The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22
GOSSIP ABOUT THE BOXERS.
THE RECENT REPORTS AMOUR THE
SMITH-KILRAIN FIGHL

THE RECENT REPORTS ABOUT THE
SMITH-KILRAIN FIGHT
Dempsev a.a M'Ca6rey will Have thcir
Match sad II will be Highly scientInc-Ln
Blanche sheuid Look Out fer Ton WALL
Notwithstanding all that has been said.
written, and published on the eubject, tho
Smith Kilrain fight is still a theme OF interest,
as was we'll shown on Friday night when DR..
lima used It as q peg on which to hang q
most effective moral. The question whether
the fight was a barney or whether Kilrain was
not defrauded Of victory by a partial referee is
still an open ono. The return OF the American
contingent-Charley Johnston, Jimmy Wakely.
Phil Lynch, and Eugene Cummiskey-who went
over to SEQ 1t and were kept from SO doing, has
not tended to solve the problem. Neither has
the letter OF the referee, George ". Atkinson.
The Drst three gentlemen mentioned are dead
sore, and naturally express themselves in tho
most denunciatory forms when speaking OF the
affair. II their assertions. that the money-the
$1,000 sent from this country to Kilrain to bet
on himself in the ring-was only meant to
be put up in q bluff bet, which, In the language
Of tho street. did not CO." II correct. Is natu.
rally follows that the whole affair was a put-up
Job for speculative purposes. and that John
stou, Wakely, and Lynch were kept away be-
cause they would not stand in with 1t. The
fact that the contestants shook hands and
agreed to a draw without consulting the ref
cree gives additional color to this view OF tho
case. The referees explanatory lotter is silent
on two very essential points. and Is merely O
piece OF special pleading that fails to convince
when its origin is considered. He acted as the
ordinary English referee acts when a country
man is engaged In q contest for f1stic suprem-
acy with a foreigner. and his card. or letter. is
his attempt to make black as nearlyswhite as
possible under the circumstances
Eugene Cummiskey. q young sporting re-
porter Of this city. who crossed the ocean to
see the battle, says that 1t was not u barney.
and that jake lost because he had no ono but
Charley Mitchell to stand up for his rights and
because tho referee did not do his duty. He
called on me the other day, and l had a long
talk with him about the matter. Mitchell did
not want to let him on the steamer that
ground. because he had written So
verely about him whom Charley was
IN this country. He finally concluded to
his testimony That Mitchell IL did ali in. his
come from q swift witness. According to Gum
S Ss% sL 1hrSou a and in the early Part q # he
an easy VICTIM to him had time been called
properly. 1t was not. he solemnly averred. for
4, was seldom called promptly when Smith was
likely to be benefited by n few seconds delay.
It. was not taken either. from the time the men
calculated from the. time the seconds picked
the msn up, This shows how fine tho English
In tho most unfair manner toward Kilrain. On
one occasion jack Baldock, tried to fan on XII
fonffpn nf hraaEipD n ~ pOcsihla Ha cayarul
the ti"'S most sa'f palr pa jenna %a nnss w W EH esiunsib bi8 try IN
tore the flssh from the corner OF ia Jake's eye to
the top OF his nose, and he went directly to the
referee and called his attention to il. but that
wasning to. Baldock. Mitchell protested in
the most vigorous terms; and was with diGi-
would have done so. / am sure said Cummis-
key. but that he was reminded that there
sSu' into be a ne ish Sne he to lock lock s a,.9r b. ssks Of if fa he
Of Jake, and did ali that. any man could
DO to make g him successful I believe n giving
Johnston and Lynch and Wakely been present
they you'd have had time called promptly. and
Of Baldock's. fouls. or some one would have
been hurt; As 1t was; Kilrain's umpire was US
his man, He didn't even wear KiIrsin's colors,
though no representsd his hacker: was the
bis part; and SO did Mitchell. / think both
Jake and Charley saw that tho best they could
sented to mako a draw Of it on the boat. He
know he. never would get another chance to
d %sS! s sni sho il bt 5as e o49sr tor to I be %s s { heard sna, t Rsi;
would never, fight again" Cummiskey explains
tie UNUSUAL number Of rounds by telling
after he had towed the scratch; Tis
H msstad WITH Ths sra ysr{ heh sait The sn tails T rsc.i RsdvI by
have done had the ground been firm and hard.
Imerican" promoter Of the asht has little it'll r eac
son to congratulate himsolt on its manage
a %snt ml MS I has f STo Ssr' IL Fiy' he T NSy, S SgI has Of e It.
pended more money in prizes for sporting
contests than any four men in the country. and
pleased. 4 man as liberal as he is should be-
too astute to give the English Sporting Life not
only the biggest bite OF the cherry. but the first
Cartwright, the English runner. was in the
he remarked TO a casual acquaintance that he
SnI1 disaPPointed IN New York; ny" i s,G quite ?
fs4p. ss's TO- 10 find A.' eIa Se as i've Se AZ l SDGat
The gentleman made some, lame reply to the
effect that New York would BIO fully IS lively as
a0n old S SSsn YORK . T" soa an sia' ab Ssf' t asy r ns aHlf
Cartwright had made, when the rounder said:
why the deuce didn't you tell him that New
willing to pay for its life, as Americans do when
they GO to London? l went over there with
thousands. OF dollars in, my pockets. and
the lively times | saw I had to pay for, and pay
lishmen who would not share my pleasure III
paid the bills, but fewer still who would spend
much to entertain mo. Whom the Johnny Bulls
come to America they vote New, York and the
iSin 7 t fsI1 n a Ts s sosnd run our o mon lsSs li Hfs S satsr,
too; doing it. dI,m sick OF them and o, their
cans except to make money ont Of them. and
the sooner our boys awake to the fact the bet
ter 1t will be for them"
The fear that was caused by the announce
ment made early in the week that Mayor
the MeCanrey. DEMPSEY match from coming
now that the exact place where II, will come off
is known interest In the affair is almost at foyer
heat. The Mayor declares that il must not BIO
y smuggling match. Any sport will tell him that
Dominick and John arc the most scientific
play more skin In the art Of hitting, s%topping.
Jersey. McCaffrey is hard " work at Atlantic
City, and Dempsey. who has been sparring in
u oil II, - ,yiD'ha kunl at Rnnl a UNIV tbiu tvaak