The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12
GOSSIP ABOUT THE BOXERS.
THE CHALLENGE or THE 81 TONNER
TO TIE GREAT SELLIEdM.
IL the Two should Meet-Ihc WHY Mitchell
and his Hepes-Geod In California Good
AuyyNhere-A MN a Et0ht llemnsey.


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II the Two should Meet-Thc WHY Mitchell
and his Hspes-Geod In California Coed
Anywhere-A Man to Fight Dempsey.
After meat comes mustard, and after O
feast comes a famine. The big match between
Jack Dempsey and Dominiek Mccartney was
hardly over when the bigger go-as-you-plonse
at Madison Square Garden claimed the alton
ton OF that portion OF the sporting world
located hereabouts, and 1t has held II 80 per-
~sistently that pugilistic affairs have been In a
measure relepated to tho background.
The feature OF the week in istic circles has
been big jack knifton's 1.-THE sl-tonner) chal-
lenge OF John l.. sullivan. He took up the
gauntlet which Sullivan threw down and
Smith ignored IN such u fair, manly, and
modest manner that l could not 500 how
tho big fellow could refuse him the chance
to meet him that he asks for. He says
he, will meet. Sullivan and agrco to stand
that he offered Smith for SO doing, but II he
declines to give him tho same terms he offered
smith, he viii meet him III tho ring under tho
orthodox latest London rules for 1000. all the
money no ne Is able , to raise Tor backing at presen.
shHs9f has .o @e Ti' Miie ,Ss6te and da ,ysS af, snd The ,ss sl.
abide by tho fortune of war, Furthermore. he
will raise no objection to any number of men
any, stipulations that any particular newspaper
shall hold the stake money. or appoint the
So, much at variance With the eartels Of XII.
rain, Smith. and OF bloyiatinE Charley Mitch
e too INA, nlad | 10 tent ms sar Elm fna mo ssli tban S W9p ws 9n ~ b 5s
acceptance. He has done SO by accepting
kniiton's propositions and Offering an addition
fled number. Of rounds.
AS to the big milkman's chances with sulli-
kniiton is a Very big, soft fellow, with plenty
81 strength anh !, put rsn only a r mod LEI ,n share ,o 81
in tuCt ha Is mat thn lind nf M Ippnnanf TINT
Sullivan would select il lie had his pick among
q Thousand. In my minds eve l can, | imagine.
with Sully feeling his man. Just to got his
gauge and learn rust ,, What ne amounts to;
miiEmanl' breaks guard, q smash on The. jaw Az
from Sulliyan's terrible right, and the big Eng
iishman either reelinE as gr9ggy as q sailor
Of humanity on tho ground ulinaECls to respond
to ne call Of time. l don't think the affair
van Mitchell match. The big fellow is at work
i hssr ye sIS' iai.h MiiInia aSor i nni HIM. + .eHRe e sas TO Se BE d lat
and gross before no began training, and it be-
hoovss him. to train honestly. ii he desires to
tells me that he was in the dressing room with
him in Hull the night he exhibited there. and
down By BlayI9ck, IN tast, Jack Ashton was
i5s he sapiiS% da, that It., he snj il 0sn 4 rss IF;
getting into H1S anything sin: ike his old form he viii
hardly face him in the ring, but will get opt, Of
on the contrary, lind that Sullivan cannot or
as bold as a lion. and viii try e foot;race
PUSHES and blows until he tires him, when, he
hopes to be able to go at him and win. thus
%"s < Hs Rers b ssorsa'1 &itc inar sy ssem mss al msas
like a forlorn hope. but that is his hope and his
ff ST viii hs7 !, j. Just isks ss 'e 9ssr The ! big sa ,sl;
81 III Il th 5'1ss'a We're as to M INTERFERE n''e VIII h
raised that Sullivan was getting the worst q
has not fixed matters so that there will be =
wrangle ut the ringside which will give, him n
f feq IS ss tt iSrss sRs out worst Si Oh, oi f. tr and i e as i,nd hat th Ss
Than he how to avail himself Of such q chance.
ming plans, and put them and him to sleep with
one smash Of that right; but he should be care-
tu just afa how now 's good nasffl sh9er 7 the SeH dis California
Joe McAuline is will shortly be known il the ro-
ESssn b slm sra and PIT Pa, 7 k ms1s6 Of s Min Sssp msde H. Ii:
If McAullne should do him or best him, with u
friends say, hs will Jump at one bound into tne
f9rsmSst rank Of asPirsn It for fGr t the rs.i Worid ~
San FRANCISCO with sporting Rrociiyities the
other se evening iE., when zen he nam proudly od w ssia; who who
fails anywhere else2 Look at the actors and
the tinanciers we have turned out: Look at
great in renown. Heenan was really a Cali
! saw s1s Mc A. 4 = i saos Daddy pns, All Ry shat f he r | 1sll
l believe 10 wifi be a match for any man in the
world" 1t looks now as though Joe would get
all the experience he needed.
Said Old Tom McAlpin to me to-day: III the
f hays sa rs tru @ tha at fsr' foff P WalI With IN q an View sl tS
matching him against Jack Dempsey. they will
be likely to have much NOR more e ,Sp ssEt : and 6S a
than they now have. From ali accounts Wall
is IA larger edition Of Jem Carney. and about as
was here several years ago sparring at .Owney
Geoghegan's on the Bowery. No man OF his build
They were too short In the reach to hit him.
McCafirey wasn't. but he was too eager to cop
let 81 him. ni'T / think h Jan a man MI ike jim Fell. Who would
rush in and fight at close Quarters. would dSo
When / suggested that Fell had once tried his
hand at rushing Jack and failed, he declared
thaf t ahs Ff his be wsS to Uf DO FL; nnS %h seat they, Rhs%g msg
but had failed. Besides" he continued. Fell
be a 10. s'ey0r E% eHw h aa" th he N Ess wnsp mot ne int 1%.
nit that, he had. though he stlll ciuna to it that
What a lime there viii be here in. Anril when
the great fstio stars now In England return
to this country. Both Sullivan and ki!rain
be headed by Jack Ashton. whose battle with
| Jack Davis seemsto be In the indefinite future
1t Is said that .kilrain will bring Jake Hyams
with him. He Is the man whom Jen Carney
won the lightweight Championship OF Eng
land from, though 1t took him over two hours
to do it. Let them come: there ID room and
dollars enough for all of them over here.
4 LEGAL HANGING IN MONTANA.