The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-09

guished rival to the carpet. flat on
 That win dor cried Chandler, as he jumped in and pushed Brown into chair. Conkling arose slowly and with much injured dignity demanded to, know who. MT. Brown, really was. dler, bursting into laugh. I'm square with you now for the punch ing you gave me the other evening , But who is this man? Why, he's the cleverest boxer eyer met in my life! exclaimed sConkling. Then Chan dler. after another good laugh, said: MT. Jem Mace, the heavyweight cham pion of England! Conkling appreciat- ed the joke and shaking Mace by the hand complimented him highly on his skill.
 Priest Outposnts sharIey.
 Do you know, there are many clergymen We never hear about who are good boxers2 For illustration chaplain of the receiving ship Coiunl- bia, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. who. it Is said, defeated Tom Sharkey in a boxing bout when the latter was courages scientific boxing among the boys as long as they do not get too rough at the game. He believes It's a good. healthy sport. and he has lows, who can box with marked abil- ity. There are many other clergy men about New York who can box as but they keep their nstic skin to themselves, away from the outside ""iiS, "If Edwin Forrest. the greatest ae- lowed the prize ring instead of the stage, he would probably have been champion of the world. Forrest had wondsrfHl physiSyuss ySyss. He nr vas S.nssr nat and wrestler. and always prided him. self on his condition: Why. there's not man in the ring today who could show the muscular development
 Another great athletic actor, generation ago, was John Mccullough, who came to this country in 1858. making chairs in Philadelphia. Mo Cullough and Forrest became fast friends and travelled as partners for specimens of manhood as they were. Maurice Barrymore another noted actor. who died few years ago, was cabman or rowdy bore evidence of his prowess.
 George Gould Good Bexer.
 "George Gould in his younger days was, quite boxer; So was his friend, boxing lessons from Billy Madden years ago and also took many a good ssa i'm ss wnFP if PrOYs Mike Donovan, the boxing instructor of the New York Athletic Club, has taught hundreds of rich men-many defense. The late Hermann oelrichs was one of the cleverest men with his hands I ever saw. He boxed pris Lon hAl
 "Over in England among the no- bility there are many clever tetioWs with or without gloves. The Marquis of Queensberry, who was the author of the boxing rules under which mod | ern prize fight are now held, could go some himself. and during his cratic career he had many G.,,nn encS9n,e5s s,aate5 bia m
 '"Another millionaire Englishrnan who created a sensation both here ter Known as Squire AbIngton.' He l was a noted amateur boxer who liked | to indulge in impromptu scraps so that he could show how he could Mitchell. the retired boxing champion of England, were walking down one | of London >foggy streets. when they ran into an oSd old J man rbins Ins bst sutss oSi and landed the stranger on the pave. ment A copper arrested Mitchell Gne Abingdon, and in court the prize nsnt, CT, In order to save the Squire, pleaded guilty to the assault. Mitchell va. of this act of friendship Abingtor gave him S1OO,000 in cold cash.
 "The King of England himself we. handy with the boxing gloves in hli younger days. and even now takes much Interest in prize fighting. S' anxious was he to see. John L. Sulli
 van perform that he had the cham nion give a private exhibition wlti his sparring partner, Jack anton, De,
 fore select party of friends. Lort
 Lansdale, at one time the presiden don, is a skilled boxer, and has tahet an active part in the fighting sam'