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Terry beat him down with unrelent-
ing fury, tore his guard TO fatters,
smashed him to the floor time and
again until at last Little Chocolate
could no longer rise. McGovern was
"A worlds champion.
or the next seventeen fighters who
fought him, best little men of their
day, only Joe Bernstein went moro
than six rounds with him. Joe was
knocked out in ven Frank Erne,
then lightweight champion, but
trained far below the weight limit OF
his class. lasted only three. Joe Cans,
present lightweight champion, VA
knocked out In two.
Then, careless OF hard training,
Terry came in from a theatrical tour,
worked lightly for n week or 20. and
fought Young Corbett at Hartford.
Young Corbett knocked him u with
a furious right hand swing in two
rounds. Terry, heart broken, could
not understand II. He returned 20
Brooklyn for the first time as a de-
feated fighter.
But no didn't quit. Terry went
down to Louisville and whipped Dave
sullivan in fifteen rounds. Dave was
in bed two weeks from the effect OF
the beating he received, and he never
made another good fight. Terry
hadn't lost his wallop. After a couple
OF other fights McGovern went to San
Francisco 70 nght Corbett again. And
again the pudgy, broad shouldered
little Dcnverite dropped that right
only nan who ever whipped McGov-
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He Fought at Time When
Great Little Men Were
Common in Ring.
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

Terry McGovern was the greatest
little champion OF them all. Ho
fought when great little men were
common. Ernc, Lavignc. Santry,
Cans, McFadden, Dixon, Broad,
Gardner, White, Herrera, Sullivan.
Hanlon, Palmer, Forbes, Leon, Bern
stein, Kelly, Haley, Lenny. other IA
nous rinFsters fourished in Terry
McGovern'S day-and no o~utclassed
them all. lie was tho master fighter
OF his time, Since Terrible Terry left
tho ring we have been waiting pa
tiently for his equal TO appear. we
will have long 10 wait.
McGovern was a fighter right from
the first time he entered n ring, He
loved fighting. Outside OF the squared
circle he waI tho quietest little fellow
YOU could meet in a days travel. But
once let him hear the sound OF the
first gong and he became the very
RECONCILIATION OF fury. His attack
was sudden and Irresistible. IIe be
gan at once lighting at full speed,
with every intention OF beating his
man down in the first round. And
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Terrible Terry'M Govern
Takes the Final Count
MKings C~OuntyHospitdl

part in sixty-thrce contests and IN
addition TO his knockouts. won the
decision twcnty-clght times. His
longest fight was IN 1899, when he
was DECLARED the winner over Joe
bernstein after twenty-five rounds OF
battling.
one OF McGovern's most famous
fights. and ono most typical OF his
prowess, was his battle with Pedlar
Palmer at Tuckahoc, up in West
chester County, on Sept, IL, 1899. A
great crowd gathered at the open air
arena and waited fours for tho fight
to start. When the men came to-
Ecthcr Terry landed u fusillade OF
blows and the fight was over, Palmer
had been knocked out In less than
two minutes.
Terry won tho featherwclght cham
pionship Jan. ., 1900, when he
knocked out Champion George Dixon,
the clever colorod hghtcr, That year
was Tcrry's busiest In the ring. lie
was fighting almost continuously
and whipped, besides Dixon. Oscar
Gardner, Frank Eruc. Joe Cans, Kid
Broad, Eddie Lenny and Tommy
white.
McGovern lost his championship 20
Young Corbctt in a sensational baltic
In Hartford, Conn. on Thanksgiving
Day, 1901. Terry went into the ring
"a four TO ono favorlte and the plnce
was crowded with sport notables and
prominent fight fans from all over
tho country, who came to SEQ the
champion lay away the young wes-
tern contender.
The fight was fierce while IL lasted
hut Young Corbctt put over a knock
out punch In the second round an :
a new champion was crowned. Terry
kept after Young Corbctt for another
ught and they met again In san
Francisco in 1908 with tho sams re-
suit.
After that No"~".r~ 'nnls part in
n few ngrts with lesser lights o.
;he ring. but never did anything
notable.
McGovcrn ibccame III last December
while on a visit TO Camp Upton, hut
/ rallied and until early this week was
reported In comparatively good con-
dition at his home, No. POS 18Th
/ street, Brooklyn. In the same hos
pltal with him when he died was
his brother Hughic. who is SUFFERING
with a Broken arm.
McGovern Is the third noted old
time hstic champion 10 die within a
short period. the others being Bob
; Fltzslmmons and John l., sullivan.
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Once Fastest of Them All,
Death Ends Career of For
mer Champion.

