National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-16
STORY OF TIE PUGILISTS


NHI .-NAN - LIIl-4-A " we illu 49,
sent to join the vessel q Port a. Prince, san
Domingo. soon after ! atoned FOR Killing The
negro By saving mans llfep
'sln what way. Frofes7orl1
.sWe were crossing the gulf stream 70 Bef-
mula, and Were saneht IN . terrible gale and hsd
our paddle box blown aUay, and 4 man Was
blown overheard. Seeing him near the stern q
the vessel, sprane over, carrying rope With
NE, and with tie aid or It saved his lie. Soon
alter I was landed IN Halifax, and from themes
walked 20 Boston-a distsnes o. i've hundred
mileEn
eWe takB It You found business II BoslonfD
"Yes. by reputation e. 3 sparrer had pre-
cedsd me. had . sst-to with Billy Evanl II 1854
and after twenty minutes OF hard work be was
laid up fer three days. Charley Godfrey was
present On that occasion. After travelling through
the country giving exhibitions vas matched II
Boston to nght VIM BlaekWood Tor $500 side.
He did net come 70 time, ard $50 was forfeited.
During the year Of 1855 I run slx races, winning
all. The year 1854 vas Spent b similar way, and
81 1855 was matched. with Larry Hysr brother
| Of Tom Hyerl to rm race and DO nine puts IN
one hour, for d, 900 side, which won, and the
same year won the Championship OF America Ia
. race on the Cambridge course.
HIfWe rseollect thisEas about the tina Of your
fight with FordfH
at Has year before. Twas sick with thsfsFsr
to hght Barney Ford, Of Boston, for 600 side.
In nineteen minutes Ford was nearly blind and
terribly cut up. Just then the fevsr came on, aud
i was rendered poWerless, and for this reason the
fight was given to him. / could never get him 20
try It again. Following this ] Fun Important
races 1t different places, winning goblets and
BELTS On one occasion vas matched to run for
the championship Of the United States, . half
mile, against Billy Barlow, Of New York. the one
o1,o rfr A.
got my time on trial race, and thea preferred
forfeiting t25e. This caused hard feelings be-
tween Mr.. Frank Queen, editor Of the New York
Clipper. sDd myself. Mr.. Queen was one OF Bar
lows hackers"
allow did you come to get the title OF profss-
sorf"
AFTER the Barlow affair issued q challenge
to fight any one In the country Al 40 pounds for
$500 to $1,000 stating It should stand FOR four
weeks, and II not accepted that Intended to re-
tire. It was not. Then, after being In the min
strel business awhile, opened . saloon IN Bos-
ton for teaching the art Of sslEdslenee, and once
week Invent over to Cambridge college 70 teach
the students. There they gave me she title Of
professor
! lsYou were acquainted with Ned Priesq"
At seconded Ned Price In his great mill with
Joe COburn. That fight took place on ths IL Of
May, 1855, at SIN Pond near Boston. This sight
originated On account Of the fsad between myself
and Barney Ford. Ooburn was seconded 81 I,ofd
and James Laferty Price was then about Is,
feet 10 inches high, snd weighing les pounds.
CobnTn stood feet ~ iuehes, and Weighed 15s
pounds. They had only four days training.
This tremendous fight lasted through 100 rounds
and 200 minuteA Darkness came, and the tight
ended in draw. II was one OF the best fights
that ever Was.o
'what fighter is It who Is called the Star Of
the Eastf"
att is Barney Aaron. was his second Ssptem-
Der q, 1857, IN his light with Johnny Moneghsn.
II took place near Providence. Eighty rounds
were fought when Monaghan had 20 give up.n
"ATe you acquainted with Mr.. Morrissey 70
sOh, yes; have known him long and well, and
when sick he has been very kind to me- 7 finished
his training for him previous to his great encoun-
ter with John q. Keenan,. That fight took place
the 2Oth Of October 1855 for " 500 side, ct Long
Point island, Canada, Atthe slossof the eleventh
round Heensn vas carried insonsIbloto Ms eornar.
Keenan, IN the nrst round strue > 81 lrs snd badly
damaged two q hIs k1ueklss.F rf1f qi
''Did youkn Heenan's Wifef''
t.You mean Adah Isaacs Menken. Yes, cften
met her. Hesnan was the Idol she Worshiped.
