Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02

supporters will be somewhat disappointed
If he falls below $50.
Jimmie Carroll came over from Bay st.
Louis to-day, leaving Fitzsimmons in charge
of Choynski and Greggains. He q $50 talked
his man IN to the utmost, and declared that
Fitzsimmons was never in better trim. He
was weighed up to 176. but this morning
was 170, and will fight at that weight, and
Carroll insists that he has no superf1uous
flesh on him, but that he is one of those
wonderful men upon whom 20 pounds or so
do not show Fitzsimmons spared yester-
day with Greggains and Cnoynski, but it
was thought prudent to give this up alto
gether to-day. He will probably reach
here tomorrow morning, as the ride is a
short one of only two hours and cannot IA
tigue him.
The Metropolitan Club Meeting.
When the Metropolitan Club found that
RYAN would not be able to meet Needham
in its ring, on account of his sickness, it set
about finding a substitute who would take
his place. 1t was at first thought the
original fight itself ought TO take place, but
at later day, when Ryan was recovered.
There was but small promise here, however,
as the doctor insisted that Ryan would not
be well within two weeks, and he would
require probably two weeks more OF train
ing to put himself in condition, which
would make delay of month. Needham
growled at this, although the club offered to
pay his expenses here in the meantime.
The long DELAY, however, was a serious
matter, as the crowd now here would be
gone in Few days, and the attendance
would be n uch smaller at later meeting.
The club hao sold 5000 tickets, taking in
over $4,000, and did not like the idea of
being knocked out Of this. Various propo-
Sitions to arranging another match were
suggested. Billy Meyer was approached,
but he refused to entertain the idea for
second. declaring that he was entirely out
OF training and it would be folly for him to
enter the ring.
A Match Patched Up With Burke.
A match was finally patched up with
Burke, who has been training Ryan. Burke
is the champion lightweight of Texas, and
has enioved an unbroken record OF "a vic
tories, and claims the lightweight champion
ship of the South. He is % years of age
and weighs 137 pounds. He has been the
boxing instructor OF the Young Mems Gym
nastic Club of this city. He was to have
been in Ryan's corner, and was greatly dis
appointed when Ryan was taken sick. AS
soon as the President of the Metropolitan
mentioned the subject Burke agreed to ac-
cept the place OF Ryan, and Mike Conley,
the Ithaca giant, who is acting for Need
ham, accepted the proposition and articles
were signed at onne.
No fight probably ever came so soon after
the signing of articles as this, for the match
was arranged this morning and fixed for 6
in the evening. The fact that Burke was
training Ryan necessitated his doing great
deal of work himself, and while he was in
thorough training himself he was in
a fair condition for the fight, but Needham
won, as Will be seen in cur sporting columns
Last Nights Betting in New York.
A special from New York late last night
says: The only discussion last night among
the New York sporting public was the
Maher-F -Fitzsimmons fight. The feeling of
sympathy Tor Maher had not abated. But
reports about Fitz's willing training which
have come up from the South have made
many of the Irish champions would-be
hackers hold of. There are so many Irish
Americans in this city that the good wishes
for Maher can be readily explained, and
the small betters, those who put up from
s. to $40, are all with Peter. The men who
stake their hundreds and thousands are men
who bet to WIN. These men think they
have advices that justify them in backing
Maher.
There is very little Fitzsimmons money
hereabouts. The persons who want to be
behind Fitz are also small betters Jimmy
Lynch, the 122-pound champion, bet Jack
in Billy Sections billiard rooms,
on Broadway, $40 ON Fitz Sheehan already
had 500 on Maher. Rod Mcmahon, Lynch's
backer, is taking the Maher end, and has
laid out s400. He has 5000 more to go the
same way. At Warren Lewis place there
are $500 of Maher money, which can be
taken at any time to-day. Steve Brodie
left $500 to go on Maher, in case he could
not get all he wanted in New Orleans.
Maher Reported All Right.
Billy Madden yesterday sent a telegram
to well-known bookmaker in this city,
saying that Maher was all right. This was
in reply to the reports that Peter was 'of''
in his training. Jack Quinn, the Scotch
lightweight champion, who won $3.50 on the
Lynch Halligan contest, will put the whole
amount on Maher, but can't find a taker.
Dick Hoye, the Bowery restaurant-keeper,
wants to place $50 on Maher. Charley
Burke, from the same locality, has 500 to
bet on Maher, and jeff Carpenter, of Delan-
,ey & Forsyth, will put $3.50 on the Irish
man. Fitzsimmons men are few and far be-
tween when it comes to putting up cash.