The Portland daily press., 1894-11-13
ALAS! POOR TERRY!
Met His Fate at the Hands of a Col
Ored Boy.

Jimmy Wright of Bath Easily Knocked
Him Out at South Portland Last Night
Other Interesting Events.
Alas, for Terryl Poor Terry, the
Mickl Last night, at South Portland
he met his Waterloo, and negro boy
from Bath was his Duke of Wellington.
Seaside Hall was crowded with devotees
of the manly art, and through the open
ing set-to's had been interesting, there
was no real enthusiasm till Terry, the
only Terry, appeared on the stage in his
tights. 1t was indeed proud moment
for him. Hadn't he been cheered again
and again as he marched back and forth
through the audience during the minor
events. Hadn't he record behind him
as successful hero of the arena. No
body cheered the modest looking colored
boy from Bath.
But when he appeared in his corner on
the stage it must be admitted that. his
arms, and shoulders, and body were
beautiful ana formidable, even if they
were dark chocol at in color. He
cool and 1.-THE, and comfortable, and
though he assumed no such noble. king
ly pose as belonged by right to Terry,
yet there was something as imposing as
royalty about him.
1t was slow work i'll the first round.
Both men were cautious. The negro
would let out his long, stout arms and
Hauur I
Terry dashed at him he always lodged
| and butted him in the stomach, and
seized him around the legs, and once,
| with one big brown arm he lifted Terry
as it he were an infant.
But what is all this at the opening of
the second roundY The air was full of
brown arms. and Terry goes back to the
ropes without struggle. But this AZ
rican whirlwlnd is only temporary. The
remainder of the round is slow. The ne
gro is cool and smiling, and Terry is red
and determined.
| The third round is quicker. They
"get at" each other. The negro lodges
repeatedly and hits hard occasionally,
and Terry gets angry and trifle impa-
| tient.
! Finally there is set-to. 1t is brief
and lively, and Terry is done. Before
he can get up he gets tremendous blow
on the jaw. After he gets up he is
dazed, and there is another tremendous
blow, and Terry, still dazed, and de-
feated, and humiliated. takes refuge be-
hind the scenes.
|
And now the same false throats that
voiced his plaudits yell in deGsion. They
tellshim to come out, but he doesn' t
come out. He takes refuge behind the
scenes and stays there till half the eve
ming is over. The victorious man from
| Bath was Jimmy Wright. His second
was William Wilkie OF Boston. Terry
| had made his talk during the day that
he could knockout his opponent in one
round. But the fact was that he, him
self, would have been hors du combat 10,
the first round had the stout negro boy
| cared to let himself out.
How are the mighty fallenl Perhaps
| Terry was too fat. He certainly was
stouter than on the day of his glory at
Trundy's Reef. But, be that as it may,
kings are won't to rise and fall. LIE Roi
est mort. Vive lie Roi Another contest
of great interest didn't come off. There
was much disappointment. Denny Nc
Govern of Portland and George Edwards
| Of South Portland were to battle for
three rounds. (They were all three
round contests When the time came,
Mike Barry, who was the chief instiga-
tor of the occasion, and master OF cere-
monies, annouucel that George Edwards
had been offered SO to appear and had
| given his word that he would. He had
| gone back ON them. II guess he must
be scared" Voice from the crowd. .
He's drunk
Another voice: @No, he amt drunk. F"
Mike Barry: well, he's no good,
whether drunk or not"
Jack Keirns, who was defeated by Ter
ry at Trundy's Reef, took Edwards's
place in a contest with the agile, and
skillful, and powerful Denny. Keirns
showed up in fine form, and could un-
dou otedly have defeated Terry.
Other events were beween two pair OF
little boys, whose bantam rooster efforts
were very amusing to the crowd: the
Conley Brothers of Portland; Jack Ea-
gan and Billy Connors of Portland, Pat
sey Beatty of Bangor and Joe McGo
| oi Portland