The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-21
SHOOT THE. SPORT
Who Was Interviewed by an
Usage Street Reporter
Friday Last.
He Talks of Slade, Sullivan and
Mitchell, Displaying His
Ignorance.

"Did you read in the Democrat OF this
morning an interview with an alleged
sporting man in regard to the approaching
Mitchell -Slade fight on September 18th,
within Two hundred miles OF Kansas City,"
asked Sedalia gentleman yesterday OF
BAzOo reporter.
The news hustler replied that he had not
perused the article referred to, when the
gentleman produced the "organ," and
handing il to the reporter, said:
Read it just for fun. It's a remarkable
production, especially from a sporting
standpoint, and certainly displays the
ignorance of the reporter as well as the
man who is alleged to have been inter-
viewed"
The questions and answers were waded
through by the BAZooITE, when the Stda-
liam expressed his disgust by saying:
"Now, this sport corralled by the
Democrat man is certainly a dandy-pro-
vjded, Of course, he exists beyond the re-
porter's Imagination. In the first place
he saws Slade is bound to defeat Mitchell
in the coming mill, and few lines further
down he pronOunces Slade the best man in
the world to-day saying he permitted Sui
livan to defeat him in their receut bout in
New York City.
"Did you ever hear of more deplorable
ignorance? And this, too, after Slade has
admitted that he is no match for Sullivan,
whom he pronounces the champion of both
hemispheres, either with hard or soft
gloves, or, for that matter, no gloves at ALL
Because Slade permitted it, is the worst
break ever heard
again, he says SHADES match with Sui
he nd
his hackers, when the opposite is the case,
it being known positively that they lost
thousands Of dollars on the Maori in his
match with Sullivan. and very little money
is being placed on him in his coming fight
with Mitchell.
another assertion is that small money
is being put up on Mitchell. This is also
known to be false, as he has the call at
nearly two To one with twO-thirds OF the
prominent sporting men Of the country.
"But the thinnest story is that Sullivan
refused to box with Slade with other than
soft gloves. This is in keeping with
the rest of the interview, and con
tains about the same amount of truth as do
the other statements.
When the Democrat scribe asked his
man where the fight between Mitchell
and Slade would probably take place, the
old-time sport blurts out, Il don't know,
but would just as soon believe it would
come off near Sedalia as any place Now,
no sane man ever for a moment suspected
the fight would take place near Sedalia, or,
i'm fact, within the confines of this state. III
any man who ever witnessed prize fight,
or is in the leastwise versed in ring mat
tiers, talked to a reporter in that manner,
he certainly stamped himself as an ass,
and has made himself the laughing stock
OF all who may chance TO read his boshy
views
"The result of prize fight is something
that we cannot predict with any degree OF
certainty, but the chances are that Mitchell
will do Slade up in the approaching mill
and If Sullivan and Slade ever meet again
in the ring the latter will be so badly
worsted that he will lose no time in leav-
ing for his Australian home. My money
also talks" said the gentleman, "snd if
any one wants to wager his dust you can
tell him where to find me-"