That beautiful woman cared for nothing 30 much
IS 70 get with those who knew her husband aud
TO hear them talk about him. She would smoke
her cigar with the rest and open bottle amer bot
tie Of vine. She never tired o. treating her hus-
bands friends. His second wife was also very
much devoted TO him. He accumulated good
deal Of money, and died wealthy"
Sat what age should man retire rom, the
Tingf'' ~ aia q y .siiiss
eIfhe enters It young he ought 10 retire By the
time he is thirty. He may hold out tn ne is
thtrty-fEe, but after that the eye becomes dim
and the wind short, and sil the powers OF endnr-
ancs are beginning 70 get their receipts IN full.
AZ rule, in England boys Wno grow up % be
| professionals commence boxing BY the time they
are fourtesn. From twenty-five to tWsnty-slghi
they are In their prime AFTER that It q best for
them to engage IN other buslness.n ~
i'And from what race do most Of the modern
fighters springfn
"liostly from the Anglo-Saxon. M. MoIisssy
Is Of Irish descent, and at very early age came
to Troy. Mr.. Keenan, was born st Troy, I'd Of
May, 1885. Mf. Price was born In London. Mr..
Coburn Is Of Irish descent. Mr.. COllyer claims q
/ French ancestry. Edwards and Chambers arc
both English. Yankee Sullivan Is Of Irish do
scent, and Tom Hyer was . native American
The Lazarusss are Of Jewish descent Of course
but strict inquiry VIII prove that nearly al prise
/ fighters were born somewhere IN England
''Of all fighters whom do you regard As tn
bestfn
ave no hesitation in saying that Tom Sayer
Is the best man who ever lived. He combines in
the greatest degree strength, science and endur
ance. Clever with hands and body, he could d.
| most anything. He would last. Now, HeenaT
could not. The latter for q few rounds could 6gh
with terrific force, and then he vas used up
Simply as 9 sparrer, Johnny Walker was the bes
man ever known in England, bat he was hardl,
| trustHorthy-he would sell his tights. By tn
way, in speaking Of the old EnglIsl
/ prfEs-6ghters I ought to have mentioned
Jack Randall, the Nonpareil. There Is
story Of an English preacher, who from hi
pulpit once said: i dare say you'd all pay TO pei
. boxing match between Turner and Randall
and yet yon don't like 70 pay to see pitched bat
tie between me and BeelEebub. On, my friends
many hard knock and many cross buttocl
have given the black bruiser for your sakel
Pull, do pull on these gay garments ofmammon
| strike the devil q straight blow, and darker hi
spiritnal daylightsS At him msnfully, and II
be your bottle-hoIder. I ask nothing but th
money, which hope you viii not forget befor
you 20, He was one Of England's most accom-
plished boxers, and was champion .from 1893 t
1870
aBut, Professor, yoa are losing Digit Of yopl
self againi"
.ewell, I vas IN the show business, and piayel
IN all the principal theatres. In 1854 went {
UsIlfsrnis, under Thomas Maguire's patronage
while in California visited AL its prineipa
towns; spared With Johnny Walker, At Ma
guire's opera house; with Scotty, Of New York
at Virginia City, and with Harry Grbben, snd d
Grass valley, Nevada, with Nat rraeyi Will
there was matched 70 do my ninoputs for q, ooc
and Won.n
ssWhat are those nine putsfp
ssThey consist in these feats, and beg leave 4
| say that few men In the world can accomplish
them; First, walk half mile; second, run. one
mile; third, run q eoach-Wheel one mile; fourth
run WhesIbarroW half mile; hfth, run half
mile and jump SIX hurdles, three feet six niche
high; Eixth, hop my yards on ons leg; seventh
pick up thirty stones one yard apart and bring
each back 70 the place Of startingi eighth, picl
up thirty eggs one yard apart with mOutl
without letting knees touch the ground, bringing
each back to the place Of starting; ninth, throv
twenty se.pound weights over head with on.
hand-all to Be accomplished within one hour.
have repeEtediy done Il, and can do Il agaiu."
rWhere did you 60 from Calif5rniaf
81 len with Wilson's circus On the schoone
Alice Tor Austfalia. When Oh Rosa Tonga. nea
the Fiji Islands, the Alice was wrecked. Ijumpel
overheard on the coral feefs. and when near ID
shoso the natives seized ne. They were hne-look
ing men, though perfectly naked. Ioould under
stand that they designed 70 make breakfast Q
ne and were particularly jolly over the prospect
A missionary came along. however, and saved N.
LIE; vas taken TO his hdt where Istaid al night
The natives stood over and famed ne. The mil