The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-14
MEETING OF ALLEN AND GOSs.
They Talk Like Old Friends-Anxious TO Set
tie the Draw Of Nine Years AGO.

Joe Co.'S renohed this city yesterda,

Joe Goss reached this city yesterday,
registered at the Grand Hotel, and Immediately
walked around to the Empire saloon on Fifth
street, where he met his antagonist OF the past
and Of the future, Tom Allen They took seats
opposite each other at a table, and after rcceiv
ing quite a number of callers who were intro
duced nv Eph. Holland, were soon deep In a
friendly talk over old times and present pros
pccts. They are very much alike In size, shape,
and weight They arc both formidable men
large, heavy, and strong twO-handcd hitters
and II they get at work ia dead earnest in
i Ing they VIII maj bsre t tgirg ns nS. SI s
friends who have seen him fight and know what
he amounts to, and will bet money on him.
Jack brown, the horse sharp, who was very In
Innate with Goss In England, will bet his money
on him. Jack says he'll never sell another
widows horse II Goss don't win"
Allen continues to spar at the National every
evening. Goss was introduced there last even
ing. After the show last night Goss and Allen
three honrs sat there, drinking and smoking. and
chatting and chaihng, receiving people lucky
enough to get introduced and surrounded all
the time by crowd OF people curious TO see
them and hear them talk They both use the
slang and peculiar PRONUNCIATION or the people
thlrty-six now, and Goss not quite thirty-nlne.
Both are inclined to badness, Allen more than
GOss. GOss Is inclined to be reserved ana digni-
fled but now and then his broad face broadens
out In a vast smile, and his eyes, ever SO much
Ike Jem Mace's, flash WIN meIrnent. lie
the far-on look OF the liuns but they are full OF
slumbering fire, and scintllate suddenly with
gerous eyes for an antagonist to,look into they
are 10 deep, 80 alert, and 80 dead IN earnest.
13ss SITS very straight Ia his ehair, while he
with an Idea that he has been accustomed To
being lionized. lie has a huge chest and shout
dcrs, "A comparatively small hand. ana an awful
grip. lie and Allen appeared to be on fair terms
last night. addressing each other as Tom and
Joe, and joking over old times.
once something occurred to remind Goss OF n
rclOit he had heard of remark Allen was said
70 have made about their hght IN England. lie
denounced II AS a lie, and seemed Inclined To get
angry about 1t. Allen remarked that he could
not he held accountable for what newspapers
said; he was not going around misrepresenting
auynody. 6Oss said he didht know how IL was
IN this country; he had been here only three
weeks liut he didn't want any bloody lies told
about him. Allen snid he was not responsible.
and then he added significantly wen settle
all that pretty soon" GOss rctored that he had
come out for that purpose and then stated that
he didn't want to accuse Allen Of any wrong.
Then everybody took u drink Of course. While
thi. talk was going on. an ominous stiffness pre-
vailed In the crowd around.
Allen is unlike GOss IN his manner. He moves
about good deal, and l. more talAatiNe. Both
had their noses broken; Allen says this Is the
iirst time he has met Goss since they fought, to
"a draw, In England, nine years ago. lie appears
10 he glad u an opportunity now, To lght that
draw" to finish lie states that Guss has
not fought since that time, while lac has fought
Aliens benefit will occur tonight, at the Ma
tional. There will be plenty Of sparrng be
tween amateurs and professionals, ino luding "a
set-tu 10y Allen and Professor koCbuCk. GOss
will probably lie there also.
To-day the fighters viii sign articles OF agree
ment for the " mill. and arrange all prelimina-
rles. Goss VIII soon return last TO resume n ;
spairng with Mace ia Cushngs Circus. He
wal finish his engagement, and then 30 into
training.
CINCiNNATI, May l3.-Artices OF agreement
were signed Yesterday between Tom Allen and
Joe Goes. binding them to n-ht for $50 a siue
and the Championship OF America. Oh toe 9TH VI
September next, within lOJ miles of this city.
biily Edwards was selected as stakeholder and
Ne
money previously poster, makes SjUVO VI tie
take money already up.