Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
THE WORLDS GREATEST PUGILISTS
JEW MACE, THE ENGLISH BOXER.
By THE MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY.

horse Mace however. lasted two more
rounds before finally oated.
Mace fought a stupid draw with joe
Goss. but beat him few months later.
August q. 1856 He beat Tom Allen a.
New orleans i'm 1870. and when forty
years old fought a draw with Joe Co
burn.
Mace was well of II one time and
lived in Melbourne. Australia. fora long
time after being racing man. Tie lost
most o. his money there. I used To see
him in the bar OF his place with his
bright. well ironcd silk hat. and 70 would
wear heavy astrakhan lined coat even
in sUltTN weather. He was surrounded
by many toadies. ard they would tiatter
The old man'-and how he loved fat
terry He possessed wonderful diamond
ring. ard II annoyed the boys" because
they did not have this asset ON"
night Jena dozed off in the hack parlor
Of The bar and eventually slept verv
souUdlY. Whether his sleep was helped
wss never properly asCertained. but he
never noticed thc greasirg Of his finger
and he removal Of the beautiful gem.
It's too bad. he murmurod. when he
discovered his loss Who could have
done it, | believe he got Il hack by Of
fering price. and henceforth he paid
for '';linder" or two to look after him.
Three or four wears ago il WAS very
sad TO soc tho old man. nearly blind.
sitting outside a s!deshow N = Christmas
fair receiving the money which wa
being taken. He knew the value 81 th'
coins by n sense OF touch. He would still,
talk. however. about racing. and manN
bank note vas slipped into his hand
which usually went straight away on
/ loser. Racing men were very kind t.
Mace. Their charity IS proverbal.
! Mace had one stock compliment when n.
kept his hotel. When any big man was In
PRODUCED to him he would murmur
! Looks like champion, and would ho
quite ticilled with his own cleverncss in
{ phrase a. "a - 4
times. He always fancied he would dis
! cover a hope 10 beat John l.. sullivan
and tried 10 make a New Zealander. Her
| bert A. Slade. into a champion. Goa chine:
him himself. SHADES knees were knock
ing together before he met .Ioha J.. in
/ August. 1882, yet he lasted three rounds
! As stated. Mace made A LOT Of mono, q.
but his most intimate friends got the bulk
OF il from him. He was "a child a. re-
/ CARDS business ara was most ingenious
when he would ask client in the Sma :
ring of race course to wait a daY or
.wo after the Glen; had gone up ia
draw after backing winner
! Poor Jem Mace. EHerybodS liked hi'A
| and no one could resent anything lie
4, knew every one and was on excellent ra r
! counteur long one gave him time ~
| get ont what he wanted ia say. Even
toward the end OF fis life be .iIoNed lt.s
| evenings at the National Sporting Cldb.
He could not any too Wei buj seemed
( 10 have an intuition what Was going OF
, the same as i'm his heyday he had heer,
able to know what sort OF blow was CON-
ing to him.
| I saw Mace quite Frequently i'm his later
wears. and several dimes he came 10 me-
house. ! helped 10 get ZIP a be3er; -
! him at the Arena. London. which resulted
in quite a decent little sum for him. The
! old man had son after he WAS sevenf .
] wonder if he viii inherit any If his
fathers bulldog fight ana piuck?
| hope 50.