Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05

opinions Of other people or not. Occasion
may come when it will be necessary to deal
with Slsvin and Sullivan again, and until
that time comes I want it distinctly under
stood that distinguish between Sullivan
as a glove fighter under Queensberry rules
and prize ring fighter under London prize
ring rules. This surely is plain enough.
But there is something very amusing
in the everyday life of our great
Jonn L. One day we have him telling
the world that SO and so will win simply
because so and SO is a white man and is
going to fight colored man, and another
day he will be informing us all who is going
to succeed him as champion of the world. I"
A few nights ago John L. had few
friendly" rounds with Corbett, and after
they were finished Sullivan seriously told
the audience that he was going to make
Corbett succeed him (Sullivan) as cham
pion, as he (Corbett) was the best pugilist
in the country. But the newspapers, in de-
scribing the bout" between the pair, were
almost unanimous in stating that Corbett
at least held his own against the big man.
Corbett was also understood to have ex-
pressed this opinion, and this riled the big
man from Boston. As a result Sullivan
declared to the world that Corbett is no
good at all as q fighter, and that he (Sulli-
van) could pulverize him in q very few
minutes. am not complaining about Sui
Ivan expressing his opinions, but what
want to know is: Which is his true opin-
Ion? Is Corbett the best pugilist in the
country, or is he ''no good at alp" have
my opinion about it, but what does John L.
Sullivan truly think?
Hall and Fitzsimmons,
Before the month is out, if all goes well,
Jim Hall and Bob Fitzsimmons, the two
"corn-stalks," will meet in their proposed
glove contest for reputed purse of $40, ,000
1t is remarkable how little there has been
said about this affair, and 1 daresay many
people would have forgotten all about it
had the matter not been reintroduced to
public notice during the week in way that
smacks Of business. The other morning the
newspapers told us that Hall and Fitzsim-
mons had signed new copy of articles, and
1t was pointed out that one great feature of
the new articles was the fact that the club
giving the purse would select the referee so
that good and honest battle to finish
would be guaranteed. Just hear ye that
ye patrons of the ring. just quietly under
stand that clubs referee is a guarantee
that all will be right; just try and picture
that as fact in view of Brewster's decis-
ION In the Meyer-BOwenc contest, and Dunn's
decision In the recent Kilrain-Slavin affair.
The thing is preposterous. 1 have an idea
that the Western club giving the purse for
Hall and Fitzsimmons will more or less
find themselves Sin the hole before the
affair is ended. 1t is apparent that interest
in these club affairs is on the wane, simply
because they are mostly frauds. 1 have
steadily held this opinion from the
first of their history and every
year is adding facts to my side.
The very greatest suspicious are existing
regarding this Hall Fitzsimmons affair, and
l am hard to convince other than that they
are to divide whatever purse may be offered
them. Few people thought that Slavin and
kilrain were going halves, but they divided.
Still Il think Slavin tried his best, and so
did Kilrain. But claim it would be better
and fairer for the public if they knew
whether OF not two men were contesting for
a S10,0 900 purse, $1,000 of which was to 60 to
the winner, or whether they were contest
ing in full view of the fact that each was to
have one-half, lose or win. 1 have strong
notion that Fitzsimmons will try and defeat
Hall, and if he does try will be surprised
II Hall Is not beaten. PRINGLE.