, 1875-05-29
SPORTING NEWS,
Interview with George Rookie,
tho Pugilist-"-The Truo
Story.
An Un}ut Attack upon q Worthy
Bruiser.
Yesterdays Base Ball Games at tho
East,
Turf Items from Various Quarters,

Turf Items from Various Quarters.
PUCjLlSM.
TALK WITH THE GENTLE RooKE.
Al the approaching light for the championship |
between Allan and Hooke drAna near, consider |
sbe interest ia excited In sporting csrclos ~ to
tbe inertia Of Tho respective candidates lnd |
the probable reaults Of tbs event.
0f conrna 1t Ia we'll known that Tom A1lea
halls from st. Lou!a~ and 1t IL equally matter
Of notoriety that several journals in thRt city
bhvo mora than once expseAsed themselves rs to
tho merits and demurlts OF these candidates for
pugtliAdc honosu. 1t WAS not altogether un-
natural for the st. Lonis Republican 10 tako up
Tho gauntlet Ia favor Of Allen. bnt tbs persis-
tencJ with which it has
ESnEAvoEEp TO nrs DOWN ROOKIE
IL. to say she leaBt, cnfai1.
Bone weoks ago tlie Republican contained An
Artacls colu mn and two-thlsds In length under
the caption "Moro Brushing" which was TO-
nnarkab!e for its yirulenc5 OF tonc md general
tncorrectnesa Of detait It least 10 far ~ ito de-
sctipsisa remarks on 1ooke we.e concerned.
Thla remarkable literary fusion. which auAu-
ated from Al evidently bascd source. aud was
certainly inspired b. no good feeling toward
Rooke, but q well~p!annod determination to gIo-
rlfy Allen ut tho formers sxpeuse, was illiberA!
In tue cIt7eMc. After long. rambling deeclir-
uon OF Alien, 1t pfocecda:
All biz tAeai, ngha Of late Year, hsve hecn gained
cannot .aud tie heavy jolt!ng of 'org md ercniy
ennaeAted oassie. In fAct he hss never fought but
England s.veral yeara The longest time ho s.ool
up IN tae ting 10 thi. country was foyfour minutes
With Mace. and Of tsis about thirty minutes was
slasring atsl. not than fourteen minutes hAY-
Ing beon dcFottd to huaintH.
Tho saGAcione representative Of tho Reput-
!tcda, either By himself or soma other man, next
turns his A!teution to George Rookie, and. after
few preliminary chAfhcta1latics, describes bs
face n
VICIOUS AND roap,pprSo.
"his head shaped like cuba. bis forehead low
aud bfoad his nrons projecting and Lowering,
his nose soinswhat twissed 'ou. of tho truo from
The of1ecis Of hockey sioore'b fearful laft-hAnd
hitting, and his eyes EMAIL and black like we,4-
scls." In short, continues the Ia,publtcdn,
HI ID - tePn'!ve 81 ocimeu Of The a.uas youBh u
ths ring or In tho rouaasnd.tunbse and /. what Ia
known In ruEtiAtic parahee ~ thorough RtutsHn.-
that IL to A1y man who stand Tn 1nd he ruaulel
al daY. III f~ar,hy skin Ike le.th.r .ud bis srasc
nt*h 10 ate gEsss ~ ta.t no biting .hort Of the
m + INT hoY,r v.F's' ca ts.e .s h to 'rsas o
grade Of nts1sct rendering scieure In anything tn
po<Aha 10 hirn-
| Again, IN referenoe to this Rockey Moore. i.
| declares that
l
should b mashed up ty tho big fsts Of brute Ike
noots whose facs va one botch Of bloody Jelly. and
several OF hs teeth vtrc knocked otx.
| Indeed, OF such IN uukind and apparently
ntlscioua Character meTe The remarks introduced
| in tho question that the correspondent xyaiIad
himsetf oE apassing visit 70 Newark. y. j.,
| uhere Rookie resides 10
AczRT4iN HIS T1Ews rroH THE sCz1E9r.
aud zoo, hear aod Judge accordingly.
| The correspondent has eeen aud copyersed
NTH George Rooto Ia ptopE'a persona. etuded
bis physioguomY, Ati examined hi4 teeth, which
arc ~ youId ~ o bell, and n regular and IN u
| perfect condition ~ eYen tho most fastidiouz
Mn. Tilson could desire, or IN Apollo Befvidora
| poeseAa.