Terry McGovern, former feather
weight champion and idol OF tho pugi-
listio world, died at $50 o'clock this
morningsnt Kings County Hospital
Acute indigestion was tho immediate
cause OF his death. hut his old-timc
vitality had waned years ago and he
had long been in u weakened condi-
ton.
Tcrry-oncc tho Tcrribie-wcnt 20
tho hospital Tuesday night. lilo be-
came unconscious last night and re-
manned so 10 tho end. His wife was
with him at his death. Ho also
leaves n son, Joseph. nineteen years
old.
McGovern was OF the fierce. slash
ing typo OF fighter and many OF the
old-tlmers said the ring never saw
his equal. lie used TO rush at his
man at the tap OF the gong AM, N
his prime, usually had his opponent
battered up before the latter really
knew the fight was on. He had
thirty k|nockouts to his credit, ami
nvo OF these were scored In tho first
round. Only n man eve beat Inn,
That was Young Corbott, and ne
turned tho trick twice.
Al the height OF his career McGov'
ern was swept along On n wave OF
popularity and became enmcshcd IN
the gay life OF Broadway. lie fell
victim To dissipation and sevora
times vas put away in sanltariums
! In the last few years OF his lifo he
suhsisted pm a pension OF S25 ,Jycei
paid 20 him by sam Harris Of CohaI
and Harris, who was his former man
0gor.
McGovorn was born In Brooklyn OF
March Q, 1879, and began Nighttime
when he was eighteen years old. IN
the six yea's up 20 his final defea.
by Young Eorbett IN 1903, no tool
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RICE FINISHES
WITH BIG VICTORY
IN BILLIARD MEET
Young Star Easily Defeats
George Moon in National Class
1872 BaIkIine Championship.

Julian Rice, the former Columbia
star, n N his string of compo-
titions with a decisive victory yes
terday in the national Class b. 49,
balkline billiard championship at the
New York Athletic Club.
lie defeated George r. Moon jr., the
President of the National Association
of Amateur Billiard Players. by the
score Of 200 points TO o.. Rice has
won three games and lost one.
Rice used his cue for more closely
compiled oAroms than In any OF HIS
previous matches. His trio of high
funs-4i. 80 n 3i-were all counted
through deft manipulation on the
rails. and he finished with an average
Of 6iI-3l. Moon. who uniformly
landed badly on the second object ball.
fell 10 an average OF 3 1870. while HE
top run was 2S.
in which he defeated David weiner,
tho Washington Heights champion.
The score was 200 points 70 1Sa. His
averages was s. The contest was the
last OF weiner's series. his tally for
the tournament being one victory and
three defeats.
Rice again played In his perseverinx.
methodical style. Hts Judgment as To
speed was iawless and he made excel
I lfIlN ~ Va AAAt ANNAlA'AhN w -
sltlons, and the hiEh run OF IL which no
put together on his sixteenth turn at
the table was one of the best perform
snces Of the tournament.
Moons start OF tho night Ramo
against wciner was n drearv affair. At
the end OF ten innings he had only sew
enteen buttons on his string. Then be
found his stroke for double figures of
rare %brilllancy. He passed TO the lead
In the nineteenth Inning with a pretty
Sustcr Of 10 and was never headed.
The final matches OF the tournament
Will be played to-day. Moon meets
Charles L. White. the holder OF the
championship title. In the afternoon
match at 4 o'clock. White meets
Charles =. Mathews. the Brooklyn
player. In the night game.
The scores follow;
AFTERNOON GAME.
Iqii'9 T,'eI l. o ? ? (? ? o. % . y.
~. 10. -. Totai. 200 points: average. { ;I-3i:
jGoo'ifs'5 S T. Nom 'R' 0. o q. a..i..S..l. Q.
z !. .. Q. Q. y = 90 J. O. 2 rs z:
"tt'm'irSe Z a, r.. icfr,.
2 Gc,S ! q s'ofi iS".STToSlS;
9, s, To,nI 200 po'ntS' average o; high runs.
5 e., 4. w /. Il. 49, o. l.. o. =, III: g, !:
ID t o Z 2 . g: !! T. 2 as a 81. i Ss.s T. t ! ? 81 s6': i
'"f Rase1ce-clyd. b. Terry.
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AFTER HIS SECOND DEFEAT BY
CORBETT,

