, 1875-05-17
Tho Ftsttc Encounter Between Al1.,.
and Rookie,
Thomas Explains Why He = t::.s::-
ldcnt Of Victory.
Principally Because ne T:'::;a,' "" :
tho Better y /.
O'I.enry Begins .'lotaer " ak
Again +; g.

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he EXPECTS to \ y. .,cN hl'- 4: III 10
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80 o:7i4.r RING.
.t.tn n rnnrr r,
&, III ~. ,.s.s.a =. ,r,n.
ur -, -. "1hn t:,"hs tnso y, A.. J nn,r,,,o
.;m - 41oo, "'oo' " ~ 'a's 49," s....''
cehtaiAR she l.ioW'hH III feleccncs ~ tue lottH-
coming mill Dotwcon Rookc and Allens
A ntc1,t or two Hiucp tho sporting reporter Of
tho Giobe and i genslcmat, having ti1c .ppo,r.
nuce Of q IAnk President wars seated together
at a table IN q rc4r fooin Of "Ihe Champion .
Heat" From tho surroundings, 1t wns evidently
tho horre OF pug,lRt. a steel engraving Of
Joe Co.'s, III ring costume anl fighting attitude.
tho al England Eleven At tho Oral, and on The
other BY ri excellent portrait Of tito proprietor
hnsolf, Bohi,I tho bar werc serrral gold
lcad.d canep. massive silver goblet and a
msmmoth gold belt, P, ,oc!a'tning for isaolt tlat
1In 1t was wl.o couvetted with tho renotter.
Few woull suspect that tho porso,ngo at-
tired III Ec1toctly fitting black coat
and vest, lavender pantklooos and
filh las neat necktts. AND immaculate
linen, was none other than Tom Allen. tue fa-
1nou knight of iho lives, On tho little finger Of
his loft "duf;c bvnrklcd a valuable diamond.
Tho brohen no.o md searrod f.asuten al"a,s s
coupled wiili pnBtllst'B AppearlucD Wern inies-
Ing. thus teuotinR that science lad ke1t tha faco
we'll protected IN bis nauieroun battles. Ton, Is
hot only magnificent specimen Of physical man-
hood. bnt IL handaome. othcrwlso.
Ehs reporter had called to interview him IN re-:
gard ta the approaching ~ mill with Roolse, md
have Chat Oil ring matters generally. Did ho
obirct?
'.NDt in Tic least"
Tbs repy being co'rteona. the conditions Of
Tho battlo we,o fret discussed, md 1t was apcer-
laincd that tho fight comes on On the 18th OF
lun", within 60 hilca OF Ttttsburg, and is for
El,50o side.
"wnAr1 GAVE RISE TO THE siAIcu3"
lengcd the IN tho New yu,k papers, aud tnen
vent around giving exhibitions and announcing
on Ills bills that ho won1l tight Tom Allen. lie
also stated that l challenged Joo CobuEu be-
cause knew ho would not fight me. Ills org-
nal Challenge was for -, 5do1 side. and got 10
hear Of It through Arthur Chambera. Although
! had determined tu qntt the ring this bl1stcr
annoyed me. aud authorized Arthur to cover
tho deposit, They mot ut Harry Hills, IN Now
wanted to reduce tho Btakes to $1,000 q si1a.
We wouldn't accommodate him at thie. but
Chambers for giving Rookie his own way in osrry-
thing olsc, but Arthur aatd not to lot tho b!oLe
out q IT,
"Will thoro bo any e1cnrHon?"
mo. 1iooko wanted one, but wouldn't hayo
It unless al tue money went to tho uinncr,"
''Who IL this Rookie, any bows"
ale II Of 1rish descent, aud. like myself, was
born In Iir.ninRhntn. We woro bosn together.
Ho IL about 3i yeara OF age, one year older 1t,uu
myhclt. lie is pretty clever With tho gloves, bnt
bless your soul, Gloyea ia nothing to 70 by. Hc
can't iight above 10 lso. Let them tatlsn lin, as
they pIoaso. He llna nevcs licked any frst-ciats
man. Why, Collins, tho Cast-Ison Man, aud
Rocky Moorp, both noricen, heat him. jack
Madden whipped Collins In ten minutes over the
rIp
"How long will 1t tako you to uso him np2"
~ shall lick him III ten or fifteen mliir1tcs
I'm M clever III lie il, aud it stands to eason
that ,nau 10 pouulu lisf.ler than NO. viii! lcus
boody Turl. sud 1isIs I4,n IL tla usi,io col Of tic tic
ring. Bet you bottle Of wino be 3nn't La7o his
hands up two eeconds TIL Tn as him. He's 10
nGrrow. yoN hce, that rhump III tho ribs will
make hitn sick. III hit him Tlcro nit Hogan,
1t makes tllem treulble all oyur. Il you lit
man below tle bolt Il don't hurt INN at aiI, but
just nbove 1t is tho npot, eApeclAily for narrow
man. I'm 10 thlca 10 can't hurt me, and know
nun 10 bent bigger QUO, especially At my weight
oven il ho don't kisoH tn,,rh,'s
"What do sou suppose iulurol Rookie 10 n.,e
tho match I"
"IAey had 1t ln New York that was "a fat ~
prixo hog, aud couldn't rot in condition. Ije
though. to get away with h.s bl1n, md on ths
ozhitions. Ii ct hi,n In tI,s rins es got ts
uEut, oven II II for Tan, OplY. l mont blYa
nv trouLlo for nothing ''
s.As usual, you ara t4e picture OF hcalth,
nov M yn1I rrrf. ~
"Neyor WIS 0o!tor it NV iifo. I'M as hard oa
door-na,In. I1ayo reftncch niyna1f hv urolinun.rv
o5erclso from, 225 to 1D Dou,,ds uIseay n,,J ,s,l
AgAt ut about l7O pounds, / hayon't Ind a eicI.
div Biuca ca1uo to 81. i,ot,ia et rcurn s@. eauA
aud could lick wholo street fuii Of st,sl, nj % ~
now. m I cuuld timu. I coneiler rnrseiS yonnt.'
or to-day tLau I was then. Yon seo i nns a miHF1
Tnnu faln,r jn fins" ,,ava hmt a e. 1oe, Ma.u
ateady hince my ,narrlurn Envcr jrsn;s ,u,J .n:.
ti,inr hut l,,cr nui uln in nv iifo Kaon 49,,
Lourn. aud uaturnlIy am in st,lenflt, cssdfieo, a
Feel tlcm tnusclet." said Allen atraientcnn,..
out hia lsr.
ri. ,iish and catf uoro assurot,,v a. h.r,, :.
metal, cs,Is;na lilo uows,anar mai n wt,,aas as
y;Lcrn tic uter twenty n,u,t,f1s NJ snnarjno,,s
lesI wnrc to cu,no rom i'0''>'' ~ e"pe'aaoue
t.w1,cn In M, ipnvn for pt+a,,ro 81, o,,,,,
uo,i tho rcn",tnr ~ ~As'0'1'6 soo'""
trcEcn,s mnats NGx ~; ,,,taa. u r. aaso .1@n'ng at
Thsts nv old ro5m;n M .,ro wrouna 1n,, tIs,u, q oe
~ r,tisi,, ~ ~ Va,H1e elnas, 's1,, ouny am .soWel
y. 'ttsoa9G; n"u 1oull nuuncAy WiA i0ok alter