Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02


America. These were royal times, and the
contests were talked of at almost every fire.
SIDE If anything like those times could be
brought round again hundreds of people would
be delighted. The efforts in that direction now
being made by the Columbia Boat Club and
Messrs. Jimmy Taylor and Henry Coulter need
every encouragement and are worth it.
sullivnn's Travels.
1t may be wearisome to the majority of people
to read any more opinions about John l. Sulh-
van. If it is not wearisome to the reader
can safely say that it is wearisome to me to
write any more about him or Kilrain at pres
ent. However the "Big Fellow" as he is
termed, was in the city the other day and
talked little, so that he must be noticed as a
local feature of the week. Sullivan, Of course,
expressed himself as being extremely conf
dent of pulverizing Jacob Kilrain when they
meet in the prize ring. He also went on to say
that there will certainly be no mob interter-
ence as far as he and his party are concerned. IL
would have been something extraordinary If
had had said anything else. However. it is
worth while remembering that John L. Sulli-
van is travelling round the country to talk
about himself and to be as much talked about
by other people as possible. To great extent
it is sickening to read the columns of balder-
QslSO IldI now anu appear dDOub
Kllrain and others. They are talked of with as
much gush and detailed description as would
be bestowed on President Harrison, But this
is just what the object of the people in ques-
tion is. and, depend upon it, they succeed ex-
tremely well. Sullivan when here was looking
big; certainly much too big for his coming bait
tie. mean that it would have been better for
him if he had been considerably lighter SO that
he would then not have been compelled TO re-
duce his weight so severely 1t is understood
ha ha tpill md aNybi tn
morrow. repeat that it does seem strange
for man who is to fight for $4,000 side to be
running around the country only about hve
weeks before the date Of the proposed battle.
However, time will explain the entire matter
to US and we will know more about the meth
ods and transactions Of the various parties five
or six weeks from now. There is an uncer-
tainty about the proposed battle that looks
puzzling to many people.
They May Meet Again.
1t looks as if Jack McAuliffe and Billy Myer
would meet again either in a ring or on a
platform. Myer, it will be rendered, put-up
a forfeit of $500 to fight McAuliffe or anybody
else for the lightweight championship. Nc
Auliffe at once covered Myers forfeit, and
negotiations are now going on toward consum-
mating the match. There is danger, however,
of the affair ending in ten-round glove contest,
and if this be the case there will be general
disappointment. To speak frankly, l have my
doubts about the intentions of the two parties,
1t may be that from the first only ten-round
glove contest was intended, and that all chal-
lenges, ETC., were only to arouse public inter-
est. If the s9ckers of Myer and McAuliffe
were really in earnest, and wanted to see who
has the better man, match could be made in
a minute, but when there is an undue
amount of higgling and haggling there
generally is something wrong A ten-round
glove contest between McAulitfe and
Myer might be a great success, and it
might not. Personally wouldn't care about
going 20 yards to see II, because it would simply
be an entertainment by which to obtain money
two men as pugilists would still be undecided,
because / maintain that 10-round glove-con-
test gives only very poor idea as to the real
pugilistic abilities of the contestants. am
aware that many people will assail this notion,
but argument and experience will easily show
that am right Myer certainly has yet to
show that he is first-class pugilist and even
McAulitfe might as well give Us little
ring. don't want to disparage either man
but do contend that judging from their past
efforts in the ring both have room for improve
ment If they cry content with a l0-round
affair public opinion as to their honesty of
purpose will not be very 1attering. One of the
athletic clubs in California may put up purse
for them to fight for. If this is done they may
be induced to fight to finish. However, If no
purse is offered I'm afraid that they will not
meet exeeptin 1O-round affair for the receipts.
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The Marines Victory.
George LaBlanche is a plucky pugilist and
doubtless hundreds of his Pittsburg admirers
were well pleased to read OF his victory over
Mike Lucie the other day. George has been in
hard luck for a long time and.his victory would
come to him as a financial blessing. 1 have
just said that he is plucky man and 1 regret
to say that is almost all that 1 can reasonably
say in his favor. He is not a clever boxer by
any means and only his pluck and strength pull
him through. He hadn't much to do in dis
posing of Lucie and 1 have often wondered
''The Marine" Now that the latter has met
with streak of good luck it might be well to
pit him against Ellingsworth in a fight to a
finish. The latter. we know, is aspiring to
tackle 1.-The Marine" the latter would keep him
moving round. 1.-The Marine" as 1 have said
is not very clever, but he would give Filings
worth enough of short-arm work to let him
know that he was at lively battle. -
Trotters and Runners.
Proctor Knott has been badly beaten again
He started for the Henigas stakes, and failed
to beat Long Fish. He was whipped up to win,
but failed miserably, his stable companion,
Come-to-taw, winning, and Long Fish was
second. The race shows beyond a doubt that
Proctor Knott is sadly out of form. 1t looks as
if he had entirely lost his 2-year-old form, an
it may be that he will not regain it. That he
has gone out of form is true, because we all
know that he has demonstrated the fact that
he was a flyer. During the week the public has
had better time of it than during the previ-
ous week. Generally speaking the favor1tes
have won oftener. Still the bookmakers have
done well. Trotting races are becoming more
numerous every week now, and they will con-
tinue to be aleadlng theme until the end of the
.l-.ga
pect any good meeting on account of the pro-
hibition of poolselling. The grand circuit pro-
grammes, however. are good. One interesting
feature is the fact that Philadelphia has
been admitted to the grand circuit, and the
Philadelphia track is in this State. How the
track association will arrange poolselling mat
tiers, in the face of the present law. remains to
be seen. 1t may be that there are some rea-
sonable and fairminded authorities at Phila-
delphia, who like to see honest races succeed.
Dempsey's Explanation.
Last week devoted a paragraph to Filings
worths statement that Dempsey had refused
to fight him. When 1 wrote my opinion moth
ing had beeniheard from Dempsey on the mat
ter, but ventured the opinion that Filings
worth's statement was all bosh, or something
akin to it 1t really looked absurd, and during
the last day or two Dempsey has knocked the
into what we may call smithereens.
The truth is. according to Dempsey, that he
was willing to bet Ellingsworth considerable
odds and fight him. One or two dispatches
have been received from Dempsey in this city
during the last few days, and he is doing well
He is being received nightly by large
and enthusiastic audiences This fact is suffi-
cient proof that Dempsey will not refuse to
meet anybody near his weight mean he
will not refuse to make a match, but whether
he will tight is another matter. l think he
will fight, and the fact that he is now so popu-
lar in San Francisco proves that he has not so
far refused to fight anybody out there It
seems 20 me that Dempsey will not be pugilist
mucl longer 1hera 0r