The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-20
BOTH MEN ARE READY
La Blanche and Young Mitchell
Trained to Weight.
MATCH 4 GUESS UNTIL TONIGHT
GIbbons and MshsF Likely g Ceno
regsthsr-Hall o1srs to Most
FARRELL.


Betting II even on tomorrow nights con-
test, but little money il being laid. Young
Mitchell WAS slight favoEite up to yes
terday. This morning, however, odds
could not be got on either man. A ma
jority Of sporting men outside Of the init
mate friends of the men consider the
match guessing proposition. La Blanche
Is very hard customer and, q everybody
knows. he always has punch left in him,
and when he lands it Is with telling
effect. La Blanche is reported 70
BE- very strong, although he has not
fought at 1H pounds IN . good many
years. In majority Of his fights he has
been al but out, when he would suddenly
rally and land with terrific force on his
opponent. 1t has been said that La
Blanche fouled Kessler purposely, know
Ing that the latter would knock him ont If
he did not, but despite this defeat there
are plenty Of people to be found who
think he did not want to do his best with
Kessler. La Blanche has little science but
he is full Of cunning Young Mitchell Is q
good all-round boxer, . hard, straight
puncher. and q man who compares well
with Dempsey as to size and generslship.
He has youth on his side, and is very am
bilious to make q record. He feels conf
dent Of winning, but at the same time will
take no chances, and is still training
faithfully for the match. Reports from
training quarters Of both men this morn
ing were that they were at weight and
dead fiji" The directors have announced
that there will be no free list, no reserved
seats for either members, directors or re-
porters, and that first come will be FIRST
served. This afternoon La Blanche sent
word that he weighed Isl pounds.
Awell known sporting man, who Is an
admirer Of Gibbons, sent . telegram to the
latter after seeing Billy Maher's perform
ance at the California club Monday night,
asking Austin If he would tight Maher
This morning the reply came: with
pleasure. Gibbons" Gibbons admirers
will try to have the California club arrange
. match between the two men. Should he
fail he will write to the New Orleans club,
which IL very anxious to give Gibbons q
fight Gibbons has just entered the light
weight class and can easily fight at Maher's
weight, 133 pounds. The men are about
the same size, and what they don't know
about fighting would not Be complained Of
by the sporting world. The New Orleans
club appreciates the fact that Gibbons
went a long way to get match with
Bowen and failed. Before Gibbons left
New Orleans he was promised match
with the first man that could be found,
and, acting upon this, he left forfeit in
the hands Of Bud Renaud to bind the
match. Maher says he Is willing to fght
Gibbons at 133 pounds, and it Is probable
that after finding matters dull here he will
90 to New Orleans.
Jim Hall viii begin light training tomor-
row at his quarters on the beach. He says
he does not expect to get match with
Ftzsimmons now, and viii therefore take
anything that comes along. Joe Harris,
Halls hacker, has telegraphed Pat Farrell,
the Pittsburg policeman, offering him q
match with Hall for any amount, and in
forming him that Hall has forfeit up in
this city. A similar telegram also has
been sent to Jimmie Carroll, of Brooklyn,
by Harris.