The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-02-24
JE1T NIACE's CLEVER PUPIL.
Slade. the Maori, Makes Warm
Work for the Doughty Vete-
ran.
A Big Man bat NimbEe bne, who
Breathes Comfortably between
Heavy Rounds. and who Uses
his Left Hand and his
Right with Eqai Fa-
ciiity-Suiliyan i'm
boston.

taker, and the Maori stood up and bowed,
while the great concourse of spectators
cheered Justify. Then, with the voice OF
seven heralds making proclamation in the
lists Mr.. Whitaker continued: 'Permit
ne to impress one thing upon your minds
particularly. M6ssrs. Slade and Mace are
here tonight for the purpose OF having a
friendly set-to-not any slugging,. Or any
thing OF that kind Therefore we beg Oh
you not 10 be disappointed If yon do not
see any slugging. And now, gentlemen,
(turning to the gloyed antagonists), do
call you to time"
Both men spared warily. in the opening
of the round, and il was but a few seconds
before Slade astonished all by the remark
celerty and grace with which he moved
his great body. His backward springs
were executed with The agility Of lynx.
with his hands and his peculiarly arttu!
lodging, with less change Of position than
was his former won't, but in his sparring.
the ghtning-like delivery of his left, anf'
his stopping OF eyading blows his old-time
skill seemed mes TO IaFe suffered. slade
was the first to lead off WitH the left hand
at Mace's nose. was cleyerly stopped, and
GOT away handsomely from counter.
Then Mace led in return, and was stopped.
Slade cot in on Mace's nose, and received
a blow upon his own in return. Mace
made very pretty stop, led almost in
stahtly with his left, landing on SHADES
chin, and received D counter full on the
nose. Slade got in another good blow on
Mace's nose, and rapid exchanges followed
in which each man received two square
left-handers fairly Oh nose and mouth.
After little feinting, Siade again led off
and landed his left on Mace's nose, which
closed the round. Throughout this first
round all the fighting was done with the
left hand by i;o;ss tnen, and the blows
were clean, straight, and well delivered
from the shoulder. The general inlptes-
oft Certainly lis youth, agility, and
length Of reach were powerful adVanta2 es
that made his really brilliant sparring ap-
pear even more effective than it was, espe-
cialIy to those who considered against
whom he was matched.
In the interval between this and the sue
ceeding round Mr.. Whitaker, in the name
of Mr.. Thomas Farley, of Boston, the
gentleman who first brought Sullivan into
presented toJames Mace a
handsome gold headed ebony cane, in re-
ceiving which Mace said, hesitatingly and
bashfully. IL thank you very kindly, Mr..
Farley, for this present. I'm not much of
a spokesman and sat down. The as
sembly cheered him.
Mace opened the secoad round by plant
ing two body blows on slade, and SIade
returned heavily, once on Mace's nose and
forehead. Up to this point all the work
had been done with tho left hand on both
sides. Now slade made a little change in
his tactics, as if to show that he was as
good on one side as the other, leading out
with his right and catching Mace on the
Mace'a i.>'it on his ear. A very heavily
blow aimed By 81 .de at HMace's nose was
lodged just enougisfor it to shoot by and
redden his ear, Mace's counter was stop
ped handsomely by SIade, who landed well
on Mace's forehead. Mace went to work
on Slade's body, and got in once effective
ly, but not without getting a counter
blow on his own breast. Several rapid
and heavy exchanges Of blows on body
and forehead cnsued, and then, after a lit
tie sparring for wind, Mace landed on
Slade's ear with his right, one OF the best
blows he gotid during the round. Thar
effort seemed to be about all the doughty
old champion could stand for the time be-
ing, and he wheeled 10 his corner, drop
ped upon his chair, and painted. slade
stro1ed over to his corner, seated himself,
and abstractedly kept his feet going in a
little dance. during the gather long wait
that ensued, us if keeping time to some
air that was running through his mind
He didn't pant or seem to have any con-
sciousness Of fatigue.
In the third round Slade landed good
sound rap on the top Of Mace's head, and
several quick attacks were made on botf
sides. They were as neatly stopped by
one man as by the other, and the counters
in like manner We're stopped, all as rapidly
as rays Of sunshine CLINT through the
spokes of a swifily-reyolving wheel. Fhel
Mace planted q sound blow on slade'l
mouth with his left Sturdy blows on the
cheeks were placed hY each man, and thei
slade won special applause by the beauty
Of stop lie made. Mace struck with hi
right slade's body, and slade eounteret
on the back of Maee's head as he tried 4
dodge Then two blows were given ant
received simultaneously, Mace ieeeiYin:
his on the mouth and SHADES left ear sui
fering. Slade now seemed to be Narmins
up to his work and fighting better ans
quicker than before. In quick success >iol
he made good upon Mace S nose and moutl
and then, aftera little rally, in which h
took one counteron the neck, landed fou
times in succession on Mace's nose, wind
ing up the round with flush hit full i
/ the meuth. that knocked Mace staggerins