Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12

Just think of it'll Comisky, who had pocketed
| thousands of dollars from Won der Abe, and
then, with others, really did conspre to destroy
not only the business of Won der Abe, but al.
think of a character of this kind talking about
thinking shame" Boshi Such twaddle is an
insult to common intelligence. Most certainly
II there were anything dishonorable in the con-
duct of Baldwin a man of the Comisky llk
ought to be very last to throw stone at hlm.
The Farrell and DAILY Contest.
Probably the most important event Of the
week as far as Pittsburgers are concerned has
been the contest between Pat Farrell and Jim
Daily. Many things combined to make this a
very ordinary affair, generally speaking. OF un-
due importance to Pittsburgers. The chief
cause was the fact that Farrell Is Pittsburger,
and secondly that he was going before the
world to prove his standing as boxer or what
nowadays is called pugilist Farrell came
prominently before the country a short time
ago by challenging Fitzsimmons to a battle.
Since that time have on several occasions re.
ferred to Farrell, but have always guarded
against expressing an opinion as to whether or
not he was good man in pugilistic sense. Ger
tainly have urged the right of his challenges
to be recognized, but because of one very GOOD
reason have declined to express an opinion as
to his merits. That reason was TO the
publicly on which 1 could base an
opinion and 1 always deem it unfair to
pass judgment on a man of whose merits we
know nothing. But Farrell is now before the
public as q performer. and certainly neither
Farrell nor his friends can complain if have
word TO say regarding his abilities as boxer or
pugilist. Before saying these few words let
me point out that very large number OF Pltts-
burgers have seemed very pleased to find that
Farrell has not made very extraordinarily
good showing. This pleasure, no doubt, is
prompted by the fact that Farrell is Pitts
burger, and we all know the old saying that
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have been several accounts, printed accounts l
mean, of the contest; some favorable to Far
rell and some favorable to DAILY. Now, strange
to say, the majority of Pittsburgers whom l
have met have entirely ignored all these &C
counts which we're favorable to Farrell and
pinned their faith to the other accounts. This
Is not fair: nor is it safe way OF arriving at q
true conclusion. This spirit strongly reminds
me of the time when Farrell for the first time
jumped into prominence by almost knocking
Dominlck McCaffrey cut in a sort of go-as-you-
please glove contest in Philadelphia. At that
time MeCaffrey was more or less Pittsburger,
and when this unknown youth was alleged to
have pulverized HIM, why Pittsburgers were
sure that McCaffrey was ''no good' at all and
that Farrell was a wonder. FarrelPs praises
were sounded on all sides. protested strongly
against the popular conclusion because false
conceptions regarding it prevailed But since
Farrell has once more come into prominence
there is scarcely a man in Pittsburg who is in
terested in boxing affairs who is not arguing
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was only fluke and that there was no knock
out at all. So much for the stability of popu-
lar opinion.
Features of the Battle.
Well, now, let us discuss the battl between
Farrell and DAILY, and see where we'll finish.
There have been such conflicting accounts of it
that there is great difficulty in getting
knowledge of its true features. But on one or
two principal points there seems to be gen.
eral agreement, and this agreement leads me
to the conclusion that the contest was of very
low degree of quality, Now,so as to deal impair
TALLY with the question, l assume that the af-
fair was draw, and that up to the time when
the police stopped the proceedings, both men
were equal terms. Farrell and his friends
cannot find fault with this assumption. Well,
then, assuming this, cannot avoid the conyic-
tion that Farrell made only very moderate
show indeed, because he had not the better Of
man who is not anything near the front rank.
II it is true, as many claim it is, that DAILY had
the better of Farrell, then matters stand SO
much worse for Farrell. If any reliance
at all is TO be placed on the published
reports of the contest don't hesitate to say
that Farrell would soon have finished himself
had not the police interfered. And 60 further
and say that the contest was simply one OF the
poorest of which have read or that have
seen. There seems to be no doubt at all re-
garding Dalys superiority over Farrell as
boxer, SO that will conf1ne my remarks chiefly
to Farrell. 1t is not unreasonable to say that
the latter lost entire control of himself, be.
cause we read of his striking out wildly with
right and left and also rushing to his opponent
with his head down. This beyond the perad-
venture of a doubt means that Farrell should
not meet, nor should his friends encourage
him to meet for long time to come, any first
class man in battle. To display the character
istics have just referred TO is worse than the
worst kind of amateurism. No doubt, Farrell
is a much better boxer than his performance