That second defeat broke Terrys
heart. vet he came hack from 1t and
Knocked out tough Eddie Hnnlon in
four rounds. IIanlon had fought
Corbctt a draw.
Then Terry took sick. Run down
10 a skeleton. his mind was affected,
He recovered. and his handlers re-
lentlessly drove him into the ring.
Unht TO fight a shadow. UNIT TO take
a blow, TePy faced Tommy Murphy.
For q moment Murphy drove Terry
back and battered him about the
ring. Then McGovern's class told.
Pulling himself together for n diving
effort, he suddenly smashed Murphy
down with n " the old time Nc.
Govern right-handers. Murphy rose
to be knocked down again and again
until, as he lay In the corner OF tba
ring, his seconda threw up the sponpe
Terry, growing stronger, fought rat
thing Nelson six savage rounds. ham
mcrad Jimmy Britt for ten here in
New York, and met Young Corhs,t
again in as hard u ~siX-round 49,
as the Donverite ever saw, s"'
Th"n Terry's mind slipped N cau
Ho was sent away TO a sanita r,,Sss'
and n OF the greatest benehts 49,.
rendered a fighter was given him ~ of
der Sam Harris's managemsn.uaa
Madison Sunare Garden. ~
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HOW SULLIVAN WAS
IN N

A ] was turning away from him
I decided 10 step 20 ono side. As l
did 20 one OF my tcct crossed over the
other one, and while l was in that
position Mitchell struck me and I fell.
It was as easy rs knocking over a
chair, A noted sporting a was
twittlng me about this one day in the
Palmer House IN Chicago. I ex-
planned it several times, hut the gem
tlcmn laughed on me, and my anger
was aroused,
I'm tell you what I'll DO" I said 10
the man. II viii bet you $1,000 that
l a stand IN my usual position in
She ring with my hands lied behind
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GARDEN WAS AGAIN
CROWDED TO o

