The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-31
THREE BIG FIGHTS.
San Francisco Sports Picking
Ont the Winners.
REASONS GIVEN FOR CHOICE.
ust<he1I, Kilrain and Jackson Slated to
rske First Honors, With Choynski
Favored in Australia.

ely Francisco, Jan. 3D.-lSpecial. Local
-,cr,s have no reason to complain OF the pro-
eramne arranged by the California Club for
sr,srheli and La Blanche for February, Kilrain
- godfrey for March, and Jackson and Corbett
- Nav. and the possi, ility of a match between
~ xinners OF the last two battles for a future
- suorts are all talking fight and are spec,i-
wing on the probable results both here and in
tie East.
canvass of the sporting resorts finds the
.eie Of winners as follows: Mitchell TO whip
= Blsncbe Kilrain to whip Godfrey; Jackson
: rhip corbeft: Dixon to whip Mccarthy, and
fhoynsh to whip Goddard.
sporfs are very much interested in the latter
an. which will take place on February 10.
jsskson SAYS Choynsk viii whip Goddard. and
= oueht to be able 70 size both men UP pretty
s,earir. There is another fact worth consider
-choyrski is among strangers, and is anx-
Ems TO gain good record; he is to fight Goddard
an very small purse, and it is therefore not
Ntely that Choynski, with good future in
view, would rush into a match for a small
purse with any prospect of taxing his reputation
md everything be has earned.
Mitchell and la Blanche win meet in this
,;fy ten days after the Australian battle, and
vil start the ball rolling again at the California
ciub They are both in training. OF the pair
Mitchell is probably in better condition. La
Blanche has been knocking about the country
ehoyt set-tos and in the majority of cases he has
had TO fight bigger men, and where he has not
received rough handling has had to do some
hard hitting to stop his opponents. All this
tcils on mans constitution, and must be con-
sidered when comparing the merits of the two
fighters. Mitchell has done no work, except
light exercising and occasional trips to hunting
disfyiefs, which have done him good. His
hands are in fine shape, and he is known to
have good, strong pair OF legs.
Joe Thompson and several other Australian
,udges of fighters saw Mitchell fight, and Tnomp-
.on refereed bis fight with Boland. Thompson
has never seen La Blanche fight, but when told
q the long fight he had with Dempsey he said
he had money that he was ready to bet tt at
Mitchell would settle La Blanche in a smaller
number of rounds Good judges of both men
favor Mitchell against La Blanche, believing him
nbe second Dempsey in science and general
ship, but better man than Dempsey in strength
bic fight with kessler, who he says
Il esecond-rateT," created a bad
Impression. lie had no cause TO get s'rattled"
when lighting Dempsey, but kessler. the so-called
sseccnd.rater," appears to have ratified him
sery soon, and the result was that he resorted to
TIE fouest OF tactics. The question therefore
arises aWhat will he do before a man like
Mitchell. who is cool-headed, strong and clever.
and as fast fighter as kessler?'
Kilran is the fayorite against Godfrey. Every
one who saw him fight Jackson agrees that God
Trey is hard man 10 whip. His age does not
seem to cut any figure in his case. Godfrey has
been tried and found true. He has fought some
ofthe best men in the country and was never
accused of finching. He is built strongly from
the ground up, and hits with terrific force.
Jackson says he is the hardest man he ever
whipped, and those who saw the fight remember
we'll the amount OF punishment that Godfrey
to0t from Peter. He now says he does not want
any more of Peter, but is willing to fight any
white man.
Local sports have never seen Kilrain in the
ring. They have only an indistinct recollection
Of his fight with Sullivan, which was probably
kr hat II
Six rounds, but neither of these encounters is
gong TO figure in the summarizing of his case.
lie IL heavier than Godfrey, and 10 doubt as
strong He does not show any weak points in
BIZ frame, and like Godfrey has taken good care
q himself. Kilra.n is seven years younger than
Godfrey, LATHE taller, and has longer reach,
which Is good point with both Sullivan aud
torbest kilrain was always at his opponent,
and took his punishment well. Godfrey has,
however, done as much, and in fact has, like
young Mitchell, always had uphill struggles.
nc tact that Muldoon is training Kilrain no
eonbt has given the latter quite boom as
iayofite There is no doubt that the strong
fath the sporting element has in Muldoon is
fhe principal cause of kilrain's being fayorite.
There is considerable talk of the Jackson
eofbeft match, although il is the last on the
CUBS calendar. Jackson is the favorite be-
cause ne Is an old ringster, and has already
shown what he is worth. He is admitted to be
ue tleverest heavyweight fighter that Corbett
could find in the country, and it is question
CAY 70 be settled after the fight whether he or
cofoett Is the cleverest man. Neither man,
however Is likely to lead much In the betting,
= their admirers are not satisfied with the way
tasy are caring for themselves. One of Cor
eeHs weakest points lies in his wrists, which
nave always troubled him. He has
liked much of strengthening them,
pnt has not dcne so, and further, he is now en-
gying lie IN the East, and will return to this
e'y too late 10 get his wrists into proper
condition. Jaekson's hands, which were
aaiy done up during his recent tour of the con-
uncut, are now strong AS ever. but. like Cor
H'' ne does not banker after work. and has
worried bis friends considerably of late by APP
Iartnfly taking no interest in his coming match,
la ae Is not building himself up as he should,
preparatory 10 training. There are numerous
,saiss 70 md with jackson, but they are too well
.nosn 10 need publishing Jackson may be
Mammlng, but his friends do not believe it,
my would like to see him get to work, and for
~ seueF reason than that they have money TO
es1k him with
Aa the fights are being discussed with con-
Auefanie interest and the above review is merely
points
nooSmaker Kingsley yesterday afternoon be-
ga making combinations on the coming fights,
mns.meiy, Mccarthy Dixon, Choynski-Goddard.
s1asnneifia Blanche, Gibbons Bowen, klirain-
ssusolfey, and Corbett jackson, which up TO noon
rrs s. were as follows Jackson, La Blanche and
NH.assln, SU to 80; Jackson and kilrain, lg0 to
s ss p1on and Gibbon, 200 to 100: Dixon, God
ysla ana Corbett, 100 to 10: Bowen, Goddard,
nl,aln and La Blanche, $50 to 10: Mccarthy,
ssskson and Mitchell, 800 To 50.
s ssine straight betting on the ChoynskiGod-
s VIZ hgnt has been done in Schwartz's pool
sN'il, GODDARD selling 10 10 This is not