the
evening, o. Baldwin. some disappointment was mani
tested by Joe soourn's inability wnd upn With
gallant beneficiary owing to indis sposion bot this
soilened when joe mounted The stage and assured the
audience that suca was really the case, and he
done AMID chcers Jim Dunn kind enough to act
as substitute and soon all avored with glimpse
OF the pleasant face and congated proportions or
n sub nan
place. He Was received with cneers and tiger, and
ike number Tor Un 10 Bin, who wide awake. intro
duced the twaio though the ceremony Unnecessary
as oil knew OBsldwin and bis stout opponent. As
the hubbuo created by hcr appearance had subsided
each stood before tho other TO dem nstrate their pug
listc education. Taat he deserves tho OF the
Irish Giant" IS papablc Standing six feet six and
and twenty Eve pounds, aro sufficient points
to merit this appeiation In a. few minutes
that he exceedingly clever WITH his hands, exceed
ingy agile and man Of tremendous power. He is
shoulders, good, strong oins. long well developed
arms, aud sturdty built under pinning, whcn
not hit him. although the scen c attacks that
caused Ned 70 be ever on the alert OBaldwin mani.
puates with his left almost solely, strikes lightning
like eircats rapidly and with head approaches
10 ms work The impression made Dy him upon the
critical audience present greatly in his favor. In
appearance lac Is unmsakaby of Mesian birth, and in
mann,r seems 10 be quiet polite atd unobtrusive.
Win thanks Damn and ths many who had assisted
him in tho entertainment ths crowd separated
Prize Fight In East Newark, ~. u.
On Thursday afternoon "mln occurred in East
Newark. for $500 q side. between Tom Ryan, the
sporting Boy,n and Teddy Burns The party took
the New Jersey Railroad cars to East Newark, from
whence they repaired to the rendezvous so quietly
the affair conducted that tho watchiul guardians Of
the ace were not aware OF tho proceedings. AZ half
past two O'Clock tme called, and tho combatsnts
went at the work line STYLE The hight lasted for
hours. when Burns second threw up the sponge, and
Ryan was declared the victor Both men were badly
punished, but Burns seemed 10 have Jared the worst
large number OF the sporting fraternity in at.
tendance, but GOOD order was maintained. second
match IS talked Of