Show Cops Spoiled This i Bout in Year 1800 Jem Belcher and Daniel Mendoza were matched for a bout for the British championship championship cham cham- I In Scotland October 1 1 1800 The arrest of ot Mendoza the Jewish pion however put the kibosh on the af af- af- af fair Mendoza wasP was was served served with a warrant in bed and dragged to police court where Sir Richard Ford magistrate I bound him over to keep the peace Some of the foremost men of England came to his rescue and the bail ball was quickly forthcoming but the magistrate I insisted the money would be forfeited if Dan engaged in a a. prize fight anywhere Counsel for Mendoza pointed out the proposed pro pro- I posed mill was to take place In Scotland I I beyond the magistrates magistrate's jurisdiction but the judge remained firm and poor old Dan had to miss his chance to meet the I Bristol boxer Later Belcher Beicher fought Andrew Andrew Andrew An An- drew Gamble an Irishman and by his I victory over the man from the emerald I I isle became the recognized champion I II I I |