Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-01

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next year will be worse except the Aus
| tralians come over here and give the sport a
boom. But their coming here suggests an
other danger. If they come here and de-
feat our champions, which they are likely
to do, the result will have worse effect on
rowing here than ever O'Connor and Han
Ian have been in Australia and rowed the
Australians on their own water. 1t is now
fair for Stansbury to come here and row
O'Connor on the Toronto course.
SuIiivau's Home Coming.
John L. Sullivan is home again, and we
| may prepare ourselves for any number of
! challenges, counter-challenges and state
ments during the next week or two in the
pugilistic world. For years it has been
the ambition of almost every heavy weight
boxer, who had high notions of himself, to
challenge Sullivan, and the same desire
exists yet. No doubt Peter Maher will tell
us in day or two that he will not rest con-
tent until he has devoured Sullivan. This
general desire to challenge Sullivan is in
some respects remarkable, because he has
been ont of the pugilistic business for
long time This goes to show that the gem
eral opinion is that Sullivan is the idol
whom everybody wants to shatter. Well,
notwithstanding the effects of fast living
John L. will take deal of shsttering vet.
Since his return the talk about a contest be-
tween him and Slavin has become general.
and it may be safe to say
that within q short time ar
rangements will be made for glove COM
bat between these two big and powerful
men. Sullivan has repeated his intention
not to participate in any more London prize
ring contests and will only take part in
glove contests arranged by clubs. This is
the very best thing that Sullivan could do
and if he could insist on making the con-
tests only for limited number Of rounds
it would be better for him still. He is anx-
ious to have the number of rounds limited,
but fail to see how he can have the con-
ditions all in his favor. If Slavin con-
sents to meet Sullivan in glove contest the
former ought to be allowed to say
of how many rounds the contest
should be. Sullivan has proven that
in glove contest no man has been known
who could stand up against him, and if he
coH;d regain his old form Slavin would GER
tainlg share the fate of others who have al
ready faced Sullivan. feel confident that
SlaviE will be quite willing to meet Sulli-
van in glove fight, and contest between
them would certainly be one of the most in
teresting pugilistic events OF modern times.
Corbett and Maher.
Peter Maher is determined to become
prominent; at least Billy Madden means to
make him prominent The Irish champion
is certainly a mnch greater card to-day than
he was two or three weeks ago, and even if
he does not fight frst-class man Madden
of bringing him to America But Maher
has legitimately forced himself into promi- |
nence. A few days ago Corbett, who, by |
the way, is in this city this week, declined |
to stoop to recognize a man of Maher's |
class. The Californian offered to match Jim |
DAILY to fight Maher. The latter since then |
has met Daley and polished him off almost |
as quick as he settled Gus Lambert As a
result Corbett has taken notice of Maher
and agreed to fight him if Charley Mitchell |
or Frank Slavin decline to meet Corbett. |
A contest between Maher and Corbett
might and might not be an interesting.
affair am inclined to think that it would
not. I fail to see how a man of Maher's
method of fighting and limited knowledge
Of boxing would ever be able to hit
3 man of Corbett's boxing abilities.
Corbett's activity and height give him a
wonderful advantage. To be sure, Maher
might take simply to give, but if Corbett
has any hitting power at all the Irish cham
pion would soon tire OF that game. As 1
have often said before, am at a loss how to
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an exceedingly good boxer, he has done
nothing yet to convince me that he is
'front.' rank fighter. If he is he will soon de-
eat Peter Maher But why should Maher
md Joe McAuliffe not have go? They
would make a good match, and if Maher
Gould not defeat McAuliffe he should at
,nce recross the Atlantic.
Carroll and Pritchard.
The other day the daily papers announced
hat Jimmy Carroll, the Brooklyn middle
weight, had made definite arrangements to
cave for England to fight Ted Pritchard. |
# this is true, that is if these two men are
,oing to fight, many interesting suggestions
ire prompted assuming the affair to be con
he square" IfC rroll's hackers think he
las a chance to defeat Pritchard they must
ate the Englishman as only second or third
ate among American fighters. If Carroll
las any chance at all of defeating Pritchard
he latter will not have as much show
gainst Fitzsimmons as had Dempsey. But
n my estimation Carroll is not in the same
lass as Pritchard, and why arrangements
hould have been made for battle between
he two is something I cannot understand |
Bill Plimmer. the English bantam-weight
ecently imported to this country, has
avorably impressed the Eeastern authori-
les. A few nights ago Plimmer knocked
Jersey bantam" out in great style-so
nuch so that one authority rates Plimmer
IS probably the best bantam-weight. in
America, not barring Spider Kelly. This
going great way. But Plimmer is
atural little pugilist. He hits hard, is
cry active and extremely cunning. He
ettled Waitress in four rounds 1t Is now
kelly that Plimmer will be matched against
Kelly, or any other little fellow in the
ountry, and if he defeats champion
ere it will be something new for the
,ritishers to talk abort. Their pugilistic
representatives. in this country have for q
ong time made only poor show.
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