Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

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erations which lead me to a conclusion deti-
nitely. :,
AS per my custom, propose to try ana
name the winner, and before going furthe.
into details 1 am of opinion that Carroll
will carry off the victory. But while say
this am mindful of the disparity OF the
ages of the two men,. Carroll is 80 years
old and Myer is more than dozen years
younger. But Carroll is much the cleverer
and knows more about fighting than Myer
will ever know. 1t is because of this supe-
riority that think Myer will be outgener-
aled. True Myer is at all times cautious
and he is at times a great rusher, but
Bowen stopped his rushes by little gener-
alship, and whatever caution he may e1er-
else against Carroll will be Of little avail.
1 don't think Myer is as game q man as
Carroll, and this quality will probably have
much to do with the result. No matter
how Myer may rush, if Carroll is all right,
he will get home some punishment on the
Streator man. The manner in which Carroll
fought Jack McAuliffe proves this and Myer
is not as clever man; nor as difficult to
| hit as Jack McAuliife is when in condition.
1t is likely that the betting will be in favor
of Carroll, but see not reason why there
should be anything more than about g to 9
| on him. We must not forget that age is
against him and if the contest Is long
drawn-out one his chances of victory are
likely to diminish. 1t is likely that Myer
will endeavor to make the battle as long as
possible, but he will have to be very tricky
if he can keep Carroll away from him.
Amateur Boxing.
The four-round boxing contest Wednes-
day evening between Pat Cahill and Jim
Butler for the amateur middle-weight cham
pionship was one more proof that our anna
teur boxers of to-day are at best sorry lot
as far as being accomplished boxers is con-
cerned. The contest was declared a draw,
, but the accounts of it 60 to show that it was
bright specimen of the rough-and-tumble,
knock-down-and-drag-o out class of contests
Just one of those scraps" that now and
again can be witnessed among that class who
| are terrors in barrooms. Not only was the
contest of the roughest kind, but free fights
| were going on all around the contestants.
But the Eagle Athletic Club, under whose
auspices the affair was held, netted about
$4,000, and that, 1 suppose, would settle
everything.
Well, now, does the contest not show that
amateur boxing is retrograding? think it
| does, because there was a time when middle
| weight aspirants to the championship were
tainly maintain their form for three or
four rounds. That time is not very long
| ago, and manv names could be mentioned
| were it necessary. have always claimed
there is nothing at all in amateur boxing
if it is not of an accomplished kind and
scientific. I don't mean to say that we
should expect all amateurs to be as active
and as neat as Queensberry was, or as effec-
tive and clean as was Jack Fogarty when
he was an amateur, but our amateurs of to-
day can be better. and much better boxers
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fault lies in the teaching. The truth is
there are too many inferior instructors
teaching boxing at clubs nowadays.
Prgilists in General.
A week after the Carroll and Myer con-
test Andy Bowen and Austin Gibbons will
meet to test their abilities. Their battle
will also be of great Importance because
the winner will be pitted against the winner
of the Carroll and Myer affair. In this way
a successor to the title of champion light
weight will be found. Doubtless the con-
test between Bowen and Gibbons will be
good one, but there is time enough to talk
about its probable result. Both men are
training well and Gibbons is fortunatein
beng in such company as Carroll and Fitz-
simmons. The styles of Bowen and Gibbons
are very dissimilar and the New Jersey
man has the better style for glove fighting,
Gibbons, in this instance, is not going to
face Jack McAuliffe, and, therefore, he will
feel much more at home when in the ring
Corbett and his friends persist in talking
about Charley Mitchell as if the latter was
simply coming to the United States to get
on to monument and declare himself and
then return home. Everybody seems to be
saving: ''Mitchell must do this, - Mitchell
can't get out of it. ''He'll have to face
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chance and also ask ourselves what Corbett
will do. Corbett is in the show business,
you know, and all his recent journeys and
noise has been at the expense of his employ
ers. A splendid offer has been made for
contest between Corbett and Mitchell. It
is almost certain that the Britisher will
have to meet Corbett on the latter's own
terms or there will be no battle, and if
Mitchell accepts these terms it is likely
that the offer of the $4,000 purse will be
well thought of.
Sullivan continues to figure before the
public as an drunken man. Reports from
San Francisco have the champion helplessly
drunk almost every day. L believe there is
deal of fabrcating in these stories, as it is
unreasonable to expect a man to nightly
appear before theatrical audiences If he is
daily intoxicated and taking part in rough
and tumble fights.
Choynski and Maher
As was generally expected Choynski de-
feated Billy Woods, but the latter stood up
for "a rounds which goes to show that he
was not the mark many people expected.
Peter Maher has also gained more laurels of
kind during the week. He has pulverized
Jack Smith and "Sailor" Brown in short
order. But Smith and Brown put together
would not make q good man. 1 don't say
this to mean that Maher's efforts were of
little account, say it to mean that Maher
ought to be put up against recognized
good man. A contest between the Irish
man and Choynski would be the very thing
and I'll not be surprised if contest is ar
ranged between them right away If Maher
can down Choynski anyway readily then
he must be ranked among the prominent
sluggers of the day. still hold the opinion
that Maher will just give James j. Corbett
all the fighting he wants When I said this
some weeks ago nv remarks were treated
very lightly by many. Let us wait and see.
But in the meantime a battle between
Choynski and Maher would be interesting
Corbett would likely have something else to
do rather than fight him.
Prospects OF Local Amateurs.
A few days ago a friend informed me that
the Williamsburg Athletic Club intads ap-
plying for membership in the A A. o. This
is Just what should be done, and if it is done
it is safe to say that before next year is past
we will have three local members of the
Amateur Athletic Union. With three men,
bers we should be of some consequence in
the eyes of the athletic world. But it is
quite true that the Williamsburg amateurs
mean to be to the front; they are lot of