The sun., 1889-12-01
GOSSIP ABOUT THE BOXERS.
doDFRET'S BEhRTLESS PUNISHMENr
OF JACK ISHTON

A Boston PuEiIIsps Great Thrin--Coneern.
Ins Sullivan and Jaeksop-A Liokinu fop
Baldoek-Jack Dempsey 20 FIGHT Again.
It Is not generally known, but 1t Is a fact
nevertheless, that the Godfrey Ashton fight
came dangerously near fatal termination. I
met it's referee In Boston last week, and he
said: Not In years have l seen man so badly
beaten as was poor Ashton. He was sent up
again and again whom 1t was patent to every
one that he was only half conscious and
hadn't the ghost OF q chance, aud Godfrey,
who is notorlously not dead game
man. curliEe, hammered him unmerci.
fully when he found that Ashton
could not defend himself An out and
out good man would have given Jack
crack on the point Of the jaw and sent him
out at once.but Godfrey seemed anxious to pro.
tract the fight as long as possible In order that
he might punish his man indefinitely. was
ON the point for saying though had no war.
rant In the rules for such decision, Take
Ashton away. He has no chance OF winning
and ho may be killed. Iglve the fight to God.
frey when the darky ended matters By knock.
ing Jack out"
From another source learned that poor
Ashton was very severely Injured internally.
and that 1t is very doubtful II he will ever b0
able to 20 into ring again In RS good condi.
tlO0 as no was W00n no IhC0u nIS lHbJ CODVueT6ks
Godfrey feels very much elated over HIS vics
tory, and this country Is not big enough for
him e he talks Of % FGns eyer to
the herring pond while Peter jackson Is on the
prowess Prov st" Of tho antipodoan' again: 4 burnt
child breads the lire, and II any Jackson 10
Sssa tones y No % thank % YOU. Not any for me- s'e''
Godfrey is said to be very provident man:
ban vvaiytf nupitlat In AmerfnA- HA
am told, draw his check for $4,000, and have
Il honorea tGG He f. the ,rss rSnkS1ss Sssn s9y
built his reside nce he lived with his family the
has, a wife and six ehildrenl in tent on the
ass Was over. o ms be- dug hts cellar % and built the
found alton walls Of his house with, his own
hagd Ss Rs he Take "
OF tarnlshing his reputation Il he can avoid
them; Should Jem Smith pull through With
By the way. Smith is about as, poor speci;
the title. Had fair play becn accorded to him:
KSn Sopld haooE bp
GsEasa StSnd on 'p% pisto and lick smith, ig rei
ported t6+s the htbnshmIan II tTsd ax iS
stand Of " is the. best that the Australian
3 Smith 18th T hbIs S tho bsotsn at hS
Isss ssf is and E ssas smR RP'" VIII sHS osR
IOuR0OBB Ruuk D0uluu Juhl LOuuOu
siayin sfH ' on publ; form should win would do DO
hss
81 tbe od % N6ch S That @
way. way Charley S % Mitchell and Baldock recently had
little DISPUTE in London which ended in
:" Progress" is'about all that can be reported
Ct tho proposeSd. match between John l.;
sos fey aha that sns nafch Win p Be- made
between them as long as the Atfnntc
G9s between their dOpsss s6d suTses aets6n deqs e
Hardfy h rdff likely S to @ accept them sqy wants the
winner to take al the profits; while the darky
az Rf Baq ss4R %a Il Sa
obscyyo1 9' GGns1 men e of bis coQr down South
hesitates about accepting It: believe that he
wSers IN she ana
Duffy are as square sporting men as gan be
found In the land, and they cannot afford to
Y of ~ course a much depends upon the action Of
By t. %hiie f firmly NJ believe that suiiivan.i IN
or s
much easier under the Latter and for that
SIS sissipp T Ia authorties at pSrvs and il certainty
noraeS eS' tSas matched
ht Just yhst the OH 9ntfS9Iae Ss ao OF tRe Tsb
ali sportn9 @ men % are hoping that justice viii Be
with mercy.
OSl NJ Mccarthy rsn up aEanst Has yaqv aqS
lucky. for him that he was i9 good condition or
he might be wearing Sackclosh and nd 9sShes ShS nov %
nappinS as far as condition ts concerned.
as trivet. and then he is ful lly prepared iof
the worst that can happen. Over IN Boston
IE4 e CROWNS feeling Sna that SSh IShnPSy &. MR %
eet @ another chance before the winter Is
Johnny fePtapY gSt seSso bs 3s ar
llSE 6e wSs sReednF s3 Is one o. the thinss nq
I sat on that occasion within flve feet ot Mo-
Carthy's corner. and know that Pat Cahill WaS
New y YOf @s to T6 &echy
his party. and back to this city with them. ahd
know that Gahill was not even ,eI ,alo99G 9G, tRS HS
have often had occasion to call attention to
es ls' Of Y the sRte & When he is sSo
o. the Nv Ways R ba MS % 9%n pa
%s @uss Tns1 tafe tEose sn he o
he would not fGht Joe Ellingsworth. dead
at $1,000. beieat at the hands Of the latter has
he Is going against McCarthy. the Austria
with Ellinesworth.. i. McCarlhy's perform
anes With Denny Kelliher of Quincy is 2 true
Opponent indeed and should he
defeat the Australian HIS victory will do omuch
to reinstate him in popular favor. Young
he hopes Il viii be Dempsey. He thinks Jack
ls on the down hill, and says he would like
gether., He may and that Jack is not so far
down the grade as he seems to imagine him.
Next Thursday evening Jack McAulihe and
his old opponent. Mike DAILY. are TO box fifteen
rounds before the Crib Club Of Boston. Both
men are sure to be In the best OF condition, and
there is no doubt that they will make an OK
hibition such as is seldom seen ,nowadays:
DAILY was dubbed champion light weight Of
best TO show that he is worthy Of the tile. ht