St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-11
Sluggers Employ Private Secretaries
10 Issue Challenges.

1t appears that nearly all the great
American and most of the prominent English
knights of the fist have gone in for securing
private secretaries. They find. it seems.
there IS more fame and hard cash in issuing
and responding 10 challenges than in fight
ing. A collection of the challenges that
have been Issued during the past year
would make a gOOd-sized book.
The following advertisement appeared in
a daily newspaper yesterday:
"ANTED-A gentleman 10 act in the ca
pacfty OF private secretary TO a promi-
nent pugulist; must be familiar with the
writing OF challenges. Address -.
ITO be sure" said an old thumper to a
Journal reporter at Wary Edwards saloon,
land TIE buffers will all have to hire secre-
taries or press agents pretty soon. They
do nothing but challenge each other now
adayS. As they can't write themselves
that is, most of them-it'S certain they'll
have 10 engage some person TO do the writ
ing for them. That's natural enough"
Sullivan is being followed up all over
the country by the lesser lights" said q
well-known pugilist. He came to New
York to pose, and Mitchell, Mccartney,
Dempsey and Paddy Ryan came, and all
these, with the exception of Dempsey, will
only consent to fight the man who won't
fight After talking q good deal they got
their secretaries to write more challenges.
and they start of TO make what money
they can"
Dempsey has lowered Mitchell's repu-
tatiOn without striking a blow" said an
other hard-visaged sport in the same
saloon. I'm the estimation of the sporting
fraternity the Englishman has played the
coward. No one speaks well of him now.
He has sneaked away, while Dempsey is
the idol, and Dempsey can whip him. I'll
90 my bottom dollar on it. Think of
Mitchell sending on threat to punch Null
doon's head for some remarks the latter
had made against him, when he keeps out
or little Jack DempSey's way for fear he
would do the same thing to him. Such
fighters ought to be horsewhipped."
a number of other priZe-ring authorities
agreed in saying that Mitchell had forfeited
what reputation he had by being afraid to
meet Dempsey.
Dempsey with his thirty hard-fOught VIC
tories to his credit, and Mitchell, the hero
OF a few harmless glove encounters. Why,
Dempsey would be justified in refusing to
meet Mitchell on the ground that the latter
is not his equal in prestige" said another.
Jimmy Patterson says that Paddy Ryan
will die of chagrin il he don't soon get
rap at Sullivan.
Il never saw man so sorrowful-lise in
all my life" SAID Patterson. HE is willin'
to fight day or night, with or without the
mitts, and the big fellows afraid of him. 1
feel bad for him, indeed co..
Here Mr.. Patterson looked the picture of
disinterested distress.
Jack Burke wants TO fight Jake Kilrain
of Boston. His secretary will soon issue a
challenge.
"oh, bother Sam Collyer." said Sixth
avenue sporting man. He must have a
secretary now. Billy Edwards would kill
him, but Billy pays no attention to his
challenges There's Billy Holmes-he went
down town the other day to put up and
make match with COllyer land he's IS
years old and COllyer didn't show up. He
don't want fight; he is playing the same
game as the big fellows, sending out chal-
lenges simply to gain notOriety. then give
exhibitions and make little sugar."-New
York Journal.