, 1890-07-29
PRITCHARD IS WILLING.
The English Pugilist Says He
Will Fight Dempsey.
Assistant Postmaster Clark
sons Opinion of the West
Hot Fighting in the Streets of
Buenos Ayres.

LONDON. July 2S.-Regarding Demp-
sey's challenge to Ted Pntchard. cabled
OF Friday from Buffalo to the Sporting
Life, Pntchard said he would accept.
Although an ordinary looking fellow,
Pritchard seems to have unlimited con-
fdence in his ability to knock out anybody
on either side.
Il fight Dempsey" he exclaimed,
well, Ralph, I'll fight him or any other
American OF my size. You know l have
a standing offer of el0 for a month past
to any middle weight boxer who will
Stand up against me. The offer has never
been taken
Now, if lie means business, we will
have a fight worth talking about. l
believe we are both about the same
weight. | should train down to about
las pounds, and | know that Dempsey is
clever enough TO make me do my best"
Have you ever been beaten yet, Mr..
Pritcbard?"
NO" said he, II never have; only
had two what o might call serious
affairs. l I'm only 20 years old this mouth,
and my first fight was two years ago, with
Jim Hayes. l knocked him out in three
rounds The other was about a year ago,
with Alex Burns. who tossed up the
sponge in four and one half minutes from
the start"
Where would you want to fight Demp-
sey?"
Anywhere, only 1 think it would be
best for him to come over here on account
Of trouble with the holy Americans; be-
sides, the Pelican club would make it an
object for him to come over. and he
would have a pleasure trip besides. |
know from authority. Atkinson's Sport
ing Life, that the Pelicaus would put up
a purse of ES00-f600 to 20 to the win
ner. fl0O to go to the loser aud f1O0 for
Dempsey's expenses. You see the Pelican
club would be only too glad to get a fight
between Dempsey and | as a kind of set
off to the McAuliffe- Slavin affair at
Ormeonde."
And when would you be ready to
meet Dempsey
ANY time he is ready to meet me, and
the sooner the better for me. l am tired
loafng and want to have a punch at some
thing. OF course we would use four-ounce
gloves and fight, say thirty rounds,
which is practically to a finish. I'll fight
him two months from to-day. il he says
40, and l hope he does"
what CIarkson's links OF 1.-THE West.
WASHINGTON, July 28.-A Assistant
Postmaster General GARRISON returned
from his tour in the West last night and
assumed his official duties here today.
He said to an Associated Press reporter;
My tour comprehended all the import
ant cities west of Chicago and north O.
Kansas City. No one can understand
how rapidly that country is developing
until he sees it. 1t has not had in any Of
the departments the official facilities thai
it is entitled to. 1 Travelled on the fast
mail from Central Iowa to Portland, Ore q,
which makes q good deal of timel sixty
seven miles an hour, and found the
service very efficient. and other fast mails
being brought up to its standard of eff
cheney. The postofhces in cities that
have been doubling every year or two
were looked over and | returned with rec
concentrations for increased allowances
for nearly ali of them. Some of these
have already beer granted. The depart.
ment is ANXIOUS to try and keep up with
that country in its prodigious growth and
increase of population and business. The
development of the states IN the noun
tains and OIL the Pacific slope is simply
wonderful