The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-11
RoxER amN nRoUGmroN.
He Was the Father Of the Art of Self
Defence

John Broughton, who stood five feet
eleven inches, anu VINO weighed four
teen stcne, has ltcn termed the Father
OF the Truly English Art of Self-De-
fence v he was caa npion from i74J to
1850, aud be Nas Il he hr5t To draw up nny
definite rules teT he regulation Of the
prlsefght. Ills most distinguished patron
was tie d.a.iI guisled Duke Of Cunber-
land, Ut the il!os1 Royal, VINO Is said to
have gone from BrJuchtUn's box ng
boufh TO Cullolen, and 10 nave gone di-
rcliy 10 Hrouglson's ON his return rom
Ms OF \ gieat hatcher ng expedition. 1t
j. fecOrtsd ha thv Dlke once took the
pugilist 10 .hs LpntiHsni, and asked his
op mon cf the Gr,nad or Guards at Ber-
In; ana tlst the chHpnlon expressed his
rcadiess 10 night the whole regiment.
olo by onc, II ne We're allowed break
inst htt ton tbth battle. Broughton
st1me o huve bc,i, a nan OF a good Ceal
o. tohDnvi -lcnse, and TO have fought
M,ts nis bains as V,ll a. WAN his fists.
IL A~4 1n,4ithi.ale, because TOO sanguno.
III an ,Lsunrttr with one Jatl. Slack
hoNtYeT, al.c he lost is ropularity and
> 9fit at uO Tell sWoOp between
tn t.tA 4hs Noble AID Right Royal
Luxe was al, iran q hacker on this
o,caSton, AID he ls cporicd TO have
ieuev the iallen champion. whose de-
itat cost ns i.uSa, lilshness ten thou
sand ,untss.
~ .siops.Ion's Ampaithoater for Box
Ing, o,Atiwic called fhe "Totttnham
lo.ft Nnisory, the puglllstic encount-
ors iuck riec upon an uncovered plat
i.fh ~ la open to the pubic street.
~ W, sf..es,"ent oI this esia iishme.lt
q sea ~ iull ~ Old ard New London is
With GuSt,ny here IN part. "a lecture
ON AannVOdn o. Oymnastio Physiology.
N.itsein az vlOle Theory and Practice OF
i'.e AR ot box NJ viii tc fully IA pixinod
w var oIs Operators on the Animal
oOnyiny and the PrinciIas OF Cham
1iDnism, Illustrated by proper Expert
a. nts On The sullds aud Fluids OF the
~ dy, sugclAer with the true Method OF
iavest IA .ins the Nature of the Hlows,
stops, Gloss butiocl.s, etc. ntldent to
aemhaianls. The whole lending TO the
most successful Method OF beating a Man
"caf, dumb, lamed and blind. A foot
note states tnat The syllabus, or Com
= endium, for the use OF students i'm Ath.
lcticks, referring to matters explained
ln thus Lecture, may be had of Mr.. profes-
sor broughtou in Market lane where pro-
Per lnstrdctiUns In the Art OF and PRACTICE
OF Boxing are delivered, without Loss OF
I've or Limb 60 the Student. -
Peter cunningham preserves the follow
ia extract from the London Daily Ad-
vartiser % December IL, l746:' cat
lrOughton's Amphitheater this day will
te tremendous decision of manhood he-
tween the celebrated Champions James
aud smaliwood Note. as this contest IL
liksly 10 be rendered horrible With blood
and bruises, ali FTenchmen are desired TO
come fortified with proper quantity OF
hsrtshorn. The price OF gen raj admis-
SION u not gwen, but Noblsmen and
uentlemen were told that they could ob.
tam tickets Tor five shillings, (which
would ADMIT them in 10 a part OF the
house appropriated for their better ac-
commodRtion. -
Broughton died In l7so. "eminently re.
speeted, and IN bis elghty-htth year.
Hafrer's Weekly.