Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-03

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Joux MosaIassr.-Ivent down 70 John
M"rrissey'a houss last night. He vas st
leisure snd eommunicativs. 81 vent to
New York !" hs said, "a stout lsd. de-
termined to 6xhs. and 70 fshs tho biggest
osa that 7cosld b Sosnd. There vss
nothing | could think Of but to 6ght. and
had to think Of thaij for I was kicked
sshore most every day from the boat Of
Cspsain Smith. Who b nov my fashsr-in-
Lao. I hsd read Of Hysr and Sullivan.
and the great pusilis,s In New York. and
one day took my bundle and came to
the city. detcsmined to get . Aeht out Of
them. Il va st the Empire Clab. on
Park Row. where husted them Up
The 6rs, ssv vas Isaiah Rynders. . ia
mous political leader in them days. and I
went up to him. surrounded BY his erowd.
and r.id MIR. Ryndsss. I've come down
here from Troy to 6ght. I've got no mo.
ney. ba, I will 6ght for reputation. I
will 6gh, Mr. Hyer. or you. anybody you
can piek out. They just ell set on me at
osec. and gave me heating that made
ny head ache for three weeks. After
shs. l laid for them Individually. Said
I: 'Gentlemen. viii lick your crowd.
aud make you sckuowledge me IL !, takes
me years. I was poor - whsrf-ras.
aud could barely pick up food. bu, kep,
on the vharves. unloading steamers. work
ing With 'longshorcmen. aud getting beat
en- 20 often tha. I Was hardly evsr right
we'll. A long o. l was poor nobody
would do me the favor to 6ghs ne in the
ring. and I finally went to California in
the mining times to make q stake. There
I fought Thompson and whipped him.
and I returned tn New York wish sosac
reputation. The day landed I chal-
lenred Hyer to fight Tor $4,000 He
came round With Hill Poole to whip me
before I got out Of bed one morning. aud I
was 30 determined about il that they saw
I would not leave New York ,ill had that
belt. Finally I fought Sullivan at Bos-
ton Corners-the hardest Eight ever had
He was IN artist. and he broke my nose.
and cut me sli to pieces; bat I have al
ways known that could keep my legs
and stand up until any Of my opponents
we're worn out. That was nv calculation
with Heeu.n; endurance against strength.
Hyer could never bring to the scratch.
He had lost bis moral force. and never
would eight me. His friend Poole. - you
know. set on me With pack Of his friends.
and expected 70 bring me 20 near my end
that I would lose stomach for fair COM
bat.
'.Unable IN get any Of them to meet
me, married and went to business. All
st once Heenan came from California with
. reputation. and they said. Here 10 oar
man to give Morris.ey 6oeging At last
then declined TO fight. until vas wor-
ricd and set upon in aud out ofprint, and
finally they whipped my old father and
abused my family. Said I to my wife !:
Il can't live this way. I shall have to
ssh, ,hst man. Ny wife .aid. Yes. you
must 6ebt him. I went into training on
my fa,her-in-lsw's farm. Every effort
vaa made to bring the vbole sentiment ol
the United States up against me. You
cant tell how many years and how much
pain have had to bssr for that perfectly
unjust odium Of seeking TO challenge ~
Americaa - m Irishman.
MIR. Hcenau tied the -Ameriean col
ors 70 the ropes. and bis ecst. vheu be
took il o6. vss scsually lined With the
American Gag. I bad to laugh 10 his
fsce. He broke my uoes . second time.
and think be could strike the most pow
erful hlow # any man I ever saw; bat I
vcn the battle and closed them out.
followed him TO England 10 zee the 6ght
be had With Sayers. for BY this tine !
vas anesy q years Of perseeution. and [
wanted to ses the last man Of that old
Hyer coteris closed eus.r
Then the esilI powerful glsdiator rela-
ted bow he came to play cards BY profess
zion. "A prise-6ghser." he said. lean
graduate With no other avocation equal
to the start. I b,ve always played cards
more or less. Ny general reputation
smong Awericans. I felt. required me "a
do sometbiog TO start my boy. for whose
character live st present in great de-
gree. and l chased up the seat in Con-
errss. 20 a to be able 20 say: IT your
father did begin in the ring he wrote N
@. after bis name .'s-Car. Chicago 1fi-
bxae.