The New York herald., 1868-12-24
PUGILIs m

--~~~~~~~~~~~~~>o~>~~~~
Prize Fight Between A. =
Masuire for $500 - Hsckes ana feaer
r,v. R.uuS, .>0-Hicken the Winner In
rnar-, -Sfasuiro's Jaw Broken.
r.ase fight between Abe Hicken and Peter Ma
ssffe FOR $1,000 came on yesterday p.ornina near
Perryvie, cecil county, Maryland, End was won py
Hicken, after nghting five rounos in nifty minutes
by his breaking the jaw OF hy adversary in the last
round The nght was verJ scientific ana severe one
and would doubtless have been protracted struggle
but for the accident ttiat befe Mcguire, ana which
put an end to the BATTLE The merits Of the men win
oe pest judged oy our report of the affair:-
SKETCHES OF THE PUGILIsTs.
ABE HIcxGN halls from Wolverhampton, Engiand
about twenty eight years Of age stands I'VE feet
ak inches In his stockings and his lighting weight
ON TINS occasion was about lao pounds. His first ap-
pearance IN the prize ring with Careless whom he
fought for ten pounds side near Wolyerhampton on
november 1861 de then scored his first victory in
one hour and hail. His next appearance IN the
This fight came or in the Birmingham district on
tne iItn OF July 1862 and after rafting MIL for
the winner. His next encounter was with Mick
Moran or Mick the Grecian, as he was more COM
mingham district s December bV 50 ana al 81 1862 There
, were Two meetings, but the police inteTfered and
ags 0 o draw rounds G1 = n a''f shs
" mss With n whose DssS %s ssSss Tss
battle resu ned II IN favor Of Napper after agntng
minutes. This was Hicken's first defeat His
NTH, nfth agl was draw with Bob Furze after after
nlne MI Suies s '0 at Ascot January "a, 1856 Abes
sixth ight was with Richard Holmes, known
as Rom IN. This took place at CaH Heath, Stafford
shire, jecember 10, 1865 in which nineteen rounds
were ought in thirty-1ve minutes when postpone
n.S ment took place until the next day 70 selby
WOrcesterslir0.
IGNil roan O. We're fought in one hour and thir
q ss1 spa Was wn n a.nT TS
ngl Il took place at Longfeld Court, near Meopham,
10 nden district on May "a 1855. After nine rounds
ie red, and the battle resulted in draw. Abe's
e Fhsh night was with Weston, November s, 1885, at
Ane ounds, two hours and seven minutes, Hicken
Sinni ng the fight. HIS next appearance in the ring
whom he beat in forty.nine rounds, IN one hour and
lweM yseven minutes In the London district, May
rs ls g. Abe acken arrived In this country about
ms arrival, having successfully challenged Sam
Coily er and Others but all to NO effect, as he
unat .R to make a match with any Of them until
Maj nre who had returned from California, where he
nae! nad distinguished himself in protracted fight with
Tom ny Chandler the champion OF the Golden State
Abe Efcken s quiet man III his ordinary demean0r
and ana has made many friends IN this country. His
atH ck and defence being fne exhibitions OF skill and
wa wa rlness. Soon after the making OF the present
PHI a, and his nne and finished appearance In the
run gshowed conclusively that he had paid strict at
tion to that part Of the business. "He was ut to
ng ht Tor mans life.'
