The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-07

an interest on. the part of the public
which it is not the province of The pres
ent article to explain. The fact must be
admitted, unpalatable as it is. 1t only
remains for the chrOnicler of passing
events to perform his duty Of telling
how it is done and who does it.
The art OF boxing, as it is in vogue at
! the present time, was first introduced
into London in 174O by James Broughton,
who is said to be the inventor OF the
| glove used in sparring ana boxing, and
who for nearly twenty years thereafter
was regarded as the most skillful pugi-
| list of his time. Broughton also was the
| pro- oprietor Of theater, where such ex-
hibitions were the chief attraction, and
| which was oftentimes witnessed by roy
atty itself.
The first pugilistlc encounter between
trained men which ever occurred in the
United States took place in the year
1916 between Jacob Hyer father of the
once famous Tom Hyer) and Tom Beas-
| ley, at which time Hyer had an arm
| broken, and the match degeGerating
into disgraoeful row, was declared q
| draw.
Several fights of a more scientific char
acter occurred afterward i'll this coun-
| =
OF Hyer and Yankee Sullivan in 1913;
that between Morrissey and Sullivan
soon after; between Morrissey and j. G.
Heenan in 1858 ,and Australian Kelly and
| Ned Price a year later; Collier and Ed
wards, who fought three times, Edwards
| winning each time; Allen and Davis (;
Heating and Hollywood; Allen and
Mike McCoole, and Chambers and Sed-
dens. For the last few years the prize
ring has lost considerable of the pres
| tige it once enjoyed, owing to the fact
that the frequent frauds upon the pub
| lie practiced by the managers of the
| "beroes," such as "thro wing" or selling
fight, have in too many instances been
resorted to, and exhibitions Of the art
have been made on the stages OF thea
ters In less sanguine way.
THE RULES
of the London "Prize Ring" under which
| contests are carried on in this country,
may be summed up briefly as follows;
The "ring" must be on turf, and formed
of square of twenty-four feet bounded
| by double line Of ropes attached to
eight stakes. The lower rope is two
feet and the upper four feet from the
ground. The choice of corners is de-
terminedby the toss of coin, the winner
of the choice choosing his corner
according to the state of the wind
and the position of the sun.
The loser takes the opposite
corner, and space is provided in each
corner tor the principal, his bottle
holder and seconds, who are allowed to
remain inside the inclosure when their
principal is waiting the thirty seconds
| which is allowed between the rounds;
at all other times the ring Is cleared Of
| all excepting the principals. The GUS
| tom of tying the colors to the stake in
the corner or the respective principals
| has been allowed to iall into dlsuse.
| The choice Of the man who is to act
as referee is left to each prin-
cipal, who is guided in this
most important matter by the advice OF
his seconds, baekers and umpire. In
case no referee can be agreed upon, the
| final stakeholder, who in the present
| case is sBlacky" Edwards, will name a
man or perform the dissgreeable duty
himself, and from whose decision there
Is no appeal. He watches all points,
decides all claims of "foul" fighting, and
in fact decides who Is to take the spoils
as victor.
The present match between Allen and
Goss was consummated at Col. Eph.
Hollands "Empire Saloon" on Fifth
street, near Vine, on the 18th OF last
May. The principals met and signed
an agreement to fight each other under
the following conditions:
To meet in twentY-lOur foot ring and
fight under the new rules of the London
Prize Ring, for the sum of So, 900, ofwhich
S. 800 Is to be staked by Goss and the
same amount by Allen. That on Thurs
day, September 7, 1876, they will meet at
a point to be selected by Col. Eph. Hol-
land, within hundred miles OF
have ten days notice OF the
place selected. Both parties to appear
i'll the ring between the hours Of and
10 A. N. on said day, at which time they
will make with Mr. A. F. Edwards, final
stakeholder, the final deposit Of $1,000
each. That if either OF the principals
tail to comply with all the forms OF the
agreement, he shall forfeit the money
placed in the hands OF the final stake
holder. In case of any interference by
the authorities, and the battle prevented,
the stakeholder shall name the time and
place for another meeting.
Soon after the articles were signed the
men were taken by Col. Holland before
Squire John Anthony, who bound them
in the sum of $500 each to keep the peace
in the State of Ohio for one year from
that date.
JOE GUSSs
When all was ready for the arduous
duties OF training for the battle, Joe
Goss took up his quarters at Col. Hol-
lands "Forest Home" handsome,
home-like resort situated ON the Groes-
beck Road, In the neighborhood OF
College Hill, and about mile east of
Spring Grove avenue, where, under the
personal supervision OF Jim Ousick, his
trainer, who, by the way, is the same
man who trained Heenan for his battles
with Morrissey, Sayers, and his first
fight with Tom King In England. Goss
is u native of Northampton, England,
where he was born in 1886. His height
is five feet nine inches, and when he
first arrived in this city TO sign the ar
ticles for the present match he weighed
two hundred and thirty pounds. BY
severe and systematic training, howey-
er, he has done away with all his super
hu0us flesh, and now. when stripped, has
got little below his fighting weight,
which is one hundred and sixty-tive
pounds. He has for the last few days
been accompanied in his walks by