Mace and his protege finally ar
rived In New York, and l had a
chance TO look the Maori over. He
was certainly n strapplng young fell
low. lie was owe six feet tall and
built In proportion. lie was n larger
man than /.
The fight was finally arranged for
Aug. 6, 1888, which gave the importa-
hon from tho Antlpodes six months
IN which 10 get ready. We fought at
Madison Square Garden and the
crowd was larger. II that he possible,
than the one that witnessed the nights
with Charley Mitchell and Tug
Wilson.
Richard X. Fox put up the money
TO get Slade here. 1 was told. and
he VAS instrumental In having Jem
Mace train him, They were deter
mined TO have me defeated, but the
public knows how well they sue
cecdCd.
The that night intro
iuCed the combatants and the event
as follows: This is 10 be n combat
IN the latter-day pugtlistic fashion
between John l.. sullivan and the I'M
portation from far-dlstRnt New Yea
land, Herbert A. Slade, a MAJOR half
breed"
We had not been in the ring ten
seconds when | aimed one straight az
Shades nose and 1t landed, ] followed
IL with another on the neck. and
the Maori fell back into his corner
For the rest OF the round KEEP. a.
him, and / could see that the New
Zcalander was out OF wind.
In the third round I knocked Slade
down repeatedly. and the last time
no appeared 80 dazed and bewildered
that tho police jumped N n stopped
pcared quito willing that such a
curse be adopted. lie went over
and TOOK Off his gloves and ! shook
hands with him.
CThe next chapter will be printed
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CHAPTER XVII.
THE first fighter to arrive in this
country from England who was
n really clever boxer was
Charlie Mitchell. BY clever boxer"
mean "a nan who was fast on his
feet and knew how TO handle his fists
with great rapidity, To many OF our
Old school fighters this man Mitchell
was n marvel. He fooled several OF
them by his quick shifts and won
many fights without getting over a
heavy punch, Some maintain that
no never had n punch. l was sitting
at the ringside one night when he
was lighting Clcary, and Dick Malloy
tells mo that l turned 70 him and
said:
That's a Job for me-"
Mitchell won his first fights by
stiffness md because many OF the
old timers who met him had a habit
of holding their hands very high. lie
would feint so as 20 make them
guard their heads and then no would
nail them in the stomach.
Under the management Of Jim
Wakely OF New York 7 made ar
rangements 20 meet Mitchell at Madi-
son Square Garden, May IA. 1858, in a
three round bout. Mitchell, YOU un-
d~erstand, had been imported from
England especially 10 knock Il the
Boston Giant
In that. fight I was Knocked down
for tho first time IN my lie!
As that knochlown brought out
columns Of comment in the papers
throughout tho country l think It
would be an excellent idea to explain
Il right here.
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was generally known as Maco's
Maori. Jem Mace spent a long time
training this man Slade, and they
figured that he was just about right
to win the championship when they
landed I'm Frisco in December, 1882.
Tho papers were filed with talk
about this new man who was coming
the championship from the Boston
Giant"
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JOCKEY BUTWElL PLACED
IN THE NEXT DRAFT CALL

Jimmy Butwell. one OF the most sue
cessful Jockeys the last few years. Will
be los, to the turf TINS season. lilo has
been placed In Class I by his District
Exemption Board and Will be called IN
the nsNt draft, Butwell's Joining tho
army will mean Il. L. Carman and VII
fred Niau, To whom he Is under contract.
must seek another stable jockey.
putwell rode for August Belmont iaIt
.Ln..N-
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a. against Hdiie Morgan, the fast English boIer.
TOT ten Touhh" AZ lhe Town i~l ~ g. ~ Swan
ton. Pa. sud on March II no VII hnnk up
with Hockey Kansas. the Buffalo lightweight in
81"
a return battle OF ven rVuhds 81 t' VlecSherD
4. q, OF Buffalo, y, Y,
-
Ray bgons~h OF lndian1iSIs. MNo N1n a Eeat
fighter icfOrs he wtird from Lle ring several
yc,D. AGO Il n5, Ito manager us on. a Az.
- =, T,i.lc A NJ -
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BIGGEST FIGHT HELD
UP TO THAT TIME

