Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-22
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GOSSIP ABOUT THE BOxhRg.
The MEDITATION o. sullivan to.makc
Himself Unpopular.
The New York Sun Of June 11ht said
There was more talk last week over the
big fight that didn't come off than there
would have been over dozen contests
between ordinary pugilists. Sullivan
complains good deal about the hardship
he is put TO in being compelled togiye up
share Of the gate to get men to fight
him. II begins TO look as though he
would not have chance 10 give any one
share for some time to come--at least
in New York or its immediate vicinity. II |
will be we'll nigh impossible TO bring of /
any contest for gate receipts IL which he |
Is concerned as principal. His course Of |
life has 80 antagonized certain elements |
Of society that the mention of his name |
"a a contestant spurs them into immediate |
aud active opposition TO the scheme. They |
know from his record TINT no will not
'spar" in any contest in which his repu-
tation Is NJ stake, and that the instant
he feels that his opponent has the shade
the bust of 1t, even If hut in appearance,
he will put forth his every energy and
slug him without mercy. IL is this quality
that makes the admirers of pugilism for
| give his many faults, but the former Gle
ment takes no stock in the announcement
that he is 10 spar for points merely,
and IL will make influential opposition TO
any contest in which it is announced tim
he is to appear. Had the champion listenedt
to the advice and warnings of friends he
might to-day be rs popular as John q.
HeenRn was in his day. He had not done
| do, but on the contrary he has behaved at
times 80 outrageously that he has grieved
and shamed his warmest and nearest
friends. The American people love
courage and admire physical ability and
skill, but they have no affection for the
man who is O bar room bully and brawler.
A great many would hate TO see Sullivan
whipped by Mitchell because Mitchell is
an Englishman, and national pride would
be hurt by the thought that nd Johnny Bull
had downed man born on this soil, but
if Sullivan is ever beaten by native of
America there will be peans of joy from
every hamlet, village, town and city in the
land. John L. Sullivan is not popular
man, and he has no one TO blame but
himself for the fact. He may mean we'll,
but hell is paved with good intentions,
thousands and millions of them much
better than any of his, feel well assured.
Pat Sheedy's card challenging Heard,
J Ryan and McONtfrey to meet Sullivan, for
the benefit of the Home Rule fund, was a
J bid for popularity for him TINT failed of
its purpose. In the first place, no such
: exhibition will be permitted totake place,
} and in the second, the fact has been
| demonstrated that both McCnifrey and
Heard stand ready to fight Sullivan TO q
J finish without cent of reward other than
victory over him, could such contests be
+ fought. say frankly that don't believe
= that either Heard or McCafrey can whip
: Sullivan, barring accidents, il he is well
Y and fit and must say that McCaifrey's
1 proposition is one that he cannot afford To
: ignore with chestnut" IL is u matter OF
i record TINT will be printed years after he
Q has gone that Dominick met him in his
4 prime and was not knocked out, and that
n he offered to fight him to finish within
o four weeks from the date of signing arti
Q clea, and lot the entire gate go to the
:, Home Rule fund. In the language Of
3 poker, Mack has raised" him, and il il
. Sullivan's turn to "call." There ought
!, to be no difficulty in getting 200 men tc
i give $50 each to see them meet in private
J, That would give the fund $4,000, and
@ would settle the vexed question of supe
& riority at once and forever.
McCafrey's offer to fight Jack Dempsey
Il eight rounds for the entire gate receipts
d as soon as his season at Atlantic City il
n over, and IL he fails to stop him ther
q make match for fight TO finish fol
st from 81 900 60 S., 900, seems so fair tha
IL have no doubt Dempsey would nccep
le it at once were he here He has "fancied'
10 Dominick for some little time, and ht
d and Mack are SO able, square and gentle
70 manly that contest between them woulC
r. draw u tremendous gate. McCnliroy nn
If nounces that he will stand by his origina
If proposition and pay no attention to Mix,
Ic Donovan's challenge on behalf Of th,
~ "Nonpareil." There il every reason I,
20 believe that Jack and Dom will eros
I'd dnddles early in the fall. think Jacl
$ will find that he has cut ont task 70
N himself that il will he very difficult e
is perform.
to Are you keeping your eyes on Jacl
III Fogarty lie doesn't talk much or pub
n, lish many newspaper cards, bHi COJ eF
ter is known by his chips, ard his ar
falling close TO the line every week. Iii
last one, big Con Tobin of Troy not lon
l., since was talked of as n man fit to g
against Sullivan. ~ course he wasn't
10 Fogarty eifectunlly demonstrated that
nv knocking him silly in two rounds.
~ Peter Nolan escapes the law, in who's
" clutches he now is, l would suggest thu
no If he wants to test himself thoroughly,
take hack Mt Jack. Fogarty is the mo-
obliging fellow III the world, and kno
Nv he will be glad 20 accommodate him. NJ
~ Ian is good deal bigger than Fogart,
M but Jack will forgive him 10 or 10 pounG
~ If he can do Fogarty he il good ON
NJ and no mistake. There is suspicio
y, here that Burke has been going back f
os the past year. He had hard time Oft wit
gu Frank Glover. Mitchell bested him d
or cidedly, md now he is worsted by Nolai
~ Fogarty on the contrary is coming on.
~ ~ was put up against Jack Dempsey, Il
ne top sawyer of them all, before he was Ri
9 ,i and he got the worst Of it, Since then
'ls has been acquiring skill and experient
eu with men of lesser note, and now he
VI almost good enough for any of them e.
n cept the big fellow. Though not MS Ia
pe he is as big man az Yankee Sullivf
uh was, and he is growing bigger daily. /
'h- and Nolan would certainly draw sati
Nv factory gate.
TO If New Workers. have confidence
nc Tommy Danforth they can place oil Il
In' money they want to bet on him in
l1; forthcoming fight with Tommy Ware
M "a! The latter is believed by the people
~ Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville and
Or dianapolis to be inyincible at his weigl
Vas And these poor, ignorant westerners W
ont put their last 'scad" on him. They s
nm he is the only real featherweight the ri
ne has seen since Dick Hollywood al
mo- Johnny Heating retired. II Danfor
10 shows them that they are wrong the
aus will be financial panic in the SPORT
~, circles of the midwest,
me Sparrow Golden feels hurt that Fra
eht Hearld has not accepted his chRllenl
req Frank is after more widely known gan
on and wants hack ut Charley Miiche
th 9 Will he get it is question.
an If jake Kilrain and Jack Ashton ia
the each other in good fettle tomorrow mig
week, they will make the prettiest set
40 seen about here for some time. The b
anu ton Boy is no SLOUGH, and he will ina
OF Jack box for all he is worth. See if
ueu doesn't.
,iIv Miss IHOyL Allowed $4,000.
dis. New YoRK, July lG.--MAry Irene Ho
4 in whose contest of the will of her faith
ma Jesse Hoyt, is still undetermined, recen
r of applied TO the surrogate for a further
Itch lowance of $40, 900 out of her portion
a 81 | the estate for her suppOrt and maint