Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-18
EAR OF FIGHTER ALMOST
/ CHEWED OFF BY SECOND
Corbctt Tells How Needles and
Lancet We're Jabbcd Into Tom
King in 1861 TO Revive Him.
BRUTAL TACTICS IN oLDEN DAYS
Battle Between Mace and King Was
.sfor Championship OF England, Bet
..of $1,000 and Belt Emblcmatic OF
.Pugilistic Supremacy.
BY JAMES j. CoRDETr.

THE drastic methods used to revive
pugilists in the old day is shown i'll
an old-,ime review OF the terrific bat
tie between Jem Mace and Tom King
on October 81, 1861, in Trimlcy. Eng
land.
Mace at that time ranked as one OF
with Tom King as his only ouistand-
Ing rival. King. who was born in 1898
and started his career twenty years
later, was powerful citizen. He
notched six feet two inches and
Weighed around 21o pounds in fight
inE condition.
was his tremendous fists. They were
described as pair Of hams" and
proba bly, the title was not much OF. an
exagEeration. Bare knu,Ckie lighting;
of course. prevailed III that era. and
the huger the fists the more chance
had warrior 70 achieve success.
nightly in sal, brine This soon
developed a leathery toughness.
King Hind Mighty "MnulIes."
King for several years prior to his
enviable record among English pugi-
liats. He had taken on all of the best
fashion' I Few could Wi,hs,a qHiisf foe Us
very long the cyclonic rushes of King
end the terrific battering which he
ring.
The night with Mace was for the
championship of England side bet of
$1,000 and the championship belt At
the time II created greater stir in
sporting circles than had any other
ing on the outcome of the match. with
the Mace partisans offering two TO one
on. their man.
King trained considerably for this
fight and when he faced the 15S pound
Mace on that October day, he was we'll
under the 200 mark. trained a little
But King showed superb stamina and
endurance. In that contest and the af-
fair itself was thriller from start
10 finish.
Mace Floorcd In Twentieth.
King started off at a whirlwind clip
During a furious rally in the twentieth
round King hoored Mace with power
fal LEFT han bs to the Jaw Jem
and 1t was feared that he would be
unable 10 toe scratch for the. next
characteristic. Mace way. and by light
ing cautiously for the next dozen
rounds quite easily; stemmed the rushes
OF the cyclonic King.
Mace turned the tables in the
thirtieth by battering King severly
and from then on It was a nip and
the climax. Mace rushed King in that
forty second and final round, opening
with left hand uppercut that landed
MING King stag
gered and then Mace bounced upon
him, lifted him high into the air and
then hurled him down with terrific
force. Kings head struck the ground
in landing and he was rendered un-
conscious. His seconds rushed out and
carried him to his corner. And then
came the frantic efforts to revive him
in the thirtysecond rest period so that
he could toe scratch for the forty
third round
Jack Mcdonald, chief second for
King, bit the ear of the unconscious
King in an effort to revive him. That
was one of the methods in use In that
day to bring fighters out OF state
1T is related that Mcdonald almost
chewed off the ear. OF King in try
Donald was working on the ear, Bos
Tyler, the other second for king,
pushed needles far into the tender
parts Of Kings body and then alter
mated by jabbing with n lancet under
the finger nails OF the fallen fighter
eNaturally. all of these operations
drew blood from King, bat even the
tremendous pain ..wtrscii those tricks
caused, couldn't revive him in time
and when the forty-second rest period
had expired and King was still in
dreamland. Mcdonald tossed in the
sponge and Jem Mace was victor
Copyright. 1919. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.