NELLIE GRANT'S HUSBAND AS A BOXER.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1974, 3 May 1875, Page 2

NELLIE GRANT'S HUSBAND AS A BOXER.

The New York Sun thus describes an occurrence in the Washington gymnasium:—" Sartoris, accompanied by several members of the foreign.legations, paid a visit recently to the Washington gymnasium. At this establishment Charley I Collins, the pugilist, better known as the Cast-iron Man, who in April, 1867, fought George Rooke for 20C0 dols. and the middle-weight championship, is the teacher of boxing. During the visit of Satoris and his friends,' Collins was teaching a pupil. Satoris made a remark which riled the pugilist. The Cast-iron Man asked Satoris ' if he could do better.' Satoris's friends urged him to put on the gloves. Satoris then took the gloves, and pretended he did not know how to put them on. The pugilist smiled and told his pupils that he would take the conceit I out of his unknown opponent. The pre- ! liminaries were quickly arranged, and the contest commenced. The Cast-iron Man rushed afc his adversary, thinking to end the contest in one round. Satoris warded off the sledge-hammer bjows of the pugilist, and returned a left-hander on the Cast-iron. Man's mouth, drawing the claret, and then rapidly changing off delivered a straight right-hand blow on the Cast-iron Man's nose- and knocked him down, much to the surprise of the pugilist's friends. In the second round Sartoris had the best of the sparring, and administered a storm of blows on the pugilist's face, and fought him down. In the third round the Cast-iron Man was again knocked dowa, and declined to continue the contest.. Sartoris was borne from the scene amid loud cheers from his friends. The Cast-iron Man said that he was sick, but would meet his unknown opponent again. A second meeting was arranged, and Sartoris was again the victor, giving the Cast-iron Man a sound drubbing, and making him acknowledge that sometimes amateurs are superior to profs-ionals. The affair haß created quite a sensation, and the athletic young Englishman is the lion of the day among the muscular young gentlemen with whom he associates. It.is said that Sartoris and Baron 'Boustere have undertaken to revive boxing, and that they are trying to persuade some of the ladies of the Court to organise an archery club with a becoming uniform."