FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN WORMALD AND MARSDEN.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 1016, 22 March 1865, Page 5

FIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP BETWEEN WORMALD AND MARSDEN.

On January 3 tbe duv ir&tiuftll; intended, an attempt wm in'iilr1 to hrinp til/: aticm-event to n settlement. Unable to n-eure « Hp< cml (rain ibc promo torn of list- fiyhr. w-r? cmipeile-1 to •"■nature upon v journey Ijv the in'Tjiinc; " pri'er tr-in'' from EfieUui B'jcarp to Msirsi'ii G U:, ;i rcliiul iitation nr-nr Ay luxury. Hern the rlns* use fnrme'J, but tlm police nu."rfiTe<", nn'l a tur.vc was raadit for a fn :-li nuar fulfil (on J-)i;/,juit(, bat the mjMi.>.*'•'' k w.-re <1( t-rmiiii-d Vu-.i tuu battle ahoQ'ii not 'nko i.>!v'-, rui'! jmri'iriv/ tin "warlike p rty," t'uu iiiicrc-iinc " mi! "wm at length aVuxlwerl finrl lim u-Jcrrue onk-re 1 nn , adjournment to town. On ilie following mnming. at, about 8 nVldck. the purlieu \>rwx:r ci t.-> 'In- London ;»ii(i Hri^i.ton Bttitioi:, wln-rc tin d»fkß w. r« RUfk'eulv au-i aorncwW cl»:n ifutly '■alltiti upon n.r "returns to Tlire?: Hii^-.-H '' fliis uuu'iuat rie-nanr! for pae«<W lite— iti'y ,jrouv-ii ifac :»>jj-pi<-ir.n of th>oSicials ai to tht< rui-si'in >>f ihi-i innilcv crovd. Beyond tiifjs tj"d «n dcci'io.i! it <|uiiy of v mil way parlor n» t» which was Muni '«-i> ntnl which was WonnnM, f,ti re v.-:in no ie:i"uro in the ''ikp-rhire " wnnby of note. Th- bullsgerenti nuri tli-ir i<-.|!«s«r» 'Inly ohi.iinin ti- ■It •-1 f. proccc'lci by I Li: 6 o'<:u;!t onlmwy ti aiai t-> Thn c UridfiWii ataii -v. Amvin;: ut th- >l:it.i<>h |j.«-v 'e'f Ihe c:i;rriii(j«'!', sii'J fotluwiiiK the tnen with the stakes nnrl j-.>[j.r-i, v/!if> lvi Uiu w;:y, in tr<.uji» ..I tliiees arvi fimi-K, > tr.iijrhlw .y m"»l*> fo-ih<: ii -i byo-Jone thas, pn:.M-n*ei it-"!f, prrnifWl ijv ih^ very ikci'lu imrxv^iion that the » oner ih v were out of the l.i;:hroi<J the Ivitw h :i- Hun c ■ of evading tins n-iw nm<->t sin-■<!.•<! polio", lor fighting'in every «'•««& oi t'i - w<irci w<b\ <j «<r/-t'v maimt t«y nil m icirncl. Aft-r ttuviTviu-orn"----■501) yarns tb • no.<-;s nnil >-t:iko-i m tie v kind of detour— utopp'-'l — ii-'iit-ut.! -t'lCi iiroe-u■(«■) mi a imrr.jw niay >.j| : ri Inn.', which w. t . mil.) ;,« puddinu by a t ■•■<"> tftl of ruin Mi<>i.*[i» (fir it was uo'iiiiuur .?!*r) thrm.ufti hi« dilij u!r, ins.-,, ropea ami .it-iki-i l« S tbo jiow pnHi ur nnti blow mjj van ov..t ii Hv.j-harn; I cue. Thi- hr-ti.-ht tlieiJi into a mvizr^'i'in of aw >in >y {i-ld-, Uavffralnfs' «''i«l( 'irjil pin Him? nom-" ;t »-..■■» muddy road tfirous-li an open fr:itc, tit': whole party found theitwelves in a sm-i!l ftoM of oljout three acr«, fkirtcd on th" ens! hy a kind of wood, on the north and south hy hedai'*, urul on the west hy v Inr^ofjfi-antiry tmd blhmls. The ► ion of thw pl/t'-o made it wliriraljly .'idii|it'.'d for the purpose tf> which it w.n ios- ;i short time converled, T'«;;irin^ a jn)«ih!c intrrnip'i'in, no time was lo<t in drivintr tli« stakes and lorinhi'^ the rinjj-, 34ft ."(|imrc. Itantnl thi+ :i i-coonrl incloHun; of roprt \v;w iiui'lc, in which w.i* placed a number of carpor Htool-s for t!i<« special accommoOation of thi.>-e u-do wf.vo willinir to show thoir apprcciatinn ol'xuoh comfort by ilrop}>inir f>s into Ilie irtudsof the ci\t«j*|n-I-«intr " master of the vi'ools." And nxuin, lite rmioiviir'j a-fi cvr liumblf! " Fiiarsry Wliitu" oartird an honest -hilingor lialf-ennvn, a-i the casi- uiitrht. he, hy n;i"injr lii-i hat round after placing nnd>-r tin-tivt of tin; .stool ocouoaiits a layer of clcnn straw—a precaution against cold that must always he acceptable under such circutuilaiiucs. The conir»iiin.'i.s, «,rji ..d nn<! Mar.