Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-22
BAsCUM.
ne Offers 10 DO q Wholesale lob OF
BruisiDg-One Hundred GhOusand
Dollars ON tae ReauIt.

he Offers 10 DO Wholesale lob or
Bruising-One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ON tlae ResuIt.
The following communication from an
East Tennesseean to the editor of the New
York Sun explains itself:
Sir-I see that there has beer another lit
tie prize fight on Long Island, bet ween a
I couple Of would be pugilists, Chambers and
Seddons, in which Seddons was unmerci-
fully punishet and that, too, from no other
cause than being found in bad company.
notice, also, that Tom Allen has pub
lished q card, saying thai if Charley Gala
her wants to light him, as has been stated,
he will give him chance in two weeks
from his meeting with McCoole, for any
amount from $500 upward.
Five hundred dollarsl What an enor-
nous sum of ready money to propose to
fight foI!
Now, if Gallagher would do the right
thing, which l have no doubt he will, he
will wait upon Mr.. Allen and place him in
condition that he would need the aid of a
couple of stout dentists to extract a pair of
boots from his stomach. n
l. l had expected to quit this business and
retire to private life, unless could effect
contract with the government for the pur-
pose OF whipping out all prize-fghters and
putting stop to this infamous practice in
the U nited States, tor which have made a
proposition to Congress. But as the gov
ernment seems slow to take hold of nv
proposition, wish to make the folIowirg
proposition through your paper, to the
aboye-named gentlemen, viz: If those five
wolld-be pugifists will meet me at Salt
Lake City on the 4sh day of November
next, propose to bet as follows:
l will bet Tom Allen, or any other msn,
any amount from 5000 upwards, that
Charley Gallagher (with me to train him
for two hours) can whip him inside of
twenty rounds.
propose, further, to bet Tom Allen SIC, :
GOO that | can lick him inside of eight
rounds.
viii BET $50, 900 that can whip Gala
gher and Allen bo,h inside of twelve
rounds. i-a
will bet McCool9 $40 600 that af.er two
hours training with me, either Allen or
Gallagher can lick him and not receive a
scratch.
propose to bet fly thousand more that
/ can whip Gallagher and McCooIe, both at
one and he same time, inside of twenty
four rounds, but with the express under
standing that | am not TO be held RESPONSE
bic for any deaths or serious accidents that
may occur during this little business trans
action. -.,
And notwithstanding Chambers VIII ppsd
SeddOns on Long Island few days since,
vet propose to bet Chambers or any Of
his friends the sum OF $4,000 that with
one days training can put Seddons in a
condition that h will whip Chambers, and
punish him badly inside of twenty -four
rounds. After which | will bet Chambers
and SeddOhs SIS, 600 ttat 1 can whip them
10th inside of six rou DIS, and not receive q
scratch.
will further bet tde sum of 1000 that
if this last bet is takeD, neither Chambers
nor Seddons will ever propose or sceep: an
other fgh.
After all the above bets are taken, and the
business trausacte L propose to bet $780,
600 that | can whip Allen, Gallagher, Nc
Coole, Cham oers and Seddons, al coming
at me a. one and the same time, inside Of
thirty minutes, in a regular, straight-out,
rough and tumble fight, provided | am al
lowed the services OF two good men inside
thu riDg, to drag out men IS fast as Irender
them unable for duty.
My uncle, who resides in New York, but
who is at present across the briny ocean,
will pile up any amount on my whipping any
ten men la the world in an old fashioned
rough and tumble 1gh', and will double the
amount on my whipping any eight man, ac-
cOrding to the rules of the 2. R., all at the
same time, but they coming at me alter
nately.
Icontess that regret Ing occupation ,an1
as SO eral thing the hruising and punish
ing of my fellow men, IS open TO objections
on some accounts. Yet, when my country
demands i. Of me, nothing affords me more
pleasure than good Crink, accompanied
with social fight. Therefore have now
concluded to fight it ouG on this line if 1t
t kes all summer, and put my money
where it will do the most good.
would just say to the gentleman above
named that, as l have other business of i'm
pOrtance to transact at Salt Lake at the
time aboys specified, their non attendance
will be 10 serious Disappointment, so far as
sm concerned. But as have very many
friends in that section who have not had
the pleasure of witnessing any Of my pugi-
listic exercises, and as l expect President
Grant to be present, would rather prs.er
the gentlemen would accept my PROPOSE
lio1.
also wish just here to say 10 the stu
dents who are training under me that, from
this time until the 18th Of September, l
will be at Montval9 Springs, where they
can have their regular lessons as usual.
All papers friendly to the cause please
copy. THOMAS BAsCUM.
MARYvILLE, TENN