Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
Farrell and Uphu m.

Farrell and Uphum.
After all, expectations are, I fear, going
to be again blighted as far as a battle be.
concerned. The officials of the New Orleans
| Gymnastic Club seem to be making quite a
| fool of Farrell. About two weeks ago he
let me see dispatch from them which said
that the articles of agreement had been
mailed. Those articles have been anxiously
looked for, but, like the proverbiaI letter,
| they "never came" Besides, Farrell has
repeatedly wired the officials of the club
! without receiving any reply. In the ab-
| sence of any explanation for conduct of this
| kind it is extremely ungentlemanly and
censurable, to say the least OF it. i know
that Farrell is considerably disappointed,
but he still hopes to hear something more
encouraging about the matter. although he
has had an intimation that the battle won t
take place.
The Heavy-Weights.
According to dispatches the California
Athletic Club directors have decided to offer
purse of $40, 900 for battle between Peter
Jackson and John L. Sullivan for the
champion ship. Jackson, so report says.
has accepted the offer, and there is no fear
OF Sullivan's declining it. The purse is
remarkable one, no doubt, and ii the two
men meet to contest for it it is to be hoped
that they will give some reasonable
show for the money. The battle,
if there is one, will OF course
be with gloves and under Queensberry
rules and all these features are very impor-
tant departures FROM the conditions that the
custom and rules of generations have has
established. The contest will be pleasant
70 q fh1
had to be borne in pugilistic champion
ship contest generation or so ago. How
ever, there is no certainty that jackson and
Sullivan will meet. Nothing like definite
arrangements have been made yet, but the
bona fde offer Of $40, 900 ought to tempt both
men to be eager for a contest. Ed Smith,
the Denver heavyweight, who has recently
been putting opponents "to Sleep" is to con-
test against jackson for ten rounds at Chi
cago. 1 use the word contest because I'm
not sure whether the affair will be bona
fde battle or not. Both men are under
managers who are in the show or exhibition
business, and 1 don't think that Muldoon
and 'Parson" Davies would bring Smith
and Jackson together in way that either
party will lose anything. If Jackson has
any chance of defeating Sullivan there
ought to be very little hghting be-
Slavin is evidently not in a hurry
to land in America. Were be to come
here think matters would become exceed
ingly brisk in the pugilistic world. A more
interesting battle than one between SIavin
and Jackson could not well take place. and
hope they may meet before Jackson and
Sullivan face each other. am inclined to
think that Slavin is better man than many
people deem him, and if he and jackson
were to fight in 24-foot ring would ex-
pect Slayin to be the victor. But will not |
be surprised if Slavln is asked to fight Jack |
Wannop before he comes to America. Wan |
mop is man full of ambition, and the easy |
way in which he defeated Josh Cosnett in |
England the other day may prompt him to |
tackle Slavin or somebody else in the front
rank. don't think that Wannop would
have very good chance of defeating Slavin,
but will not at all be surprised if the En-
slishman challenges the good-looking Aus
sralian. PRINGLE.