The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17
GRIST FROM THE MILLS
THE MCAuLIfFE-NEYERS FIGHT AND
ITS RESULT.
PROBABLE RETIREMENT OF
THE LIGHT WEIGHT CHAM
PION
AMERICAS NEw CHAMPION.
The treat skater OF the World-A Pro-
moter of sports Sporting Gossip
IN General.
Special Correspondence Of the rnaes.

Special Correspondence Of the TINES
NEW YORK, February 15-1'hst the
sporting men of this CITY are surprised
al the result of the McAuline. Myers
fight ia, 10 say the least, drawing close 10
The cushion. There was not. as far a.
have been able 10 learn, fifty people.
sporting and otherwise, who had any
other thought than that McAuliIe was
going 10 whip the Western cyclone in.
side Of fifteen rounds, if he aid not do
him on the 20 oG with one of his terrible
knockout blows II was conceded Oh
an sides that while the Wcsterner was a
GOOD man in bis own peculiar style. ho
had but little show with the smashing
New Yorker, who has defeated every.
body who has stood up before him, with
the exception Of Jem Carney, with whom
he fought draw under peculiarly dis
tressing circumstances.
However, the battle has been fought.
and although McAuline is still the
American champion light weight. be-
cause of Myers failure 10 whip him, yet
it is doubtful il ne can retain the title for
any length of time now. because il is APP
parent to everybody who know anything
about him, or who has seen him OF late.
that be cannot train down TO lightweight
figures and keep the strength that is nee
essary 30 carry on awhifling lightweight
battle There was one very good reason
why the champion did not whip Myers
From the start 10 the finish Ao had
90 force The fighting, Myers sim
Div standing ON the defensive, and
leading only when he saw that
there was little danger of getting into
trouble AZ any rate, both men are enc
titled 20 the everlasting gratitude OF their
hackers and the men who put money ON
che result-and there were barrels of
gold up. too McAuliile knew that he
could not win against a man That simply
defended himself and let him do an the
fighting, and So he simply logged along
until the battle was declared a draw ON
the other hand. Myers saw that be was
not going tO win against Jack, and de-
Tended himself 10 save The thousands
that had been wagered on him Both men
fought q saving night and succeeded in
gaining their objects, and. under The cir
! am inclined TO think that
both of them had cool heads and were
iOyai 10 the men who stood behind them
Aud now Billy Daccy has issued q chal-
lenge TO fight either McAuliilc or Myers
and says he is confident of giving either
of them hard rub for the championship
h0noIs
It's not likely that Jack will fight
If.fI.f .f..I. q
the probabilities are that Dacey, Myers,
and several lesser weights Will have 20
battle for the honors.
OVER TIE BRIGBT BLUE SEA.
From far across the bright blue sea
comes word 20 the P0.icc Gazette that Char
leg Mitchell and Jem Smith are going
10 hammer each other.fOr ten rounds with
gloves. for - 900, the gate receipts and
Inc championship of England The bat
he viii take place early in March, RS
Mitchell and his family viii sail in
April 20 take up their residence in "this
llarstci country which amt nOihink
like Lunn0n, We know" ON the day
that the Nitchell-Smith mill was arranged
iOrieits were deposited for kirain and
smith for battle for $1,000 % side and
the G4s1no diamond belt The tight will
be with knuckles and will come OIL some
time next OclOber-in the meantime the
fact that he has q forfeit up to fight the
champion of England will be enough 10
keep Kilrain thinking what pretty
fighter he IS
DoNfNICK vi CAFFREF
When Dominick McCanrcy first bios
somed out as pugilist, he was backed
and managed by the charming Billy
D Brien, who has made q mint of money
ont of six-day races of an kinds And
McCahrey was u fayorte lie did not
talk. and O'Brieu managed his matches
with such skill that the Pittsburg boy
became one OF the leading lights in the
fsic armament Finally, three years
ago. the fighter and the manager quar-
relied and narted. You say you are
not satisfied with the way /
have managed you" said o Brien. Il
have put you against sullivan and Mitch
all. aud YOU have made money. You
are now going to learn that O fighter
cannot fight and manage at the same
lime ' From that day until last Monday
night they never spoke 10 each other or
In any way showed that they We're aware
Of each others presence of the earth. On
Monday night while O'Brien stood watch
ing the lady bicyclists who are racing at
Madison Square Garden, mu-
-ual friend brought the Oid-iime manager
and patched up the differences. They
we're very cordial, and buried the axe
away out of sight McCailrey evidently
realized soon after parting with O'Brien
.he truth of the iatter's remarks when
.hcy quarrelled for Ae sunk way
)ut of sight Immediately afterwards, and
lid very little else than talk of what he
was going to do when he felt like fight
nE Now it is possible that he may
come TO the top Of the heap again, since
rumor has il that o Bricn is going 70 look
after him once more.
A PROMOTER or sPORTs
Just what a promoter of sports Is, is
hard to say; bot Ben. Hyam, who con
.rols q biz hall in London is one, and
through the London Sportsman he has
made q most brilliant offer, which, if &C.
,epted, will give the people of England
q chance TO see five of the greatest
fighters in the world; in the same ring on
The same night and all fighting for big
money. Hyams offer u.s. that if
John l.. Sullivan, champion of the
world Jake Kilrain champion of
The ocean; Jem Smith, champion Of Eng
and Pete Jackson, champion of Aus
ralia and Charley Mitchell, champion
buffer Of the heavens, the-sea, the earth,
he waters under the earth, or anything
hat in them IS, VIII put up $1,000 each
'or boxing contest with ordinary
gloves, each contest TO be four rounds Of
hree minutes, and the fifth to be five
minutes. he will add $4,000 10
he sweepstakes. II will be divided
s. 500 to the wiqner, $500 to the sec
md, and $3.50 to The third and fourth
men. The contests are TO take place on
A pril 90, i'm Islington There is no doubt
hat all the men except Sullivan will en-
en- lie could not get into condition to
lox any one that early. At any rate, il
yill be q great sight 20 see 20 many