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were nigner, anu potKcis were rrom oos. to ©as.The long expetted couteft between Humphries and Mendoza was decided at Doncalter on Wed-nefday., About ten o’clock Humphries came on the ltage, with Ward and Jackfon as his fecond and bottle-holder. Mendoza appeared foon alter, with Johnfon and Butcher.The Duke of Hamilton and Sir Thomas Ap-preece were umpiies, and they appointed Mr. Alton referee, in cafe of difpute.At twenty minutes pall ten the combatants fet to ; the odds fix to four in favour of Mencloza. _Humphries approached his antagonist with great (pint; and, in the firft- round, at the con-clufion oi which he knocked Mendoza down, and fell .upon him, fnewed fo evident a fupcriurity, that the odds changed to fi?e to four in his favour. *■ '•1b the feewnd round, Mendozbeing unable to' defend himfelf in any other manner, .clofed* and both fell; but Humphries.'fpfaBcd his/knee 'fo Violently,! that if wa* ftippofed he could pot ftand up to eontifiue'the fight, and^ the odds inuantlychanged to.tvv’ent^tp one-.agaiiiil him. ■ -Although fo completely deprived or tne ufe of .prc leg. W to full whenever lie attempted to lean on'i'Anr.d, hrpelefs of winning,, he maintained the' c one sit-. fMh -unconquerable obdinacy, ftp
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General Evening Post
London, Middlesex, GB
Thu, Sep 30, 1790
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