The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-31
Noted PGgilist of Former DAYS At.
tackled by Severe and Per-
Sistent Colds.
WAS CHAMPIONSHIP CANDIDATE
Met the Celebrated Jem Mace for
HEAVYWEIGHT Title-SantOra
Gives Much Promise as
q Boxer.

Tom Allen. the veteran pUgiust who won
the first battle in England ever fought un-
Ger Queensberry rules, and who was for
years considered the strongest candidate
Tor the heavyweight championship Of the
|. world, is lying sick at his home on Mar
ket street between Sixth ard Seventh and
Is believed to be seriously i'll.
Persistent colds. which have chung to him
for the last two or three weeks and which
have confined him to his bed, are respon-
sible for his condition. Although he has
improved in the last day or two and hopes
to be about again shortly. his sickness has
reduced hun considerably and has caused
him considerable pain.
The veteran has been complaining of
pains in The regions where his opponents
punches landed in years gone by. and states
that his arms, ribs and stomach gion have
been throbbing where they sustained pun
ishment in his battles of the past.
Allen was representative tighter OF the
Old school and OF the bysone bare-knuckle
days. He started his ring career when q
years o.6. in 1850. and for eiahre IN Years
he was a prominent factor among rhe fore
most men in his class. Born in 1889 he
took up the ring rather later than do most
Of the pugilistS nowadays. ard he continued
at the game until his celebrated battle for
the championship of England. when he
Knocked out Charlie Davis IN five rounds.
This the first championship battle
fought in England under Queensberry rules
AS a reward he received a purse of 100
and n massive silver oup, emblematic Of the
title. which now hangs over his bar.
In 1867 he fought the then celebrated Joe
Goss for the heavyweight championship,
the bout ending in a riot and Aliens sec
onds being mobbed. In 1870 he fought Jem
Mace In Louisiana for the heavyweight
championship and a purse of 5000, Aliens
seconds throwing up the sponge at the end
of ten rosnds, after Tom had injured his
q rvrn T-pa hnl not.
Aliens fights around this city are we'll
remembered: especially his battles with
Mike McCool on Bloody Island. He beat
McCool there In seven rounds.
Don Murphy, manager of Aliens place.
stated that he believed the veteran would
be out again soon, but that the effects Of
his illness had told on him considerably.
Nick santora. who defeated Sport sulli-
van van, In n the m preliminary at the West End
fractions In the preliminaries next week.
when Jenries and Fitzsimmons appear
M ana o% s in
the ring at his weight.
,!,'o111i pominick has none OF the clumsiness m
his feet and hands well. He has footwork
down to finer point than Sullivan. and
his weight ever here.
He is now not quite II years old, and
las Dteu iSHtilS Httie more tndn a year.
He has lost but one battle and forfeited
one on foul. All his bouts. save that of
last Thursday. have been fought in Chi
cago His record to date is: Knocked out
Andy Sorensen in four rounds; knocked
out Young Slasher In four rounds: knocked
out Neil smons. four rounds: drew with
Carl Walters. six rounds; lost on foul to
George Quinn. five rounds; drew with Geo.
Quinn. six rounds: knocked out Danny GIL
len. one round; drew with Frank Lucas.
six rounds: knocked out Neil Slmons, two
rounds; lost to Cooney Kelly. six rounds;
won from Frank Lucas. six rounds;
knocked out Buddy, Glover. three rounds;
won from Sport Sullivan. eight rounds
Hugo Kelly; who won from Mike schreck
Thursday. will depart tonight for Chi
cago. thence heading for West Baden. Jake
Chain. who represented him here. has a
bantam named Johnny Kelly in his care
and has issued a challenge to. Harry
Forbes for q bout at that weight. Ac-
cordng to Chain, Hertz has promised to
let Forbes meet. Kelly before the Tokeli |
bout and to make Harry weigh in at 1l5 |
pounds.
Chain is also representing Tommy Love,
one of the lls-pounders Of the East, who is |
now in Chicago.