The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-30

| OIL the WOrld-The Battle 10 he
Fought Near New Orleans ON
November 3Oth--COndition OF the
Men-Oids Two to One In Favor
of Mace. 800
From the New Orleans Times, Nov. Al
JEM MACE IN rowN-CoBURNs EXHIBi.
TON.
This distinguished exponent of the
manly art" reached town on Wednes-
day night, and having taken up his
quarters al Hilbon's, No. II st. Charles
street, has been successfully interviewed
by a host Of the curiously inclined, for
whom a sight at prize-ring cham ion
possesses a fascination which even many
very iuconvenient neck stretchings fail
to destroy. Jem has been training in
Cincinnati, under the membership of jim
Cusick and Pooley Mace, who arrived
with him, and, contrary to extensively
circulated reports, his regime has
brought him into fine condltion-in
fact, he. declares that he never felt in
better trim in his life. An interview
with Mr.. Mace failed to elicit much,
except that he is quite reticent in ex.
preston of an opinion touching both his
antagonist and the coming fight, and
is wthal decidedly non-committal per-
son. The burden of his sentiments
seems to point to but one thing, and
that is his determination to bring the
coming contest to fistic issue, if there
be any such thing possible.
He stigmatizes as absurd the thee,
nv that there will be no fight and says:
do You think l would come all the
way down here if l wasn't as deter
mined to fight as / am to live? Why"
said he, 80 anxious and decided am |
that, rather than there should be no
fight, l will agree to meet Coburn alone
and have it out in a six by nine room,
or anywhere else" The betting ranges
at the odds of about two to one in
favor of Mace both here and in New
York, several bets having been made
last night at 100 to 60 and so. Jem
let the city yesterday for convenient
point on the New Orleans, Mobile and
Texas railroad, between this city and
Donaldsonville, where he will put the
finishing touches on his Storm divine"
To the question, "Do you propose to
give an exhibition before the match ??
he replied, mo. sir; l came down here
to fight, not to give exhibitions" Al
though the public confidence Ia very
"shaky" concerning a belief in fair
prize fight, there can be no doubt in this
instance that the affair will not only
come off, but it will be decided on its
merits, and it promises to be one OF the
toughest contests ever known to the
ring. The stakeholder expresses him.
self to the effect that if either man at
tempts to shirk the responsibility of
fair meeting, he will hand over his por-
ton of the battle-money 10 some chart
table assoc alton.
Coburn is getting on finely, his condi-
ton being reported as superb, and
although both men will be equally
matched in size and weight, (each ex.
pecting to fight at 1867 Coburn will
have the advantage Of youth, his age
being sc, while Mace kicks the beam
OF time at Al.
There will probably be a larger gath
erng at the ring on the morning of the
Both than has ever been seen upon a
similar occasion, there being already in
the city large delegations from New
York and other cities, a noticeable
feature of ehich, however, is the alb
sence of the rough, thieving element
usual at such events. Their failure to
put in an appearance will be a source OF
congratulation, although it Is said that
a certain amount of respect tor the pc
culiar ideas OF Judge Lynch is answer
able for the very excellent course
adopted bv these outlaws OF society.
Press reporters from all the first class
journals Of the country are gathering
here like some vast host, all eager tor
the fray. which will afford the exquisite
pleasure of flashing to their millions OF
readers the intelligence that Joe got
home on the horn OF Jem, and thai
Jem hit Joe dig in the ribs that made
him sick"
The friends and admirers Of Coburn
have rendered him complimentary ties,
timonial sparring exhibition, which Will
take place at Turner Hall, Saturday
evening, November 25, upon which &C.
casiou he will be assisted by o BALDWIN
and other boxers, who will "rise to ex-
plain" all about the delightful mysteries
connected with the noble art, which SO
frequently results in bloody noses ana
broken heads ad ibitum.