Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-18
FOR LOVERS OF SPORT
PETER JACKSON'S OPINION OF CERTAIN
PUGILISTS.
Men Who ara Afraid to Meet "COlOrsd Man
The Australians Plans-Othsr Fighters
Base Ball-Turf Topics and
General Sports.

ALT Kennedy, Billy Myers's hacker,
says that the lightweight champion must
either fight Myers or give up the belt and
the championship. Although Myers does
not care for the belt, and as yet has not de-
manded it, he is entitled to it by all the
rules of prize fighting. When Myers went
right to McAuliffe's home and put up his
forfeit money for a match, McAuliffe,
without any excuse at ALL refused to make
match. Why didn't Fox give the belt
to Myers? Mr.. Harding of the Police Ga
zette says that Myers can arrange match
With McAuliffe for 81, 500 just as soon as
the racing season is over, and that his
challenge will be accepted when Myers
put up his deposit with the proper author
tiles.
Peter Jackson, the Australian pugilist,
is stopping at the Americas House on
FOurth avenue, where he will remain I'M
til August 90 when the party will sail for
Europe. Jackson is an unusually intelli-
gent man, and he appreciates keenly the
prejudice against boxers of his color in
this country. On this subject he said
yesterday: 81 have been very kindly
treated thus far in this country, particu-
larly by the California Athletic Club,
which is certainly as square an organiza-
ton as exists anywhere in the world.
John L Sullivan has spoken unkindly of
me several times, but / have never p.id
any attention to hia remarks. He has said
that he would not meet me because of my
color. l have never challenged him.
challenge nobody. II a white man de-
clines to meet me before be ia asked. why,
it's none Of my business. l consider Sui
livan a great fighter, and he probably has
no peer, but he is uni ust in abusing me.
Color does not rub off, and am sure that
any Of these fighters would not hesitate to
20 against a black man if he thought he
could win. A fighter has no reason TO re-
fuse to meet another, even if his color is
not the same. Why don't Mclaughlin or
Garrison refuse to ride in a race because
Isaac Murphy has mount in il? They
have Just as much right to bar color as
have the fighters. l am an athlete, and
try to be a square man, but these ffgh ters
who are afraid to meet 'niggers' make me
very tired"
Much dissatisfaction is felt by the mem
bers of the Golden Gate Club at Killen's
action in signing to spar at variety thea
ter in San Francisco. The clubnen cay
that they have offered Killen and McAu-
life liberal purse. and as it is the custom
for pugilists brought on. under such cir
cumstauces to appear nowhere save in the
club, Killen's conduct is piece of very
bad faith. A delegation from the Golden
Gate Club has gone up to Sacramento to
try and induce him to cancel his theatrl-
cal engagement.
Jack Monahan, who is matched to fight
Joe Kennedy, of Philadelphia, on Septem-
Der 26, at some point on the Hudson River,
within 100 miles of New York, is now
training in Newburg Judging fcom the
care he is taking of himself and the condi-
ton be is getting in, it looks as though
Monahan would give his opponent a good
fight. Monahan some time ago fought
and whipped Billy Young, of Pittsburg.
". Y. Herald.
Jake Campbell, of Texas, who chal-
lenged Jake Kilrain to fight him the first
week in October, having received no reply
from Kilrain, proclaimed himself cham
pion of the world, and challenged John l..
Sullivan, Jem Smith, Charley Mitchell,
end McCaffIey to fight the first week In
October, London prize ring rules, for any
sum whatever.
Lewis A. Belyea, the hacker of George
Wright, the champion bantam-Weight box
er of Canada, has made monetary depos-
il with the Boston Globe as a guarantee of
oood faith in his offer to back Wright
against any bantam weight in America for
from 500 to $500 d side, the contest to be
decided whiting one month after the arti-
cles of agreement have been signed.
"Chappy" Moran, the 1O5 pound ban
tam, who is a resident of Jersey City, has
made many friends in this country since
his arrival from England. He is very
quiet in his ways, and always talks in
Ousinesslike manner, something which
every iShter does not adhere to.
Just as Parson Davies was aDOut to sail
for England, yesterday, he recsived word
that a permit had been granted for Peter
Jackson and Jack FallOn to box at the
New York Circus, Thirteenth street and
Fourth avenue; and he postponed his de-
psrture.
'Im no prize fighter" said Dominick
Mccartney to New York reporter. I've
raised myself to the saloon business. l
feel that in all fstic matters am impair
tial.n There was q ring of pride in his voice
as he told of mis- new profession.
1t has been limited that ParsOn Davies
made proposition to Kllrain to DIN him
and spar with jackson on the lat,er's tour
in Great Britain, bat the Parson denied
yesterday that there was any foundation
whatever for the report.
Arrangement have been made for
prize fight between Jack Ferguson, OF
Washington, and Charley Gainey, OF New
York, to take place about September l. Tor
800 aside and the receipts.
Before leaving New York "ParsOn" Da-
viz, Jackson's manager, will try to arrange
q four-round glove contest between Kill
ard the black f low, to come Of some
time during December.
Larry Killian, of Boston, has $1,000
which he is authorized by Jack McAuliffe
to bet on Dempsey in the coming tight be-
tween Dempsey and the Marine"
Tommy Morgan and Tommy White are
matched to fight to finish with skin-tight
gloves, in five weeks, for $3.50 side, with
in 100 miles of Chicago.
The fight between John Atkins and David
O'Leary, who were matched to fight with
skin gloves for $3.50 side and purse, has
been POSTPONED.