Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-27
The Ring.


fornia boy, proved too much for his East
ern opponent, Glover, and the latter had
to succumb to the superior weight of the
Pacific champion after a prolonged
and vicious fight. NcAuliffe's victory
is all the more meritorious when it is
remembered that his right arm was
broken in the fourteenth round and that
he was able to vanquish good
man like Glover after virtual
ly losing the use Of his most
dangerous weapon stamps him as q
fighter of the highest merit. Young,
strong, and steady, McAuliffe will yet
live to bring the heavy weight champion
ship OF America to the Pacific coast.
John L. Sullivan is still smarting over
derogatory reports circulated by mem
ber Of his European combination, that
his friends had to bribe Jack Baldock to
save him from defeat by Charles
Mitchell by getting him to consent to q
draw at Chantilly, and he had sought COM
fort in the flowing bowl and was again
foolishly putting into his mouth the
enemy which steals away mems brains.
There were many who heard this
news with regret, and / was among
the number. Poor Sullivan is more
to be pitied than condemned. With
giants strength and frame, his mind is
none to strong, and he loves liquor for
liquors. sake. He has made periodical
heroic struggles against his tempter. He
has been temperate for months at time,
but the arch enemy trips him whenever
he gets into serious trouble, and when he
should be strongest he is humanity weak
est. Every community has instances
OF bright intellects and noble natures
yielding to the temptations Of strong
drink, and becoming its abject slaves.
If men with gigantic intellects cannot
good deal of allowance should be
made for this pugilist's inability to surpass
them In force of will. Consider, too, his
misfortune. Ten years ago he was poor,
obscure boy, whose only training and ed
cation were, to put it mildly, hardly those
best fitted to prepare man for the bat
tie Of life. Since then he has made money
by tens of thousands of dollars. He has
been fiattered and made much OF. Princes
Of royal blood have treated him kindly
and watched him do that which he does
best of all with admiring eyes. The peo-
pie have given him ovations equal TO those
they have accorded the greatest military
and naval heroes. The fondest dreams
Of his youth have been far surpassed
by the realities Of his manhood until,
in an evil hour, he cast discretion to the
winds. and jeopardized all his successes
and his prospects by a foolish match
made in a foreign land. He returns
home, not victorious conqueror, but an
apolegetic explainer, shorn Of much of
his prestige, and beset by family, as we'll
as professional troubles. l have no de-
Tense to make for his drinking, but 1
think you will agree with me that many
better man than Sullivan has done
Just as he has done with far less reason.
His and their course points moral that
wish could stamp indelibly on every
readers brain, and that is that over-in-
diligence in intoxicants, if l may so ex-
press 1t, is the most foolish Of follies.
L Referee.
Jack Dempsey, the "Nonpareil," has
consented to box four, six or eight
rounds with Jem Mace, when the latter
reaches this country, providing big
Doodle is guaranteed him.
Jem Smith, the English champion, is
expected to reach New York city the lat
ter part OF June, and within q month
alter his arrival he will engage in ten
round glove contest with Dominick Nc
Caffrey for gate receipts. Two ounce
gloves will be used, and the match will
be conducted according to Queensberry
rules ior endurance.