The morning call., 1890-09-21

las chosen man to fight who is looked
upon as being the champion middle weight
of England. Billy should have taken few
lessons from Joe Bowers before he went
East.
Jack Savin, brother of Frank p. Slavin.
has issued challenge in an Australian
sporting Paper to fight any man in the col
onieS at II stone. Billy Murphy may feel as
if he could stand another punching by ac-
ceptine the def.
Charley Gleason had a comfortable posi-
ton as Instructor of the Astoria Athletic
Club until recently, when he handed in his
resignation and set sail for Portland. Charley
is very restless young man and signs for
city where he can enjoy good rOuStabOut.
An English exchange says that on Tues
day afternoon, July 10Th, Noolf Bendof re-
turned to Melbourne in the Orotaya Touch
ing his match with Jamie" Cooper, Ben
doff said that the people in South Africa are
each to see his match, In addition there
was a tremendous lot of betting. AT the
time he was in Johannesburg money was
very plentiful. Mines were being tloated on
the London market for ESQ, 900 and 500, COO.
There is also much gambling, too. Fellows
thought nothing OF putting down ESQ and
ECO on card.
The longest battle that Joe McAuliffe has
ever had was with Mike Brennan. the Port
Costa giant" The contest took place in the
old rooms Of the California Club on Dupont
street, and was won by Joe in forty
rounds.
Billy Vice Of the California Club was
some weeks ago thinking very seriously Of
taking trip t. England to see McAuliffe
and Slavin fight. lie wrote to the Pres
ident Of the Ormonde Club that he might be
on the lookout for him. An answer was
Immediately forwarded TO Billy which read:
"AlI VINO wish TO see the fight must pay
$50" This settled it. Billy did not go
over the pond, ye know.
The sporting editor of a New Y orll week
ly Journal in his comments on the fights Of
the past. refers as follows to The great battle
between Dempsey and La Blanche, which
OeSmirChed the spOtless record oil tile
famous Nonparei1:
When George La Blanche, The Marine"
struck Jack Dempsey IN tie temple with his
elbow, al San Francisco, knocking out tile never
befOre-couquered " Nunpareil," he gave the
blow that cost the champion middle-weight that
confidence that had carried Dlm 10 victory
through more than nifty hard-fought bait es.
DEMPSEY never was knocker-Out. He relied
wholly upon science. auu LleiaHy Jaoned III, MS
opponent with his left hand until The ngDt was
won, Dempsey meantime escaping punishment
himself. La Blancnr's blow. perhaps, was
chance one, but 1t effective, and when
Dempsey fell upon his face ana Knock ed bis nose
out of shape, the work was done.
All professional prize fighters admit that once
a man is whipped he Is never as good again, for
the whipping costs MIN his confidence III MS own
pr0weSS .nd opens his eyes TO the fact mat he
can be whipped. Ktlrain Is Il shining example.
Billy Meyers, the Streator cyclone, IS another.
Ike Weir, the once inVaClble spider" SIN an
Other, Dozens OF instances could be quoted
showing that once whipped professional prize
fighter Is virtually cut oil from a successful ca
reer but the Dempsey case Is at present attract
lug much attention in sporting circles, and he
Will stand example OF the man once
whipped who can never make az good a hght
again or VIII dlSproye the old theory so popular
among sporting men.
Now come. Dick Roche, well known in st.
lDuIg and offers. with THSuOlSh q purse OF
$4,000 for a go between JACK Dempsey aud
Bob tttzsmmons, who claims The middle-weight
championship OF New Zealand. Puglllstic critics
are unable TO account for DemDSey's apparent
uuwllhngne~s 10 accept any OF the offers which
have been made him The Olympic Club OF New
Orleans offered him purse OF 5000 Tor d hght
with tiIZSmmOnS, which he ignored. or almost
as much as ignored, for he did not accept It,
Then came the offer of the Ormonde CLUB of
purse of $1,000 TO fight Jack Burke, and Demp-
Sey'S apparent Discrimination to accept this In
duced the latter TO become bold, aud he there
upon challenged The Nonpareil TO night him for
the mlddle-welghT championship OF The world
and $1,000 side. Dempsev'S action In not
aking up or alt of these offers Is uneXplain-
able. save that lie has lost confidence IN himself.
A few Yeas ago lie would have eagerly accepted
them all.
John l.. Sullivan's career as prize-fghter
| is about at an end The big fellow now
finds that his new field in the theatrical pro-
fession Is lucrative one and it is very Doubt
full, indeed, ii even $4,000 purse would
tempt the champion to again enter the prize
| ring
The following criticism OF Billy Murphy's
| first appearance at the Gaiety Theater in
Sydney after his return to the colonies with
the feather-wpight championship belt, Is
taken from the Referee:
Billy Murphy and Jim put on the mittens but
their display dd not please the audience, many
OF whom aired thelr wit at tie champions ex-
pensc; but Billy never was good Snowman; he
Is fighter all The way down, and it could
scarcely be expected that he would try TO slog
his brother roughly l had a private picnic
watching Grlffo's expressive eOuntenance as
Murphy was performing, and 1t was real treat
10 see him creep into a corner and shake hands
with himself while be whispered Into his own
ear that he'd viii The worlds championship dead
sue. After he had got through with that part
of the play he crept back on uptoe 10 where
was sitting and volunteered the. opinion chat IL
be didn't win he'd make Billy Mccarthy" tight
forty Of the hardest rounds he ever went through.
| Last night tie champion and his brother ap-
peaTed al The Gaety again TO wels-tllled mouse.
An Australian exchange gives the strength
| OF the autipodean pngilstS as fellows:
SlaYm and Jackson Will fight any American or
| Billion alive, or any uther nationality or color
| for that matter. Bob FitzsImmons and Mick
Dooley will meet any middie-weight that treads
The face Of The earth. Maber, Dawson or Mace
will put up money to meet the flower OF the
world In the lightweight division, American
| McAuitfe or English Carney preferred. Murphy,
| Critic, Peakes or Mckenzie can be matche d
against any four feather-weights that tie sun
ever sbODe down upon
The California Club Directors will push
| their case to as speedy trial as possible, so
that the question of the clubs standing can
| be decided at an early date. President
| Fulda is very sanguine of the clubs sue
| cess and the Directors to man are confident
| that jury cannot be found that will decide
| against the club. If the club wins its case.
| Mitchell aud La Blanche viii be Immediately
| notified that their presence is requested al
| headquarters. The latter is in Oregon, but
signhes his intention by etter OF returning
TO this city, in case he finds the road clear OF
Instructions. Mitchell has received offer:
from a New Orleans club, and he has finally
concluded to take a trip east and meet the
next best man to Dempsey or FItzsimmons,
should the California Clubs test case b,
| ne rmanentlV knocked ont