Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-02
SPORTING NEWS.

Birmingham for G100 a side and was
knocked out of time in three minutes
two seconds. The next event was with
Posil Price of Birmingham for $50 side,
which Mace won after fighting II ROUNDS
in /. minutes. Mace was next matched
with the talented darky. Bob Travers,
when he landed the stakes Of flV0
side Jem had now established himself
in n rising position ana found friends 70
post GOO for another match with ms
late conqueror. Bob srcttlc. They met,
ana Mace won easily in II rounds.
-, match followed with Sam Hurst. the
gigantic holder Of the champion belt, for
l3do u side and the trophy. This affair
came of on june l3. 1861. Hurst stood
feet = inches high and weighed l63
hounds. Mace won after fighting eleht
rounds In 70 minutes Mace then fought
Tom King Jan. 2S 1862. Mace won in ~
rounds, lasting one hour and eight MN
utes. King was not satisfied and mad
a match 10 fight for so. TN" mill TOOK
Dtace at Thames Haven Nov. -, 1857.
More than average good lighting was
shown for Is rounds, when Mace TOOK Il
decided lead. In the 18TH round MIS-
landed a terrific cross-counter on Mace
right check. bringing him down on MS
face ciiitc helpless. After Two more
rounds the sponge was thrown up ana
Tom king vas champion Of England 'h'
Gcht having occupied IS minutes.
Whnn Mace recovered he challenged
KIM. tn ti.rut again. but the later re-
fusC,t to l.cvpt Al&co's next appear
deCeatcG Joe Cos, in 70 ruunds. occupy
ing IN. 80 m. Then f"ii"NS" tEF lili9-
cr,h,c affair win Coburn for 5000 q
side. which was t. hay" taken pii''
in ireland oct. j. 1864, bat, no EeleFc'',
being appointed, Lllt. money was crawl
After This Mac" was matched Wl'A
Joe Worlnald. which Resulted IN d
forfeit " cl20 10 Mace. WorWald nav
ing injured his right arm. Ino next
, meeting vas between Mace ana Joe
Goss for 500 u side and the belt
when they "pcrformcd" for one round
ard thcn shook hands. Not being
satisfied however. they made another
match in a smaller ring for GOO q
| side, when. after q brilliant battle,
Mace Won in 81 minutcs, u rounds
! on Aug. &. 1865.
The next candidate for inc champion
| ship vas ihc celebrated Ned o'H:tld-
win, ana Mace signed articles to fight
for 600 anG the bolt oct 10, 1861.
| The authorities intcrfered ana Mace
was arrested the night before in bed
Mace. hnGing pugiliam dead in Eng
| land camc to America in 1860 and
forming a partnership with John G.
| 1eenan they gave several sparrine
exhibitors. Mace finally decided to
rc-enter the ring and was matched
| to fight Tom -Al!cn ior 5000 He met
Allen at Kennorvillc, near New Or
| leans, La, on May 10, 1870. The fight
was q desperate Onc for 10 rounds,
fought in - minutes, whom Mace
| threw Allen, dislucatia" his shouldcr.
Mace proved that be was Atoms su-
! periyr. and displayed science never 10
fore seer in tn" prize ring in Amer
| ica. ir May MI ilc was matched to
| fight Joe Toburn for $1,000. They met
| in CHna,la, ana the fight ended in a
J draw" neither striking Il blow. They
made another match to fight for 5000
and the championship. The fight took
place in New Orleans in MAY, 1871
and the contest ondcG in a draw"
| In 1872 Mace was matched to fight
! Ned O'RoldViI, the Irish giant. for
$1,000 ana the championship of tha
world. Tic katie was to have been
fought n Virginia July u, but tho au-
thorit,es prevented The deDarturc Of
tho boats Which had been chartered
FOR the excursion. Tho stakeholder.
Alderman M:Liulln Of Philadelphia.
ordered another meeting, which took
place ri Golfers Station on the line
Of the Panhandle Railroad in West
: Virginia. hut they could not agree on
referee The stakes were subsc-
| auently drawn. ana Tho snatch cnded
| in a lizZio
Mace left for England on Sept. 10
| 1872, accompanied by hsS family. his
! cousin i'oorl",', larncE Aaron, Bjlly
Edwards and Billy Iracy Of New
York He did not stop in Enal3nG
but soon returned accompanied by
acc GoSS. After brief eojourn i'm
America ne went t. Australia. where
ne was reported to have made a large
fortune. but he met with rcvcrsec,
and shortly after hcing publicly made
the recipient Of q handsome gold
headed cane as a mari; of the regard
Of III" poopl" Of Melbourne. nc left
on q tour Through the ,nior,fae uo
was at Chrfstchurch. New Zaa1a,d
"hcn u" was notified nf Ny. Foy's
h' SiT" I" laN" him cuc,c to Ncw Ynri-
Tor N" lnrp' $" of being matched
aG"iISt Sullivan.
f"h. I, 1870. he met Charlie Mitchell
al 'd'sg"N' IN boxing match for