The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-28
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER %. 1901
A ROYAL PUGILIST.
How Prince Nicholas Proved His
Boxing Powers.
From the New York World.

FROM the New 10TH w Olld'
Prince Nicholas of Greece, King
Georges third son, has proved himself
the most accomplished royal boxer in
the world.
And not in any tame, dilettante fash
ion either, but by the practical knock
| ing out" because he richly deserved it,
of the most notorious roysterer in Eu-
rope.
CAPT. Mourousi, late of the Greek
| army, aristocrat and ruffian, was the
victim of the royal fists; the scene was
a fashionable restaurant; the specta-
| tors were a score of inert gentlemen
| of the court as we'll as half dozen
| ladies', and the provocation that led
| Prince Nicholas to show his worthiness
| of the nation that has produced the
most famous athletes of history is told
in the following story, which has
| spread all over Europe and which has
made of the young Greek Prince the
| hero of the hour.
The rudely disturbed supper party
at which DR.. Romanos, the Grecian
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, was host,
and which was held not so many weeks
| ago at the fashionable road-house of
| Kephissia, near Athens, consisted of
| Prince Nicholas and his two adjutants,
| the president of the ministry and the
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, the great
banker Negroponpi, several minor Dip
! lomats, Queen Olga's secretary, and
sprinkling of young army officers.
Lieut.. PaiIis Attacked.
The table had been laid in the gar
| den under the trees, and the guests
stood about in groups chatting and
| awaiting His Royal Highness' signal
for sitting down, when suddenly
| tall, dark man in street costume came
| out of the restaurant and threw him
self on Lieut.. Pallis, who was stand
ing at Nicholas side.
"Biff! biff"
Then angry voices, violent epithets.
Pallis, slight man, attacked from
| behind and taken entirely by surprise,
was on the floor, his assailant clutch
| ing his neck the host and his distin-
| guished guests looking on in amaze
| ment.
The women began to cry and run,
while the men remained as if thunder
| struck, making not the slightest at
| tempt to come to their friends rescue.
Mourousi dragged his victim by the
neck along the pebbled walk, kicking
aud cutting him. overturning chairs
/ and knocking flower pots and silver off
| the tables.
The Prince then rushed to the de-
| Tense.
LET Pallis go instantly" he cried,
in a tone of command. But Mourousi
was not in a mood to be ordered about,
and besides didn't recognize His Royal
| Highness.
Go and eat your dinner" he re-
turned with sheer; this is an affair
of honor
Affair of honor or not" Numbered
| Nicholas, II won't have a man throt
tied before my eyes! Let go, I say!'
When Mourousi paid no attention
| Nicholas turned upon him with his
heavy riding stick, bringing the silver
| mounted but end down upon the as
sailant's head and fists repeatedly. AT
| the fifth blow the stick broke and
| Mourousi released his victims neck
none to early, as the adjutant was
| turning black in the face.
Nicholas Attacks Him.
While Nicholas ordered his attending
| physician to look after the injured
man. Mourousi, with blood streaming
| down his forehead, called out to men
| of the party, who, like flock of fright
| ened sheep, had gathered around their
| Prince: (Which of you dogs struck
| me? Confess, If you have the cour-
age!"
Then, observing the broken cane in
the Princes hand, he addressed Mich
olas directly: Can 1 believe my eyes?
| A cub like you dared assail Prince
Mourousi!"
81 punished you once, and will do it
again if necessary" said the Prince,
with quiet dignity.
| "I will teach you!" cried Mourousi,
and he was about to throw himself
bodily on Nicholas, when the latter,
| taking the offensive, belabored him
| anew with the butt of his cane. Then,
throwing the shattered pieces away, he
jumped swiftly forward, while at the
same instant he swung his good right
arm, with the weight of the whole
body, in a half circle, making for Mou-
| rousi's head.
Eye witnesses say no finer right
handler was ever delivered by an anna
teur. 1t landed full on Mourousi's face,
| knocking him down and out.
AS Mourousi fell he was seen to bleed
| even more profusely than before. A
| large diamond ring which Nicholas
wears on his index finger had torn the
brawler's face and he will be disfigured
for life. He was game, however and
quickly arose for another round. Mich
olas, anticipating his intention, had
meanwhile assumed a fighters posi-
ton, his feet placed to give the finest
possible position to the body. his right
arm thrown across the breast, his left
slightly advanced the forearm and
| mana raised from the l6Nel Oh the ell
bow.
"Come on" he cried. Never mind
who l am You need a lesson and you
will get itl'
Mourousi threw off his coat, and for
a moment it looked indeed as if royalty
would have to establish a record in
the ring. But just then the young men
in the party-there were six of them
below thirty years of age-woke up.
United, they fell upon Mourousi and
dragged him toward the gate, throwing
him out bodily and stationing a senti-
mel at the door with orders to shoot
if he attempted to come back.
Meanwhile Prince Nicholas had gone
to his room in the hotel. When he
emerged, after ten minutes, he looked
as fresh and unconcerned as if nothing
unusual had happened. Except to say
that the affair had greatly enhanced
his appetite. he refused to discuss it..
Later. however. the Prince confessed
that his education as boxer had been
received in England. His teacher was
an English pugilist whom he met at
the house of the present Duke of York
while both were still in their teens
Naturally he believes the science of