Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05

Fttzsimmons 50 declines l fully expect that
Smith will by all means claim the title OF
champion and then another argument Will
come up.
Tomorrow Nights Event
Tomorrow nights contest between Pat
Farrell and Jim Daily at Philadelphia, is one
in which much Pittsburg interest is conferred.
Pittsburg has never been famous Tor great
boxers and many people are wondering whether
or not Farrell will land our city to the front In
that respect. am not in position to express
definite opinion on the matter at present be-
cause don't know what Farrell is. He may
be wonder ana he may be an ordinary per-
former. All can say is to repeat what said
last week. If he is a good fighter he will de-
feat DAILY. He will be we'll looked after in tn
contest as Ed Smith and Jack Fogarty are to
second him.
During the week have been looking care
fully round to see if any indication of activity
among the scullers could be observed. 1 have
noticed little to encourage, and it seems to me
that outside of a few gentlemen who have more
or less professionally been in the business for
years, nobody cares about 1t. This is a great
pity because there Is no branch of sport more
entertaining and generally speaking better
than rowing. A few weeks ago l thought that
one or two good races would be arranged, but
the prospects now are less hattering than then.
Mclean has stated that under no circumstances
will he como to the United States to row. If
he should again defeat StansburY and still in
sist in carrying out this intention it will be
pity in many ways 1t is really about time we
mad race in this country between Americans
and Australians. So far all the sacrifices have
been made by the rowers of this country as
lar as making matches with Australians have
have done in Australia against the Australians.
but we don't know what the Australians will
do in America against the Americans. Mclean
or Stansbury may be quite different men when
f,,t Tie. t. o,,I
fair that they should give Americans q chance
on their, the Americans, own waters. If they
come to this country they can rely on two
things, VIZ, fair play and a race. / feel conf
dent that they would have no reason TO COM
plain of their treatment if they would only pay
US a visit.
The Football Players.
The local football season is fast drawing to
close, and few remarks regarding 1t may not be
out of place. While none OF US can truly say
the season has been a successful one. we can
certainly argue that it has not been failure by
any means. There have been many difficulties
to cope with and they have been overcome.
But football in Pittsburg has been somewhat
different from the football in other cities. We
have had very long season. and we also have
had two parties. that is, an Association and
Rugby party. And the season just ending is
the first real football season we have had in this
CITY, So that, altogether, football has been
much more success than many people antici-
pated. The Rugby players opened the seaso
here, and the manner in which they did had
much to do with making the game as popular
here as it was. A more energetic lot of fellows
/ have never seen than those who composed
the Rugby football team here. What they
did in their first season is sufficient to prompt
us with hope of j great season next fall
The Association players have done very well,
indeed, considering the fact that they organ
lied a league late in the season and have had to
contend against very bad weather. The
League has demonstrated the fact that associ-
alton football can be "go' IN this section, and
that there are large number of good players
in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio
Some of the clubs have fallen by the wayside
this, bearing in mind that this is the tirst sea-
son. There are several other CLUBS quite ready
to fill up the breaches, SO that there need be no
thought OF a general collapse. Those who have
the Leagues interest at heart should see that
as speedily as possible plans are laid for the re-
organization Of the League at an early date
next season. If this is done the clubs can be on
the field early, and this will be great thing.
The experience OF this season will certainly af-
ford good lesson for future guidance.
Hall and Fitzsimmons.
Just a few words relative to contest between
Hall and Fitzsimmons. Judging from the an.
nouncement which appeared in yesterdays
DISPATCH regarding these two men, it seems
as If they will come together. The backer of
Fitzsmmons evidently means business when he
requests the selection of responsible stake.
holder. and it may, therefore, be safe to antici.
pate that something definite will be done. Of
course, if match is made between Hall and
Fitzsimmons, there will be no prospect OF a
contest between the latter and Ed Smith for
some time 10 come. But Smith can challenge
the winner. PPINGIr