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At Mr. Stokes’s AMPHITHEATRE, \In Iflington Road, this prefent Monday, being * fe 22c? J/z/?. two Seleffi 'Trials of Man- J jcW will be JJjewn in the utmojl Perfection, by the Four following Proficients in the Art of Boxings viz.;OHN WHITACRE, the| famous Lincolnfhire Drover, Ikomas I Allen, vulgarly called Pipe*, James I Taylor, Waterman of Hungerford, ] I and Thomas Day of St. James's: *I The Firlt renown'd as the extenrive -I Fenns, and look’d upon as the Dim- *J mock of his Country * the Second, ^ like the London ’Prentice, admir’d and fear’d by all that have ,hitherto engaged him * the Third rides Triton of his Silver ;Thames •, and the Fourth has not a lefs Share of Bravery than 'the other Three: So that ’tis hard to fay which will bear 1away the Bell.As thefe Champions are nominated for the fureft Cards in the Pack, by ieveral Gentlemen who made the Match, thereis no Danger of fighting a Crib, as they call it, neither of 'them knowing whom he is to engage with, till they meet on ’the Stage, when that Point is to be determined by a Majority of the Audience, which ’tis expetted will be very numerouson the Occafion.Conditions of the Combat are, Fair Fall, Fair Rife, and thofe fhewing foul Play, to be jointly fued according to i Daw, c.Note, Seme Bye Marches will alfo be fought, and as good Biverfiongf Cudgel-Playing, dec. before the Matters mount, as can Ve defred : And as the whole Entertainment will take up more Time than ufual, ’tis hoped the Company will not : lofe any Part thereof, but honour the Houfe with theirPrefence fo much the fooner.Mr Stokes and his Wile being laftWednefday at Mr. Figg’s, in order to receive feme Money that was due from Mr. ciii, lt;Mr. Mac Colley, and Mr. Sutton, which they refufed to pay, and Mr. Stokes being challeng'd, fought at Staff, and Mrs. Stokes was likewife challeng'd, there having lately arrived in Town four Women on purpofe to fight her, but ihe not intending to make a Practice of Fighting, dares the laid four Women to come to her Seat of Valour on the above Day, be- 1 fore the Champions mount, and ihe will light them Bout and Bout till Ihe or they are defeated.The Doors will be opened at Three, and the Champions i mount at Five.
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Daily Journal
London, Middlesex, GB
Thu, Jun 22, 1730
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