The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-01

am now near the weight fought Dempsey,
and by easy stages will reduce until get
to 154 pounds"
Muldoon will keep Kilrain. so to speak,
under cover until the 18th of March, the day
selected for the mill between Jake and
George. 1t is suggested that the athlete
cover his charge with blanket of fog when
reporters and men of sporting proclivitles
pay visit TO Kilrain'S training station for
the purpose OF "SiZing up" the man who
will sell as favorite IN the pools when the
time for an exchange of fistic compliments
falls due. Years have made many changes
IN San Francisco since Billy Muldoon and
Clarence Whistler drew the wool over the
eyes of the lovers of sport in this city who
paid high prices to witness the hlppodrom-
ing wrestling matches at the Mechanics IA
YiIOn.
Muldoon was then a popular athlete, and
would have continued to hold the high essi-
nation in which he was held had it not been
openly that he had to agree to Muldo0n's
terms or go without eating. Of the many
pugiists who have trained for contests
within close proximity of this city, there
has not been single case mentioned of a
fighter who objected to people visiting the
training grounds when the puglist had
completed his routine work OF course, if
Mr.. MuldoOn objects to having people visit
klrain while the latter is in training, his
wishes will be respected by the sporting
VI llllS CITY. WHICH,, dS Il iulC, uUCo
not desire to tread on forbidden ground.
An Australian paper remarks: mo doubt
| jackson is scientific boxer, and against
| most men he would come out of contest
with flying cOlors; but with sturdy
resolute boxers of the Savia and
Goddard type, men who are Indifferent to
| punishment and can serve out body blows
| with terrific force, | think he will always
be second. w. Fanran beat him fairly
enough both times lie met him, and the We
i'm, al.y
through sheer pluck, Indifference to punish
ment, and repeated visitatiOns with his right
to JackSon's body. Poor Farnan received
ten times the punishment that he admin
istered to Jackson, but he could stand it
while Jackson could not and whenever the
latter meets Slavin lie will take special
care to keep away from that dangerous
right which knocked out McAuliffe. After
his bout with Goddard l met north coun-
try Englishman who thought they should
have been allowed to fight a couple. of
more rounds. If they, haad.' said he.
why Goddard would ha' knocked 'un oct
Wait till he meets Savin,' said l.
'What% rejoined the north countryman ;
Tn lay the tend pands TO sieyerin he
! never will meet him. Many people are OF
does not care for the job and he will keep
out of Slayin'S way until he is actually
forced to meet him."
The victory of Fitzsimmons over Dempsey
once more calls to mind the latter-day
supremacy OF Australians in nearly all
branches of athletic sports. 1t may be true
that they DO not hold the worlds records for
running and jumping, but it can be taken
for granted that II put TO test they would
at least prove themselves equal TO any of
their rivals from elsewhere in these two
sports, while in boxing and sculling it is APP
parent they. are away ahead, and III biey
cling are tolerably well up. Many people
put the excellence of the Antipodeans down
to the credit of the climate of the country in
which they live. Doubtless there is reason
for this conclusion but there is more cause
for attributing it to the sturdy stock from
which they spring, To the free, yet abStemI-
GUS, life they lead, to the love of sport that
peryadeS all classes of the people in Aus
tralla, and to the encouragement that's given
TO the development of man and beast.
1t has been admitted by all who witnessed
the great international middle-weight battle
between Dempsey and FitZsimmons that
Dempsey was easily whipped. The reason
that FitZSimmOnS ACCOMPLISHED the trick
with marvellous deXterity has been little
more than limited at, and yet it is not hard
to find Dempsey did not gain his title of
The Nonpareil" without accomplishing
1t. At one time he was undoubtedly the ciey-
crest OF his age, weight and stature in
America, II not in the world. To-day he is
wreck. His ability is as great as ever, so
far as that means the handling of his hands,
but The power has gone. lie held La
Blanche cheaDiy and neglected the proper
precautions. He was defeated.
When he signed articles to fight FitzSim-
mons he was in the midst of a round of dis
slpatlon in Oregon. Like every other state
ment of the kind, this will be denied. But
1t IS true. In condition in days gone by
Dempsey knew he could heat any man that
could get within few pounds of his weight
He was right, he could. But years had
slipped along and dissipation had accom-
pllShed Its natural task. But John L. Sulii-
van had dissipated more than lie, and at in
tervals had continued his victorious career.
That fatal argument of eXcepllonsi
All America has been Boosting for years
that Sullivan is pugilistically the greatest
man in the world. He has been nearly
whipped, and, in conserving TO a draw, has
practically capitulated; but to-day he is re-
garded with as much reverence as ever. If
he were to go into a fight tomorrow ninety
ont of a hundred people on this continent
would expect to see him win, and the other
ten would ask long odds before they would
give consent TO give practical expression to
their contrary opinion. And Dempsey i'm
agined he had the recuperatiYe physical
power of the fool god of America. lie dis
covered his mistake and was beaten. Fitz-
simmons, whose ability is undoubted, will
go the same way They all do.
This is the way Macon sizes UP the now
famous middle-weight champion, FiiZsim-
mons:
Well, Fitzslmmons is better than Jake Kill
rain, Jack Ashton, Joe LaunOn and George God
frey, and his frame is as large eiiheT's. Up TO
the lime that he defeated Billy Mccarthy In Cali
f0rniH he was poor as a church mouse He
did not have the money To pay for even steer
age passage from Melbourne to This count y, and
he came here as a stowaway and worked his
passage after his discovery the ship by wash
ing down the decks aud such Ike employment.
pint OF porter and dram of grOg was tue ex-
tent OF his liquid refreshments year ago. Now
he Is drlnNlng chamragne, add by The time he
has devoured the tenderioins of Il score OF Amer
lean Deeves he VIII have the meat on his frame
that nature intended 1t TO carry. Then he will
be 10 Bis proper class. ana lie will have TO 60 up
against the Choyinskis and the P.ter Nolans OF
the ring and not the 154-pounders.
When actor John l.. Sullivan thinks he
needs little advertising in his business, he
doesn't have his diamonds stolen or apply
for divorce. Not he! john simply whips
a reporter or kicks u few links out of his
leading mans yertebr@, and straigh tway
the press teams with notices. Mr.. Sullivan
certainly has talent, such as it is.
1t is an interesting fact that Fitzsimmons
has never tasted liquor, while Dempsey
took brandy between each round of their
fight.