New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-05-01
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II YOU want to fight, come
street, and I'll fight YOU"
i q brave challenge, for the
made 1T was only sixteen,
I've feet seven inches in height,
ghed only about 1875 pounds,
y prospective opponent was a
giant, big and brawny, a
6y profession. and necessarily
81 OF we'll developed muscles.
Into the London street they
~ big porter and the slender
lose Jet black hair, dark, lust
es and prominent nose clearly
"a the Israelite. The year was
Fhen London was even more
H to the lust of fighting. than
d d crowd quickly gathered as
n and boy squared off In bel
e attitude.
|5quarrel had commenced in a
||e, where the young Jew, Daniel
81 by name, was employed as
Ind boy. The porter had con-
ansly rejected the tip offered
Dad, and had demanded double
| EIot words followed, and,
he porter threatened to admin
thrashing to the owner of the
little Daniel issued his brave
'ge to battle.
Iag was quickly formed In the
and the pair went at each
|n q grim fashion. For three
4 of an hour they fought, but
|le Hebrew was so clever that
eived scarcely q blow, and the
was forced to give in and admit
worsted.
biz those who had happened
4 : the fight began was Gentle
Richard Humphries, who, al
he had never fought In the
fas the most accomplished and
e boxing instructor In all the
the "Gentieman' was much i'm
BY the Jews fighting ability,
ached him and gave him knee
the bout.
circumstance altered Daniel
gas whole career. He was
h London. Of Spanish Jewish
Il, and ais a boy had been the
The school he attended. At
4 he had been apprenticed to a.
utter, but he resented the in
of his masters son so effec-
that he lost his job, and became
and boy for the tea merchant
qse behalf he fought the battle
NJ big porter.
1phries was so well pleased with
Mendoza's ability that he
Id him with a burly coal HEAVIER,
ter a battle Of two hours the
II triumpThed. Daniel received
few shillings for this long con-
md, as pugilisnn did not offer
{ living, he became a traveller
tobacco dealer. In his wander
he fought several battles for
and on one occasion bested
buIIies who attacked him. After
perience as a confectioner in
symptom, he returned to London
AS matched with Tom Tyne for
lount equal to SIS side. This
the Hebrew boy was defeated,
d. return match he turned the
and won the stake Of 500 by
linz Tyne.
ii Matthews was Mendoza's next
and the bout was witnessed
!, less a parsonage than the
I or Wales. The heir apparent
English throne was an enthu-
boxing fan, and he took quite
ng to the young Jew. The prince
! pupil Of Richard HUMPHREYS,
lie praised the Jew so highly, in
resence of the Gentleman" that
after becam jealous OF his pro-
Fearing that Mendoza would
ant him In the royal favor
phries arranged q pretty schems
I'M the tide OF the Hebrews ris.
ortunes. When the time came
endoza to train for his next bout
ohries took him to place In the
~ which was a veritable nest
ems and q den of iniquity. The
.le1nan" hoped that In such sur.
.ings the Jew would fall q vic,
d dissipation. but the cam,
j Immediately left the place
'nraged Humphries then induced
oza's patron to call Off the bout
III afterward the Jew and tn,
Eleman' met in a public house
Humphries vilely insulted hi,
- pupil. Mendoza swallowed al
1sulte. but his dark eyes flashed
ray that BODIED Ill for Humphries
spite of the ''Gentleman's" inter
ce. the Jew retained the conf
Of the prince Of Wales, and tina
matchmaker matched him will
|, bruiser known as Martin. tn
Butcher, sturdy bulldog of ,
while Mendoza was then onl,
it middIeweigl1t. Mendoza's vic
established him as one Of TIL
lighting men Of his time, and II
years he became the champion
,gland, the first Jew to hold tina
+.
he Star of the East, as Mendoz
called. was the first Hebrew t
up pugilism as q profession. al
sh even after his victory Owe
In he followed the trade of
Iit-baker and other occupation
se he was able to make his Hvin
late "a ~, ,-aa NJ u - n -