Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-11
II Was the Champions Defy to
Aaron Jones, the English
Pug, at Mill Over
Forty Years Ago.

WNSInNGTON, D. e, Mar e
rnc slogan My hat is in the ring"
dates from worlds championship
priHcHght at I|usscnhHrk. In the Third
ohio Congressional District, iorty-odd
Years ugu. according to Representative"
james NJ cox Of that district COS
,ucs not claim to have been among
those present" but he has the story of
tho affair from William J. Kelly, one
Of tine Democratic workers Ia his dis
trirt and this is the way Kelly told 1t:
""Twas about the time you were
born. jimmy" said Kelly, with trace
Of hruguc; twas long ago; in the
summer of siNty-ninC or seventy,
don't remember tn exact date. but
twas tn day that Min" McC0ol. cham
piuu Of tn world. handed Aaron Jones,
champion of England, u p0lthogue on
tn jaw that kept IN" championship Of
tn world i'm tn United states
"Tnat was tn only worlds cham
piuuship BATH" that was fought in
ohio. Jimmy. and twas fought In your
own district tn pHC" was Ruson-
bark. which even now IL only nag
station was hut - had. living in
Hamilton. but wen do | remember tn
excitement that tn big fight caused
booted tn" nine miles from Hamilton
in tn cool of tn early morning. but
when | got to tn hnttl" ground found
many there that had been up all night
And II WAS bad crowd. Jimmy.
9TH ring was pitched in a grove I"
tn right Of tn railroad and lust to tn
west Of tn pike. ON" Of tn hig guys
that were ruuuin' tn min knew IN" and
got me u plHC" wight 10y tn ring. II"
told some gun men to So" THAT wasn't
n"th,r,d, and | wasn't. although all
around mo there was all kinds or
scraps especially among In" sure thing
men THAT had followed tn light WUll
do | remember non being showed off
limbs Of trees from which they had
hoped to get good view Of tn dUin's.
Thieves and ho"tlcgGcrs were wOrkin'
openly. and II looked as II thcr"'d l."
murder before tn scttO II start
But IN excitement that had gOn"
on all muruin' was uuthim' to what fol
lowed when tn word was passed that
tn Butcher Boy that's what they
called McCuol. he was from Louisville
was comm tn crowd made way
for him ana h" walked through tn
passage rs If ne was II king
II can see him unN, Jimmy. IT,"
wore great. hlg black hat on tn side
Of his big head covered with tn curly
hair that all tn real lighters have.
Thrown over his shnuldcrs was big
cnut-pugs didn't wear hHthrohcs in
thos" days aud he had his Irish nos"
stuck way I'm tn air.
"E,"rN body was y"lliu' at him, but
he paid no attention to tn crowd until
he got to IN corner .his corner, JIM
my. right where was suuutting. |
never was 50 cNcitod and never win
l." 80 again.
"'WhHt ar" so g"in' To- do to tn sus-
r"uucnt"' yelled at him, hccnuso then
thought all EnglIshmcn should H."
murdered
1T" looked down at mo and smiled
Me boy he said -thcn he h"situtrd for
u moment "" turned, swept that big
lH,l from his head, ana -I'll sNvcur h"
said 1t right to n"-hc shouted us he
threw ~ hat over tn ropes:
"'My hat IL IN tn ring Any hloudy
lritishor that thinks II" can whip M"
try To- cover it,
"WeN thcr" was u riot. Jimmy. ~
tool; hnck over II laugh to think Of
anyone try ing to cover that lid.
As much rs hated an Euglishmun
then felt sorry for Jones when h."
cruwl"d through III ropes. Twas sniI
he weighed only 100 pounds, Will" Nc
cool was good go. Jones face was
chul,y but he had cunnin' suirk lie
WAS said to be tn clcvorcst man Eng