The morning call., 1891-03-08
THE RING.
Australian and American PugiIists Com
pared.

Australian and American Pugilists Com
pared.
Alter BCb FitZsmMUns defeated Jack Demp-
sey, Jimmy Carroll, the former middle weight
champion OF brooklyn, y. Y, seemed very
anxious 10 have "go'' at the elongated austria.
Ian. FItzsimmons refused all offers of a match
and Carroll linen joined some travelling theatrical
troupe, giving exhibitions OF bis skill through
the country towns. The arrival OF Jim Hall aud
his performance at The California Gu immedi-
ately after was heralded over the country,
and managers Of sporting affairs began TO Look
about for some good man TO pit against the new
conner OF the many quasi champions that were
travelling on their regulations as paper fighters
and making scarce enough money to keep body
and soul together, not 4 single one could be
found who had tie courage 10 face the acknowl.
eu&ed champion mldde-Helsht OF Australia
jim Hall The California Club telegrauhed
Carroll. Who Is cow a heavy weight pugilist,
Whether he would accept the offer Of a good
purse and fight Han In this city. Carroll
answered that he was doing good business a la
sullivan, and had retired from the ring tenn
Eofdfiy. Ihis IS Clear case OF baekdown, so
lar as the Brooklyn boy Is concerned, and Oh its
face II shows the relative positions as Row occu.
pea by the American and the Australian pugIllst.
WINE Inc FORMER IS rapidly retTogradiug owing
60 fast and Needless manner Of living, tie lat.
ter has come to the front with burst OF speed,
10 use Il turf expression, and is now winning
hands down In many lines OF sport.
There can be no disbuting the fact that Aus
ITALIA eau handicap America 10 such sports as
country can produce faster spTntihg horses; but
10 races Of mile and half and TWO miles, the
equine beauties OF the Antipodes would place
Inc American thOToIghbTedS in the shade. So
lar as men are concerned il is not difficult 10
account for the success achieved by Australians
over Americans. In the first place, such sports
Is sprinting, rowing and fighting are largely pat
rontZed 10y the community, which turns out en-
Inasse on business days to witness a well-c0n-
tested game OF any Kind. They pay literally
Tor the privilege OF good seat and never
miss an opportunity to encore a good per
t0Imanee. The Australians are fond OF betting
aud VIII lay large wdgers on any mau or horse
They fancy good buy. The encouragement;
athletes OF all kinds receive is means Of bring
ing out new talent annually, and the result is
that the country Is OveTTuu with good Oarsmen,
good lighters, good athletes, good cTicketers aud
good al!-arOund men. a champion OF any OF the
above special lines of sport must necessarily be
man thoroughly htled 10 compete in any Kind Of
company.
He has, unlike American champions, to climb
q steep hill TO gain a point of prominence In the
world Of sport. His style OF living, as a rule IL
Of lbe ordinary kind, and is not 10 be compared
WIN the feastlng aHd general harity entered
lhlo ~ American champions after achieving
victory. In the second and last place Australian
alnletes have proven themselves game men
wherever they happened 10 journey. The fight.
eIs are especially noted for their gamy quail
ues. aud as general thing they never
aIIOh a match TO 90 by defiant because their
opponents may happen to be a few mounds over
thelr hghtlng weight. II Is sIckening to hear
american fighters arguing over weight the
uiHeIehct oi which, in many Instances would
@AhoAt alldu " TURN away from ttl6
sceHs III disgust The great DRAWBACKS TO AmeTl-
can lighters is IN the easy manner 10 which they
I'VE II they had To contend against the buffets
aud knock-abouts Australian pugilists receive
they would realize the value of a siOO purse. MOI
TO speak oil the thousands that are now given bv
American clubs for tile 1isllc contests IL is no
wonder that the managers OF athletic clubs in
this country give precedence to the Australian
pu2ists.
j. NJ. Mccormick the wel-known sporting
writer, comments In the Sporting Life ON the
faFi ell MeEahrey contest as follows:
= Big Joe AieAnliffe has got match at last He has
undertaken TO stop Pat Farrell of Pittsbnrg in fen
rounds aud If he don't do IL he VIII have TO quiz
the ring BY the way, the papers that say that Far
rei Knocked Dom McCAhrey out ara mistaken. 1
was present on the occasion and know that such
was not the case Mccartney made "a puuching-bag
OF Farrell In the first round, twice knocking him
io~h. ne could easily have knocked him out only