Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-20
by DEFEATING MACE AND
HEENAN, KING WON TITLE.
First Became English Heavyweight
Ace and Then Champion of World
by Trouncing American.
TERRIFIC FIGHTING IN BOUTS
In Baltic With "Bcnccia Boy" King
Probably Saved From Downfall by
Rest Afforded Him When Crowd
Rushed Into Ropcd Arena.
ny JAMES j. CoRnET.r.

by JAMES j. CORBET~T.
On November 20 1862. J'm Mace
agreed to give Tom King a second
-nionsbin of rpr,,,d !, vii ha
90 ''"u. - WI
menbered that triilc more than a
fortv-two rounds in +hril,;nr on
"
counter win Mace inc winner after
unconscious.
D,,r;,, .,,,.,o 49,, o,a
,wean "e -, =" I"o In t"n 1851 n.
over the respective merits OF the two
mon wer, +-aoro,. :, s,o-,i,r c,-o,.,
,,, vn"S"' '' ~. ing .'e
throughout England Many fist bat
ties were resortcd to settle differ
ences between the nar,isans Of ho.b
men. ara in some caSns So h,,,ar b.
came the Quarreis that due.s were ar
connaratiyeiv snrak,nr oyrr NO So
: ond h,tyin ha,wa.n KIM ,rJ Me-
i, in those DAYS as thor, ;s nvcr mo
! Wiliard-Dempsev bout on Ju;v
faSorite oyer his inso s INK Fi rEa hut
WASH, long before King dem MOI
. ma. ma, IN TINS second encounter he was
Seeut,x 20 .i!.s'eT me rn.er OF :. EnE!ish
ricane snead v n'E .b s'"T.ea on al nur
m ,h?si OF the succeeding 81, ones up to the
ti I'M Mn In that session Of fight;
''t S"''LN N.tN NC pl lUe EcaI
King sent his hrawny fist full on
The face Of Jem Mace with ghas,ly re-
three teeth. broke the nose of Mace.
gashed an eye. spill, both the upper and
lover low ei lips and ripped the cheek Of ne
there is no record of any Single punch
that did greater damage than that
rnnnh N'hs landed IN the "Hoodoo"
Under the impact of tho hat,erinr
IN nm an, ND" al lice Saaggerea' tnsn doubled
KIN ,ifs metp,Sss'E Al me teet OF
his Corner nd rawiS.d nu II Mac TO
10 seho Nm nm Staggering into the next
i ,,na, Mace hardIy mad toed scratch
M Whem kins mt him left handler and
dropped him once more. Mace. with
Wonderful! gamencss. was up for the
nilcchth, but King refused to hit him
Mace was done for King merely
pushed his rival and lem Mace
crT Thdn y, and feIl to the turf.
sponge into the ring and SO Tom King
ianG Ae heavyweight champion OF Eng
Maca c,,no,, 49,;
.hannSe cnalichEeh King repeatedly
h;nt ga 'iel, put SinS refused To give
was tbrniSrh s ~ announced mat h'
that he womld nujt Tho aol lin; ar IN ,,ms ah'
featcd chamnionn auf T.; Ing sG an unae.
great preSslirc bv ~. " so, una
thusiasis Of EnrJsnd TO- i t,ms en-
scented TO fight John G, iJcnnnST III ~
"Benccia Bow" who ,b,n w. r -. ~
as the hcavywci.hi rbnnI,i lm"h eo
America. The battle bet Wen w.. ~
men-KinG weighing lS2 and Uecnnn
ls2~was fought on December 10. 1SG3
in Wadhurst. England II vas fnr .,
sid; bet of sloooo and Tor the heavy
NJ Championship of the world.
NinE showing in that contest
st Satnsi me mighty American demon
snnnrt 70 ,he hGhting world his
jno "o1.h! as rinsinan.
with rm.t "aS ms custom. opened
bIow 49, "hu a,'HoSi with the first
pressed iIennan "a re continually
rolled IN noj,iis az. ,o."u AFTER round
Through ,hr nrs; :; :. .n" american.
Heenan tough, cnnr,~.[,'si,. nesI'ohS'
most held mis- own Hn, $50, '!!u q :
the greater endurance anI Nh nm nm, On
stamina and tho sunrrior .iiti, =, 49,!
made il certain that il VA ,I, '' =
matter OF time before King would no
tne ultimate winner
Hsenan almos, won the hrh, in the
eighteenth by something akin Ia a
ruhe- King had battered him ,nercj
!essiy In the center of the ring ana
Heenan had hackeN. 60 tide ropss for
protection. King. An siead OF rcsortin y
40 the wrestling tactics ,hat yv.r. ncr
lniss!h!c In those days, apparently a.
clded ihat ne could master Uc.nan
ely bE the use of his l.. g