Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
VERY ARTFUL OFFER
Mr.. Fox Wants to Back Sullivan
Against Slavin for $4,000.
MADDEN MUST BE THE TRAINER.
English Leading Sporting Authorities Com
ment on the Battle.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF INTEREST
rBY DUNLAP's CABLE coMPASY.1

LONDON, September 27.-Billy Madden,
the veteran pugilistic expert. being inter-
viewed by your reporter delivered HIM
self thus: "My opinion is that Joe Nc
Auliffe has not enough of the devil IN him.
If he had only fought the second round as
he did the first he would have knocked Slavin
out, but then. you see. it wasn't in time"
The reporter ventured to express his opinion
that American boxers must now take back
seat. Whereupon Madden smiled sarcastically
and said: Not bit of it. believes that in
John L. Sullivan America possesses the cham
pion fighter of the world Why Dick Fox is
ready to match Sullivan against Slayn for s25-
600 if Sullivan will agree to be trained by Mr..
Billy Madden. Esquire. You see Slavin owes
his success to his being able to last bit longer
than joe and he was dead beat himself at the
finish. Why l tell you, if McAuliffe had
fought Slavin with the same spirit that SIaviu
showed he would have knocked him out, sure
as eggs is eggs"
DO you consider it was a fair fight, Mr.
MaddenT Fair? Course it was-fair and
square, and the man who says it wasn't don't
know much about the matter. Never was
fairer fight inside the ropes" and the pugilst
departed muttering fair and square and no
blooming shananagin about it. Richard K.
Fox called at the cable agency and said:
There is no doubt that the best man won.
Joe was tired out after the first round and had
no vim ever after. I'm sorry, but Joe has no
chance in front of Slavin."
He fully agreed with what Madden had said
about sullivan and eventually wrote to the
Dalziel agency as follows:
"GENTLEMEN-lf John L. Sullivan will box
Frank Slavin and allow himself to be trained
by Billy Madden will back him to win S25 600,
Sullivan to take the winnings if victorious,
this offer to remain open for Two weeks from
date and the money to be deposited with the
1portsnldn or Sporting Life newspaper.
RICHARD X. Fox.
Mr.. Crichton Temple, the proprietor of the
Ormonde Club. being interviewed. said that
the policemen present were perfectly satisfied
that everything was done decently and in order.
Slavin was quietly confident and McAuitfe
was cock sure. He thought Slavin would win
in five rounds, but was surprised at the short
ness of the fight. McAuliffe seemed to have it
all his own way at the first round, but he could
not stay: in fact there was marked difference
in the men. McAuliffe was splendid sparrer
but had no devilment, while Slavin was devil
all over. McAuitfe was full of good nature
while Slavin was terribly in earnest. Slavin
was nervous in the first round, but he
is a superb infighter, and McAuliffe
not game enough, and seemed to lose heart
when ne found his blows took no effect. He
had not the stuff ih him to make really great
fighter. McAuliffe was very queer after the
fight and stayed at the club for long time.
Being asked whether Slavin would meet Jack
son, MI. Temple said that he did not think
there would be any more big fights in England
and this was the last OF the big purses. There
was not show enough for the money. Slavin
told your reporter that he was too tired
visiting his friends and calling on the sporting
papers. However, he refused to confirm the
report that he had promised his future bride
never to fight again.