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Show n M An01dj-Time Vrize Fight. H On the dsy flxed ' 1. 1805. a Hi ( Rill crowd sMtemtdtd an B Mm Bjjj Downs U witness the bsltle bflwexn BjJ; t two most celebrated boxer then Hi 1IWir Jem Ttefcfier at Tom Crtbb Hb "ticker, after on k-og earcblng Hi look at hi ndternary, end the bill BaJ ta fcU M dashing style, springing In j oa hit tain and deliferlng lili hit BJJ with .'Jghtnlcs Ilka rap dlly Crlbb BBj taught etcadlly on ts ritrcat, with lilt H ji:m iii:ix'iii:iu HJ left extended to prop hi opponent HJ ha catae In. Hut mruily and cool HJ though Tom til, the hurilcanei fight- HJ log of lletchnr confuted and bewilder- HJ M him Jem (lull flithed to and fro HJ Kith extraordinary quickness, nnd, HH despite Crlbb atrnnic muni ho was HJ Hilled half a doien time In the face BBH before he knew where lie ti lie HJ fell back before this ttorm of blows BHJ and sppnrcntly mscle up lilt mind that HBl It wa iisolcs attempting to return B. them yet. Tha Drat round waa all In BHJ Uelcher' favor, but that wai what HH everyone expected and It made no dlf- HJ ferenca In tha ticltlnc. 2 to 1 on Crlbb HjH being fretljr olfered and only sbyly HJ Uken HBJ The second round waa fought on tha BHJj aim lines to Uelcher a advantage Hut BHR It wa when the tide of furtuna ae ra- HBp set to be going dead against him that HB tba sterling qualities of Tom Crlbb a HhM a Renter were raoit flneljr displayed HJW He ntrer lott hla heal but coolly nnd HBp stMdliy retreated, stopping II Icher'a HBjJ furljiu blow with a precltlon ant aklll HBpjl whltb called forth loud plsudlts from HBU the apKtatora Oror and over aitnln HBV lent huled hlmtelf egalnsl that Hub. HBV born defnco aa vainly aa Napoleon' BBB iplendld Cuirassiers daahrd themaalrr BBBj if ilnat tha llr.tlth Infantry squaree at BBBj Waterloo BBBj One terrlrm bit however, not home BBBj and Crlbb wai to staggered an I data I BBB that Uelcher t..?liij hi opportunity! BBBj tuahed In, closen nd (are Tom a ahit- terlnat croe buttock Jem a friend were frantic with dellcht and made the welkin rln with their ahouta, but the betting waa not affected tn deed. Captain IUrclay confidently laid I 4 to 1 on Crlbb And hla confidence waa toon Justl-fled Justl-fled Uelcher a weakened conalUutlon waa unable to bear the atraln put upen It. Uradually bla rushes become mora . and more feeble and hla blowa lott thtlr ateara Aa soon aa Tom uw that bla adversary a strength waa ebbing, he chanted hla Uctlca, and Intlead of retreating began tn hi sleady and d'S ted way to attack Crlbb waa not a quick bitter but hi hit unconimouly hard when he did hit and Jem's rltht forearm waa aoon black and blue with bnilara from stopping Tum'a hesvy-left hesvy-left handera Ily tills time Uelcher s hand were eo fearfully awollcn and cut by contact with Crlbb a hard akull that he dared not kit with them, and all he could do waa to atop hla ad terra ter-ra ry a blow, which lit did with fin-aummale fin-aummale aklll fer tome time Aa lone aa Uelcher had any tlrentth left, h defied Crlbb a efforta to beat him Hut Jem grew weaker n.nl weaker, and Tom waa able to lIoo and throw him heavily over and over again lmg after bla chance of winning waa hopo-lealy hopo-lealy gone Ilelcber, with iplendld pluck struggled agalnat fate, lint It waa useless Crlbb throw film or punched him down every round, till at length, nfler forty minute had expired expir-ed Jem with hla knuckle knocked up hla forearm frightfully swollen nnd paralyied by Tom' hit, hla wind ant eight gone, bad tu give In, and ahed bitter tear of mortification when th I aponga went up Crlbb could have TOM Cltlllll gone on for another couple of hours hl grand alamlna atrength and courage cour-age were audi that I think he could Hint day have uutwon and outlasted nuy man breathing. |