Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-16
MACE---UBALDWIN.
THE PRIZE FIGHT A FIzzLE.


mill between jim Mace and Ed. OBaldWln,
noted pugihs's, VINO were 70 contend ior the
honor OF the championship OF the world Inc
sueAmer' Which was the Auantie' OF AlekAhura'
baptaln Joseph Dehy eommanuef, statted RON
AlefandtiA Al O'Clock p N. OF wednesday, her
patrons having no tnouSnt except mat they
Wouiu DC Witnesses Sc. o. 1ne mes'lnk me man
he' 'u "h'eh VS. P'o'su'sN us a"e"iy o0en
hAuo EuO"u' ~ ', Vou'o, 'no PAlV ".a no
Ano"'OpBo " w. anu 'uor ohAkiin anu uisAp-
Poin'ment consequent upon the hoh'aIil'A' OF
inc oqpoatAnu can pc better imagined than 10.
sorioed' lho washington party comprised
among It's number several gentlemen we'll
known here among whom was the representa-
tive OF the REPUBLICAN and an ahaehs Of the
AleSanuria SsHt'neL several business men OF
Alexandria accompanied themi the caterer Of
tue occasion being MT. Terry Ryan, OF Alexan.
andria'
After pleasant run Of nine hours the place
selected As the battle-ground was reached,
This was as stated yesterday 10 the REr Unit
CAN Cherry Point, At the mouth OF Gone river,
Ehich locality mas become hmlliar 70 the sport
Ing fraternity as the scene OF the hrst encounter
between Oollyer and Edwards.
As daylight broke the Atlantic found herself
In company with six other boats and q barge,
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cities anxious to gaze upon the proposed brutal
exhibition. These boats were as follows Two
large schoonors, nicely ntted up for the accom-
modation ofthelr passsngers,were from Norfolk,
Va, as was very large barge 10 tow loaded
down with humans Then there was hand.
some new tug bringing company from Phlla-
delphla, and another boat with lot OF wash
ingtouiAns sWelled the list Of vessels 10 attend.
anco 10 seven.
pAhLluhT bhoht
upon the gathered heot; aud Aitor the morning
wash the passengers were all astir atralninr
| thsIr svss ia thu Ii,.c,I.r h, ,vhIch ~. 800
.nou eyes ~ tuo uirectlOh Oy "nVh tne poAus
oeArihB tue pughlsb were eXpecteu 10 arrive,
but they strained In vain, Hour after hour
Il passej and. still AnxIously expeetant theV
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"A.Oneu anu noPeu' taunius III 'or's OF excuses
making all sorts ofconIectures, and Willing away
une lous hoars as pest they oouia, ana sun no
signs o. the looked-ior boats. Then feeling
akin TO disgust began 10 creep 10, and by n
o'clock ali aVrred thnt thu Tin hnd been ~,
,o,,,,L,. e., ~. 80. - 80 -. ~ -,
n'usn' 'ha' tue nsnt "ouil not coho on anu
Atthey were doomed TO disappointment The
situation was fully discussed. and arsr mature
AoIIho,atIon an, yV,.bI,,,,a, 80 -. ~,
s,','Up, wv patv niAuo up
| their minds that the hght would not take place,
and they headed the steamer homeward. this
unau'uao u,, oP,n,On oe'nE 'n'' inc "no'0 'hins
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They argued, and argued rightly, that the
men never intended TO night, and that the whole
affair Vas a bIg advertl.srn.nt f,r mai, n,,,ro
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AParIhB eAn'piuonA Hhh 'ot toeO"hersoi certain
sporting houses and owners or lossess OF boats,
who sold tIrkots ut exorbItnnt rntss and than
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many N''os 'H'eA W '"'uu' '"' Wouoy Al
though they did not start.
They said that II the prtnripals rally meant
h,.lns.s ,h.y ,vorII h.,, -, 81, ,...,,-.,
~ s,, Aop' iu,0,, HIIAHsou
the place OF meeting, aud started nom some
quiet point, thus avoiding either arrest or de.
tentlon. Instead of this tbey startai frou thsIr
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framing place. win nouIIsh o' ttunPsV,Noht
70 large city, deliberately made arrangements
Cor their own arrest remained two or three DAYS
AT rival restaurants nttrartIn,, rustonsrs bv
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thsr presence ana gave q couple OF sparrinE eN-
hlhlJlons, at which they ostentati0usly showed
them selves, although they diNiaInesi "a mt on
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No s"'e'' hHiub 'uu' s"huioh tno puoho rs
much as possible, they concluded that ~ wasn't
worth while 10 tight, and 50 quietly arranged for
IN. dstantIop nj tina h,,ts n al I,nzhot a. mi.
80 '' ''' ''' s"0' W '"''
sleeves AZ the victims.
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