That fight with Mitchell was tho
biggest event Of its kind that had
ever been held in New York. The
doorkeepers had an awful night OF It.
For blocks around the people damned
and bolstered one another along as
though their hopes OF happiness de-
pended on an early glance Of these
two fist singers"
At twenty minutes past eight the
exhibition began. Madison Square
Garden was then a sight. There was
no semhlance OF a seat. OF a bench OF
ut a box, but every stretch Of flooring
and every foot OF board prcsotlted a
continuous moving sea Of human
heads.
Just beside tho platform sat OK
United States Senator Roscoe Conk-
ling. At tho end 81 tho reporters
table was Mr.. Charles 4. Dana. Mr..
Lawrence Jerome and a cluster OF
clubmcn were beyond the platform,
while nstlana was represented by her
other subjects in swarms.
1.-THE fight was a good one said
Bily Edwards after tho battle was
| over. "Only one thing can he said
about II. Mitchell is avery good man,
but he met another who Is his SUI
perior all the way round"
"The contest" said Jim Cusick,
"only proves the old saying that a
good little man cannot whip a good
big man"
II always Ike 10 hulloa with the
under dog" observed Mr.. Conkling.
"But Mitchell was unquestlonably
overmatched,"
Following my victory over Mitchell
the crowd OF fellows who were always
hunting for somebody 20 Hex me went
MI the way 10 New Zealand to find a
champion. Jem Mace. the one-time
famous fighter, was sent 70 find him.
m mana 0nmH was S'fAe rUr M
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Tho finals in the State Y. VI. c. A.
bowling contest, which has been Ia
progress for several weeks. will DO
rolled on The alleys OF the Central Y. VI.
G. A.. No. IS Hanson placc, Brooklyn,
en- Saturday. March o. In the team
nnaIs there will be- four contestants,
teams from Plattsburg. amsterdam,
Park Avenue T.. r. Branch. Manhattan
and Central OF Brooklyn. Each OF the
twenty teams in the league viii end
representative TO bowl for the indl-
vldua! championship OF the State.
Games will start at 3 Z. NJ. and con-
,inue until the contests are decided.
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- lilly MADDEN INC John l..
never were fully ~reconoiled. Mad
den brought out other heavy
weights after Sullivan had lost the
heavyweight crown. He managed Gus
Rubin, the Akron Giant, for several
years. The two were inscparable, al
ways living together while Rubin fol-
lowed mis- profession, and separating
only when Rubin married and lefl
ne ring 20 open a cafe In brooklyn.
Madden hoped 20 make Gus worlds
champion. lie had him when ShurkCy
knocked him out In % round, and
matThed him again with SAarkey,
when Rubin turned the tables. Later
no took Rubin 10 England, with
Denver I'd Martin. Ruhlln was
matched 10 fight Sharkoy MT the Ma
tional sporting Club, and Martin 10
Eight Sandy Ferguson. Both won their
fights. visited Maddeu's training
camp at Working. a London. Mad
den never had much to say, but he
could FIJI his fighters with confidence
In the fight at the National A. G.
ShaTkey knocked EuhIlh' down twice
and nearly Out-iu the first round.
Gus returned. to his corner ln a panic.
Madden quietly talked 20 BIN and
sent him out with strict instructions
20 avc!d S~harkey's PUSHES, jab lightly.
step away, and wait. Round after
round Rubin fought exactly TO Mad
denis order, until Sharkoy began TO
lire. Then Madden told Gus TO cut
loose. As a result, Rubin soon had
Sharkey staggering, and knocked him
down six times - and out - In the
twelfth round. Madden was one OF
the quietest and best seconds that
ever stepped into a fighters corner
lie never showed the slightest sign Of
excitement or lack OF confidence.
BILLY Madden was ono Of tho last
Of the old school Of fighting men-th'
men OF London prize ring days. Those
who ara left will miss hiN:
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McGOUern Made Nearly 500, 900
Before He Vas Fl Years Old

Up TO the time McGoyern lost his FIRST fight with Young
Corbctt at Hartford, THANKSGIVING Day, 1901. McGovern, according
to his own estimate, made nearly 100000, as follows. He was only
twentyOne at the time, too.
Began lighting April II, 1897; won 81 battles;
purse winnings NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $64,5OO
Theatrical engagements at $500 and S6OO....... 10000
umpiring baseball games NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
Won betting on himself. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
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Death Of Billy Madden, John
lis Old Manager, Robs the
Ping OF Another Picturesque
Figure.
ospynfht. ipis. hy Tbs Pr.s pibiishing o..
fThA Nov Nntk Ererlnr Morlh

