The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-03
THE BULLETIN.
THE FIGHT.
THE BATTLE OF THE FISTS.
MACES AND COBURN'S MILL.
TERRIFIC COMBAT NEAR NEW
ORLEANS.

sion ,tartlcd from tht Mobile railway dc
pot, foot If Canal street, at 10 minutes pas
O'Clock this morning. The initiated ha
been instructed TO be- on hand punctuall,
at 9 a. M, but the train did not make IL
appearance till nearly halt an hour later
Al the depot some forty metropolitan,
were detailed for the preservation of or
der, but beyond preventing parties with
out tickets entering the cara their services
were not called into rcquisition, as th,
crowds were very orderly. The police
accompanied the excursion TO Gcntilly sta
ton, about four miles from the city where
tickets were examined. The train con
sisted ten passenger coaches, CONTINUING
some five hundred persons, the majority ol
whom were of what are termed better
classes, including representatives Of bench
aud bar, medical profession banking, cot
| ton and mercantile establishments. The
sporting fraternity were ont in force with
representatives. from all the principal cit
| ics. Among notublcs Of prize ring pre-
sent are Tom Allen, y ed o Baldwin, the
Irish giant, Tom Kelly, Sherman Thur,ton..
jim Cusick, Jim Coburn and Pooley
Mace.
MoNTGoMERY station, MIssIssIrPI-
Forty-eight miles from New Orlcns-No-
vember 30-l0:4 As a.m.-Thc excursion
has just arrived 1T this point; nothinS of
| special interest occurred during the trip.
and everything was conducted in the most
ordinary manner. The ring is now
| pitched ON high ground in the pine wood,
| about fifty yard, form the track. Jim Co.
burn experimenting its construction
Mace and COburn have just arrived from
Bay st. Louis. Both men are in excellent
condition. Coburn weighs lGi, and Mace
lGs pounds.
II: 30 a.m.-Coburn shied hi. hat in :he
ring Immediately following in person.
AMID great cheering. Mace, moment
later, stepped In. Tom McAlpine and
and Cusick and Tom Allen were seconds
to Mace. Col. Rufus Hunt, of New Or
leans, was elected us referee. He entered
the ring amid tremendous cheering, and
said These men came here for fair
fight, and it is supposed the crowd came
for the same purpose. If they remain
quiet and Let the referee and umpires do
the talking would no doubt see good
fight. Mace won the toss for corners.
Coburn advanced and offered TO bet
Mace $500, which Mace accepted AL
Smith was for Mace and Jim Coburn for
Coburn. a drilling rain was falling all
the time.
m.-After preliminarie, and hand
shaking time was called for the first round.
betting two 10 one on Mace. Fighting
commenced at once. Coburn got two
blows on Mace : body, followed by slight
one on Mace's mouth another severe blow
given and taken, Mace forcing the fight
ing during several following rounds. Co
burn hit Mace on the neck, Mace got in on
Coburn's right shoulder. More sparring:
Mace got slight blow on Coburn's face,
Mace still forcing fighting and following
Coburn up to his corner got in heavily
on Coburn, the latter countered cliachcd
and threw Mace.-Time thirty-two min
utes.
Second Round.-Both men prompt to
call long time sparring both men rested
Coburn hit Mace just above belt Mace
got in slight on Coburns neck short ex-
changes favoring Coburn, when he cinch-
ed; and threw Mace
Third und.-Both cautious; more
feigning men rested again Coburn got in
heavily on Mace's mouth Mace returned
lightly on Coburn's head sharp fighting
both men fell.
Fourth Rcund.-Long sparring, Coburn
hit Mace heavily on the breast, and
slightly on the lett side. Mace got one on
Coburn's forehead, the latter returning
on Mace's back much giving again; men
rested three times force Of said people
came to see the fight, and fooling, when
tho men then advance to the centre ring.
Coburn got blow on Mace's cheek Mace
got in heavily on Coburn's left eye, First
blood allowed for Mace. Joe hit Mace on
the left breast, and after long sparring
-, In, ;,-'5 6, a. IL,
Joe on the fore head. Men resting again.
sharp fighting ending in Mace down.
Fifth ound.-Mace got in on Cobuen's
nose sharp fighting, give and take
around the ring, Long feigning again;
Coburn hit Jem's left breast and both
countered on body, Severe fighting
Mace clinched and Coburn threw Mace
over the ropes great cheering for Co.
burn. The men advanced, when il was
observed that Coburn had something in
his hand. The referee called to the men
to open their hands when Coburn threw
something on the ground which was
handed to the referee amid great excite
ment. The referee said he found COburn
had only a small piece of oakum and or
dered the fight to go on. Seven fighting
ensued, in favor of Coburn, when Mace
slipped and fell.
Sixth Round.-Mace got in slightly on
Coburn; the men clinched and CoLurn
threw Mace, falling heavily of him
Seventh Round Hard fighting CO.
burn forcing to the ropes, when he
cinched and threw Mace, [Chccrs from
Coburn's friends
Eighth Round Feigning and sparring