Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-20
N0BLEMEN AS BOXERS.
THE MANLY ART MADE A STUDY BY
MANY OF THEM.
The Marquis of Waterford's Novel Fight
with Csbmsn-An Esrrs Fight with
a Band of ''sweeps'-knocking Them
Down Like Ninepins


The late marquis of Waterford, among
numerous accomplishments, excelled as a
Boxer, and of his aptitude in this art he
vas justly proud He never picked his
men; he used to fight coal beavers, dust
men, hodmen, fellowship porters and
others of that ilk. and then give them a
Bank Of England plaster, and il he ever
was caught mapping and met superior
oruiser great was his superior's reward.
But sometimes an insolent jarvey OBJ
Jained all the thrashing and no reward
as the following anecdote will show:
The marquis on one occasion hailed a
lab rather early in the morning. and di-
rected the cabman to drive him to St
James Square, the residence of his uncle
the Archbishop of Armagh. When he ar
rived at his destination he handed the
abman half a sovereign, but cabby. in the
most insolent manner, demanded more
All right said the marquis and, slip
ping in the house by means
Of latch key, he quickly
donned his uncle's episcopal robes.
and, returning to the door, quietly As ked
what the cabman required. The jarvey,
not recognizing the marquis, and think
ing to frighten the clerical swell, gave
him some choice billingsgate, whereupon
his lordship in his new character knocked
cabby down. Amused at the idea of hav-
ing TO fight with parson, csbby sprang
up and went for his man in good style;
but the sham prelate foiled every blow,
and returned his deliveries with such
vigor that at last the csbmau, thoroughly
beaten, and believing that he had the
devil in lawn sleeves for an oppo-
nent, jumped up on his cab and was glad
TO hook it."
The prince Of Chatelherault is a bruiser
Of the Waterford stamp. Over and over
sgain in the old days Of Haymarket roy
stering he has been known to throw off
his coat and go for his man in true pugil-
stic fashion, and many tales are told OF
his grsce's excellence in the art.
With the exception, however, of one or
two members of the Upper House, we
thought boxing an accomplishment long
forgotten by the peerage, but the follow
ing anecdote will show otherwise: A few
days'sgo a noble earl, an apt pupil of a
West End professor of boxing. had been
dining rather freely at one of the clubs,
and as he passed along the strand in even
ing dress he came in collision with a
h"tcP JhoN No1I
who, 10 steady himself, placed his sOoty
hands on his lordship's irreproachably
white shirt front. To hit out at the sweep
was the nobleman's first impulse, and,
landing on chummy's nasal organ, the
carnine and black were soon mingling
Nothing daunted, the sweep pulled him.
self together, and tried all he knew to get
on equal terms, but in a short time he was
50 battered and bruised that his pals from
the @lane," who had now mustered
strongly, came up, and it was case of
one down the other come on. Stimu-
lated, no doubt, by the bottle or two OF
port he had imbibed, his lordship knocked
the pride Of Drury lane down one after
the other like ninepins, calmly asking,
like Fitzjsmes Of Roderick Dhu's band,
for one and all to come on. We don't
know how it might have Jared with my
lord had not policeman arrived on the
scene and dispersed the threatening
crowd; while his lords hip, feeling that he
had earned drink, sauntered into tav-
ern close at hand and partook of g modest
quencher. Mall Gazette.