The New York herald., 1871-12-01

ing TO agreement the combat tocx place On
the 10th Of Mar 1870, near New orleans Mace
Whipping Alien, without . scratch 10 len rounds
| occupying Forty -four minutes Mace then declared
coming 70 New YORK. openei . puphc house on
Twenty-tnird street Sixth avenue. lie did
his lot when one night, IN the besinnins
oil this year Joe Coburn cslcd ~ ns house And pro-
in Inc minds OF ali sporting men. mat cuimlnated
In gigantic lizzie. rle articles of agreement OF
that nasco were signed Tor the combat % Occur oa
the lltn OF Aprll, sI but on tn last deposit oeing
handed IN making Tue sum put 40 s2.oJv-lt was
postponed one month, and the day made ne ith OF
May. Mace wet into training IN good season Tor
the event on Long Island near the old Union
anu under MS ever attentive mentor, James cu-ick
was In splendid condition, wnen ne stripped Iiiat
soil.
Tne spot selected for the min was on the farm OF
| Mr.. Daniel ooley, near Port Dover. as nne piece
OF turf as men ever put up tneir hands on. The IA
semblage ABOUT the ring, wnlcn IA Iced was 'hign
OLD crown, had reached the place by steamboats,
! from Erie. Pa. In due tine the ring was made and
I all the prellmlnares beng sesiiel. Jem ald Joe
tossed Tn ,lr caps IN the centre OF the charmed cir
4 Gle. Mucn discussion ana great deal OF time was
cut TO wasten IN endeavorng to select referee but
upon i.tue ,nSIs Dick W." nolSwoaa, a'0 OF "aaaa
pois About noon the fighters put "a? their
hands nan i,v when ,r, tney n SPARED for one hour our
burn adopting, by advice OF ms seconds, tue re.
treating anu staylng.in- most OF
the time. While tins ''ioonng' wa. going on. inc
High Sherlfr OF Norfolk county, CANADA, swooped
down the scene with the rnlry ninth Vol Inieers
ami dispe rsed the crowi, anu pc-meli they left The
| place as best they could ana alter lempest1ous
night on Lake Erie, at the mercy Of the winds AMI
sa,ea anu ~ a. gang ~ y AM SAFE arrival was ea
point O. departure IN q day or two aiterward, the
referee decided tnat the fight should take place On
directed Dy tnat 0aical, but CODurn faliinx 70 ap-
pear Jem claimed the stakes from Harry Hill, In
holder. C0surn protested against the money Deng
gwen up, and At last told Hill that should he do 80
tered Harry from dong What ne consiaerci right in
! the premise5glvlng the money TO Mace-aad 80,
sun undecided, he Kept the $1,000 until Copurn anu
match, TINS was done on the 9th OF
Juy last the men signing tue articles to
anu the amount 0. the battle money being 5000,
including the nrst stakes or $1,000 AID ooJ addi
Tne new articles Of agreement did not create great
deal OF excitement among the Iancy, owing TO the
prodgIous Canadian tizzie still vlvdy remembered,
but quietly each went TO WORK to fit himself for
the trying oraeal, Mace doing the first ms train
ing mn IN New Jersey anH thsa visiting Cinclnnau
time Tor The comDlt All tnls whie lie uad ac-
conpanied BY ms cousin, Pooley Mace, and his OLD
trainer, jim CuIck.
Joe C00urn's Life.
