The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-09
Gossip Of Leading Lights Who Have
Won Fame in the Fistic
Arena.
Kilrain, Godfrey, La Blanche and
Mitchell in Training for Their
Coming Battles.


pairing for his contest with Godfrey. Aneni
this and other important pugilistio events
TO take place before the California Athletic
club during the present month. speculation
and gossip is already rife az to the outcome
OF the several events. In conversation with
. Chronicle reporter Kilrain was asked.
'Iaow do you feel about your contest with
Godfrey" Laying his hand frankly upon
tho questioner's knee he replied, with that
easy candor that even after all his years OF
travel and experience still smacks Of his
boy life on a farm:
well, I'll tell you how ! feel. ] feel
pretty confident. / have looked at this
matter from every standpoint. height.
reach. weight, clsverness and all, and l
don't see any reason why / should not win."
Something in the mans tone, in his whole
air, carried his conviction. and carried it
free from any stain Of conceit or overcon-
Adence.
He il ~sineularly fortunate in having Null
doon with him. In the first place Muldoon.
by some subtle sixth sense. inspires a man
with just the necessary style and amount
of confidence, unless the manlhimself be an
idiot. In the second place Muldoon can be,
If necessary, a very hard taskmaster and
carry his point. In the third place Mul-
doom, above most men, even the willing
Kilrain, realizes the necessity OF condition,
and works to that end. Give him a man
with stamina n courage and he will con-
dition him for his life. Already Muldoon
has his man in the preparatory stages FOR
hard work, getting him limbered up by
such gentle degrees as to give him an appe-
lite for his work rather than the usual dis
inclination.
The fact that Godfrey has largely been
accredited with being q ''quitter," for hav-
ing stopped in the nineteenth round Of his
contest with Jackson, has a misleading ten
dency with a great many people, and they
man that he was mo good" dodfrey's
contest with kilrain will go a long way
toward really establishing a position for
him.
Only fourteen days hence and Mitchell
and LaBlanche vii reopen the California
Athletic club. The reports that come from
Saucelito show that La Blanche is working
harder than he ever did In his life before.
This argues something. 1t points to the
conclusion that La Blanche has q higher
conception of young Mitchelrs ability than
. great many outsiders. The Marine is a
very lazy chap. He hates training even
worse than Sullivan. and when his ambition
OF LIS IOHI Oh Consequences LahsS LIE lhLt.
ness in hand it rather looks as if he expected
to meet a worthy foeman at least. The
Marine is a favorite In this match, and
perhaps most justly SO. The men that he
has met somewhat outclassed those whcr
Mitchell has met. True, his grea. luck. or
better, his thickness and stiffness. have
tided him over quickly in nearly all of his
matches. The Marine was never known to
be punished but once, when Dempsey fought
him at Larchmont. 1t is doubtful If he
ever received such a drubbing as Young
Mitchell did from Peter Boland and yet
came out with flying colors.
Jimmy Carroll ID making a colossal bluff
In regard to Jim Hall and Fitzsimmons. In
the first place Fitzsimmon.. as good as he
has proved himself. has clouded his good
name by declaring that he whipped Jim
Hall in the face of his defeat by Hall. Car
roll is holding out for a purse of $4,000 for
Hall and Fitzsimmons. and in the same
breath gasping out an immense yarn about
Fitzsimmons and Dooley. What an absurd
proposition for F~itzsimmons to talk about
meeting Dooley. Why doesn't he challenge
John l.. at once? Dooley is \ heavyweight,
and = good one. Joe Harris has made a
IONA tids offer to give Fitzsimmons
5000 in coin of the realm if he
will arrange to meet Dooley for a purse of
$4,000.
Summing up the losses on the Dempsey
Fitzslmmons match an eastern man says:
"Gunst lost about $500. Gus Tuthill about
$500. Jimmy Colville about $1,000 and
Jimmy Wakely about $500. This aggre-
gates less than $4,000. l think double
this amount will cover the total losses of
all his friends outside of California. Had
Fitzsimmons' friends known of his true
ability they could have won $4,000 in |
New York, Brooklyn, Providence, Boston,
Albany, Troy, Rochester and Buffalo in
A rumor is current in the east that John
L. Sullivan has signed articles to meet Sia-
vim 1t seems upon its face to be authen-
tic. The amount of the stake has not been
made public. Phil Lynch and Jim Wakely, !
of New York. are said to have negotiated
the match in Slavin's interest.
On the 10th of this month Joe Choynski
will meet Goddard in Australia. The
sports throughout the land will await the
result with an anxious confidence. Joe has
numberless friends and well-wishors who
want to see him defeat Jackson's old adver-
sary.
The WrestIePs.
The time is approaching for the contest
between Mcleod and Acton, and consider
able interest is s%pringing up in the matter.
The match promises to be q great one, as