The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28
RECORD HAS MANY BATTLES.
Derives His Name From the HaS
rier Range in Australia,
Near Which He Was
Born

"a 49, @EN '~
Of the prize ring than any other fighter.
barring John Sullivan. Some other p~ugiiists
have made more money than Goddard. pos
sib!y Corbett. for instance. but they did nos
win it in the prize ring. There is nothing a
the actor about Goddard. and all his weaitE
was collected by hard fighting. He is nos
Il clever fighter. and any number OF men
could win easily from him in a contest for
points. But he has a rare ability for giving
and taking punishment, and In all his nSht5
has proved most dangerous when his OPP
ponent has looked on him az beaten.
Goddard's right name is said TO be James
Bradley. He has a wife and four children
now living at No. 256 DOrcas street. South
Melbourne. Australia. His eldest son is q
stenOgrapher and typewriter.
Goddard was born in PryamUl. a small
town in the gold fields of New South Wales,
Australia. in 1862. His father was an Eng
IishTUan and his mother was Irish. and Joe
claims that ne came by his, pugilistic ten
denotes from the maternal side of the house.
He grew up and received his schooling in
Pyramul. and he believes the rugged forms
Of lie in the gold fields had much to do
in shaping mis- career. Fighting was one of
the diversions of the miners, and Joe took
part in many Il battle long before he
thought of entering the ring.
When a lad Of Il years Joe left Pyramul
and went to the gold fields of North Queens
land. one of the toughest regions Of the
island continent. Although young. he was
a mans size. He worked in the mines until
he was Frustrated with a fever and came
recovered he returned home. but soon after
wards went TO New South Wales. where he.
with another young man. took a contract
on the waterworks OF Sydney
FIRST MET RYAN.
Here he met Edward Ryan. a young man
well known about the city for his prowess
as a fighter. He had whipped all corners
and was looking for other victims. Ryan
and Joe CHANGED one day to pay attention
to the same young lady. Ryan took excep-
ton to Joe as a rival and INVITED him to
I.,f-- - Erh- 10 aNaa-.Al tho 1haIIo--o
to fight. the contest to be with bare
knuckles and to a finish.
The fight took place in the city, and Ryan
fell in the fifth round, after a bloody bout
Ryan was not satisfied. so he challenged
Goddard TO fight him again for 500 a side.
ing 10 Queensberry rules and Ryan was
knocked out in the third round.
Joe had never had so much money before,
nearly turned his head. This was the turn
ing point of his life, for he saw glitterinS
riches in the realm of Fistiana. and made
up his mind TO win some of II n possible.
His victory over Ryan spread far and
WIDE, and in a few days after the fight God
Sullivan for a purse of si,co6. joe Teei put tout out
his man in eleven rounds and added moro
gold to his bank ACCOUNT; 4 month later
he whipped Charley. Dunn In thirteen rounds
and pocketed another $500.
His fame as a rising man was noised
ffHg'; Mullins ahd ne at va" MelS 60ar1eng Seq , 10 e egfe r 9y
ceipts. He put Mullins out in one round
and pocketed $500.
He next met FL King. the Melbourne
heavy weight. in that city. and punished
$1,000.
THREE FIGHTS IN AUSTRALIA.
While in Melbourne Joe had three moro
fights-Tom Lee. whom he whipped in eight
rounds for a purse of 5000; Jack Burk. in
nine rounds. purse $500. and Mike Dooley,
twenty-one rounds, purse s2GD.
Joe was then declared the Barrier
champion of Australia. as he had whipped
all corners. The rame Barrier" champion
was given him because Pyramul. his BIRTH
place. is situated at the foot of the Bar
rier range of mountains that sweep across
the uplands of West Australia.
While Joe was as the height of his fame
Joe Choynski of California visited Austria
new champion, challenged Goddard to fight
ski was beaten in the fourth round.
Goddard then returned to Melbourne and
met the following men. all of whom he
whipped: Charley Morris. three rounds. gate
receipts; Dan Kelley, eight rounds, purse
S1,C0); Lew Keegan. seven rounds, gate re-
ceipts: Jack Kennedy. thirteen rounds. gate
money.
The same night and in the same ring,
after having finished Kennedy, Goddard
whipped Jim F'ogarty and Billy Buck. and
took about 5000 as his share of the receipts.
Goddard next met Peter jackson at the
Palace Athletic Club. Melbourne, and after
eight rounds the fight was declared a draw
s"N N"N ifAANN SAAi'titNAiAS W several IGOG-
sand dollars. was divided between Joe and
his black antagonist.
After this fight Joe bought a nice home
Tor his parents at Sydney, and after invest
ing a good portion of his gains in real es-
tate and bonds he sailed for San Francisco.
California Athletic Club in 1892. Goddard
won in fourteen rounds and secured the
big end Of the $1,000 purse. Not long aft
er he finished Billy Smith in four rounds at
the same place for a $1,000 purse.
PUT OUT PETER MAHER.
Goddard came East the same year and
met Peter Maher at Coney Island. putting
sTOC,. P4'' !"
The next fight was a had one for Goddard,
for he met his first defeat. 1t was with
Orleans. Joe put up $1,000 Of his own
money, which he lost after a hard battle OF
Goddard next met willis Kennedy at Robbie.
Ind. and knocked him out in three rounds :
for a purse OF s3.e0o. He then came to Phil
rounds.
In the latter part Of 1892 Goddard returned
and rested two years. But again becoming
restless. he in 1895 sailed for South Africa
and went to Johannesburg. the Pretorian
metropolis. There he won five fights. as fol-
Owen Sullivan. seven rounds. purse
S5.o and gate receipts; Jim .Tutrine. six
Denver ed smith. four rounds n1 r si6:
eco and side bet Of s. N0: Mike DooIev, TWEEN
ty rounds; pursc 5000; and Tut Ryan. one
. ''NN'As ffbA1 TlFFFf.
While in South Africa the trouble with
the African chief. arose. Joe
Joined the English forces. and. with his
musket and C~anteen. he marched 2pFl miles
across the burning sands to BuIuwayo,
During this memorable march he was con-
with the hostile ZuIus and several
times had narrow escapes from death. At
he was nearly famished for water
and food. hut he stood the trying ordeal
well and returned to Pretoria safe and
After leaving South Africa Goddard visit
ed india. China, japan. Samoa New Yea
land. Tasmania. Cey'on. Hawaif and Eu-
rope, coming to America for the second
time in 1891. On November IS he lost to
Tom Sharkey at Son Francisco.
On January l. 1898 he heat Van Ruskirx
IN eight rounds. and In March of the Same
wear at Los Angeles lost to James !. .Jef-
fries. the present champion.
Coming to PHILADELPHIA. Goddard knocked
ont Peter Maher In one round at the Arena
and won from Bob Armstrong. but lost to
Chcvnski.
on July s. 1888. Goddard was beaten nv
Potter MPher in New York. He boyad Cns
Puhltn six rounds in this city and later
was disqualified in a bout with Kid Nc
Coy.
Goddard's last fight was with George Cole
at the Broadway A. c. last snring, Cole
the decision. thus nroving how
Goddard had rome back. Later hs
took a hand at six days go-as-you-pleasS
racing. but did not prove a success.