lklawson
Grandmaster
OK, here's another odd entry from Owen Swift's fight records in "Boxing."
Still, it caught my attention (well, so did the fighter on Dec. 12 with a nome de guerre of "Old Nip" but that's another issue).
Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
1837 May 12. Deaf Burk and O'Rourke fought in America; ring broken in; the "Deaf Un" obliged to cut his stick for safety.
"Breaking in" the ring is when the spectators force through the ropes and distrupt the fight. Sometimes they did this as a mass riot for various reasons. I can get the gist of "cut his stick" from the context but I'm not actually certain of its specific meaning or how the phrase would be applied in another circumstance.
Still, it caught my attention (well, so did the fighter on Dec. 12 with a nome de guerre of "Old Nip" but that's another issue).
Peace favor your sword,
Kirk