The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1874-08-22
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toutsns.dsrse sf tAe Chicago rribane.
l went down to John Mcrrissey's
club house last night He va 1t
lel1ars and communicative. ~
vent 70 New York." he said. -
stout lad, determined 70 fight. and
10 isht the biggest man that could
b (bund. There wss nothing ]
eould think Of but 10 fight. aud
had b think Of that; for ! was kick
q ashoes 'most every day nom the
boat oe Capt Smith. who y nov
NJ Athes.in-law. / had read Of
IHyes and Sullivan, and the great
pueillsts In New York, and one day |
/ took my bundle and came to a.
city. determined 70 get . light out
q them. Il was at the Empire
Club, on Park row, where ! hunted
them up. Tho first ! saw was
Isaiah Ryodsrs. . famous political
| leader In them days, and I went up
| % him, surrounded BY his crowd.
and said: 'Nr. Ryndsrs, I've come
down here ftom Troy 70 fight I've
ept no nonsy, but I will Aght fOr
reputation. I nght Mr.. Hyer. Or
| you, or anybody you oan pick out
They al Just sst on mo At oncs. and
gave me = beating that made my
head ache for three weeks. Afeer
that I laid for them individually.
] Said I; Gentlemen, I will lick
your crowd, and mako you ac-
) | knowlsdgs me. II Il takss me- ysan.'
I was poor ~ . wharf rat, and csuld
barely pick up my food bat I KEPT
on the wharvss, unloading steam
! err, working with 'lonsshorsmen
> and getting beaten % ooosn thAs
{ was hardly ever right well. Al
0 long u I was poor nobody would .
]. me The favor 70 fight mo in th'
! ring, and ! finally went to CaliiOs
d uia In The mining unss 70 make
r | stake, There I fought Thompeo'
i end whipped him, and lrseurne
i n New York with some reputation
b The day I landed I challenged Hys
9 | 70 Aght lOs 9lo.ooo. He came roun
= with Bill Poole 10 whip me before
10 ut out Of bed one morning, and
10 was % determined about it th'
ID they cav I would never leave Ne
~ | York TN I he'd that belt. Finall
hs I fought Sullivan at Boston O.
y ners-the hardest fight I ever hi
be He was an artist, and he broke n
II noee, and cut me oil to pieces; b
to I have always known that I oot
he keep my legs and stand ny un
". any Of my opponents wese wa
=. out. That was my calculation wi
{ . Heenan; endurance agail
he strength. Hyer, I meyer COZ
Ech bring N the scratch. lle had Il
O." his moral force, and never wo'
ter fixht me. His friend Poole, as
vill know, sst on me with pack Of
: Of friends, and expected to bring
de- 20 near my end that would ]
stomach for . fair contest.
"Unable tn get any Of then
=, ne. meet me, I married and wen
'un business. All at once Heel
'lo- came from California with . n
ing tation, and they said, Here y
s' svo man to give NorrissV > fiogl
SIN. At last I then declined to n
~su until I was worried and set upc
=. and out IT print, and nnally
!! ye' whipped my old father and ab'
! 1p my family. Said I to my wife
~. can't live this way. l shall J
'.s. saio 70 fight that man. My wife .
" 'Yes, you must nght him. II
W. w. into tsaining on my iAthor-in.l
or ~. I,rm. Every effort was mad
~. S bring the whole sentiment Of
} ;. ~. United Etsses up against me.
:. -, - can't tell how many years and
WI much pain 1 have had 70 be'
-. a. that perfectly unjust odiu'h Of
-. -. Ing To challsnge at Americ
' an Irishman. Mr.. Heenan
~, The American colors to the
'e.pe and his coat, when No took
NV, n.u was actually lined with the
u"''' rican flag. had ~ laugh
= . fhce. He broke my nose . ,
:. : - = time, and I think he could
-, -, 4. the most powerful blow Of an,
j. ~, =, , ever saw but I won the
'.A and closed them out. I fol
~. Z ~ him 10 En1lsnd to sse the d
~. i. -. he'd with eayers; lbr BY THU
!. - 1 was angry At theesan ofpe
y ~. ~ ton, and ] wanted 70 zee u
~, VII !. man Of that old Hyer coterie
~. 49,. out"
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