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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCEA Boxing Mitch between Humphries and Mendoza ; defcribed by an eye witnefs.*~T HE expedition of the publie had beenI wound up to the highcli pitch, in conference of every preliminary being, after many vcek*-* negociatiop, agreed upon between Humphries and Mendoza, two of thcmofl fcientific boxers of Che day. Each party was powerfully Supported, and a great many thonfand pounds Raked upon the event.For this pnrpofe a Stage was erelted at Odi-ham, and about one o’clock on WcdnefJay the pth of January, Humphreys attended by johnfon as his Secood, and Tring his Bottle-holder, appeared thereon, and was received by reiterated huzzas a#d plandirs; after bow. *ig to the audience he proceeded to Hrip. His Jrcfs when ready to engage, was, a pair of flannel drawers, tied with coloured ribbon, white filk Rockings with gold coloured clocks, and a pair of light ftjoes fattened with black llrings. While be was preparing, Mendoza, attended by Jacobs as his Second, and another Jew, his Bottle-holder, mounted the Stage, and was alfo received with loud acclamations, from a prodigious concourfe of Jews who flocked from all parts. Mendoza’s drefs was /nore plain than that of Humphries.The price of adinUton into the paddock wherein the Stage was erelted, was half-a-rmca, and many hundreds paid. The an-noes and doors were guarded by Tring, Rpn, Dun, Sandal, Ward, and tmany other noted Hr (lifers ; who with uplifted gigantic arms for a while intimidated the populace from breaking into the places appropriated for the amateurs ; but what can refill the fhock of an EngliQ) mob?—They broke-down th« fences and fcized on every vacant place.The combatants were prepared for the on-fct in a few minutes after they came upon the Stage, and on lhaking hands, it yus begun by Mendoza with all the heat and impctuolity of a man determined on villory. Humphries appeared aflonilhcd, ar.d retreated, guarding and catching the blows of his ad verfary, which were throw n in with much activity and quick-nefs. Full fifteen minutes did the Jew attack, w?rh fuch apparent fuperiority, that theodJi, which were two to one againft him, changed to the like proportion in his favor. Humphries remained undaunted, Bill ailing on the defence. It is yet a matter of difpure, whether his conduit in the onfet was mantra-vre, or whether the nouvtlU fide m which he was attacked, added to the unexpelled vigour of his antagorill, made him give way until opportunity offered to difplay his Hcill to ad-yam age. We arc inclined to give credit to the latter; for early i* the battle he was driven into a comer of the Stage, where he received a blow which knocked him agaim*
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Political Magazine
London, Middlesex, GB
Fri, Feb 01, 1788
Page 39
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