Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-16


| no matter how that may be, for one l am
glad that Stansbury has been challenged
! by man from new quarter, and I sup
pose many of us will await with much curl
| ositv the result of the proposed race. It
would be exceedingly interesting if Sulli-
van were to become champion, and land in
this country and also sweep our decks.
| Well, if the race in question takes place I
suppose we need not expect race between
| an Australian and our champion in this
country this year. A challenge has been
issued by Hanlan and O'Connor, and in it
they defy the world, but think little will
come of it.
Corbett Rises to Remark.
There has been little else than talk in the
pugilistic world during the week and one Of
the most significant takers has been James
J. Corbett, who some time ago along with
Peter jackson performed SO long that they
had to be stopped. James j. Corbett has
mounted the rostrum and declared to the
entire mass of human beings on earth that
he will fight any man among them. Now
this is certainly sweeping enough whether
it be for advertising purposes or in earnest
| for battle. Not long ago John L. Sulli-
van, who used to have quite q lot of good
opinion to express about Corbett, said that
j. j. G. was simply duffer and that he, j.
L. S., could pulverize him in very short
order. 1 wonder what the Boston hero will
say of Corbett now when he learns of the
great challenge. don't know whether or
| not Corbett means what his challenge says,
but assume that he does, and cannot read
his challenge without wondering why he
won't fight Jackson. The latter has time
and time again declared his anxiety to fight
| Corbett and the latter has declined steadily
and yet he suddenly appears before the
world with one of the big challenges that are
ordinarily used to advertise some very poor
show. Corbett as fighter may be all that
he thinks he is and that his friends think he
is, but while he has had chances
to show it he 60 far has failed to prove
1t. Mark I do not say and have not at
any time said that Corbett is not champion
fighter. want him to show that he is. So
| far he has not even proven himself worthy
of being placed in the front rank. But
am inclined to think that contest between
Corbett and Slavin will be arranged if q
purse of sufficient value is offered The
Australian intends to come to this country
| during this month or next and don't think
| that he can remain long at any place with
out fighting if anybody will fight him.
| And if Slavin comes here next month and a
contest is arranged between him and Cor
bett let me just state at this stage that Cor
| bett will receive such trouncing as he
never got in his life. Certainly he will hit
Slavin because I predict now that Slavin
will not trouble himself very mnch to get
out of the way of Corbett. Just let us
wait and see how Corbett will stand two or
three onslaughts on his body such as Slavin
is sure to make and then if Corbett can
| Withstand them or oven prevent them I
will heartily give him all the credit-he de-
| serves.
Pugilistic Affairs in General
Although nothing of much importance
has happened in the pugilistio world during
| the week there has been much significant
| talking. There is now strong probability
| of contest between Ted Pritchard and
Fitzsimmons as the former has declared his
willingness to come to this country and
| fight the best middle-weight that can be
| found. One report has 1t that he wants to
| fight anybody at all, but I can hardly be-
lieve this. The other day I read an an
nouncement to the effect that the Olympic
Club was making arrangements for battle
between Ted and Joe Goddard This would
seem absurd as few people, think, would
care to pay money to see battle between
two men so unevenly matched. Without
doubt the most interesting contest that
could be would be one between Pritchard
and Fitzsimmons They could each scale
below the middle-weight limit and both are
| deemed terrors in their class. With these
two men it would be the old English style
and the new Australian style of in-ighting
for Fitzsimmons, although very long, relies
considerably on in-fghting, and it is
Pritchard's terrific in-fghting that has en-
| abled him to become such a terror.
But both Harry Overton and little Bill
| Phmmer want to come to this country and
! czl~% Id, -,
| that before next winter is past we will have
any amount of international contests pro-
viding the law does not interfere The
Britishers are well supplied with little men;
they have lots of them and some very good
ones
The battle last Sunday morning between
Tom Ryan and Mcmillan for the welter-
weight championship was too onesided to be
worthy Of much comment. Ryan was
SO much superior to the Washington
man that the affair was not worth
seeing. Ryan is good man and it will be
difficult to get man Of his weight to de-
| feat him. He is one of those we'll put to-
gether fellows, who has activity and ap-
parently pluck, combined with great hitting
| power on his side. OF course, considering
the way in which he defeated Needham his
victory over man like Mcmillan was a
foregone conclusion.
The Proposed Amateur Rules.
In the early part of next month the con-
vention of the League of American Wheel
men will be held, and if present intentions
nre carried out a change will be made in the
racing rules of the national organization
The proposed rules are exceedingly desirable
because they condemn system that un-
| doubtedly has been in operation more or
less for long time, viz: That of bicycle
| riders accepting various kinds of remunera-
ton from bicycle manufacturers in
acknowledgment of they, the riders, using
certain machines. There is another good
| provision proposed relative to an amateur
beng allowed the right to teach bicycle rid
ing for the purpose of efecting the sale
of bicycle. The proposed rules are as
follows: An amateur Is one who has not
engaged in nor assisted in, nor taught
cycling nor any other recognized athletic
exercise for money or other remuneration,
nor knowingly competed with or against a
professional for prize of any description,
or one who, after having forfeited the
amateur status, has had the same restored
by competent authority having jurisdic-
tion over the sport A cyclist ceases to be
an amateur by (a) engaging in cycling or
any other athletic exercise or personally
teaching, training or coaching any person
therein either as means of obtaining a
livelihood or for a wager, money, prize or
gate money. o. Competing with pro-
fessional or making pace for or having
the pace made by such in public, or for
a prize. (c) Selling, bartering, pawn
ing, or otherwise turning into cash, or
realizing upon any prize won by him. (d)
Accepting, directly or indirectly for cycling,
any remuneration, compensation, or ex-
| hot n co.