The New York herald., 1870-05-11
THE PRIZE RING.
Result Of the Mil Between Mace and
Allen Near New Orleans.
Allen Badly Thrashed in Ten
Heavy Rounds.
Duration OF the Fight Forty
four Minutes.
The Victor. Almost With
out IA Scratch.

OuG u SCRATCH.
NEW ORLEANS, May 10, 1870.
The Mace. Alien prize fight came OF to-day near
this city before vast crowd OF people, and re-
suited IN the success OF Mace who won the battle In
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The following are the personal histories OF the
puGiliss who commended In the great mill near this
city today:-
THE VICTOR.
JEM MACE was born in Norwich near London, in
1881 and ts now in his thrty.ninth year. He Is i've
feet eight ana half inches In height ana weighs
about l60 lbs. From his early boyhood ne mani
tested love for the "manly artn became pupil
OF the most famous BOXERS among others
the champion Of England. Tom Sayers, ana was,
before he reached mans estate. trained to all the
points and dodges Of the prize ring. Mace Is finely
proportOned man, and Is considered as good II not
the best. two.handed fighter in the world at the
present day. When he first came into notice he
was engaged with travelling sparring exhibition,
with which he continued during the years 1854 and
1865 and 1t was In this way that hts talent as boxer
was brought prominently before the public. 1t was
urged that q man who could spar so well ought
Ito hght Bit" He was accordingly matched
against Slack. Of Norwich, for '.iverr side
for trial At this time Mace weighed
$50 lbs The fight came on at Mildenhall, on the
"a OF October 1885, and Je beat Slack with ease IN
nine rounds IN nineteen minutes. Mace's style OF
nghting seemed to please the .rancy," and they be.
came still more anxious to him do 1t again.
an opening In the prize ring. The next time he
fought he met Bill Thorpe, at Medway. This was
on the l7th OF February 1857. for 42s side and in
eighteen rounds, in twenty-seven minutes Mace
scored another victory. His handiwork in this fight
gave MIN quite an exalted reputation among his fel
low pugsts, and he had hosts OF hackers all willing
to match him against any puglist OF his weight.
Mike MADDEN ana Mace were then matched for ESQ
a side, but when the men were In the ring and
stripped Tor the combat Mace would not agree to the
fgSt, and much 10 the cnagrin Of his hackers, dis
gracefully forfeited 70 Madden. This was in the
autumn OF 1857. In the spring OF 1858 Madden
brought up Mace again to the matching point, and
laid hun &l5 $40 the result Mace prepared for
the fght but when the morning Of the day OF battle
have 0ozed out Of his finger end. and he was non
est when wanted, and was not heard OF for
to his reputation game man, did not change
the opinion Of his hackers as to his scientific capa-
ss sa a. sss ms reacea s %s T
position on the scroll Of fame as fighter by defeat
Ing such pu9lsts as Roger Coyne. Job Cooley and
Bob Travers. Brette and Mace were accordingly
matched tor fl00 side, and the fight came or on
the banks Of the Medway on the 2ist Of September,
but three minutes The result OF this fight had o
very damaging effect on Mace's character, and he
the pugilists Of England except the man he had
been lighting with, Bob Brettle This man took
Mace in hand Infused Sc some Of MS own ~ nd4m U,Sn
and changed the current. Of Mace's downward
course. Brettle matched Mace against Posn
Price for ESQ side and the fight came
of at Surrey, January 26 1859. Mace won the fgnt
very handiy In eleven rounds, which were fought In
seventeen minutes. This light was Q .'redeemer,"
and brought back the friends who had deserted him
after his defeat by Bob Brette, and they were willing
dom. T The irst that oered was the black WONDER
Bob Travers-and match for f100 side was made
to come Off on the 2lst or February 1880 The men
in the ring at the time speced and fought six
rounds In twenty-one minutes, when the police put
In appearance and the fight was postponed to the
seven rounds more were fought In ninety one
minutes making in all sixty-three rounds In one
Travers fell without a blowand Mace was declared
the winner The smart OF the disgrace OF the defeat
Of Mace by Bretle in three minutes was rankling IN
an intimation being made that another trial OF skl
would be satisfactory to him, Brettle at once ex.
Mace in q friendly way for "a lump OF money!. A
match was accordingly made, to come Off on Sep
tember 10. 1850, for s2oo side, and after eleven
rounds, in nineteen minutes. part IN Oxf0rdshire
on the day named and part the next day down the
out the @aH srSce 20 Of tie former bae Yhe de-
feat Of Brette added go much TO the pugistic
renown Of Mace that his hackers began to think nix
him, no matter what their weight or color. About
this time big chaw.bacon fellow named Sam
sixteen stone took It into his head that he could light
and aspred to be champion OF England. He was
Great Britain. Mace thought that Hurstwould make
capital choppng block for him and was accord
lnQly matched against the "lnIang' LOT tZUo siCe
Mace cut the big fellow up In eight rounds, which
took forty minutes, In the Home Circuit June 13
1861. Six months afterwards, January 2S, 1862 near
the same place where he whipped sam Hurst, Mace
beat Tom King for 5000 side IN forfy.three rounds
the wear was out, however, King turned the tables
on Mace, by whipping him in twenty.one rounds In
thirty.eight minutes, for 3200 and the champions g
belt This fight also took place In the Home Circuit
November 26 1862. Mace was not satisfied with the
result OF the last fight chance blow having put MIN
hors de combat and he accordingly challenged
King again, but the latter would not fight him. Tne
next time that Mace entered the ring was with Joe
September /, 1868. Nineteen rounds were fought In
one hour ana ffty-fve minutes and half, when
Mace was proclaimed the victor. Joe Coburn next
chall0nred Mace. ana went over to England to hght