ospynlhs 1918. hy Tue Prr- Hielsnns O..
Crbs New York EvcinE worldl
DuLY MADDEN, famous old-tlme
- manager OF John l.. sullivan,
died at . o'clock last night in
white Plains Hospital.
Madden had been in poor health
for several years, but showed no sign
Of breaking down until after the
death Of John l.. When the man he
had made a worlds champion passed
away Billy Madden felt very old. He
was John L. Sullivan's senior by FIVE
years. He could hardly picture him
self surviving the wonderful athlete
who had crashed through tho nstic
world llko a comet under his diroc-
ton. and no became moody and
silent A few days ago he went TO
consult with his old friend. Billy
Muldoon, also q friend OF s%ullivan's
in tho old days. lie was expecting
to undergo an operation. and wished
TO have Muldoon's advice about II
and about n course OF living after
ward. While NJ Muldoon's Madden
became very weak. 30 weak that he
was removed 10 white Plains Hos
pltaL where no slipped quietly out
into tho 'Great Adventure" alone.
He leaves n wife and one son.
Billy Madden was n very good
boxer when he first fell in with Sui
Ivan, and he showed tho great John
l.. many tricks OF the game. At tho
height of Sullivan's career no and
Madden fell out. and the feeling be-
tween them vas very bitter-so bit
ter. in fact, that Madden sailed for
Ireland TO try to ind n heavyweight
fighter to whip John l..
II was in pursuit OF the same am
bltion that Billy Madden organized
4 series OF boxing tournaments in
ieveral largo English cities. Having
)een born In Liverpool. no had n
notion that England might contain
fighting man Mt 20 meet oven Sui
ivan. In these tournaments Madden
developed n number Of giants who
might have reached Sullivnn's class
with sufficient coaching and train
ing. but one night a slim little fell
low entered and knocked one OF the
. giants out. Another night he pol
!shed or another giant and in a few
nights the little fellow was tho solo
survivor OF the series OF tournaments.
He was the famous Charlie Mitchell.
a mere welterweight. nut a lad with
a lions courage and astonishing nat
ural skill.
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McGoUern Great Champion,
Loved to Fight and Had
Long String OfKn0ckOuts

Until the finish came he never let up
for a second.
Joe Cans admitted that he laid
down to McGovern in Chicago. But
II he did Terry know nothing about
II. Herford, Gans'S was
betting on tho number. OF rounds the
fight would go. Cans was to hit The
floor in tho fourth. But Terrible
Terry. having in his head nothing but
the single idea that he was there 10
fight and to win with n knockout az
quickly as possiblc-just as no al
ways did-sailcd into Cans furlousiy,
beat him all over the ring. and IN tho
second round sent him down un5er
a fusillade of blows. Cans stayed
down. The knockout was no.
The fake knockout planned in Cans .
camp never came off.
Terry McGovern was born and
brought up in Brooklyn. hotbed Of
fighters in the carly days %
his fighting career. The big
Brooklyn fighting clubs, under
tho Horton law. were carrying
on bouts almost nightly. There were
plenty OF chances for an aspiring
%youngster to fight. Terry started os
an amateur. but he made good so soon
that he graduated into the profess
sional class almost immediately.
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MADDEN became SO enthusiasts
lvI ito over Mitchell that he felt
sure Charlie could whip Sulli-
van. 80 he took ship for America
with his new aspirant for heavy
weight honors. Word was sent 10
America. When the steamer docked
In New York reporters and sporting
men focked aboard TO SEQ Madden's
man. When they found Madden and
a small. smooth faced youngster
standing with him, they looked all
around for Madden's fighter. and
when Madden introduced Mitchell
they laughed In his face.
However, Mitchell fought Sullivan
in Madison Square Garden. and for q
few minutes showcd SVill that amazed
the spectators. Ho caught sullivan
If balance and knocked him down.
- Sullivan, flattened for the first
time in his life, bounded up with a
roar OF rage and hurled himself on
tho little fellow Ike an avalanche,
Mitchell was rouEhcd around tho ring
and thrown against n through the
ropes until the police inspector
stopped tho bout, Aftorward Mitchell.
fought Sullivan 90 IA draw-London
prize ring rules-at Chantllly, Franco
Madden'a ambition TO bring out a man
who could whip sullivan was neve
realized, but ne did put an awful den
in John LIS reputation with little
Mitchell.