The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-12
HOW IT WAS ARRANGED
To Be Fought Within One Hun
dred Miles of Cincinnati
A Purse of Five Thousand Dollars To Go
TO the Winner.
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1876.


The nstic champion OF America, and Joe Goss the
champion of En- gland has in great measure revived
public interest the oil self defence late years
of the prize nghtsh have been arranged the
sole purpose OF taking in the public the gate money
the proceeds of excursion tickets, &c, and seldom
have any of the encounters occurred although in sew
cral notable instances scrub fights taken place
and than bloody and darkcned optic has
been the result.
Allen who is the hero OF twenty battles the TWEEN.
ty-iour foot ring, waited upon this evening by
representative OF the HERALD OF learning
latest about the match. Mr.. Allen expressed him.
self rs willing TO be interviewed, saying that he had
often been put through process always out
unframed
How canc you be the Champion of America ~
inquired the correspondent.
by hard lighting IT, answered he sand II you
have time and hear about them will
tell you OF the battles in which have participated
''My first fight, said he settling down to task
and wipng the copious IRON his forehead twas
with Jack White, IN Birmingham district Old England
stood feet ~ inches then in my stocking feet and
was made up in proportion. beat JACK 10 rounds
the hnht lasting 50 minutes, Tor 60 side. II was in
April 1861, nghng at 1872 pounds. Then in tho Juno
follow ny and defeated Morris Connor, alias Wag-
ncr, for a stake Of IS. The fight lasted 80 minutes
aud we fought % rounds my weight then being / ~
pounds--ten stone
.My next encounter with Jack Gold for fl5
side, and also In Birmingham district, England
The light was on January 10, 1862, and We had Tor
hour and minutes, lighting % rounds. defeated
him a very pretty fight Then | whipped
Bill Hail. Tor fl0 side, in IL rounds, occupy
ing 40 minutes so tar had n pretty successful rum
but in the next fight was beaten | met Posh Price
May IS, 1862, and was whipped by him in IL rounds
covering 30 minutes. THIS $40 side. Follow
| an
January "a 1864, 500 beng the stake The light lasted
but - minutes, 10 rounds being fought | had been
beaten SO badly by Price IN 1s6. that laid on the
shci until then. Then met with another defeat
beng beaten by Bob Smith, 1.-THE black, near Liver.
pool. on May Il OIL the year. This was a long
hard fight, lasting hours and AZ minutes We fought
ITO rounds ON June Is 1866 met and defeated Jack
iarkerson, $50 side stake lighting rounds IN II
minutes Then, November IS Fosh Price
Birmingham, IN 10 rounds lasting = hours and
minutes. On June ID 1865. beat George Isles sthe
giant Tor ESQ, in Commute hight of IL rounds
This exactly one year from the time whipped
Jack Patterson, made three fights that won IN
twelve months. Ny next fight with Joe Coss, the
man | am to fight with again in September This was
Tor tho championship OF the middle weights OF Eng
land. The fight was Tor zoo a side. We fought 81
rounds hour anu 81 minutes, but 1t declared
draw," darkness having set and being able
TO finish. This March 8, 1867. Joe then
twenty years OF and fought at 10 lbs
My height had Increased nom my rst light to live
ten inches and halt. The battle Wales, near
Caroin never met him again IN England 10 LETT the
country.
IogREspoxpKSr-whcn did you tins country?
ALIEN landed here on july -, 1867. Ny mrs, hight
this country with Br DAVIS January l., 1859,
81. LOUIS Mo-, Tor $1,000 side We fought orty
ioriy minutes. He fell down every round,
thus rested twenty minutes out OF the forty. 1
beat him lighting at l6C pounds on February IL 1869,
met was beaten by Charley Gallagher
TOMS. This iglt also Tor 81 900 side.
terribly whipped IN the second round three
You see he got in chance uiow completely knocked
me out oi time. IL Was quick night, ana altogether
too quick Tor me. ihen fought Nike McCool Tor the
championship AmerIea tor 5000 SIDE, June 10,
1864. We nad fought but eight rounds, fourteen
minutes when some OF McCoos trends broke IN he
ring ana stopped the fight Tnis was near st. Louis,
Also. Charley Gallagher IN twenty minutes,
uilccn rounds, for y, 600 siac on August - 1862
Tha. year they kept me goins all the time was next
iencl the : 900 thar lie had put up.
