El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-05
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marked an old sport Jack mad
cleaned Up every man OF his weight
i'm the east, and had gone TO the Pa
cific in search OF more pugs TO con-
quer- Thirtyf0ur years ago tonight
lie took on Earl Manning, . Los An
geles man. who was considered the
best the coast had 70 pit against the
'Noupareil. The ObseQuies were held
In Turn Han al san Francisco The
man from AnEcltOWn had about as
bal in Honduras He took an awful
licking, and in the fifth round the
police ordered the fight stopped The
fans raised an uDroar a this. and the
cops finally agreed 10 let the affair
proceed II larger gloves were used
This was done, but in the seventh the
officials again stopped the massacre.
Dempsey then beat Tom Norton. at
Sacramento. in even fewer rounds
than IL took him 10 defeat Manning.
Having whipped all the middle
weights. Dempsey challenged the
whole Pacific coast. offering 70 fight
any Douys regardless Of size. with
gloves or bare knucklcs The chal-
leuge reached Portland. Ore and
Dave Campbell, chief Of the fire de-
Campbell was a big bulky six footer
who had good reputation as an
amateur boxer and was almost twice
as big as Dempsey The -Nonpareir
vas undaunted BY the disparity ia
size, and the match was made. II was
to be bare knuckle affair for $1,000
a side Fearing official interference.
the fighters and fans took a beat up
the Columbia 10 Q point IN Lewis
county. washington. where the ring
was pitched The big fireman was
knocked out BY Dempsey in the third
round Practically all % the Portland
fans had considered it z cinch for
Campbel and bet their piles on the
result at any odds offered. The whole
Portland fire department was assem-
bled at the dock. upon the return Of
the boat. and several bands were in
readiness TO welcome their conquer
ing hero. When they learned that
Campbell had lost the people OF Port
land we're piunged into the deepest
gloom A number OF California snorfs
had gone 10 Portland 70 back Demn-
sey. and they carried home with them
about al the loose chance in the
OREGON city. except such as they spent
IN the wet goods emuoriums in cele-
sration OF the victory"
MEMORABLE BATTLE OF PAST.
IN view OF the modern method of
heading fight it's interesting to re-
call the way the followers OF the sport
had 70 chase It around from one quiet
place 10 anothtr TO avoid the sheriff
Forty seven years ago today. Sept
3. 1879, the little city OF Detroit, then
but shadow Of its present greatness.
was the gathering place OF what was
perhaps the most noted assemblage OF
boxers ever seen IN any American city.
IneE were intent on pulling off a bat
tie for the lightweight championship
between Billy Edwards and Arthur
Cnam Ders, and the authorities were
equally determined that the fight
shouldn't take place It was origin
aa.-.a 4lH.- 4
De STAGED in Ohio, but the Buckeye
sheriff had got wind OF the affair and
organized a posse which drove the
sports out Of the state. Detroit was
then made the rendezvous. with the
Idea Of SLIPPING over TO Canada to
pull off the bout.
After scarring exhibition in a
Detroit hall on the night Of sept ard
the wise 'uus slipped to the river front
and boarded ferry boat Besides
Edwards and Chambers. the crowd in
cluded the pugilistic stars Of an divis-
ions. Jem Mace. the great English
gypsy who had whipped Tom Allen
FOR the world s title a couple OF years
before, was among those present on
that midnight voyage. and 50. too was
alien who s1terward recovered the
American heavyweight championship
Ned Baldwin. the Irish giant, hero
of many famous battles in England
and America; sam Hurst "the Staly-
bridge infant. the eX-champion Of
ENGLAND. Tim Collins. famed rs "the
Iron Man" old Barney Aaron. the
veteran OF the British ring Johnny
Mackay, who had been Heenan's sec
ond IN the Benicia Boys fight with
Savers; Harry Bill. Arthur Gore. and
a host OF other sport notabies from
two continents took the boat across
to Windsor.
In the early hours Of the fourth, in
a cold, drilling rain, the party set
forth on board a couple of tugs. and
just as the sun was struggling to
break through the clouds the sports
disembarked on a little island in Laks
st. Clair. The rev Indians compris-
ing the population fled IN wild fright
at the appearance OF the crowd. and
well they might. for they were a pref
~ fierce looking lot. Jem Mace. al
ways fond Of a joke. slipped coin
TO a boatman and had him overturn
the boat in which Collins was taken
ashore. with the result that the Iron
Man" got a thorough wetting and be-
came wild with rage. The metallic
person afterwzrd stood at the ring
side clad only IN his hat
When the stakes had been driven
and the ring formed Chambers and
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