The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-20
CHAPTER XI

 1 Jem Mace showed up in San Francisco with a Maori who Mace. had named 1 Herbert Slade. And they remember, too, the comment that began to throw 1 the country into another convulsion of i boxing enthusiasm when 1t became 1 known what a whale of a man Slade was. Jem Mace owned a little circle of boxing all his own in England in l those days, He was accepted as the finest boxer the prize ring had pro. duced. He was supposed to have i taught Slade all his tricks of the ring, and to have added a few more for the benefit of opponents who would be found for the big Maori in this coun. try.
 Richard Fox heard of the newcomer almost as soon as he had put a foot on American soil, and he went after him as an opponent for Sullivan. The fight was scheduled to come off in Madison Square Garden, New York, Aug ', 1883, and was to be for four rounds. It was the first fight for the champion after his victory over Charley Mitchell.
 Friends of Sullivan were really worried about the outcome of this go The champion had been treating him self too well in the matter of drinks and food for them to feel sure of their ground. He was cautioned to have care when he went into the ring, for their knowledge of Mace'ss prowesE made them wary.
 Never mind about me-" Sullivan growled at them. When he gets a. punch on the nose he'll change. his; mind about being a fighter"
 S1ade was a big, powerful man.. but there his claim to ring distinction ended. He knew nothing whatever about boxing, despite the tales that had been told regarding Jem Mace's instruction.
 When the first round opened Sulli- van charged his man and rushed him from post to post around the ring. He beat the big New Zealander to the floor after eight or ten seconds of sparring in the center of the ring.
 In the second round Sullivan rushed Slade to the ropes, and then, with a vicious right uppercut, he caught Slade under the chin, and actually lifted him off the floor, over the ropes, and into the crowd. The New Zeal ander landed on his head and should CTS. Persons in the house thought he certainly had been killed, but he picked himself up went around to corner of the ring and resumed the battle.
 Sullivan was a fury this night. No sooner had the third round opened that he was on top of his opponent. Blows fairly rained on the man from New Zealand He turned his back and tried to run from the avalanche, but Sullivan was right after him. With blood streaming down his face, STade finally sank to the floor, and didn't get up until picked up by his seconds and carried to his corner. It was one of, Sullivans greatest triumphs, for the crowd that saw the mill thought that certainly Slade would prove to be master of the Boston Strong Boy.
 CHAPTER XII
 After his triumphs in New York Sullivan's name, of course, was on every ones tongue. He went to Bos, ton immediately after he had con quered Slade and opened the first oi his saloons. The night he held his
 opening a crowd of thousands gathered } around the place. Police were called } to open a path for traffic, but they were totally unable
 Sullivan showed here for the frs time that, in his condition then, ht was absolutely unfit for business. H. was too good a customer at his owr bar, and the saloon business soon Wal over Sullivan closed the place aftel