-vlcn, appealed to on :ili *iles Vj uo nrt at one, weiit l> their t-:sk w!th utiiiNual ranri'vies-. "!:irfil'u% fterure in t.f r.-i'^bt. and er«c\ ' ut lii-< «te:> i-i so'dowhat too slow mid htal-.-'v f T trir> itn.'iiry ipur&tiit ha haa entered up-m. lit-* l.«ok ia clvccfal, kindly, anM H-ia-stirnir.K. Worraald is wr*' powerfully bui!fc nh'.ut ih": Ai .uhli:r>i, but miovos about iv an uu::'i »ly lollinu s-r'. of wit, nt! Btoop.i aa fro-n the liabi* of cinvcainsr with p -riJODB of a IriUCll -110-ttiV S',:itlin! thill lii-i OV.JI. Maradun is mvt six 'o«t hifjh, W--rm-tl i very n-Mt that lieijj'it. I', om tlit: ontsi't '•>■.•? pa! pal by far tou .>.liil!ol a fijrlr^r f>r Mar-d-n. Wormald hno ."pent much ot hi-i life "t ilia K:ffend umottf; tiix'-rs and boxing nann, -whil» Afarsdeu Una livii entirely in tin* (viuniry (^'o!t ) Mara Sen once -uweedutl in throwinir Wnrm di heavily on Ida buck on the iii-ouiid,!ind strii'-k ii'iu twice lie ivi!y on rhe Btoran-h, n r! u'so lt,-iv ■ li'rn B blow on the |i ; ft rye, Murs Jen, howevtr, id not neon lo hay-; nny of the p»cu iir ni.tim ''- rrqui-dte for drivi'ij; htnia surJi a !v.-int {,"-.■< Woriivi!d, ou t!j'; rontrary. struck with i;;i-e:ir peveri'y, nfien cmUin^ M-i'sdin t,'> t'ifl tiou-i, ur Jelliii.^ litiu liicri an <*X. \V'..rm M, ii f.n;», seemed jtiKt. rioinc what ho most «N,"■ i._-irtfe*i in While M;irr..len lnoltcl fitl d to- C«nt!e- work. After thfc fii>n two or thrc! f*1!*" it w-h nWi'im that JTarS'iui iv,-m fir ny 'I'iio H.'lr.imr ■was very sevtfe and t-harj), Ui- wbnli'lß n>un i' f>f the Riibt bt'in^ f.mght nn<J the slltir ov r irs ft 7 mlnul.w. Tim-, was well tc.'pt «hroujti»tu, W->r-maid beirtr Marly :>l'.v<iy:j ti-c fi.v to jiisot' to the call. MaT(j'icnt»ncquiremi-nt>> ny a wr<-Ftlcr, whatever tin-y were, were home i!o.vn tiy th■? rrenenibna hit'riripr of VVornuild. Kicb" tlmu ii« struck out st-aiuht mid fres with the wh.-1.----weiulit of hiiho'ly After hfl had h-dt-n vtarprl n past liiio fihanc" of ilia winning. Worin'slrt cl >-c • thp contest with a decision air) rat'i'Mty thai. t»hl terribly un fie Lkiul ftnd body of MwcuiMi. • t tbe clu.-f «..f t.lif. Itth round th'o Nottinghamf.hire fnends cf Mai-:«fcn tarm fl hope]es<<ly from the nngsile ; they Miw too clewly bin eh inwß wer>Roue,, ai-d his remnluing to *c beaten durlnir the la*t four rnuiidn ■W39 r <-yen from pogitiatic prcjnisen, as hopeless na dreadful As "idr^-lei) s.t ■b a public -iiouHn near 'li-v stalion af'erthii fluh'. he viau »c.'ir<j--)y rocojrnis'ibJe. FI»? b-»d rm-ive : an owfu! ti'ow o-1 the rijlitsidc of his irek, thn' bud proiluue > a »'>rt of wen ot ur\ cnortriou^ '!?.j. that difificui'tvi him very much; «v<ri feu ■'v <-c was either s-wollen or distoritd, thnuch his fl :sh was as Imrd im»l elft-tin as tm'iiinar find care coaM prepare it. H's pbyciwl condition h«l Men qulto n themo finione the puE;i!i-t«. Ff is right arm, *o coraph t:: ttm Hfl' o1 hw puftfring*, had been beAvily battcol nE<uti«t one of th" staktß of the rijip, and obyiou«ly Rave him grent paiii. At th;» ciimmencesient of tlie fisjlit fie betting WOfl 0 !o 4 on Meisdfn. A few pounds were collected by Worinald for Msrscien. „______________ At a late celebration a beadle, in jrautly array, wan mistaken for a mayor. Ho wmiplncently retnarked, ia explaining the mistake, tint it was a very natural one; lie bad not lonsr before been tsVen for no less a personage than Jerry-bold-eya Giiuibaldi).