The herald., 1893-02-05

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whipping all comers up to the close of
1881.
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Sul1ivan's defeat OF Jack Flood on
board OF an excursion barge in the North
river, N. Y, showed him to be hurri-
cane fighter OF the first chop. His
friends matched him against Paddy
Ryan for $4,000 and the championship.
The dght, which came off near New
Orleans, lasted Just nine rounds, and
Sullivan was declared the victor. On
the 18th of July following Sullivan un-
dertook TO knock out Tug Wilson" at
the Madison Square garden, New York,
but failed to accomplish the task. On
the night of December 28th Sullivan
and Joe Coburn boxed three rounds for
a benefit given TO the latter, who had
just served out seven years sentence
at Sing Sing for shooting policeman in
New York. Coburn cleared about $1,000
by the exhibition and lost it all ct faro
in the next three dsye. On the Nth of
May, 1883. came the greatest boxing
encounter yet known in America, be-
tween Charles Mitchell of England and
John L. Sullivan, at the Madison Square
garden, n. Y. They were to box four
rounds CT three minutes each, but the
police interfered and stopped the busi-
ness. TIE gate receipts were something
in excess OF 1900.
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Early in 1883 Jem Mace, who was as
shiity fellow as ever lived, reached San
Francisco, accompanied by what he
termed "the cleverest novice on earth"
Herbert A. Slade. This man Mace had
trained up to all his tricks and declined
to let him fight in Australia, alleging
that he was ''ssving him for America"
This, of course, meant Sullivan. No
sooner had the party reached San Fran
cisco than Mace began to work the press,
and the consequence was that they
spared TO overlooking audiences. 1t
took them three months to reach New
York, and by that time Mace had got
back $40 for everyone he had spent in
developing the Maori. In August
Slade met sullivan, to box four rounds
to Queensberry rules, just Sullivan's
play. The consequence was that the
two giants met at the Madison Square
garden, in presence Of IA 800 people
and at the end of the third round Slade
was only too glad to give up.
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ing along such cur, but what did Mace
care? He had made a big pile OF money
out of him and left Slade to shift for
himself. Slade is watchmsn now in
some little mining town in Utah. On
the 10th of April 1884, William Sheriff
made draw with John Welch at Phila-
delphia, in rs rounds that lasted six
hours. On November 10th Sullivan
whipped } Ohm Latin ii four reunds and
on the 18th met Aft Greenfield. The
Eight was cut short by the police in the
second round and both principals ar
rested. The parties met sgain at Boston
on the 18th of January. 1885. when Sui
livan won easily. On the 18th he met
Paddy Ryan at New York, but the po-
lice stopped the fight. On the I'd OF
March at Chicago, Jack Burke, ''the
Irish lad" beat Alfred Greenfield in five
rounds. At San Francisco, May 22d,
Charley Mitchell and big Mike Clesry
met, but the battle ended in draw. On
the 10Th of June Charley Mitchell and
Jack Burke fought draw and on the
I'd of November Jack Dempsey knocked
out David Campbell Tor $4,000, about 40
miles from Portland, Oregon.
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On the 14th of February, 1885, Jack
Dempsey whipped Jack Fogarty in the
presence of AZ spectators in room in
New York. Parties paid $50 each to see
the fight. Dempsey says it was the
hardest fight of his life. On the 18th OF
March Dempsey whipped George La
Blanche, the Marine, in barn near
New Rochelle, N. Y, in Is rounds, last
ing 30 minutes. At San Francisco John
L. Sullivan met Paddy Ryan, with
gloves to the Queensbury rules, and
knocked him out. From there he went
to Minneapolis and met Patsy Cardiff in
a glove contest, in which he broke one
of the bones of his left arm, but Cardiff
never found it out and the fight ended
in draw. On the 18th of March, 1887,
Jake Kilrain beat Joe Lsnnon at Boston,
IL rounds in 43 minutes, and on the 9TH
of May challenged Sullivan for the
championship. Sullivan declined to &C
cept and forfeited the title. October
9th Sullivan sailed for England, where
he boxed with Jack Ashton (who died
about ~ days ago) at st. James hall, in
Picadilly, London. November 10th Jem
Carney and Jack McAuliffe fought at
Revere Beach for the lightweight cham
pionship, IA rounds, lasting about five
hours. Stakes drawn.
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In 1883 Jake Kilrain went to England
to fight Jim Smith. The parties went
over to France and fought for $4,000 at
St. Pierre. The battle lasted LOG rounds,
covering two and a half hours, when
darkness came on and the referee
stopped the fight, On the last day of
the same month Jack Dempsey whipped
Dominick McCaffrey at Jersey City, and
on the 10th of March John L. Sullivan
did the walk-around act after Charley
Mitchell, at Apremont, in France. Sui
livan came out in December and chal-
lenged Kilrain for $4,000 and the
championship of the world; and on the
23d of the same month Peter jackson
fought big Joe McAuliffe ct San Francis
co in glove fight that lasted "a rounds,
for purse of $500. 1t was about this
time that the knowing ones in that city
began to realize that the colored man
was not far from tirst-class.
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The year 1880 was a great one for
fights all over the country. The first
week in the year saw terrific glove
fight at San Francisco-87 rounds, last
ing hours and 45 minutes. On the
18th of February, Billy Myer and Jack
McAuliffs had terrific draw fight at
Judson, Ind., lasting "a rounds. On the
26th of April, Peter Jackson whipped
Patsy Cardiff. at San Francisco, in 10
rounds, occupying 80 minutes. On the
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