The evening world., 1888-08-15
LATE TALK OF THE RING.
JACK DEMPsEY's OFF-HAND CHAT IN TIE
HOFFMAN HOUSE CAFE.
The Noppareii VIII Probably Try q Half
Desen Rounds with Donovan Denny
Costignn Tells q story Of ReaEan-A
Coed Pacific Coast Chance for Daoey-
Tom Meadows and Billy Mahan TO Fight.

Jack Dempsey and Denny Costigan, swing
ing up Broadway last night, dropped into the
Hoffman House with THE EVENING WORLD
man. Dempsey began a course of light train
ing for the autumn campaign yesterday. As
soon as cooler weather comes Jack will take
a benefit and offer Donovan 800 to box six
Queensberry rounds with him
Dempsey said: I" am just beginning to
see the truth of The EVENING WORLDS sport
ing column criticism of my letting a man
like Donovan shake q fight at me. I've had a
lot of people coming to me lately and tell me
that his newspaper cards were m~aking-not
the knowing sporting public-but the large
number who only glance over pugilistic
news, but whose presence insures the success
of sparring Entertainments think me afraid
to meet him. You know how ridiculous that
is. | am afraid of no man, let alone u man
who never could fight, and don't doubt l can
| give away a few pounds successfully"
Then you will be after Mitchell on his
arrival ?"
Yes, I'll make him fight if it is possible.
Lots of people say he is too large for me. but
they only think so because ! was not one of
the many to challenge Sullivan. I'll hound
Mitchell till he'll have to fight or clear out
| of the country. I've got an offer of q purse
for us from California he can't very we'll re-
fuse. He said, you know, he wanted to fight
beyond the Rockies"
~ see," went on Dempsey, You give
Reagan a tip to fight McAuliffe. It's the
best thing he can do, and McAulitfe will lick
him sure. McAulitfe is o shifty fellow, and
Reagan is, to use Maurice Barrymore's ex-
preston, slower than the growth of trees
He could never have hit me in our fight, only
l let him get near SO / could get hold of him
and throw him., One time | had him
this way. the champion took the slen.
der reporter in his iron grasp, land 1
was going TO- backheel him so, " the writer
protested he thoroughly understood. when
he went to slip down. l half loosed hin and
said oh! 60 down! Don't let me stop
him again, threw him and fell on him while
he gave q terrible groan, and Donovan first
said to Reagan Oh, you fool y then cried
out that question. more ridiculous than
Burchard's ALTERATION : Is this a wrestling
match p"
Costigan tells o funny story about Reagan's
coming into the Nonpareil's place in Front
street the other day and trying to get Jack to
make some kind Of a fake match with him
in the autumn. Reagan painted the affair,
especially the box-ofice scene, in golden
colors, while Dempsey kept referring to q
guarantee.
"Reagan's last words WERE" said Denny
We'll, We'll have a go in September or DC.
tober, and we can make q lot of money!
thousand anyway, We can make a good
show. Make it look lively, and won't do
anything wrong to you"
The novice looked up and saw the mixed
sort of smile that played over the veterans
features.
II won't do any wrong to you," again he
gurgled out, =" as long as you don't do any.
thing wrong to me. If you do anything
wrong to me T"-
Again he looked up, caught the wondering
smiles of the two pugilists, then disappeared
through the door without saving whether il
Dempsey let out on him suddenly he should
vanish through a secret trap door or call OF
the police.
Dempsey has got Billy Dacey a first class
engagement to go to San Francisco and meet
the best 140-pound man t~here-probably
young Mitchell or Meadows-for a purse.
Mr.. L. R: Fulda, of the California Athletic
Club, writes Dempsey that the club he is Sec.
rotary of will give almost any amount for O
finish fight between Dempsey and Charley
Mitchell.