Il, order to famlliaEizs ths public With the 9th
er eite OF the question, there il herewith PIE
| nentsd
brief aEx1cH OF oEohaE HooKk
ths result OF tho interview a'luded to. After
cordial reception and few decided expreseous
Of ditcuat aaa regret It tho abeard and uncailed-
foe atucle ln the Repubican, be commenced By
stating that h,s feAtna:ne 1as George Olourke.
slshouSh commonly known - t;eorgs Rookie
He Was born In Dundalk County Louth. Ireland.
and = nor 81 resss Of age. He remained
| old. Wheu tho family exchanged tbs gsecu soil
! Of Er1n for tbs shores 0! England, and located
ia DiruoshAm, whese George weut TO school
md received good lberx education. At tho
shat city, serving his full term Of seTen ye.ts ..
the expiration Of which hs reps.el to London
to paas through hts degroes ~ an army Ser
EeAot. Having stood his examinations vth
| ability. be tstusned to Birmingham at the solici-
tation Of his parents, settled do~n in biz OVID
business, and married whom Abous ~ years Of
| age. Eight children resulted from, this union
three BOYS and i've girls. seren Of wnom were
| born IN this country, only one boy And two gstls
Before leaving England, Rookie enjoyed quite
an extensive bualnos*, smployiug 4 fo1ce Of soms
thirty men. and making between $50 andE40 =
he thought he could do better in the United
Staten. and 80 emigtsted. obtaining his hsst sisu
| alton IN the establishment OF Messrs. Moore i
Sous, guuamiths. Broadway, New York. The
close Of \ hr1ef legation 1t tue snall-ar fac
tory In ionkess. n. J., saw him in af'ddlesovn,
Conn, occupied u hs old trade Of cunmaking.
| Mhua thoEs ho Ehs employed to
| TRAIN THE wEtL-KSowS WALTER BEowN
aud hso others for the Rossou Nrsatsa. Fla
lAboEd were crowned with gratifying SUCCESS.
Uroun ,viuning thu sirgIe kcull race and his
| pupils tbs alk-oared match on ths Charles River.
| From Mlidlctown he made nove to Dladstotd,
No.. undertaking couts%et for tho construction
| Of Scwlrs-nseh.uea. Rpoks hss uoyce provcl
himself lag. uan not N ouucs Of aurestiuoas
aesa las "aAbtyized" his body. Willie in
Bluiefori ho worked hard II Lis t1ule al DAY,
dssos1ng his evening. to deYcloEiug the muscles
of au influential class In the nAniy Art Of boz
Ing.
buring thia period hs visited Boston for tho
purpose Of Ksvlug sparrlpg exhibition; sheEs
he met Tom Druw, who talaced him to cu.er
! tho lighting ring sgaiost
TIN ACBYEY,
anA1ins stationed On board tho ecaoolshlp 1t
Charicatown. uussoy WAS = tine spetltnen Of :
uaAn, feet in height, weigh. ls5 pounAs. nnd ln
splendid condition Tbs tnAl srrsuKou,unts
wese coucluded, the hshs coalng on OIL Ihs fol-
lowing morning 1t swatupscuts. Mase. TAi. va4
H,okeA hlst nths. aud he eanae ous victorious,
without xscEoseb, afsss Abevtra tussse Of tTeuty-
eight rounds; time, ono hour Ari thifty-nvs
| aaIuutea. Rookie returned 10 business tbs next
day, aud short time Afess took III llls resdeuce
VI prosia ,nes, Il. |. He diuu's totheE hluasslt
about the mug any mors until
| CHARLEY c1LllNS,
| otherwise designated ths Cas.-ftou Nan, "isau%d
a.uperal Oh AleuKe to any man IN America. Kooke
took il W. Tho results arr known. Collins boiuS
thoroughly thrAshel sitter : light lAatinR Qua
| hnur aud 4 hAl4 in EiaItef'a Iaihnd. on N48