Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

said he will not fight Sullivan, even AT the re-
mote date named; on the contrary, he has
declared his willingness to do so.
But in the meantime big purse is offered
for contest between Slavin and jackson,
the battle to take place next June. Slavln
accepts the conditions, and he has done per
fectly right But because he has agreed to
light Jackson, the friends of Sullivan are
talking about "Slavin's crawl" Nothing
could be more unreasonable and unfair. 10
demand, or to even think, that Slavin IS go
ing to remain idle for IL months as
means of helping to advertise
John L. Sullivan or anybody else is simply
preposterous. Slavin has chance to WIN
$4,000 or 500, ,O0o and good chance. If
he wins he will, in all probability, be quite
prepared to meet Sullivan at the time the
latter names. The absurd way in which
John L. s friends are abusing the Australian
will only do their champions cause harm.
According to the champions own conditions
there is plenty of time for Slavin to cover
that much puffed up forfeit. But Sullivan
has manfully stated that Slavin has just
done the correct thing in agreeing to meet
jackson, as battle between them will
show who is the better man. This is what
Sullivan wants to know, and he is perfectly
right in SO expressing himself
n Dr1usucIs opluIous
A writer in the London Referee has the
following to say about Slavin and Sullivan
Possibly one NAV quote, in contraven-
tion of-my doctrine that prices are down
very much indeed in boxing, that quite
fabulous SUMS are on offer or said to be so,
for a meeting between Sullivan and Slayin.
Theirs is an exceptional case, and if specu-
lators in this direction can be guaranteed
free from police interference-and you can
obtain as nearly asspossible absolute i'm
munity, you know, in the States at a price
there ought to be a fair working profit on
a very large purse indeed. Sullivan has to
meet Slavin. That no reasonable person
will doubt. The SO long popular idol j. L.
surely cannot find way out from at least
fixing a match. Time has arrived when he
shut up from the championship racket.
Simply, he must give the Australian trial
In one way or another you could grant the
partisans' reason for sticking to him as the
champion so far, but no matter how much
beating about the bush may intervene, an
appointed end stands evident-either give
the Colonial best without a fight or stand up
before him. Already ton of excuses have
been put forth and wildly absurd conditions
limited at. These all count for nothing.
Postponing a match till the fall of next
year reads small and mean at first sight,
though if the great Bostonian has
been living freely, as is his wont,
ever since he tackled Jake Kill
rain, he might require all the interval to
get himself properly in trim. Theatrical
engagements are of some consequence, but
may not reckon long. Look you, it is this
way. Sullivan as an actor is very small,
watery potatoes. Sullivan, the boss boxer,
as an exhibition figure in theatrical troupe
drew money in his own country. Naturally
managers were pleased to engage the celeb
rity whom the public focked to see. But
let him be defeated or back out of
proffered match with the Australian, then
theatrical engagements won't hamper him
ten minutes. For why? His glory as
fighter will have departed. and his fistic or
glove record was the only thing that drew
the dollars. This being thus, l believe that
Slavin need not trouble about securing a
meeting with the Slogger, whose business
interests, let alone personal vanity, will not
permit him to get away to avoid"
Pusilists in General.
What promises to be quite an interesting
fistic contest is that between Joe Choynski
and Billy w ood underlined for next month.
Tt is likely that the Polish-American will
be strong favorite, as he has had much
more experience than Woods, and has
proven himself one of the pluckiest men
before the pugilistic world to-day. But he
is far from invincible, and when in Aus
tralia he was beaten at his own game, that
of slugging. He is not a clever fighter as
the word goes, but if he once gets at his
opponent, woe betide the latter if he is not
also one of the demoniac order.
Woods is well-built and powerful young
fellow in whom great hope is centered by
the Denver people. I have seen him box
and 1 have a very strong notion that
Chovnski will not reach Woods without
receiving deel of pummeling himself
Altogether at present it seems to me that
while the chances of victory may be in
favor of Choynski there is no reason why
dollar of odds should be bet on him against
Wood At six to four rate I certainly
should be on the side of Woods.
La Blanche, the vanquisher Of Jack
Dempsey, has come considerably down the
scale, as he has agreed to fight Greggians
for a purse of 50, 900. Surely great change
has taken place, as not very long ago La
Blanche would hear tell Of nothing but
SS, 600 or $4,000. 1t is difficult to tell how
his battle with Greggians will end. The
latter, some time ago, easily defeated Billy
Mccarthy, and before that knocked out
that very promising middle-weight, Charlie
Turner. These victories would indicate
that his chances of defeating La Blanche
49, ~ood .nd T think he vii he the victor