Telegram-herald., 1890-10-10

end OF the round we ceased sparring
and turned my back TO La Blanche and
walked OF toward my corner. He start
ed towards his corner, but turned and
ran after me. Suddenly got blow on
the neck that sent me staggering TO the
ropes. 1t was the most cowardly blow
ever delivered, the most deliberate foul
ever perpetrated, in prize ring. | was
dazed and weak from that cowardly
blow, and my seconds Immediately
claimed the fight for me on foul. But
! never yet won fight on a foul and
would not win from the Marine in that
fashion. Besides, the referees hesita-
ton had put him in bad position. So
/ refused TO win on foul and evened
matters up and took the referee out of
a fix BY continuing the round till we
were pulled apart. never fully recov-
cred after La blanche hit me that foul
blow. have tried every thing short of
striking him 20 bring him into contest
with me again, but he has again and
again refused. Nothing but necessity
would get him TO face me now.
OF course, I lost no championship
when faced La Blanche. | was giving
him twelve and ono-half pounds, and
after he defeated me was still middle
weight champion OF America, which,
suppose, means the world.
A great many Of my friends have
written to ask me whether or not am
going to England. / don't know. am
considering the matter. 1t all depends
on what find out 10 be the prospect.
What would be the use OF my gong to
England at present? They have
numbC- of good men there-Tof Wall,
Bill Goodc and Ted Pritchard-but no.
body knows which one of these three is
tho best, and they all claim to be cham
pion middle-weights OF England. |
would like TO see them settle
tbe question among themselves, and
when they bad finally found
out who was tho real champion,
] would oe willing to make a match
with him for reasonable terms. and toss
up to see whether he shall come 10
america 10 fight me, or | shall go to
England to fight him. | don't know
how good these English middleweights
arc. They have not fought any OF the
Americans Of note and We have there
fore TO means Of comparing them; but
Judging from tho fate OF other English
wonders like Wallace and Jem Smith,
they are no more than a match for first
class American fighters of their own
weight
don't know any thing about Bob
Fitzsimmons, tho latest importation
from Australia. except that he whipped
Mccarthy in much quicker tine than
did. That may mean that be is better
than an. or IL may mean that he is
rusher who does all his fighting in three
OF four rounds and then goes to pieces.
Mccarthy is an awkward man 20 hit.
bat thcy say Fitzsimmons hit him hard
and citon. I may say right here. though.
that anybody who looks over my record
viii sec that many % my fights have
been long. That does not mean that
the battle was bard. but only that | was
cautions ard would not risk my ad-
vaussgas by trying 70 wind up matters
in a bury.
IN my last fght with Mccarthy had
hin whipped in tho seventh round and
did not know it lie was staggering
al over she ring bu. suspected a trap
and would not 20 near him al tbe r.
naindcr oi The round. Jack. he said
afterwards II was done Tor in that
seventh round II vou had followed mo
up. VAS blind and dizzy and almost
OUT" Mccarthy is The most good
nstured man I ever fought uith. We
used 20 train together and be spent half
bis tire chatting me and telling what be
was going 90 ID with ne whom ~
fought Tie would sit down and tell ne
exsctlv Were he was going - hit me
ard how bard Even when we we're
fighting we we're talking pleasantly 70
each other and laughing over each blow
tiH Mac rot 6izzv 7 begCcd him -
give up bus he would not a. is he Vss
TOO plucsy. thauTh be bad not ore
chsnce I'm thoosand then. 50 be bad
% Sc out AL she same he ia as good
friend ss have ii Cahforuis to-day
have 70 plans a. present or rsther I
have = grcat many plans ard have rot
decided on any Of them- have great
uanv s1ers fr5m theasr5csl managers