The New York herald., 1876-09-08

twenty ono rounds In 81 minutes, Goss Was beaten
Goss appearance In the prize ring previous to the
present occasion with his present adversary. Tom
Allen The fight took place in the Bristol DISTRICT
March g. 1857. for fl00 sde and after lighting thirty
four rounds In three rings occupying H. b2m, night
came on and tho fight declared draw He arrived
In New YORK April last and May challenged Allen
to fight There prompt acceptance the result Of
which is the present encounter.
Tom Allen bora in Birmingham, England, in l84l
and 10 therefore thirty nve years ola His hgnts have
been quito numerous, the important OF which
herewith noted. de beat Rose for f25 sde l40 lba,
In shs Home Circuit. January 2S 1894, ten rounds be-
Ing iought IN 20 minutes J. Parkinson and Tom then
met, for EOS SIDE near Wolverhampton, each weigh
ing 100 lbs Aftor hghtng eleven rounds, In 70 min
keep appointment made by reorce Allen received the
stakes Tom then fought 'Posh" Price, Els side,
snS. SoVsmSor "a Isl isss Price having had himself
arrested the stakes were awarded 10 Allen. ON March
g. 1867 he me. Goss, the struggle resulting IN draw
AZ fully noted In the sketch Of Joe's life herewith Tho
samo year Allen emigraied 10 this country arriving In
New York July al HIS nrss public appearance In
America the Stadt Theatre this city, sum-
Soon after he found hts way westward, and on
January II, 1869, again got into his old business,
1y meeting B,ii Davis on Chateau Island % near 81
whipped. In sh's battle $4,000 were a. stake rhe
same year. February 2a Charley Gallagher and Tom
rather summariy settled Allen In two rounds, occupy
Ing only minutes The stakes wero 81, 900 side.
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looking toward another battle In tho prize ring
the authorities took him into custody, and
In that State Tor twelve months In the following
month, June Is, Allen fought Nike AcCooL Fosters
Island, near st. Louis, Tor 81, 900 side There
wore nine rounds fought, occupying l3 minutes,
when the ropes were cut and the ring broken In
~ MGcSors S enS & o dssmsp .Sa Sscson
UNJUST instituted SUIT Tor tho recovery OF his money
Again Charley Gallagher and Tom met in the squared
sk EAceav 10 lei
$500 . side, whom, after lighting eleven rounds
In 26 minuioS the referee declared 1t draw.
Allen very busy looking for fight about this tme
and he managed, after some negotiation, 70 get on
another match with Mike McCool, November TO-
1862 being set as the day.
money Isl, 900 sideA when there was hitch re.
sarding the final stakeholder None could be agreed
upon and the match, In consequence, fell through.
Jem Mace having arrived in America meanwhile. and
being upon business inclined, Alien and he signed
articles agreement fight Tor ST. 500 side and the
10, 1870 whom Jem polished OF his antagon's!
In active style In ten rounds. occupying "A
began looking for other game, and James
G. Gallagher, hearing Of , Ss wishes no no
81 900 $780, These conditions being satisfactory
the up before each other November 1870,
near St Louis when Alien whipped his opponent tn, IN
publicly declared that he had entered the ring tor the
last time the summer OF 1873 he again arranged
same year, ON Chateau Island, near ST. LOUIS Mike
being badly whipped in nine rounds occupying 20
shortly ate. cbnso this Dss a. ssnea Ss1
matters being adjusted to that end they left st. LOUIS
October 2S TO select the ground and try conclusions
each with the other. The Illinois authorities inter-
fcred and arrested the principals together with seve
raj OF the more prominent outsiders Bonds were
given they were liberated. Subsequent negotiations,
however, caused Hogan and Allen TO meet IN tho ring
a. Pacific CITY, seventeen miles from Council Bulls.
struck Hogan q foul blow. This was the signal for
trouble, and knives and pistols being drawn the ring
doned Since thai time Allen has been keeping a sa
loon in St. Louis where he was residing when he &C
cepted Goss' challenge
The following were the articles OF agreement cnterod
into by the principals
make this joint agreement at the city Of CINCINNATI
the presence OF the witnesses whose names are at
tachsd 70 meet in twenty loot ring Gar sna hsSs h
OF Dve thousand dollars ($5 OO0) Of which Two
thousand five hundred dollars to be stakod
by Joseph Goss and two thousand five hundred dollars
($2, 600) by Thomas Allen
SIN pursuance of this the said Thomas AlIon has
placed ive hundred dollars l$5oo) IN the hands Of
1--WE hundred dollars ($500) in the hands OF Ephraim
Holland.
A. +. Edwards, in whose hands they this day trans
ferred the sums OF i've hundred dollars ($5oo from
Allen and Goss above mentioned
'sThey agree that on Thursday September Z. 1876,
they will meet at point TO be selected BY Ephraim
Holland within log miles Q, sne Guy ~ o. aron
Holland days notice OF the place selected Both
parties to appear IN the ring between the hours Of six
and ten A NJ, on Thursday, September ], 1919
.'They agree that Monday, August Z 1875, bofore
six O'Clock p. NJ, they will make with Mr.. A. F. Ed
wards final stakeholder the Anal deposit OF thou
sand dollars 81, ,0OO) each.
s'They agree that either of the principals who shall
fail to comply with all the terms Of this agreement
shall forfeit the money he may have placed In the hands
Of the Stockholders.
iThoy further agree that H.. upon meeting on tho
grounds selected they shall fail after half hour Of
elliott alter the ring shall be ready to agree upon
referee then the final stakeholder, A. r. Edwards
shall name the referee, and the fight shall 60 under
ain case Of any interference by the authorities that
may prevent tho battle At the time aud pace designated
the stakeholder shall name the time and place Tor
other meeting. "TOM ALLEN.
JOE GOSs.
..witness for Allen. f. g. Glligan. Witness for
"CIxciNSATI May IL, 1876"
oFPxRED AND rAKYN
During the time the men were being dressed Joe
Goss walked over TO Tom Aliens and offered TO
bet him 81, 900 on the result THIS accepted, and
the money placed In Eph Hollands hands: 81, 900
more was offered to 5000 bu. this was moi taken
Many other bets made around the ring side the
most OF them at even The preiminares having been
arranged py the selection OF umpires and the seconds
having taken their principals 10 tho centrc OF the rng
general handshakns took place The referee ordered
every person out OF the ring save the lighters and
then told the latter to be ready for
THE FIGHT
ROUND LAT seventeen minutes to eight the men
shook hands, and went to their corners " await the
call OF time. Then Goss moved up ~ the high ground
to be equal footing with Allen. The men spared
for an opening here for few minutes, when Goss
broke and ran around into Aliens corner. After
sparring and fentng for iew moments there Joe
again shifted and went to tho other sdo OF tho ring.
Allen was entirely on the defensive and would
not lead on, although Goss several times
invited him. Allen looked very serious
while Goss was smiling apparently at his own tactics.
He second time ran around TO Toms corner and
again spared away for an opening After few mo-
mons Joe changed again 10 the other side OF the ring,
shiftY when Tom.
opening led of, and as he did Joe with him,
and they countercd each other In tho face with left
hands, Tom reaching Goss' lips and Goss getting on
Toms neck. Then there was more shifting, and Goss
again around 10 Toms corner Thoy then cracked
away At each other, Goss getting above the be-
the eyebrows, and Allen the side OF the head.
They then closed, and hard hitting right and left took
place the side OF each others head but little mis-
chief was done, when Goss, getting Alion his hip,
threw h i'm and fell on him. Trst blood claimed
aud allowed for Allen, As Joe's lips showed nis of