Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-13
- THE GREAT FIZZEEs3
we Mecsole Alien Miil---Prize-fahtih
Played Out.

From the st, Louis Times. -
y F'qr several days past Il has beeH n
general belief that the projected battle
between MeC0OIe and Allen would not
take place, and the dispatches pub
lished in1 Wednesday 1imgs settled
the matter beyond dispute. Yester-
day morning special dispatch from
eincinaatis annoaueed that the men
4 had 11gfecsI 10 meet sand settle the
! clainf Or Superiority, regardless Of the
4 main stake, which has been the great
bone of coniention. Later in the day,
however, this was proved false rE-
NOR, and the final result Is fizzle,
4 worse even fhan that which charactef
/ lied the McCoOle- COburn mill. On
/ that occasion, both smen swere on or
! near the gFo6fds, and there was an
gagement; but the last mill termi-
Flsted, IN f'iet, days before the time
/ set for the battle Just who Is resp0n-
sibiesOf the hzzle il is inpOssible 10
state now, but no one can for a m, =
ment doubt that il was directly caused
by the interference Of outside parties
who were affected more by the money
they had slalkel ihAn a desire to adj
vance the Cillt 4sssts4 of the much
boasted manly art" 1t is scarcely
credible that two men would 90 into
active training Tor weeks, at a
heavy expense, with an intention
in advance to drop off on the eve of
theeonflict, and certainly the record OF
Allen and MeCOOle proves either Of
them anything but towards. For
days, if not Weeks, prior to the date
of the fight, paFtisstrs of both the pu-
giliSts were discussing the question as
1 to who should be finai stakeholder,
and this was made the pretext for
breaking up the battle. VIM. Muir
ray, who was stakeholder at the time,
Is an entirely responsible man, and
would have. been bound in laW and
fact to deliver up the money accord
ing to the decision of the referee,
which, aceOnliag to the rules OF the
prize-ring, settles the matter beyond
appeal. Aliens friends would not,
under any circumstances, accept him,
and they thus threw the first obstacle
IN the way of the fight. Various ru-
mors are afloat concerning PROPOSE
tions made to get up a meeting, but
they are so Contradictory that but lit
tic IClAtlttNC iftssONa
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
"MeCOole offered to fight for Sl0,"
while the Commercial credits this
proposition to Allen. Aside from this
the press OF Porkopolis was thorough
" AIlenfzed, and McCOole came in
daily for rounds of abuse. Some of
them went so far as to threaten per-
sonal violence to the latter should Al
len be defeated. syf ferarsffk 4
Another statement Is that Allen Of
fered to fight If the stakes were put up
in the hands of the referee when eho-
sen. This was refused, for the very
sensible reason that it would offer
very heavy premium to the army of
thieves that generally attend prize
fights, to organize d mock battle for
the purpose of robbery, and this prop
ositfoh fen through.
A sporting man who returned from
Cincinnati last evening gave it as his
opinion that it never was intended
that this fight should take place, and
that the articles of agreement were
loosely drawn up, with that very iu-
t 'ntiOn. He further says that Nc
CoOle and Allen had an Interview at
Cincinnati, and that McCOoie made
every concession consistent with hts
position for the purpose of going on
with the fight, bat that Allen would
consent to nothing, except upon con-
sultatiOn with his hackers, and they
would not agree 10 contest unless the
stakes were placed in the hands Ofthe
refeFee BIcCooEe peremptoTily de-
clined this, and they then withdrew
4 llava an.l tho hayfIn a II
'soH.'fsA ~ E44l H la5i-1
a still later rumor is, that it has
been determined between the princi-
pals to consider sthe present battle
drawn, and to agree upon a time and
place within fifty miles of st. LOuis to
meet and fight FOR the stakes of the
former mill, for which saits are now
pending in the courts.
One thing, at least, has been settled
by this second great tizzle, aud that
is, that thespalmyday of the prize
ring have passed, As far as the West
is cOncerned.s Exhibitions where two I
men, formed in natures best mOulds, !
meet TO see who can most bat
ter and dishgure the other, have 1
ceased to be regarded rs exhibit ]
tiOns of skill, and are being
esteemed only as species of brli-
taIity and rutfianisfn, which should I
cali for speedy interference on the /
part of +" the society to prevent cruelty /
to aRimals.H The Legislature should,
at the earliest moment, amend the /
present law SO as to make it a penal /
Offense, not only for principals and |
seconds, but all who attend or enc0ur- [
age prize fighting. SGD
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