The New York herald., 1877-10-29
The Won schen and O'Morrtssey
Prize Fight.

The Won schen and O'Morrissey
Prize Fight.
With honorable modesty we disdain any
merit of originality in this exquisite head
ing. 1t was suggested by that renowned
democratic orator, Mr.. Spinola, whose noble
speech on the occasion Of Mr.. Schells nomi-
nation had this dainty passage:-
Mr schell would be q tower OF strength IN the can
vass. He would command the votes OF the young men
aud the Old men. HIS name was pane that never
lost and could not be beaten by John Morrssey or
John anybody else. Applause and laughlcE) Tho
blow that Morrssey would get from Mr. scheli would
| be more severe than the one that Yankee sullivan
gave him at Boston Corners (Roars OF laughter and
cbeers.l Morrssey would want stronger seconds than
| Harry Ford or Nick Langdon Ia the battle ne was
| lighting
We fear the eloquent Spinola was little
| too fast in assuming that Won Schell is the
successor Of Yankee Sullivan, for it may turn
out at sunset on the 9th Of November that
he is the successor of the Benicia Boy, who
got nothing to brag of in his pugilistic en-
counter with O'Morrissey. Since Friday
evening both Won Schell and OMorrissey
have been in regular training. and "the
fancy" may regale themselves for the next
eight days in disputing and betting on the
question Of the week is whether Won Schell
is the lineal heir Of the Benicia Boy or of
Yankee Sullivan.
We must at any rate award Won Schell
the praise OF courage in entering the lists
against SO doughty practitioner OF ''the
noble and manly art" He has accepted
contest from which many others had
quaAed. ''The gentlemen who declined to
enter the contest, says the Sun, "are James
s. Thayer, David Dudley Field, ex-Mayor
Gunther, George w. McGlynn, James
Everard, Edward Kearney and ex-Sherif
James O'Brien." Won Schell has shown
himself a truly brave man in daring
to pick up the glove flung down by
so formidable champion after SO many
heroes had shrunk from the encounter.
We can only compare him to David the
son Of Jesse. When that renowned Philis-
tine giant, Goliath Of Gath, ''the staff of
whose spear was like weaver's beam,"
stood forth for forty days in succession and
deied Israel, as O'Morrissey has been de-
flying Tammany day by day since the
| Albany Convention, and no Israelite durst
| meet him in single combat, the beardless
son Of Jesse, fresh from tending his fathers
sheep, offered himself to meet the Philis-
tine giant, ''whose height was six cubits
and span" Alas! the dew of youth is no
we know not from what idyllic brook
he will gather the five smooth stones to put
into his scrip. We have no doubt that Won
Schell has great deal more scrip than the
young champion of Israel ever had, and
more than any Of the solicited Tammanyites
who were too faint-hearted to go into the
prize ring against O'Morrissey T; but whether
out of oil his scrip he can cast a missile which
will bring his antagonist to the ground re-
mains to be seen. Whoever beats Morrissey
| Gf to beat him be possible) will have to
| spend great deal Of money, and this may
be the reason why SO many gentlemen de-
clined the nomination, and why Mr.. Schell
is thought strong and eligible candidate.
The trouble in finding man to run against
Morrissey is recognition by his oppo-
nents of his great strength in the Seventh
Senatorial district. Mr.. Schells respecta-
bility and his heroic willingness to be bled
make him more hopeful candidate than
any other Tammany democrat. But his
Manhattan Club associations will be used
against him in appeals to 'the great un-
washed" and this line Of tactics was fore
shadowed in the Convention by which Mr.
Schell was nominated. In Orator Spinola's s
speech, already quoted from, there occurred
this lively scene Of interruption =
AvoIcE-How docs Mr.. scheli stand on the dis.
| franchsemcnt question?
Mr.. spINoLA-he's perfectly sound on that.
| THE SANE VoIcE-Wen. Pm toirod OF this silk
| shtockin arrangement and
Mr.. sriSoLA Shaking tour lngers and thumb at
the owner OF tho voice)-Yourc not o delegate 10
| this Convention
| The voIcg-That's thruc, sir.
| MIR. SPINoLA-rben leave the room; get right out.
| TnE voIcE AGAx-As u workin man know Pm not
Mr. srrSoLA-hc's another ono OF those spies
(Great applauso He's only ono Of Morrssey's bottle
| holders.
laughter and cheers, cnsued, during which the pos
SCISSOR OF the rebellious voice made his exit from the
hall Mr.. spnoa then concluded his speech by sayin
il was the pride OF his HE 10 stand there and second
the nomination OF Augustus Schcli.
But, in spite OF the silk stocking argu-
ment, Mr.. Schsll will give Morrissey q
pretty close run, and if he were an Irish
man or had name that would take an
Irish handle, an O. or Mac, he would
have more equal contest against cham
pion who was born in Tipperary 1t is
really q very comical spectacle to see gen.
tleman of Mr.. Schells eminent standing
running for SO small an Office as that OF
State Senator against John Morrissey, under
circumstances that make it doubtful
whether he can be elected.
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