New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-01
TUR PTGILISIS


THE mobile art'nf pugilism has never taken
sucn deep ind npurishing root in this county
as in England There its code of laws wac
given 10 10 by marquis, ana sporting nople-
men have always been it's patrons, crowding the
outer ring on the occasion OF important battles
and backing tEcir respective favoritcs as gallant
lv a. they would back their fay1itc horses at
Newmarket or Ascot Even Prime Minister, the
late Lord Pamrrstor, was so captlvaicd 10y the
gallant way in which the also late Mr.. Thomas
Savers took his tremendous thrush ng ana es-
caped the formal verdict OF defeat that he made
a handsome contribution to the collection
which was taken up on behalf OF that tren-
chant fstic worthy.
II il an article of faith among a good many
BrItons that tho courage which sustaIEs It's
champions il the ring s born of that inward
touglncss which lns upheld and carried 20 We
tory the arms of England on land and sea for
50 many generations. and the sport Is Therefore
admired az contributing to and nurtuIing "a
valor 20 essential to national preservation.
But in this country the profession has not at
tanned any more distinguished social Tecognl-
ton thin that Of the police aud the criminal
courts IL is true that one member OF II was
sent TO Congress rs Gully. the British Drze-
nghicr of a generation ago, was sent 10 Parll1-
ment but that was wholly in consequence OF
his extraordinary political influence, aud Vas in
no way assisted. but rather retarded. by his
persuasige methods Of striking from the
shouldef When the members OF tins militant
quill ar, qot in the State Prison, ms the distin-
, gusned Mr. Joseph Coburn was until recently
| restored 60 his tamil ar firld OF usefulness by
| complainant Governor, they are objects of deep
and sentimental interest to the criminal classes.
and of occasional curiosity to limited number
| of pelsoLs Ot more or less genuine respectable
ity who 20 to see rfieir sham battles behind the
| fooilights and probably experience the same
sort Of delight in the display which the Ro-
mans felt IN witnessing the contests oi the gladi-
ntors. OF the Madrllsnos of the present day III
| Witnessing the disembowelliug of hOrses, tue
| Dutcnery OF fre-breathing Catalonan bulls,
and sometimes the splitting OF luckless
| torcadur in the arrna. Now and then, how
ever, an extraordinary activity ia comnuni-
Gated 20 the profession, ana Obsolete old boxers
=, myriads como crawling out OF their holes,
uourishing challenges in one hand and stake
NANCY in the other, and roaring defiance at
mankind.
The appearance in pugilistic circles of the
unuorable Mr. Sullivan, Of Boston, seems to
haye been the exciting cause OF the existing
C.rment which s,irs all listic circles from
Arctic To Antarctic, aud all @sporting cribs
f,o,, Wh,tefriars and HOundsdtCh Ia Australia
and NrH-Zealnnd resOund with adm.ring and
wandering blaspnemy aud astonished com
ment upon his extraordinary prowoss The
,ourhest and most responsible old heavy
LaI, IA min
Vsncn fine figure OF vaiOr and achievement to
illustrate COARSE one. he II the Lancelot OF
the ring before whose lance the Sir Gawans
and Brdiveres ana Percvales rather estcem it
an honor ID 20 Keeling into the dust. Sui, there
are not wanting thuse whom the trophies oi
MiiiHdcs will not let sleep. Their hearts burn
within them with rage aud envY' aud they
move earth and invoke heaven to send them
chamuion to beat down this Hercules of the
Back Bay; a SohIab for this mighty Rustem;
David for this bully Of "A Goah Search for
this rheI omenon seems TO have been diligently
nrosecuted from MuscOyy to Calabria, from
pnpGn TO Kamtschatka, so to speak, and not
whollv withont result. A wild New Zcalandrr
with u promising eEphnse OF jaw ami lists IKE
WestDhaia hams has been dredged up from the
Antarctic ooze, aud about him Just now high
puglslc hopes cluster A Rocky Mountain
miracle has likewise been discovered, seasoned
doubtless ~ skirmshes with the wildcat aud
the justice of the peace OF his native region,
and between the two it is hoped that the con
celt of the redoubiable Boston Bebrycus may
finally be taken out of him. In case. however,
both these ambitious neutrality-suspicious. find the
contract they have taken larger than they an
ticlpnted, other candidates will doubtless turn
up, until the Honorable Mr Sullivan is either
thraslied. or until the profession with common
accord yield him place of undisputed ascend
Gncy. when he viii doubtless retire on his lau-
rels aud his winnings open drinking shop, aud
become n revered oracle among the thugs
thieves aud blackguards to whom such persons
and pasLimes are attractive.
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