St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-06
Notes and Comment About Pugilism, BIZ
cycling and Other Sports at
the Falls.
The Room" Fights Hlva Pooled a Good
Many Suckers Who We're
Playing Smart.
Addresses Delivered at the Socialist
Meeting--Talk About a Whis-
per1ng Machine.
A Deadlock in the Printers Un1on--
The Boston Labor Troubles
Discussed.

Pat Killen has located at 81 raul anu 10
pndeavnring to arrange meeting with Kill
rain. of Boston He seems tn have practI-
callv abandoned hope Of bringing Cardin to
time. and. while he still claims the cham
piOnship of the Northwest he does not
mean to make any more talk about the
matter. He is alsU willing to face Sullivan.
but not upon the terms that were made for
him by his former Duluth manager. He Is
confident of being able to beat kilran,
against whom his younger brother, Denny
hiilen. recently made a good showing IN a
four-round contest at Philadelphia. kilien
has also posted forfeit to box Billy Wilson
six rounds, or to stop him in eight rounds
1t is likely that. in any event he viii
be able to arrange a match with at least
one of the three pugilists, which will give
him an opportunity of showing the people
of St. Paul and Minneapolis of what stun
he is made 1t is understood this Is what
he wants to do.
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A number of room" or ''private" con-
tests have taken place at Minneapolis
within the last three weeks, generally be-
tween colored pugiiistS. An even ny paper
aludes to their scraps as brutal. but
This term can hardly apply to contest IN
which no one is injured. Of the half dozen
affairs of tbs description there has not
been one that could not have taken place
In public The only brutality noticeable
Is the heartlesS manner in which the lovers
Of the manly art have been duped into paying
exorbitant prices to see some mighty poor
boxing. About fifty people. for instance.
paid S. apiece to see Jack Keefe lie down
in the third round before Mart Fahey last
Monday night 1t must be the novelty OF
the thing that induces people to give away
their money in this reckless fashion. or else
there is a fascination in being considered
sporting man who is on to the latest racket.
As the would be sports blow in their own
money it is perhaps nObOdy's affair but
their own. but the public should not be leu
to believe. by all this midnight secrecy. that
these room fights, as they are called, are
bloody battles in which men pound each
Dther beyond recognition to crafty the de
PRAYED appetites of select parties of we'll
dressed ruffianS.
A young colored man named George
Harris, who has been nicknamed The
PEARL because of his resemblance to the
sable hue of migni ght. has been the victor
In most of these lock and key contests. He
possesses little knowledge of baking. but is
q hard hitter and has great endurance. so
he has succeeded early in maintaining bis
''supremacy."
49,
James ellis and j. Mcdonald yesterday
posted $50 side for fight that is soon
to take place between their thoroughbred
bulldogs.
The Chicago Tribune devotes a column
to all account of Johnnie Mann's undertak-
ing to eat thirty quail in thirty days on
Nf 4 do hui
The paper states that the ''welldressed
young man from Minneapolis started in by
ordering lyonaise potatoes and pint OF
claret after picking the bones OF his first
bird.
Manager Wallace, of the Washington
rink, IN explanation of the postponeinent
Of the Wo0dside- Morgan 100-mile bicycle
race until next Thursday evening. says go
blame must be attached to him. He says
everything had been arranged to make it
the best race that ever took place there
He hired All extra man To help the engineer.
and the building would have been properly
heated but for the unforeseen accident to
the large boiler. On examination yesterday
they found that a seam had parted which
can be repaired in few hours. and the
building will be well heated on Thursday
next. The trouble also necessitates the
postponement of the reOpening for skating
until Saturday next.
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Minneapolis certainly carries off the palm
rs being to the bicyclists of the West and
Northwest what Springfield. Mass. is to
the eastern riders The Washington rink.
contains the finest indoor track. and more
records have been made there than on any
other in the world. number of good
races are promised the sport loving peo-
pie of Minneapolis this winter, first on
she programme being the postponed 100
mile race between WoOdSde and Morgan.
which will surely take place on Thursday
uext. commencing at 4:30 D. IN. Mime
apOIis now boasts of two of the greatest
bicyclists in America, namely. w. N.
WoodSide, short Stance champion of
America. and Albert Sch0ck. whom par
lies stand ready to wager $500 to 81. 900
Fan cover |, 100 miles in 6 days. II hours
per daV. We must also mention
Frank Dingey who. although riding
but eight months. was able to take third
place in the first long race he ever run.
covering sos miles in fOrtv-eight hours.
Schock and Dingley both compete in six
day, eight hour per day race which starts
to-day at Omaha. Neb.. the same being for
the championship of America. 1t is under
the management of John S. Prince. who
also completes. T. w. Eek has challenged
FRINGE to a twenty-five mile lace for 500 a
side, and will give or take expenses and
ride at Omaha or Minneapolis. Morgan
SAYS he will race Prince at any time, pro-
Yiding Prince will ride at the Washington
rink. Ii is not yet definitely decided whether
the six day straight away 142 hour race be-
tween Morgan and SchOck will take place
at Minneapolis or Chicago. but the prob
abilities are that Minneapolis will be the
place.
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''Kennington." who writes concerning
matters pugiliStic in the Sporting Journal.
has the following to say concerning North
western events, which will be read with in
teTesi:
Sullivan and his combination will doubtless
reach this part OF the country in the course
of a couple of weeks, but his advent viii.
Gear, only bring with it few more Of those
diSappoiuImentS for which the pugilistic
world is becoming faAoIs. Matcaes have
been arranged between Sullivan and Cardiff
and Sullivan and KliIen, but the champions
manager, if he deems the engagements OF
eufici, Mt Importance, will ''have to make
other arrangements" KileD. ] am told
has been .illed ali e idy to meet
SuIIy on the 18th of Decem ler, in Milwaukee,
buf the Northwestern champion has no idea
of a mcetin-r in that burg. on the terms
originally mentioned. In short. killeu will
insist on n2ntng in Minneapolis or ST. Paul
and for more equal division of the receipts
than so and ~ per cent. or he won't fight at
all all of which goes to show that X that
81 O0U WAS really put up to bind the match.
e. was not put up with very strong string
srrached As to the Cnrdif match the
- oney may Oh may not be up. but am as
sured by u person who knows asy well
that ne will never face the boss slugger.