Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-23
Association Troubles.


have the very best umpires in the country.
Association Troubles.
The American Association is having its share
of trouble at present and when they will end
does not by any means seem clear. The great
est difficulty is the Louisville club, and no one
seems to know what is to become of that team.
Certainly more mismanaged club never was
heard tell of, and the Association would be
perfectly justihed IN taking the club from
President Davidson by hook or by crook. The
wretched condition to which the club has fallen
is one more proof that team is not so easy to
manage as some people imagine. MI DAVID
son has evidently not been born to be base
ball club manager. His forte is certainly DOE
in that direction, and a more miserable failure
would be hard to find. The Louisville AFFAIR
may eventually result in the franchise OF tnat
city being transferred to another city.
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Tho Cricket Club Sports.
The annual field sports of the Pittsburg
Cricket Club will take place on Saturday next
at Brushton. The programme is an exceedingly
attractive one, and if the weather is fine the
events will be well worth seeing. The contests
underlined are of various kinds, and the con-
testauts will be numerous. The cricket club
deserves all the patronage that the public can
give it. The gentlemen who compose the club
are all in the business entirely for the love of
it. Their annual outlay is big, and so far they
have admirably upneld the name OF PlttsDurg
among the cricketers of the country. under
stand that the club is preparing for busy
season, and it is to be hoped that their sports
on Saturday will be successful
Some Novel Contests.
Duncan c. Ross the all round athlete. paid
me visit the other day. Ross is now almost
one of the old timers. 1t is many years since
first saw him perform publicly. He has had
remarkable career, and probably better all
round athlete was never in this country. When
l say this am mindful of the existence Of
Donald Dennie, but have always maintained
that Ross was a much superior all round man
than ever Dennie was. Well, what l want to
say is that Ross has arranged to take part in
mounted sword contest at Exposition Park on
July4. His opponent will be Sergeant Walsh.
As far as l am aware there has been no such
contest here before and the novelty of it, to-
gether with the highly exciting features of the
combat is sure &c draw very large crowd.
There is also to be a mounted wrestling contest
open to the world, beside trotting and running
races.
Among the Pugilists.
During the last few days a whole batch of
letters have been received at this Office from
correspondents wanting to know about Sulli-
van and Kilrain, Dempsey and LaBlanche, etc.
Judging from the letters referred to, there must
lie greater public interest in pugilistic affairs
than is generally believed However, Will we
are always glad to answer all questions, or
give any information in our power, it is some
times impossible to publish letters sent or to
give answers required. One correspondent
from Wheeling asks who, in my estimation, was
the best middie-weight fighter in the world.
The question, from pugIlistic point OF view,
is an interesting and not very easy one to de-
eide. My opinion, of course, may not be shared
1, H. xr-on oh1 60 Irrdrr
as 1 am. However, / have always held
the opinion that Jem Mace was the hest
middle-weight that ever lived. l am aware that
a very high authority claims that Tom Belcher
was his equal and probably his superior in box
ing. True it is that Belcher defeated some
very good men and was only beaten once him
self. but he was not defeated on his merits.
Still am inclined to the opinion that Mace
should be awarded the palm Taking Mace as
the standard we do not seem to have first
class mIddle-weight to-day How long would a
man like the Marine" have stood up against
Mace when the latter was at his best? The
Marine would soon have been blinded and
knocked out Yet it took Dempsey consider
able time to finish the Marine. By this mode of
reasoning it seems that Dempsey is not first
class by any means. At any rate Mace, in his
best day, was far superior to any middle-weight
now living. Amid all the new methods of box
ing that have sprung up lately Mace's style has
not been improved on and don't think it will,
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Inc Dig Dattles
1t seems strange, but 1t is nevertheless true
that a week cannot go by except reports being
circulated to the effect that Sullivan is on
another drunk" Why these rumors are
spread SO regularly and so extensively don't
know, but they are not true, at least don't
think they are. am informed that John L. is
all right and that he is fully determined to face
K1Irain. Whether that meeting will ever take
place or not cannot tell, but it looks as if both
principals desire to fight. Dempsey has re-
fused to second Sullivan and 1 think that this
is better for Sullivan. 1 don't know of any
particularly good qualities Dempsey has as a
second. He has had no opportunity to
learn as far as big fights are concerned
be man of great experience. Very often the
second is Just as important in determining the
result of battle as the principal Prize ring
trck,ery is very pr0lMlfei o and it takes the old
thing like all of IT. There are plenty of good
and experienced men In the country better
able to look after Sullivan than Dempsey is.
There has been considerable betting on the
proposed battle the odds being in favor of
Kilrain at one place and in favor of Sullivan at
another. wouldn't like to bet odds on either
man just now, but l won't be surprised if
Kilrain is a very strong favor1te. Taking
everything into consideration he ought to be.
If the battle is going to take place the princi-
pals won't be long in starting for New Orleans.
When they start excitement will become gen.
eral and then betting will be lively, indeed.
really expect to see some heavy betting on the
affair.
The Light Weights.
1t looks as if we were determined to not have
another fight between Jem Carney and McAu-
life OF Meyer. The first named has stated def
nitely that he won't come here to fight
anybody, and the nghtweights here re-
fuse to cross the Atlantic to meet Carney
on the other side. This is pity because
nothing would be of greater interest than good
encounter between McAulife and Carney. The
McAuliffe will go to England and box Carney
limited number of rounds he won't go and fight
him a finish. But L don't know what prompts
Meyer to challenge Carney. Meyer has not proven
best thing for Meyer To do is to prove that he is
better man than McAuline before he tackles
higher game.
Dempsey and La Blanche.
There is one thing that has characterized Jack
Dempsey dnring his pugilistic career more than
anything else; thlt is, his carefulness in getting
into condition. Ut is true that he was neglectfuI
in this respect when he met Donovan, but gener-
ally speaking he is a very careful and painstaking
young fellow. Well, he Is training very carefully
for his proposed battle with La Blanche, and
think that he ill need all the good training that
he can get JACK Hallihan arrived from Frisco
the other day, and lie states that Dempsey is a
before This may and IL may not be true, but ii it
Is true l still think that Dempsey will
not have a very hard task in settling the
Marine. The latter is plucky and can stand
the arms to give much to Dempsey. The latter is
xious win and he has all the best of the con-