The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-16
MACE AND o'BALDWM.
The Stakeholder Will Make
Them Fight.
How the Principals Left Baltimore and
Where They Now Are Charges
and Counter Charges.

Ihere was 30 mucn CONFUSION In Baltimore on
Wednesday evening and SO little chance OF the req
resentative men Of Mace and O'Baldwin coming %
any conclusion regarding future mutual 90
ton, subsequent to the Interference or the
authorities OF Maryland, that 1t was finally
decided to leave that city. ConseuuentSy
az the latest practicable moment Jem Mace.
with his genial hacker, and Dooney Harris.
his trainer and the inscrutable savant OF Al
pugtlism, together with many other sporting mem.
arranged their valises, and with two coaches
reached the depot len route for New York;
where there assembled, at o moments notice.
hundreds who had heard Of their intended depar-
ture. The curiosity to see the nutbrown face Of
Mace was marked with much impoiteness yet ala
were in the best possible humor. The excltement
was augmented q few minutes afterward when
there stalked into the depot the gigantic form Of
OBaldwin, his long tailed Methodistica black coas
and a huge twenty-cent uncut straw hat, with
monstrous brim shading his face, seeming In strange
keeping with his profession; and many looked with
establishments ct the close proximity Of the man
who had agreed to mash each others countenancea
for sum Of money and the honor Of being styled
the heavyweight champion Of America.
Both with their friends jumped into one car pro-
vided by the oficals and at eleven O'Clock shook
the mud Of the Monumental City from their feet,
much to the relief OF the citizens as the town dur
ing their sojourn had been fearfully warm in many
respects.
Mace and his party arrived in New York early
yesterday morning. During the day Jem remained
with some friends but this morning he leaves for
his old training quarters, at the Highlands Of Jer-
sey, to await the summons OF his hacker.
The "Irish Giant" with his friends Johnny
Dwyer Of Brooklyn, and Tom Kelly, Of st. Louis,
stopped at Philadelphia, and last evening, by Cd
vice. O'Baldwin repaired to his old abode near that
city. to keep down his avoirdupois, in expectancy
OF an early royal bout between himself and Jem.
There can be no question that the stakeholder
Alderman McMullin OF Philadelphia, means chat
these men shall come together in the ring. The
With some degree Of secrecy and perhaps the ex.
curslon dodge Will be omitted. ~ were Wen Is
ssss .pe be Sc nsss pas' s SELF
defence and the amount Of endurance they can
sustain after mutual hammer ana tongs arguments.
together, or manifest the inclination to do So they
or either will receive the punishment due to his
Last night the stakeholder was endeavoring to
arrange details for another meeting, which It u
passed between him and the bacser Of Mace and
as .here is decided inclination to adjust matters
standing. The stakeholder is also confer,
ring with the o'Baldwn party, and should
BE- such o. or
and a decided meeting the stakeholder will then
them snn Ms na
|
Regarding the cause OF the authorities interfer-
ing with the pugilstic arrangements at Baltimore.
! there have been charges and c0untercharges, one
side vowing that the other is all to blame, and the
other, with upifted hands, that their opponents
were the sole cause OF the difficulty. The truth IL,
and the writer knows Of what he states, the au-
thOrities were surprised at the audacity OF the
rough invasion of Maryland soil, and the obscenity
that polluted the streets OF baltimore could not be
passed unnOticed.
Whether either party wanted to back down It is
difficult to determine, but thus far there Is nothing
above the surface upon which such charge can be
made. "Chin music" Is second nature to the adj
herents of pugtlists, and the amount Of truth
tanned In many volumes would not at times amount
| to o decent paragraph.
More serious accusations than cowardice are
made by one OF the parties against the other; but,
amid the confusion and the smoke resulting from
the bloodless strife it Is difficult to ascertain their
truthfulness. Should they be substantiated, how
ever, and that deserving publicity given them.
| prize fighting Will have received the worst blow
| yet in this country.
Meanwhile sporting men are awaiting the orders
of the stakeholder and 1t is to be hoped that they
will be Of that nature to give O'Baldwtn what he
says he wishes and what ne journeyed across the
Atlantic to accomplish, the chance Of meeting and
! whipping Mace in the twenty-fOur foot ring.