St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-01
NOTES OF SPORT.

Harry Woodson, the famous 'Black Dia-
mond," has temporarily retired into obseu
rity, but is liable to flash out at any opportune
moment
Tom McAlpine, poor old, inoffensive, IN
reliable, morally deficient "Soap,n whose
name was once famous but now lies under
a cloud, has struck out from this
inhospitable part Of the country, and
is now working Iowa for all it is supposed to
be worth.
Paddy Norton is not far off, and is watch
ing all the other chin fighters with a wary
and suspicious but very business eye. He
proved himself one of the squarest of men,
and can fight with his hands without being
obliged to call his mouth into undue exercise
and tire his jaws out.
By the way this same Wilson, who has been
here for some time, was sent here BY an
eastern man with plenty of money, who is
keeping himself mighty shady. There is no
doubt among those who ''kncw tliings' that
Billy Wilson is a dark horse of very pro
nounced and emphatically accumulated color
If report be true, he has wandered listlessly
about the country, knocking out the best
pugilists he could find with a serene and care
less indifference, which savors of power
somewhere.
The proposed meeting between Double Al
phabet Smith and Morris Hafey is now
the great theme of converse be-
tween local and Minneapolis sports
Though 1t is generally regarded
as an easy walk away for Smith, the result
may possibly prove surprise. II is whisp-
cred that Smith is no hog and won't take
any more punishment than he wants, just
enough to settle his coffee. If this is really
true, Hafey may possibly be victor, for he
is by no means the same man before the
ruck of common pugiiists that he appeared to
be when he faced Sullivan.
Additional interest has been given to the
coming sparring and athletic exhibition at
Market hall next Friday evening by the ap-
pearauce in st. Paul of a new and mysterious
colored heavy weight, who is after scalp OF
OF any kind or size. This unknown livery
earnest individual, strange to say, does not
know ''Soap" McAlpine, but is willing and
very anxious to give any foreign or local
heavy weight 90 for fun, money or mar
bles. He is SO extremely anxious to get on
that he says he can beat C. A. c..
Smith, Wilson, and Woodson, the Black
Diamond, all in one evening. One thing is
certain, he is powerful, broad shouldercd,
long armed and generally athletic specimen
OF the genus homo-in ebony-and clearly
able TO make trouble of very serious and
perplexing kind for any pugllist who tackles
him. Wilson, being interviewed on the sub
ject, says he doesn't care continental who
the new conner may he, but will face
the said unknown terror at any time
or place with hard or soft gloves.
The unknown says that he will be at Market
hall and If any pugllst invites him on the
stage for a bout with the gloves, he will ac-
commodate them with the greatest of pleasure
and the hardest of thumps. There Is con
siderable excitement on account of this talk
and there may be some unexpected and nm
commonly great fun at Wilson's benefit
Friday night Smith will return from Win
nipeg Friday evening and meet Wilson on
the stage at Market hall the same evening to
spar for scientific points.