The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-01

y ,,yer retained the national Title
b fstiug "Yankee' Sullivan in
/, years. later John Mornssey
hs, as a claimant, and match
n lie, but Hyer forfeited. This
\ Ivan and Morrissey to decide
B. them the question or the Amer
smpionship.
hi mere gang" fights IN Troy dur
II the kind that used 10 rage In
LHfs OF American cities as fIercely
Ea,ctlonal row OF middle age italy.
n sons were interested save The
M kens OF Troy, who thought dole
n their shattered windows. but
,a,e furry OF clubs and brickbats
nan. II was John Morrlssey.
r q1orrissey never cared much for
Mind flying missiles. Nature had
him with q frame OF iron, two
!, fists, the qualities of honesty,
Z, IS and tbs force of tho leader.
%H marshalling his cohorts of the
~ gang" in tile hcaving OF rocks
u "downtoWu gang he took Il
4 more effective aud more con-
az Of impressing his Immediate
lhen attained the age of Is. he
hhlt and conquered in single COM
:. after another. nine Of the en-
ie thing was done quite casually
"A no other, reason than because
tred a standup fight 10 his break
u the arbitrament to fists to That
When II was over the down
r. were crushed. ii that meant
f. and John Morrlsscy was Il great
r what sporting circles the com-
r. boast Of.
e lry was the county Of his birth.
e he was engaged in his van
Icf the nine he worked first in
! mill and later in an iron foun-
lirs one of his fellow employees
Fjn G. Heenan. who afterward
-ch an ambitious bid for pugllis-
l In 1850 he found himself strand
bw York. with s. in his jeans
hight anything that stood on two
Rfh.ng of that class being forth
he joined the gold rush and
ksaway on the mail setamer 10
lg righteous wrath by slipping
{ the isthmus, lie tried his So
J faro bank, ran It up to 300
lost his last cent. A steamer
It 10 start from the other side
ornia, tickets quoted at $500.
ompanion, Cunningham, he cvad-
rmed sentrics and slowed away
time. Three days out they were
d and were about 10 he set
the end OF the earth-Acapulco
he steeIage mutinled.
! stand by mc?' asked the cap
VlsIr," said Morrissey. I'm man
)eRlSiDg. it's my trade. So the
awed the mutineers and earned
sage TO San Francisco, Norris
3 the Steeragc as training
IN Unsuccessful venture to Queen
Is Island In search OF gold Nor
me back TO San Francisco. once
nniless. to find that one styling
\ george Thompson was announced
pbnernl challenger FOR the pugj!is-
&>f California and $1,000. This was
III. Morrissey hunted up hackers
Paway Thompson and his $1,000 IN
,unds. Then he returned 10 the
lllenged Tom IIyer the cham
America, and assumed that tltle
.Hhen Hyer forfeited.
M the Management Of a public
New York. Morrissey became the
{ local sporting interest and led
cred and active life for some
nding fights. scratch, pitched or
nd tumble. wherever an oppor-
resented. During this time he
lis nickname of "Old Smoke"
ngaged in trifling discussion
sust omcr, Wright Mccain. Nor
iocked over II stove and fell pros
on the glowing Goals, where his
y pinned him. Mccain repeat
ed him II he had had enough.
e champion roasted and smoked
mt. Morrlssey'S answer was TO
nself free, when he proceeded 10
I. McCann in convincing manner.
J he was challenged by Yankee"
who had suffered defeat at the
Tom" Hyer. fer the title aud
dorrlssey accepted with aIacrity.
lust turned %, rugged, compact.
lscled gladiator. in perfect conJi-
spoiliDg for more trouble. Fight
the breath OF life To him. The
OF scttc with such man as
nllcd him with delight. Here,
was an opponent worthy OF his
orts, calling for every ounce Of
yonng. rcd blooded strength.
met at Boston Four Corners. lO3
pm New York. on October IL. The
as we'll chosen. for by some
oversight IL was tenn orarily out
, jurisdiction OF all authority.
usetts bad ccded II TO New York
Y york bad failed 10 accept. To
Four Corners. accordingly.
Some 5000 fight followers. sure
sport and freedom from interfer-
sey was the first to drop his cap
ne ropes and 10 climb through