Joe, Us thousands have known, was born in Ire
land, parish OF Middle own and county OF Armagh,
July 90, 1885, and Is consequently In his thirty
enth year, four years ana three mouths younger
inches III his stockings. HIS parents left the
OF his cary days wlen Joe OF the tender age Of
nine years emigratng to the Unitel States and set
Ting in New York, finding comfortable home on
Eleventh street, between FIRST ana Second avenues
When in his teens Joe was exceedingly fond OF ath-
etc pastlmes particularly that Of boxlny ana while
yet very young too< an active part IN numbers OF
sparrng exhibitions on the east side OF the
city, the qualities which lie then gave evil
clates to look upon him as a very likely, IN
When but iourteea years o. age joe was sent TO a
large builder III that section OF the city the pur-
pose oil learning AMI becoming proficient III the art
O1 brcklaylng. lie worked steadily his trade
years or more, when. being restve under the muno-
tony OF such quet VOCATION, and his bump OF con-
batlveness da1iy becoming more fully developed, in
tine yea~l ls55 he Was ''pacKed' r MS nrsI elcouu-
Ter in lhe ring wnh = then young man, and olc
proession-Ned Price. Tue natural aptitude of
botn OF these asOlrants for lame In the istlc
aud comparative quicxness that the OCCASION was
hailed with joy by the fraternity They iOuxnt May
from ~ @ Bossoa ior purse erdinr IN "raw. S iSs
rounds having been gone through with, occupying
Of me day 50 AS ee
lary sensitive in the natter oil SUCH exhibiuons ~
now the principals ana spectators returned w Lnelr
| various PAGES of abode unmolested.
Joe Kept very qu.et alter this his maiden
fight and did not come. prominently be ore
| love the Sports OF the "ortnodox twenty-four
| loot rinxN OCTOBER o. 1891. Wneu quail.
ties OF nard 1gntg, resolution ana science Of spar
ring 70 ND aim ir,elds 70 put ap so1J tns amount
Suitable framing followed. AMI tney caiae together
at place cur nliles from Black Rock, Canada, op-
posite Bunalo. Il was decided IN thirty mlnues,
Joe sc0rnG remarkable victory In twenty
one rounds. The same year, III one oi his
walks about town. Patsey Flynn and the
subject or notice mad little disagreement,
which, alter mutual consideration ana the lnterpo.
Hton Oh friends, they determined to settle In the
s'R0od Old way" Accordingly room ille Eighth
avenue was obtained. ami the IN tier was disposed
OF IN quick order, Patsey being "hipped IN three
acIsr as a s1ccesslul pusillst was becoming more
and more disseminated. he made new and lnhuen-
tal friends, who were earnest N oIers TO advance
the necessary funds for hun to again appear In the
ring. Thus stimulated and encouraged Joe or his
men OF business, began to look ab ,ut i0r suitable
time known In ngnting circies IS q man Or sup
posed pluck and endurance. LII due tune cna-
and an old friend went 70 the ONCE OF a
known sporting journal aud lett DEPOSIT
as a. evidence o. nis Willingness to meet keiiy IN
Ater the deposit had Deen made Joe and friend
sauntered around among lew Jovial companions,
anu, unfortunately, or fortunately, just one Will
look At tho occurrence. Australian aud he met In
the saloon OF known publican. where, after much
cnar and no little quarrellihg there was rough and
tumble light between them, ending IN Joes iavOr
Ihe proposed match Mt once was broken on, and
Cobara aal kslys coming together was 'nus Tor
Then comparative quetude resulted in Co.
burns pu{nistic career, when the old blood
the biggest game possible one Mike McCoole,
brawny boatman OF the Mississippi, with "a
repulati0I OF uelng successful fighter and irwin.
chile. upon the scene, anu on the 5tn Oh May,
lc63, amd an admIring crowd, tney fought IN Cecil
county, Maryland, Tor 5000, McUoOlc being badly
whipped IN sixty seven ROUNDS and one hour anu
ten minutes. Returning TO New York. C0burn
opened puollc house on Grand street. near Broad
way where ms success WAS 50 marne | that lie be.
came speculative aud when John {. Keenan, the Be-
ncla Boy, went across tbe water to ngn! I?m hing
Joe, Delieving lully I'D Heenans aDiiity TO VINO
him, Invested his savings on the result, aud
well ulgh pecunariy cleaned ous III consequences
Therefore ne decided 10 into the ring once more
not IN Tins country, however, Dat In Europe, AMI
taking James Cusck, the trainer, with nun, went
across the Atlantic, having previously made q
match with Mace, the same OF TINS tight, to appear
In the ring In ireland. Tue staxes were liked at
GOO, Joe obtaining fl0J lor his expenses.
Joe went into training In the Old Country,
aud during his stay OF I'VE months passed
many happy days IN revlsiting the scenes OF MS
cnlldhood and receiving the CONCENTRATIONS OF