The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-14
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY MAY A. sn-QUADRUPLE SHEET

OF sympathizers. After some dinnculty II
the reporter ieaaested the favor of private inter
view, and far this was possible IN tine crowded
assembly It was cherfuy accorded.
81 GAVE HIN EvEaYrHING."
began CoDurn, "cnoice OF ground, stakeholder ana
referee Everything but chance to play his old
his 0a 70 see ON a%a az ae ms
Duil.headed, then, when a. man leads
on, to counter on him, He's smart
lrenas had money on II IN every sort OF way Ihere
were bets on time. He was to lick me IN
ana couldn't II he was to 'a do his best. When
said TO him. Go for him In hrs corner and rout HIM
out, r ne says mes travelled too long with me-
Allen got wild and led on; This
tered, threw hm and finished HIM at his leisure.
why when ned been standing with me Tor over halt
an nour and wouldn't get mad he went over TO
his corner and says to Cuslck, This Is
ANOTHER JOE GOss AFFAIR.
II he's the champion he calls himself why didn't
ne lick meY III he came to fight me In nv corner
couldn't nave got back without getting OUT OF the
ring, ana that would have lost me the fight. lie
wanted me to open. but wouldn't and could see
REroRTER-Mhy wasn't the fight renewedS
Co8uRN-i offered to take his party on my boat
fought, but he wouldn't do 1t. When we got back
TO Erie went to HIM at the Reed House and offered
10 Dght MN anywhere before Sunday, but he says
"poN'T HIT ME-, JoE.n
! says, "Don't be alarmed.n The next thing heard
was inc decision OF the referee, which IL agalnS.
Oil the rules In fstiana. Ive sent card TO the
HERALD, and what propose to do IL in It.,
KEPORTER-What about the pepper and chloro-
form?
CoBuRN lsmiling1-Do You think I could give him
cnl0r0form unless stood him on his head ana
stuffed 1t down his threat. Pepper. my friend
would get III my eyes as well as his ana so might
vitrio. THAT'S mean, dirty nsnuaton, and poor
excuse
AT Mace's house, on Twenty.third street, there
was an almost impossible throng. Jem was the
centre OF admiration ana stated that he had no
thing to say. '"rhem that We're at the ring knew
all about IT, The man didn't want to night me, and
he'd he
TIRED BEFORE HE LICKED ME.
eyes and you'd be tired before yen licked
him." said plucKy adherent OF Ccburn's. who
thus ventured to speak his mind to the crowd or
Mace men. Jem's mouth, which had been sm-
Ing, drew down gradually at the corners
aud Jem himself walked away. Pooley
Mace, who was behind the bar dealing out refresh
ments, az this point became excited and pulled out
pile OF bills offering to bet one hundred to twenty
five that COhurn wouldn't fight again. The pluck y
CODnrnte took him up with the addition,
''YEs AND INSIDE OF FORTY EIGHT HOURs.D
lem at this juncture called POoey Off, and said he
didn't want any betting there.
With this incident The excitement ended, and the
reporter took good long walk III The fresh air. II
Will be seen from the above thai there IL no pros
pcct OF the combat even in Its innOcuous form, being
renewed since Coburn insists. that the referee had
no right to rule against the acknowledged code OF
the prize ring, and since Mace insists on abiding by
the referees decision. There will be, or course,
much wordy war, but scarcely anything more