The morning call., 1891-01-11

on the body that no man whom he has
fought could get away from. | cant
explain bow he lands it, but [ know how II
feels. 7 Oh can't get pack at him wheh ne
plants his right on your RIBS because siiiiuli
taneouslv with the blow he closes IN ana
runs his left elbow under your chm, and
there Won are in a most awkward predlca-
ment. If this fellow Fitz 'immons Is clever
enough he should be able with MS long
reach to keep Dempsey out of range; but he
will have to be mighty quick on his pins, as
the blow comes like fash and Seldem
misses II they should ever meet and hight
with tvc-ouuce gloves will play the Aus
traian, as l think he can punish harder than
Jack"
Speaking of the Kilrain- Godfrey fight, a
sporting writer of the New York News
says:
If Jake Kilrain defeats George Godfrey In
their meeting before the California Club, as l
think he will, lie will regain much OF his lost
popularity. As lie is out of the hands OF the pe0-
pie who led him into very foolish ana hippo
droming game, his chances OF success nave H.
creased several hundred per cent. Ja-e Is
good, stH clever boxer, and his time Tor gather-
ing in the shekels by milling IS growing short
| He has now arrived at the age when men cannot
| afford 10 toy with time, but must either become
| comfortable enough TO live on Easy avenue or go
down Poor lane. Godfrey is one OF these long
headed fellows regarding financial matters
When he WINS purse IL Is rarely out OF MS BANK
account longer Than tweniy-fOur hours; conse-
! quently the old chocolate" is well fixed with
| Weather This is oTite Characteristic Of the
| black fellows. They all know The value OF dol
lar, even in the flush of yIclory-much better
than he white fighters, who live on champagne
and quail one day and free lunch the ne1t-wlth
few exceptions, OF course.
Young Mitchell, the California champion
middle-weight, is rusticating at Point Reyes
with Joe Acton, the little demon wrestler
The former has been matched to fight La
Blanche on the Goth of February, and the
latter has also been matched to wrestle ID.
al, wINrea IN
a few days from Butte City, Mont.
Jim Corbett's father has finally agreed
that his son can meet jackson at the Cali
foTnia Club. he says that his letter to The
CALL was written with view of having
Jim change his mind, but as the latter is OBJ
durate and bent on fighting the cOlored
champion, he Will place no obstacle III the
way of his success.
Jack McAulifIe, tie lightweight champion
pugihst, will be one of the men who will
! second Dempsey. In a recent interview
! Jack said: "Fitzsimmons is a very good
man. but oil this new spaper talk about his
| wlnderful ability as a fighter is a gag to af
| feet The betting. He has long reach, is
| hard hitter, and | believe dead game. l
! think he will give Dempsey a good battle,
! but don't imagine the middle-weight cham
! pion's friends need have any fear about the
/ result"
/ Some of Demnsey's friends are inclined
! to believe that FItZsimmons will give out in
the legs. FIT on this point says: Let
them talk. No man l ever fought had a
word to say about nv legs after 1 got
through with him." Jimmy Carroll also
wants it understood that he viii bet from
81 to $1,000 that "FitZ" will outrun any first
class pugilist in the world from one up 10 ten
miles.
a special from Boston says that George
Dixon, the colored bantam-weight, Is now
training for his fight with Cal Mccarthy
which will take place in the Puritan Ath-
leliG Club. Tom O'Rourke, VINO brought
Jack Havin to san Francisco and Dixon to
England, is handling the colored boy.
Among the sporting items Of New York
paper appeared the following: "ls not
Succ's fasting forty-fve days without food
little more dangerous to human life than
foTty-fye ,pd rounds in a boxing bout?"
Parson Davies is reported as having bet,
just prior to his departure for the East, $500
with Nose Gunst on tilzsimmons as against
the same amount placed on Dempsey by the
latter sport
Peter Jackson has been living pretty
speedy" life since his arrival from the
colonies. He has however. taken a New
Years pledge, good until he has met Cor
hort