The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
JIM sEAoE,s PUPIL.
The Maori Giant Who is to Face the
Boston ChanlpiAn.

Boston GnAnAphttus
tsan Francisco Dispatch.l
The boldest, largest and strongest hand
which inscribed name upon the Palace
Hotel register yesterday was that of sIames
Mace, Esquire,D the retired pugilist and
world-champion of the prize ring. Mr..
Mace'sarrival was not expected at this early
date, and consequently the sporting fra
ternity was not on hand to welcome him.
Harry Maynard, the balloonweight cham
pion, made the first move TO do honor to the
profession. Patsy Hogan visited Mace
toward evening, was entertained, and
broached the plan Of arranging n glove
fight with Mace as one of the principal at
fractions.
A reporter saw Mr. Mace little later
and made an Intellectual attempt to shake
his hand. He could neither span it nor
move II, and had to give up the attempt
and shake finger. Six years OF life among
the Australasians have set their stamp upon
Jim Mace. His hair is tinged with gray
and his face bears a few wrinkles. The
twinkle Of his eye has not changed however,
neither has his manner of moving about.
He rises, sits down and walks with the old
agility, taking quick stops and bending
forward a little His appearance Is that OF
man physically and financially solid and
mature.
81 have licked every man." he said, "whO
wanted to fight me. and there are none lett.
OF course, | mean glove fights. / have per-
manently retired from the prize ring. You
don't want man to fight TO his grave, do
yu? I'll put the gloves on against anybody
and think myself still able 70 knock out
anybody that's willing to try, but I'm done
with prize fights"
'What is your program for America, Mr.
Macep
81 haven't got one, and am waiting in
structions from New York. | suppose
will appear in number of glove matches,
but when and where ] cannot tell. We may
possibly arrange one here, II there is anyone
to put up his props against me-" he added
smllingly.
With regard to the report that a match
between himself and Sullivan was among
the possibilities, Mace reiterated his state
ment that he had positively retired from the
RUG, and that he would not fight anybody
| except with gloves.
s'But have got a scholar here that | am
| willing to back, +" he added. "Here he is,
look q. him." and he pointed TO a young
giant who was in the room with the pride
of father. 81 have had him in training
six months, and | thought 80 well OF him
| that / brought him along. His name Is
| Herbert A. Slade. He stands feet 3inches
high; weighs 220 pounds and is q years old.
| Heis open for business"
"Slade can outlook, outwrestle and out
| lump any man In the world" continued
] Mace, "and he amt 2S years old. At any
| rate, will bet money that he can, and viii,
make the match with any man. best two
events out of three"
Slade certainly looked fully able 10 carry
out Mace's prediction, for finer specimen
| of athletic humanity never lived. Six feet
| two inches and half in his bare feet, with
enormous shoulders and a depth Of chest
perfectly astounding, with arms like rail
| road tics, small wrists and large, powerful
| hands, with enormous knuckles, his ap-
pearance was one calculated to awe and
astonish man Of ordinary size. Shades
legs are perfectly formed, and his feet and
ankles small. Every move he made was
| graceful. His carriage was dignifed and
manly and his face wore rather grave
though pleasant expression, reminding one
very much of the old English champion
Tom Cribb.
''Slade is a half-bred Maori, /" added Mace
| and the hardest hitter l ever saw In my life
He has licked every man that ever crossed
him, and none of them ever came back fol
| a second blow when he got his first right
home. He can stand punishment, too, for
| have tapped him once or twice and he never
WINGED. He is a wonderful wrestler, too
lie threw Professor Miller just as ! would {
baby. He can outjump any man of his size
and is as active as a cat. He was a natura
fighter when took hold Of him, and HI
soon learned all the tricks. The best thinl
about him is his perfect good nature. HI
will go anywhere aud do any marital thing
he is asked. -
Slade expressed desire TO meet sullivan
of whose prowess he had evidently, heard 1
great deal in the antipodes. As to hard hit
ting, he remarked that he had not yet founl
a man who could strike as hard blow al
himself, and generally intimated that tn,
task of reducing Sullivan to jelly woul,
be TO him nothing more than a pleasant be
fore-oreakiast amusement. at is true,
said Siade, that Sullivan has knocked ou
few men, but what Of that, 1t is no tricl
for o man who can fight to knock out a ma
who can't, and all the men he ever me
were either no fighters at all or else wer
played ont. At least that is what they ga
where | come from.
He evidently held Sullivan in suprem
contempt, though he spoke modestly enoug
of himself, and dismissed the subject as on
unworthy of attention.