Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29

paid the very useful sum of 10000 for doing it.
The truth is there is good reason to believe
that Ftzsimmons Is not at all inclined TO face
Hall. At any rate the former, to gain the re-
spect OF admirers of the manly art, must either
accept Hairs challenge or give some sonno
reasons as to why he declines. But Hall is also
doing more talking than lighting. Of course
ne wants to fight somebody but he wants 10
PICK his man. He has offered to Tight Carroll,
OF brooklyn, and allow the latter to weigh over
l60 pounds Why won't Hall concede this con-
dltion to Ed. SMITH Hall and his backer are
IN duty bound to answer this question. But
smith does not even demand any favors. he
will night Hall at middle-weight and am IN 2
position to say more than this. Just as sure as
we live, one OF these days forfeit will be put
up for Smith to fight Fitzsimmons under Lon
Queensberry rules az l54 pounds. When this
challenge is issued L really fail to see now
FitEsimmous can afford to ignore it II he de,
clines 1t, then will be thoroughly convinced
that he does not want to fight any good man az
all.
Farrell and DAILY.
And we are not going to have the contest be-
tween Joe McAuliffe and Pat Farrell. Few
people will be sorry for it. because the disparity
OF the height and weight of the two men Is too
great to make the contest interesting. Nc
Auliffe's contest with Jim DAILY Is another
proof that the mission Boy" has not been
destined to be a knocker out; in fact he is to a
very great extent pugilstic fraud, and 1t is
only the scheming of managers" that keeps
him before the public. Broken hand or no
broken hand, it is all the same to me. When
man like McAuliffe makes a failure against
man like Daily he should retire entirely. Well,
now that McAuliffe has gone into obscurity for
while we are to have contest between DAILY
and Farrell. This ought to be quite satisfactory
TO Farrell, for if he cannot defeat DAILY 1t is
useless for him TO expect to make successful
career as a pugilist. If he defeats DAILY, which
he ought to do, he will have a better opportun-
fty than he has now to secure contest with
known quantity. and until he performs we will
have little idea of what his abilities are.
Among the Lightweights.
1 have a letter from Billy Hawkins, the
Western lightweight. who so far has had quite
victorious career. He is eager to come East
and tackle anybody at lS3 pounds, give or take
2 pounds. II Ed Smith is matched against
either Fitzsimmons or Hall, Hawkins will train
him and will at the same time try and secure
match with Austin Gibbons. Jack McAulife
or any lightweight in the country. Now here
is a chance for any of those alleged lightweight
world beaters, but I am afraid that like the
other champions" they will have all kinds Of
excuses against meeting Hawkins. The latter
will certainly make matters exceedingly warm
for any lightweight he meets, and there is
great probability that if ever he meets Gibbons
he will prove victorious. Gibbons is now en-
joying wonderful reputation, and has done
precious little toward earning it, and why one
of the great clubs does not offer purse for
him and Hawkins is a matter l cannot under
stand. That exploded "cyclone," Myer. of
Streator. ana Jack McAulIffe are still fishing
for a big purse, and there seems to be very lit
tie chance of their getting one 1t is stated
that they put up forfeit of 81, 600 side. This
may or may not be true, but if they cannot get
purse why does not one of them turn his at
tertion to Hawkinsf Already McAuliffe and
Myer have played a very suspicious part,
and they ought to tackle stranger.
Peter Priddy and Darrin.
There is a strong probability of three-mile
race between Peter Priddy and the English
runner, Harry Dsrrin. judging from the lstter's
challenge which appeared in yesterdays DIS
PATCH. The challenge has every appearance
Of being bona fde, and as Darrin gives Priddy
his choice of any distance from one TO three
miles / anticipate that Priddy will select the
longest distance. know that the Pittsburger
has for some time past been anxious to run
anybody three or five miles, and 1t is quite
likely that he will at once accept Darrin's chal-
lenge. A race of three miles between these
men is sure TO be interesting. and personally
would like to see It take place in Pittsburg.
Darrin, as we all know, is a great pedestrian,
and if he and Priddy were to run here on
be an attractive one But it Is quite interesting
to note that Darrn signs himself champion of
the world" l am at loss to know where and
when he ever earned that title, and don't
hesitate to say rnat Priddy has as much claim
to any title of champion as anybody else who
makes 1t business to run three miles But
this feature Is of little moment except that 1t
means q race between the two men would be
very much like q championship contest. Each
man claims the title and race between them
would certainly settle their respective claims
as far as they are concerned. trust the race
will go on and that it will be arranged to take
place at q time when We may expect coed
weather, and also that both men will be in
their best form. If they are the race will be q
great one 80
A Few Words About Dragging
The following remarks about poisoning"
athletes and also regarding the evils of "betting
men" becoming connected with sporting affairs
are made by Henry Sampson (Pendragon) and
are of great interest. He says: Some day,
when the history of the prize ring comes to be
written-the real. unvarnished, seamy-side his
tory-the world may be astonshed at q narra-
tive of poisoning in which some famous fight
ing men of less than generation ago figure.
A pugilist, whose name az the time was on
every tongue, but who knew the need of money,
agreed. if a certain match could be arranged,
TO run second in II, providing he received a
specific sum. and to take dose in proof of the
bona fides Of his intentions. This pugilist dids
been an iron man, and he depended on his con-
stitution [and q ruse) to pull him through.
especially as the match would be, if he were in
anything like form, an absolute gift for him.
The dose was strong, as 1t had to be taken the
day before the fight; our pug. the moment he
got it ana the money with it. rushed ont to the
back anu dlsgofged himself a la Heliogabalus.
He didn't shake off the effect of the drug com.
pletely, anu next day was not half himself
have often wondered since what he would
have been like il he had left it to work its way
slowly through his system. He was dull and
lethargic for months afterward. However, by
means of a strength the like of which never
knew in any other boxer, and a very remark
able skill at wrestling, he was winning-had
actually won according TO the rules of the En-
glish 2. R., had the referee but chosen to award
him the battle. Probably the referee7Gid not
dare to do this without SO much as being asked
for it: and. as 1t happened, the presumably win
ming prizefighter had for his chief second a
man who had been bought by the other SIDE
HIS other second was only one remove from
an idiot. The result was that second No. l, in
stead OF claiming the fight and getting it
nothing could have prevented him from getting
it-was busy administering another dose of
poison to his own man, while second No. 2 was
throwing somefsaults and going through other
performances SO as TO show his Joy at what he
thought was the issue of the combat. am
sorry to have to say it, but it has to be said,
that this is the sort of thing you have to expect
at all sports directly the betting man begins to
be of any importance in connection with them.
PRINGLE