The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-23
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
Gossip of the Day on the Turf and in the
Ring.


Ring.
1t is often impossible TO know who owns
the horses running on the turf nowadays.
They are entered under fictitious names and
often one man runs two or three horses in a
race.
samuel Matthews, the California pugil-
list, has opened the California Athletic Club
in Melbourne and gives purses nightly for
glove contests.
The grand stand at Eastern Park, Brook
lyn, is double-decker aflair-by far the
greatest in the cOuntry-with opera chairs
for 5000 people and fifty large private
boxes in the front of the two tiers averaging
fifteen seats. The two huge " beacheres
have seating accommodations Tor LOW
more. and special stands will be erected to
accommodate 5000 spectators at the ale
Princeton football game on Thanksgiving
day, besides standing for 10000, not to men,
ton the field for coaches and vehicles.
The Ajax Athletic Club, OF Boston, which
was formerly known as the Parnell Athletic
Club, has offered a purse Of $4,000 for Cal
Mccarthy and George Dixon to battle for.
The deiiers Of lightning also offer purse OF
81 POO for Paddy German and Jack McGee
to meet in a fight to a finish. McGee has
accepted the Clubs offer. and the Aus
tralian, il is expected, will only be too glad
TO follow his example.
The Nesper Boat Club, of Philadelphia,
boasts a young man by the name Of Hon
man who aspires TO leading place In the
amateur boxing world. He has a strong
desire. it is said, 10 meet Pat Cahill. II Is
believed that Pa will accommodate the
ambitious Quaker City lad should the latter
prove TO be in earnest. -Four rounds for a
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Philadelphia.
Tommy Danlorth, the plucky lls-pound
man, Of this city, who is now visiting the
South. has made very favorable impss-
sion on the southern sporting men. Lat
terly he has INDUCED in a number OF gloNed
contests in kentucky and Tennessee, all Of
which he has won. The purses and stakes
have been mostly Of small amounts, but
some Nashville sports are now anxious to
back Danforth for big amount against
some little man Of tip-tOp calibre.
John l.. Sullivan Will take vacation
next summer, the same as any other theat-
rical star Of the first magnitude; instead.
however, hiring cottage at Bar HarbOr,
Of chartering yacht and passing his holt
day in elegant and artistic leisure, John
may divert his mind by going into prize
fight with Frank Slayin. At least he init
mated as much when questioned by re-
porter the other day. John l.. said: 81 am
bound by my contract TO continue the pres
ent theatrical season without skipping my
dates. If | should break in on my regular
season TO train - prize fight ! should
lose many thousands OF dollars. As 1t Is
now, / am doing splendidly. My share OF
the seasons profits Will be about
$4,000 at the rate the money Is now
coming in. You will remember that ]
IN
my fight with kilrain. Well, it actually
cost me more than that to get out of my
with the legal authorities. Soyou
see | was really a loser. Therefore | shall
not abandon my theatrical engagements TO
20 into training for match with SlaNln.
But next summer | shall have my regular
vacation; then, if Slayin still wants to fight
me. why we shall see about ii when sum-
mer comes"
Jack Dempsey, i'm writing to friend IN
Brooklyn from Portland, Ore, says; II
have signed the articles binding match
with Bob Ftzsimm0ns, and am glad the
match is made, because people who
said l was afraid to meet him
now know different We are to.
fight at 154 pounds, and weigh ten MIN
utes before entering the ring. He is taller
heavier, and bigger than |, but his being
confined TO l54 pounds. which l think Is
seven or eight pounds below his nghtng
weight, is an advantage in my favor. lean
fight at $50, but at lji | shall be stronger,
while | think he will have none too much
strength for a bruising, protracted fight AT
Ii is said he is great pu-
giist. He may be so considered if be
succeeds in defeating me. | do not crack
myself up TO be a wonder, but everybody
knows | have done a little in the pugilistc
line and never turned my back upon chal-
lenCer. / have made up my mind that
FitzsimOns must be frst-class man. shall
train 10 the hour at Portland and then 90
TO New Orleans only a short time before the
contest. The Olympic \. Gin fact, all
the Southern sporting men-are ialr-deallng
people. ask no fayOIs, and all l want is
fair plav, and am certain the New Orleans
sporting fraternity Will see that receive it,