The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-20
WHO WILL BE THE WINNER3
A sPANKING FIGHT EXPECTED BE-
TWEEN MCCARTHY AND WARREN

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A sPANKINa FIGHT EXPECTED BD-
TWEEN MCCARTHY AND WARREN
Tho Jerseynsn Has . Fine Chance e Ne.
deem Himself. but Has . Rig Handicap
to Overcone-The Experiences OF the
Lads-To Fight on Tuesday Might
The present standing Of Gal Mccarthy OF Jsf.
sey City. the ox-feather.wsieht champion Of
America. is unique Before February OF this
year the boy had SO many rival admirers thAs
the much used term. "a host" would not b
misapplied in describing them. All OF . sud-
den he fell. His drop was altogether.
or chiefly. on account OF tho peg that
George Dixon pulled out from underneath
his feet for the lad made game
fight when he met "the coon.' and
lovers Of tho nstlo mover are without good
word to say OF loser who stands the eah and
fights to the last 1t was not until several
days after that encounter In Troy that the
sports weakened on Cal When 1t was learned
how Cal had thrown away the chance Of his
life the sporting public drew away It's support.
His best friends tired: the men who bet on
him on class and without sympathy declared
that he was unsafe. perhaps from over-conh.
dence and perhaps "a a mo good" but cor
tainly unsafe, while his enemies remained In
their original position. taking the ground that
he never was O man good enough to lick Dixon.
tanned that Cal MCCARTHY, whom at his best.
was capable OF retrieving his old reputation.
Tho number Of this party was so small, how
ever, that their influence amounted to nothing.
and 1t may ba said that In his native city Cal
Mccarthy did not have half dozen earnest
wsll-wis when he went TO Providence to
spar Bobby Burns fifteen rounds on Sept L
MCCARTHY told Sun reporter before he went
to Providence that he fully appreciated his UNI
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| the aspect. II It lay in him so to do. He Ger.
tainly appeared to be In earnest
While training for Burns. the reporter made
| inquiries around the haunts that Cal used TO
frequent. and everywhere It was said that the
| lad meant business this time" In one hotel.
near McCarthy's residence. the proprietor
said: Hes tired Of being a fool. and know
1t. REMAINDER when he trained for Dixon: he
never left his bed until 0 or 10 o'clock in the
morning. and to got him out at such late
hour he had to be called two or three times.
1t isn't so now. This time he is up and out at
| Z O'Clock. He comes in here and reads the
papers. and goes out for run soon after. I
haven't seen him take drink. and don't be-
lieve he takes any anywhere II no did I'd
hear Of It,"
MCCARTHY went to Providence and got q draw
with Burns Estimating . mans worth In .
contest Of limited nnmnsr Of rounds IL enc enc
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during, tho last three and half years. He We.
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son to-day ' is different from that o. nine out
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worse than novice. He never tries q game, Of
the Kind. for he DOES not know how to begin:
deienee when ths other fellow hts Out. -
battles before b. defeated James oauden ia
OF the Pacific coast. lie has fought under Lon
don prize ring rules. Is we'll as Qusensberry.
and his record shows no defeat up to the Time
Francisco last year, and clouds OF suspicion
hung , eyer hat match. Good flghters like Eng
Jimmy Kelly. Andy Hanley, Tommy Barnes.
Johnny Van Hest. Jack Havlin, Tommy Dan.
victims, and no has the credit Of draw with
those remarkably smart boxers. Ike Weir and
whom he fought sixty-nine rounds.
Warren is known to- be one Of tho slickest
the ring. Before MCCARTHY went. South no
was warned that he would probably hear
| something" from TOMMY before he had boon
in New Orleans many days The. Jerssymsn
told q SUN reporter that no would stand nS
Tho best man must win In the ring he
deelarsd. But the warming gives mitigation q
fighting qualities. 1t would seem that his record
makes him out a man rof the very first class,
and that cla.s three pounds hsayisr than Mo-