! PETER MAGUIRE was born in Ireland in 1s4o and
cs me to New York in lS45, where he hailed from
navy and at other times working on snore. In
lat year he emigra.ed TO the land Of gold In tha
mother comfortable a cottage he had bought he
! II fshkill, on the Hudson river. After reaching
and buffers Of that country, 1t was not long
before he expressed . Willingness to meet any OF
fight can AT any time be bought very cheap in that
section OF the Union Mr.. Mcguire soon found
n er ~ "a ,h tne person o. tommy chandler the cham
Pacihc slope. Chandler hantered Mcguire to nght
him. and purse OF 81 900 was quickly subscribed
by the lovers OF boxing in San Francisco. The
amount subscribed suited Aagure and Chandler, and
they immediately put themselves in active training
for the encounter The cOmbatants agreed to fight
ut l3s pounds. ON the day OF the battle, when the
men went to scale Mcguire was found to be within
the stipulated weight, W nile Chandler pulled down
the beam at l42 pounds Maguire however was de-
termined TO have '.shyr any how, and he waived
the extra avoirdupois oG his opponent. The fight
or on the l7th OF January, 1886, and a desper
ate one II was. They fought sixty nine rounds ir
aDeaons ceSsea om the daT ne see peere a
then decided that tile conflict should be re
aa salmea the next mori ing AL the appointed tim
Maguir excused himself for his non
os & e day az Saa eeen anS than
useless for him TO fight when there was nc
caance &c o. & ms & u1aer rue on te he
day previous II everything had been carried out ac
cordlng To the rules 1 the ring This, however. Is
only Maguire's opinion. Ii Is, nevertheless, well
known mat he was terribly punished about the head
and almost blind, while Chandler showed very little
ring 10 resume the fight at the appointed time. The
California ight with Chandler IS the only one In tine
ring, we beleye, that ever Mcguire was engaged in
previous to the present He Knocked about Cali
lorna after that for short Time and then returned
TO New York In 1s67 Soon after his arrival here he
removed 10 his home, at Fishkill Landing on the
Hudson river where he has resided until the present
time. After Naglre had made this part OF the country
his permanent residence little or nothing heard
of him until the pretentions OF Abe Hick en- to the
championship OF the light weights OF this country drew
him from his seclusio1, and after some prennaries
had been got through with q match was made be-
tween them, the particulars OF which will be found
IN the articles OF agreement. Little was known OF
Nagures pugilistc abilities In this vicinity. but IL
was believed By sporting men generally that d man
who could maintain a combat Tor three long hours
with such pugilist as Chandler Ii known l,e was
wei worthy OF their consideration, and In all ,roba-
bify, more than match for Hicken. Under, this
belief they backed him freely until alter a spa rrina
exhibition had taken place, In which he appeared
nd created an uniayorable impression in a s.etto
gitb Barney Aaron SO strongly did the current run
ganst him from tnat time until the present that
b al few were willing TO venture any great amount
nj his prowess, no matter what odds ofle ed
I ter making the match TO fight Hicken he went nt,
"a 1ct training for some time alone At his home, ,u
at weeks PRIOR TO the day OF battle he engal q,
the services OF the old trainer Tom Chaiers to IN
on the finishing touches and a man nev 81
bro ught into the ring In better trim for protract6
enc ,unteL- lie looked las hard as brass.T
IN W following are the articles OF agreement con-
cud I'd upon between the parties:-
ARTICLES AGREEMENT
en,er into this 18th day OF September 1885,
Hlcks and Peter Mcguire. The said Abe Micken
sad Ter Mcguire hereby fight fair up light
accord the rules OF the prize ring which
said Al Hckep and the said Peter Mcguire
agree be bound The said fight shall be for of
xO0da side and shall take place. the Esd OF eccu-
In the state OF virginia. the winning the
opposite party ten days notice of the place. The
Ab Hcken aud Peter Mcguire 70 be connned to 3t
rounds nd weigh Tuesday, the I'D
is6- the hours of twelve NJ and y. M when
either erceeding l pounds shall forfeit the money
posted The shall be the between the hours OF
eAht and twelve NJ. December 81 the absent
the battle The Of the and
stakes sha be borne mutually, share and share alike
WEIGHING THE MEN,
According TO The articles regulating this fight tho
men were TO be weighed the day previous to the
combat and on Tuesday afternoon they were brought
10 scale. Abe Hicken the FIRST to strip and mount
the platform, and his weight wss I2ex pounds. Ma
guire then went through the ordeal, ana he raised