Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-03
ENGLISH SPORTING MATTERS.
News About SIavin-Pritchard Issues a
Challenge to the World.

News About SIavin-Pritchard Issues a
Challenge to the World.
NEW YORK. February 2-The following let
ter has been received here from George w.
Atkinson:
LONDON, January q, 1890.
Frank P. SIavin, the champion of Australia,
has been the 1stic hero since Peter jackson
sailed for America. Slavln's engagement at
the Royal Aquarium was a financial success,
and exceeded the management's expectations.
Slayin will not start for America until he has
celebrated his nuptials After that joyous
ceremony he will journey to New York with
John Lewis. his manager. and put up forfeit
in the Police Gazette Office and issued chal-
lenge to fight any man in the world for s5OO,
the Police Gazette champion belt and the cham
pionship. Regarding Peter Jackson, Joe Nc
Auliffe and Jake Kilrain, Slavin says that he
does not desire to meet them while there are
John L. Sullivan because he Is well aware
that to battle for the championship he
must meet the holder of the belt which repre-
sents that title, and for which two of the most
important battles in prize ring history have
been fought. Slavtn adds that he is seeking
not only wealth but fame, and should he sue
ceed in defeating John L. Sullivan he would
gain pot of money and any amount of glory.
On his arrival in America he will try his ut
most to win the Police GGzette champion belt
In regular business way, and after he puts up
a forfeit and issues a challenge through the
proper channel he will expect the American
champion to either fight for the championship
or forfeit and should Sullivan pursue the lat
ter course then he will claim the belt, and de-
fend it against all corners according to the
rules governing the belt and the championship.
Ted Pritchard, the well-known middle
weight pugilist. who some time ago offered to
fight the American middle-weight champion,
Jack Dempsey. whom many supposed had
given up pugllism, has again decided to fight
any middle-weight in the world for $500 side
1t is expected that Alf Mitchell, who has made
quite name in tistic circles, will be matched
to fight him, as Mitchell like Barkis, is willin.'
''Tbe battle between Alf Ball and Toff Wall
for f5OO purse offered by the Pelican Club,
and which is to be decided the first week in
February, in the Pelfcan's new club, is creating
a lively interest Both are middle weights,
have made their mark in the ring and the bat
tie promises to be desperate one.
Richards, the well-known billiard player, has
to be matched for Fl. 600 against John Roberts,
providing the latter will give him odds.
sam Baxter's defeat in his 40round glove
fight at Melbourne by Jem Burgess, the Aus
tralian lightweight champion. created great
surprise here. If the battle had been fought in
this country a fortune would have been lost on
Baxter, who was looked upon as invincible at
his weight
Charley Mitchell is now the full-fedged
manager of the Washington Music Hall at Bat
tersea and doing big business.
"Jem Smith is still in the ring, and when
Slavin leaves for the United States he will
challenge any man in England.
From private sources comes the information
that Peter Jackson and his shrewd manager,
Charles E Davies cleared s4 600 by their visit
to this country.