Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-09-03
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CANA VAR.
His Lively Experiences at BE.

His Lively Experiences at Re
s:;c1a.
When Canavan first came to thi!
coast he was riding down on.
evening on the boat from Sacra
mento to San Francisco, when mar
on board slapped the face of a
boy and kicked him savage)y alona
the deck. Matt Canavan. seeing the
eowardly act expostulated with the
men, who turning upon Canavan,
caught him suddenly round the
waist. threw him down upon the
deck and kicked him in the face
. until he was almost insensible.
Canavan begged the crowd to in
terfere and finally the men were
taken off. The passengers offered
Caravan firearms. but he declined
them saying he had enough. and was
glad to leave the boat with his life.
When the boat touched the wharf
he was the first to get ashore, and
az he ran up the street he was fol-
lowed by the boots and ieers of the
passengers, who thought that he
should have remained and shot his
assailant. These demonstrations
he paid no attention to. but he soon
hunted up John c. Heenan, and
stated his grievances. The two
then came back to the boat, and
Canavan walking up to his
| man said that he had been beaten
pretty badly by him, but he would
fight him a square knock down,
wrestling barred. The man was
perfectly willing, and the crowd,
which had stopped jeering at Can
avian, followed the men up the
street. A battle ground was soon
selected, and Heenan remarked:
II will second Mr.. Canavsn."
The other for the first time
learned that Canaean's second was
Heenan, and refused to fight, al
leging that he had no one to second
him with equal skill. Now it came
the turn of the crowd to jeer at
Caravans opponent, and though a
head taller he refused to fight un-
less Heenan left the ring. He be-
gan to resume his coat when Can
AVIAN walked up and said:
II want no advantage Of you sir.
1 will not only give up my second,
but you may have Heenan your
self and you may be certain that
if he seconds you he will do his
best for you"
A roar of appreciation greeted
this remark, and Heenan walked
over and took his place on the
other side Of the row saving:
Matt. if l handle this man, l
will handle him to win"
Il can lick him with all the
prize fighters on earth behind him,
and I'll second myself" Was the
reply.
The men then advanced and the
stranger made pass at Canavan
who Knocked him back into Heen-
ms arms. Heenan had his man
up again at once, but it was no use,
for the sledge hammer blows he got
we're too heavy for him, and in ,
about fifteen minutes he was I'M
lble to distinguish his second from
. hay NOW, and resigned the fight.
The crowd picked up Canavan in
heir arms and it is said that he
lid not touch ground for twenty
minutes. 1t was acknowledged on I
III sides that Heenan worked like {
. beaver to bring his man through,
md from cacthing him in his arms &
when he was knocked into his cor !
Ter he was lame all the next day. $
4 few years later Canavan was in /
,an Francisco, running against ,
for Chief Of Police, and ,
at the polls was the s
,ery man Caravan had thrashed.
Canayan noticed the man and re-
him sent a friend to head
lin off from peddling tickets, ex-
blaming who he was. In few /
the emissary returned, his +
ace covered with astonishment t
md said:
'Thunderation! he's peddling I
our tickets!
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