Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-29
Fogarty May be Matched.

FogaTty and one of the leading mIddle-weights
of this country. Some time ago Fogarty and
his backer, Mr.. Quinn, requested me to try and
arrange a contest between Fogarty and either
"Toff" Wall, Bill Goode or any other promi-
nent man. From what have been told there
are good prospects of match between Good Q
and Fogarty, but one can never tell how things
may turn out. As have said, there are SO
many factions here that one is always trying to
prevent the other from doing any good.
spoke to gentleman the other day about
contest between Fogarty and Wall and he
spoke very discouragingly on that point He
gave it as his opinion that Wall has seen his
best day and that he is no longer a drawing
card. l am told that he cannot last; that is,
to finish. He is only boxer, and no longer
a prIze-ring fighter. This is the opinion of a
large number of patrons of the manly art"
but am not inclined to go that length with an
opinion of mine. The truth is that Wall de-
feated Goode cleverly in a six-round contest
not long ago, and at the finish was in a much
better condition than Goode. Wall is very ar
istocratic IN his characteristics and therefore
incurs the eumity of almost all those who tend
toward the tough" element. & He is well
thought of by good people. and this causes
great envy. AS result. certain persons are
continually speaking disparagingly of him.
Wall is, undoubtedly, one of the best boxers in
the world to-day, and L question very much
whether or not there was ever more accom-
of an arrangement beng made between Wall
and Fogarty for the fall
1t may be easier to secure q contest with
Goode. Either man will suit, as they are both
at the top of the tree GOode is a very popular
man, probably one of the most popular in En-
glish pugIlistic circles. He and Fogarty would
make great contest, and should expect the
Philadelphia man to win if they were to meet.
am not sure whether or not the Pelican Club
would put up purse for the con est 1 think
the club would do so. but 1t would depend on
odr uho hav fish In frv'f
In future letter shall deal with the Peli-
can Club, as had a tour through its rooms the
other day. in some things it was very disap-
pointing 20 me. Jack Burke returned to Lon
don from Australia yesterday He sent a chal-
lenge TO the world ahead of him. Dut his home
coming last evening was not of the brilliant
kind. Burke has made lots of money during
his absence from England and is anxious
for more. The day before he arrived chal-
lenge appeared in his behalf to the effect that
he would box any man in the world eight or ten
rounds for big stake. This challenge merely
explains that Burke is still in the business.
The challenge is ridiculous, as Burke can be
downed by many men.
Donovan's Breakdown.
Probably one of the best race horses owned in
this country during recent years is reported as
having broken down and will not be able to
race again. refer to Donovan, owned by the
Duke of Portland. Donovan, it will be remem-
bered, was phenomenal performer as g. YEAR
d
wonder, and easily won the big 3-year-old
events. On Tuesday while exercising, his foot
struck a stone and the injury resulting will. it
is laid, permanently disable him as race horse.
In connection with this event there il feat
ure that shows the difference between Amer
ican and English sporting writers. The break
ing down of this great horse was announced
TO the world in sporting note. In America
the story of the affair would have been told in
way worthy of such an important sporting
event
About Baseball.
/ don't intend to say more than two or three
words about baseball this week. With some
regret notice almost daily how the poor Pitts-
burgers are being walloped. This only goes to
show how necessary it is for the Pttsburg
baseball public to insist that there be
only one club in the city or none,
at all. We get the results here daily. mean
we get to-day the results of yesterdays League
and brotherhood games Regarding the game
in England shall have much to say later.
may state that, as far as l am able to judge,
the outlook for baseball here Is very, very poor,
indeed. l don't think that 1t will be success
However, this is only preliminary opinion.