The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-04

q % ctiii, i Will At
S tempt to touch
briefly on those of most interest.
Nv parents came from the county of
Kerry, Ireland. and settled at the High
/ hnd., near Boston, where. on October Is.
1858. was born. My school DAYS are
| ill very fresh in my mind. and SO are the
loys with whom fought many an inter-
sting mill" in those early trough and
i nmbls" days.
\ The first school I went to was on Con.
eord street. and from that graduated to
As Dwight Grammar school, of which
havs many happy recoilections. In fact,
! be principal, James Page, is still as
/ hmiliar to my mind as in the olden DAYS
! vhen he would reprimand the boys for
pome slight infraction of the school rules
then followed a course at Comen' sBusiness
/ Oliege and brief stay at the Boston coll
{ Ihge, an institute connected with the
Church of the Immaculate Conception.
In those days did great deal of box
4 BIZ at amateur club tournaments, but
Mver pretentiOusly until was %. In
hct have never kept track of the glove
fights OF that period, but they were suffi-
! sent to keep me in splendid condition and
i % develop all the strength my system was
apable of.
Tom Farley was among the early friends
Who believed that l would obtain
championship honors in the fistic arena.
and it was with HIM I made my first
memorable trip. 1t was about the time of
the proposed fight between Joe Goss and
Paddy Ryan for 81 600 and the champion
ship of America. l went to Erie to see
that, and met Professor John Donaldson,
Of Cleveland, at Buffalo. Later my first
challenge to fight any man in America
With gloves was accepted by him. In
Deem ber 1880. We met and fought with
] toyes. He became tired of it in the third
Nnnd. Later another fight was arranged,
aad took place December IL, 1881. in
room in Cincinnati. As my friends know,
Donaldson kept out of reach most of the
time, but Notwithstanding his running
powers l finished him in ten rounds. This
victory brought me into national and in
iernataonai fame for Donaldson had been
regarded as one of the best boxers living.
II was shortly after this that | came to
Sew York and made my offer to knock
cat any pugiist in four rounds, Marquis
8 Of Queensberry rules. Steve Taylor was
I one OF my first victims and two rounds
I we're enough for him. l was then matched
70 light John Flood, a New York heavy
weight, and that battle, as all the world
Knows. was fought on May 10. 1881, on
large which had been towed up the Hud-
son river, nearly opposite Yonkers. In
eight rounds. which lasted sixteen min
i rtes l finished Flood
ii Among the witnesses of my fight with
Flood was Paddy Ryan and his friends
haortiy after they began making desperate
Efforts to get on a contest with me. In
he meantime | visited Philadelphia and
eheago and added another group of VIC
tories to my list. So up TO this time had
Knocked out or bested Goss, Rookie, Dom
tdson, Taylor. Flood, Crossiey, McCar-
my and Donovan, all great lighters and
zen OF real skill in the heavyweight
css. Ryan at this time claimed the
championship. and after long dickering
between hackers the Ryan fight was final
arranged, the articles having been
b Egned October ). ISL.
That tight occurred at Mississippi City
senfaary Z, lSs2, on the lawn of the
barnes hotel. situated on the Mississippi
puma, and was Witnessed by an immense
aoSd. which had come from all parts of
"a. country. Canada and even England.
relieve there were 1900 people there.
wei, nine rounds. fought in eleven min
sses ended one of the gamiest fights my
asn1s saw they ever Witnessed. | really
saa Ryan whipped with one knock-down
gov IN the first round. and for the rest of
Ae light he was groggy. A telling blow
me third round sent him To grass
yam, but he showed wonderful pluck,
Aaa IN the ninth round his friends threw
sp the sponge, and Paddy Ryan's star had
ihen number of alleged prizc-fighters
aseasored To bank on The reputation l
Ia gained and made all kinds of absurd
Earfx 4
y! great picnic. which occurred NJ Wash
aksoh Park. New York. July of that
af. IL was there l repeated my -four
s4na oi'er. and James Elliott, fighter
sotne note. came into the ring and tried
Excursions. He was finished III three
.eaaas. lasting something like seven min
.sS On July II. lSs2, Jim Collins. better
.aosn as Tug" Wilson, managed by
say Oh dropping and avoiding punish
& bounds.
a'ef my very successful tour through
W country returned 10 New York and
aght with Charley Mitchell was ar
sassN. II took place in Madison Square
s..aeh May 4. lsSS, and was to be a four
49, 49, anair. For two rounds and a half
took good deal of punishment,
H." nen l had him groggy before the
49, round was half over, the police in
The house was one oil the !ars-
ever spared before.
n, GAY beSied Slade, and in September.
-. went on a nine months sparring
o. pering this time offered $1,000 10
h. Ian who would stand up and face me
Az. eas three-minute rounds. | must
21anar as' over nifty pugiiists. but the
Fey Vas never Won
sparring contests with Latin. Al
S,-sid and JACK Burke were Of minor
~ r Then came the six-round box
N...'eh with Dominick McCatirey at
- PARK, IN Cincinnati, August -,
Ins which was declared the winner.
80 FRANK Herald in Pittsburg Sep
., and after two rounds had used
opponent SO that the officials inter
Aas. Aha saved him from Il complete
rnss The match with Patsy Cardiff
~ January Is loSd, III Minneapolis.
- hight tor points. OF this | was
- SSsfed the winner. In November,
- shocked out Paddy Ryan for the
- Ae, tals time in three rounds
alter this I Jeff for Europe, y here
IA introduced - The FRINGE of Wales
English nohlli;les interested IN
~, "a, On March 10. l>sS, occurred The
e.aAa marley MischelI-f fight it can
Ass,s II came off on Baron Roths-
IA framing grounds. near Chantilly,
lessa. fought for s. SO i side, under
Rrs- pflEe ring rules. These enabled
IL 20 run around the ring during
So ~ :, H-nlne rounds which were fought,
e~s ne end. when the affair was de-
Ia. a.as, he had very llttie wind !e.t
~, Was not = light, for Mitchell
sa lie nQS Gare ~ meet ny