Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-20

Ross and Daly-The Grace Roman
Wrestling Match Between the Cham
piOns of the Athletic World.

Ross and Daly-The Grace Roman
Wrestling Match Between the Cham
piOns of the Athletic World.
The arrival of Duncan Ross and Captain
DAILY. the champion wrestlers of the
world, in Savannah to-day, and their
appearance, with other famous athletes,
at Base Ball Park this afternoon, is antic-
ipated with a great deal of pleasure by the
people interested in athletic sports. These
games. made famous by the Scotch people
with their enduring proves, are not mere
displays Of brutal strength but are
exhibitions of what trained muscle
can do. The Scottish athletes are not
prize fighters, nor rough ring DULLES, but
educated gentlemen. Mr.. Ross holds the
position of Instructor of Fencing in the
State ArmOry at New York, and. with his
associates, are men of position. Their
exhibitions are the same as given IN sect
land. and display the wonderful physical
power that marks the inhabitants OF North
Britain. 1t may be said that Ross is max
ing more stir in the sporting world 1T
present than any other man, not except
ing Mace's Maori, Herbert a. Slade. Mr..
Ross was born March Is. 1855, at Scutari.
Asiatic Turkey. the we'll known city on
the BOsphorus, opposite COnstantinOple,
his father being a Scotch officer of the
British army. The young man served
several wears in the British army, coming
to this country first i'm 1874. His weight
is 2O3 pounds, height Is feet a inch, chest
measurement. 44A inches; biceps, 10
inches; calf. L. inches; thighs, 25H inches.
An excellent portrait of him appears IN
the Police Gazette of February II, with
his wonderful record i'm full. His first
exploit was at Baltimore, Md, in May,
1873, when he was % years old. He de-
feated Capt. DAILY and J. t. MalOney, in
company with E. W. Johnson, for the
general athletic championship and 900.
In succession then he defeated, at diff
ferent times and places, all corners, IN
Guiding James MelrOse, John Rennie,
George Davidson, III. Campbell, y, Brodie,
2. Foley and r. y. Harrison, till, at Jer-
sey CITY. July 4th, 1882, he defeated a
second time Donald Dennie, who for
twenty years had held the championship,
and became what he is yet, the champion
athlete of the world
Following this Ross beat the famous
Glengerry giant Mcdonald. at throwing
the heavy stone, putting it thirty-eight
feet five inches, to the giants thirty-tive
feet ten inches. The following are some
of his recorded and established feats Of
strength:
Putting the 2l pound shot. 50 feet II
inches. Putting the IS pound shot, ~ feet
81 inches. Putting the IA pound shot,
10 feet a inch. Throwing the l. pound
hammer, 116 feet inches. Throwing the
IS pound weight, by the side, % feet 31s
inches. Throwing the l6 pound hammer,
100 feet % inches. Hammer and handle
measured four feet over all. The space
to which he was confined in delivering the
shot was feet 6 inches. according TO the
rules of the CaledOnian Association. He
made several throws each, with hammers
weighing respectively l. and 81 pounds,
having thicker, more substantial handles
x feet q inches in length measured over
the head, the result being as follows; 81
pound. - feet = inch; l. pound, 81 feet
81 inches.
Ross is also famous wrestler, and has
frequently challengedn any man in the
world TO meet him; the list of his yicto-
ries in that field are too long for these
columns, but we will add as an item of
general interest at this time, that he has
issued a challenge. and posted $500, with
Richard h. Fox, to spar, jump and wres'
tie Herbert A. Slade, Mace's Maori, who
is to fight Sullivan, and has a standing
challenge to run. jump, throw weights
and wrestle any man in the world for
-. 900
Captain j. c. DAILY is an 1rishman,. with
brilliant history as an intrepid soldier,
sailor and patriot lover of his native land.
Nearly every Irishman will remember his
name as one of the leading Fenians
whose capture the British Empire has
made expensive efforts to effect.