The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

/. Nj. 10 him. which he had Won
{ savy Nsrsden. and when he peat
4 eos IN 1866, Mace retired.
4, ryse Of the big fights then shifted
81 10 America, where for several
4 N decisive battles and counter
I. es.,used the issue OF the cham
a Several so-called championship
4 Ts. mere wrangles: others were
~ Than conflicts between rowdy
- armed with knives and pistols.
4 tl,rples OF the two varieties were
4 JRsbwln's victory" over "Joe"
Ia in 1855. and Mike" McCool's
~ over tom" Allen in 1869,
! h 1870 Jem" Mace came out OF
|fsrsnt and obtained a match with
a Nl.s. the best available boxer in
|'zsh:sn ring.
|ru sn enthusiastic gathering that
L Y sltekl train out OF New Or
ID Nay 10. 1870. bound for the spot
he. championship OF the world was
+ iasaj once more. Not since the
&hsrrailonal contest between Hee-
II Savers had the pugllistic world
y 9 hopefully toward a promised
/ ! ssl Or given proof so notably Of
/ fA u he possibility of lifting the
,rs nproach. lem" Mace, latter
|d7pseni OF the manly science de-
= b its masters. Mendoza and
y lad come 10 America and had
cil.ssd With Tom" Allen for $500
y EprGs title.
su In every way the veteran OF
salcl. He WAS thirty-nine years
" youth he had been an itInerant
- 10 boxing. Before his Two
g silh Tom" King. in 1862. ne
= 5mminen, in the ring for seven
Ne hsn fought thrice as many
tatles as any other man who
I. r.oH within the squared cir
- drnit had included England,
Ae'lrslia and America And now.
he boxers prime. with an es-
ad honorable record: lie yoiun
ftSoe The ancient traditions
1i after period OF confusion
,A by one more honest test OF
n lhe fitiest opponent to dis
sa' fighter. Born in Birming-
.A. ne had the advantage OF
'sn Years. His career in the
zen busy and successful. in
eo9n fights before his depar-
Hgland and four In this coun-
Ing With Mike" McCool near
" preceding year had been
~ mob and he had lost the
sRI ieading all the way; but
-sotiationr -or another trial
nad ended with the with
nominal champion and AL
~ N actual possession OF the
.aL after an early start. pro-
.Ielcn OF open ground some
so,e henncrville, La. where
~. pNcned near the river. The
-, Wnich Included many we'll
ionowers from all parts OF
sho from abroad. army Of
nt members OF the Chicago
Hro. ,o ranged In orderly manner
.yvs S,s Mace and Allen. who
- S.,,i me rain on a dummy en-
~. 'a.u Forward by Rufus Hunt.
/r,, snu entered the ring with
kns ior general handshaE-
r,s ss seconded by Jim" CusicJ,
r. sS,YnovaH. and Allen by Joe"
ppihg both men showed i'm
tnlninn proof OF long and
,rS IS Inc spectators dwelt
Ih,Ln,ss ssul9lringly upon the Won
~ e.i VI Mace, his trim mus
Mss' ms brisk. 1.-the move
fkSv V.n champion. full Of the
mad never allowed hinse,t
rssm sm hsnd and revealed none
ttA, hs,n nnes and fabby rolls
i, ,t.r e oeen pardoned in one
Va b,ian.e bie Of fighting years. His
n tSs smt; n. MS skin as fresh and
nI sa,pcord ridges, his pose
Elts ssy as when he first
h. Il championship. And viii,
<rf.a calm. youthful. coneden,
ia overlooked so many sirIcL
=. came to the cnnicr ] -, iJs ;e:
ith s,,s pounds over his weight
A ming eight years be.
"a : man man Of hard, angular. DOW.
~ A,n e Ie massive and formid
s IN nus, ,us Opponent. Five fee,
c,, nelght. oyertoppine Macr
M sn inch, he Weighed ir
Ehl W. ss"I ~, AZ 1I2 pounds. Hi.
tzsh Sss ys lso. and the loss O,
Dirsms a., 4 gaunt, bony look "a
essol6anua aua long. muscular arms
h ana S'llment was unnsuaJly
cs,rSSa ,Sa arched. He ,ac,.ad thS
a, and model pronnrtions w "
est spS uS appeared every inch ,
and able fighter en
Back to the Bun.
81 he .e;,, toss for posi,ion a.,
Proved hiS ,n back to The sun
~ Vas Of i;,mn the event. IN,
hmbls '',e ~ Importance TO $,
men uoSer. AT the cal
W. on S,su dS forward slowl,
ed bsnd,n.,ns nS,.ns met for an ipstsU oU ~
ettaniw' from which tLn,
nrISon y on guard. Mema 'foi roii
tl,,, tl,n,lngy tread. stu5,',ps I,Srs iHl hl
4rt7 pllph,,eery line OF his al
seasnsrnteSt Indication .
itep. no IN, ihen. advanciu,
and viii, s'lo easily into Ia
AAt IN ,,i o. tlstB with ubicI
- III IL Speedily aud 'S,.i we'll. ,,or o.
y ,SqsSS SSiS'sr5", Ssn55".,, lie f sva.s was e"' on
(. ts' put put aside 9Gn19l %sna OF pug
Il q bloSa sss Of tho art In "a "a
LII nstrii,rS@'ed an nd IDEAL I0a,ss; nss,ra ! !
I" uc hlstovr'r, The third GREG
NI, such =, which producct
tsiad Allen stf's,s stood s,,ra;,, aS Say
elsurRS RS,sGIhful S,Iin Of the hoeRn cssns :
.aa1| poised To, and around. eli
/ M Nd himself III In advance or re
JsIsshAting m maeSlbs ,.lI last, !. corr
~ 'A"cd swiftly, 81