When he returned to his work the fracture had set
badly, and his activity was much impaired. It was owing to this
that he was defeated in seven rounds by Willox, the man whom he had
previously beaten, and afterwards by James Shaw, of London, though
the latter acknowledged that he had found the toughest customer of
his career. Undismayed by his reverses, the Master adapted the
style of his fighting to his physical disabilities and resumed his
career of victory--defeating Norton (the black), Hobby Wilson, and
Levi Cohen, the latter a heavy-weight. Conceding two stone, he
fought a draw with the famous Billy McQuire, and afterwards, for
a purse of fifty pounds, he defeated Sam Hare at the Pelican Club,
London. In 1891 a decision was given against him upon a foul when
fighting a winning fight against Jim Taylor, the Australian middle
weight, and so mortified was he by the decision, that he withdrew
from the ring. Since then he has hardly fought at all save to
accommodate any local aspirant who may wish to learn the difference
between a bar-room scramble and a scientific contest. The latest
of these ambitious souls comes from the Wilson coal-pits, which have
undertaken to put up a stake of 100 pounds and back their local
champion.
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