On May 10 1870, was beaten 10y Jem Mace near New
Orleans IN eleven rounds, occupying fouy-iour MN
utcs he put my shoulder out IN the tenth round and
mad To stop Tins Was Tor - 900 My next Gu
counter was w-cn whipped Jam Gallagher, near 81
Louis. Nov. To- 1870, stalking 0Ov 20 has $500.
Tue ngnt lasted twenty three minutes, twelve rounds
oclns fought Then. September %, 1876,
Nike McCool, near 81 Louis, Tor 5000 n side We
lougnt nineteen ROUNDS IN eight minutes. Then went
10 omaha, wnerc whipped Ben osen 81 900 side.
hit nun ia the stomach ana broke INN III two he
had plenty o. money ANA only fought Tor reputation.
was next matched TO nsat George oRoarSe Tor
$l,5Ul The nght TO take place near Pittsburg
June %, 1873 Rourke did put appearance
aud got in the ring and claimed lnc money but he
pleaded the gamblers act aGd sued Tor his money. |
olly rot what put up
CONSEQUENTLY winning the above battles,
then, you claim 4, the champion. OF America!
ALLkx-Yes III was enOagh 20 make one cham ion.
Soon alter that ISSUED a Challenge 10 hght any in
England and that was The cause The coming match
Joe Goss accepted and arrived in this country in
ApriI We met IN Cincinnati recently and deposited
$500 each with Backy Edwards, Of that city.
The hight is TO be Tor s5,OouS 800 side-and IS 10
take place September Jack Madden, who has trained
all OF my lights Will tram me, and no is now
"a. lam, N.f. Nvf hunHi In 1
81 Louis, but under The laws OF Missouri VIII
not be allowed 10 Train there. lwi, therefore, train
IL Cincinnati have been engaged OF late IN the sew
rrsl cities the theatres and under engagement
a fhllaiclpnla hsSt week. This evening viii
give sparns hbiiion with Madden IN this city.
FROM tnc 20 New York, then TO Providence
ana Boston, amt then TO hard work, TO get myself in
conditlon want 70 show myself To the New Workers.
CoRRxsroApESr-Whl a light cnsue in TINS match
ALLKs-oh yes you see there : no BACK 49,, out ana
can't agree upon referees IN hall an hour the stake
holder viii make the selections
togEEsroNpEAr-Nna hat do you think your chances OF
riciory ares
ALlES-l have confidence In my ability 10 get away
with him Tie could hex me wuen a boy, but he
cant do 4 nov ny chances are good, barring all ac
adsuls IL VIII be the beet hgLi This
urou Of the hardest lshts there Tor many years
Ia my nght with him SCIENCE my aud
tba, MAS The ohly way COPIED With his superior
strcngih | have beaten every man ever except
Two, and hat - about - much ~ any man say.
toRRksrospESr-whai j. your weight now, Mr.
Ailcny
ALEEx-At present weigh about 200 pounds, but by
the end OF next month. sIscr nave been trained
lite IL will on l expect b. September 90 weigh
sbout TO pounds naked Joe viii night at about loo
lo5 pounds The championship q the world
soycd the contest and both - a. VIII do all We can
to getiL
toRgksroSnESr-HOw does 6oss stand with the mem
bcrs 81 the prxe ring IA Engands
ALLKx-Ncfy good Hc j. the Acknowledged cham
Mon OF I'm gland. lie fought Jcm Nave three times
aud licked him twice the other being declared draw
He has fought fourteen battles and has eleven OF
them. lie stands Wei, and y an admitted good man.
mere no dilIy dallyn- about him. He Is bound TO
ngnt and there no tricks a0on, him. lie wants,
like do, an w and down thing You can make up
well contested battle, and that We viii have 4 nip and
tuck for time before Will be settled The cham
pIonship of the world Is bs thing, ana worth lighting
Tor.
conrrsroNnESr--Wou u be asking too much where
the nght wlls take piacef
AlIsS fiauehngl-Oh no; u viii take place at-wei,
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