Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-25
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for winters WORK In the various SHOWS.
If they all succeed 1t will be wonderful be-
cause their number is SO great and
their proposed performances so varied.
Pugilist and actor have now almost become
SYNONYMOUS terms and certainly it is SO
much worse for the actor end of it.
Amid this show business there is sure to
be lots of talk, and during the week just
ended there has been good start made
Probably the most important talk of the
week has been that of "Prof" Mike Dono-
van relative to Corbett The latter offered
Donovan $3.50 for his (Donovan's) services
in helping train Corbett This offer was
too small, and Donovan became insulted,
and he had a right to, considering the
large amount of money there was flying
round
Donovan now declares that there are two
men in the country who can defeat Corbett.
If that is true know of two others not in
the country, so that we may have four who
can defeat James j. Donovan DOES not
name his men, but if they are not Goddard
and Fitzsimmons or Choynski, cannot i'm
agine who they can be. If any two of these
three can beat Corbett, Mitchell and jack
son can. At any rate the statement of Dom
ovsn means that Corbett will have pretty
tough row to hoe to retain the honor he
has Corbett will not again get such an
easy thing as he had with Sullivan, and
doubtless he knows this, because he has de-
clared that he will not fight anybody for
twelve months This is really taking all pu-
gilistic law into his own hand, and is only
what every champion boxer Of modern
times tries to do.
NitcheIPs Challenge to Corbett
There is one challenge that Corbett a.
champion boxer of this country cannot hon.
orably ignore, and that is the challenge of
Charles Mitchell. Whatever some people,
blinded by prejudice, may have to say about
Mitchell, nobody can deny his pluck and
gameness, and when Mitchell puts up his
money, nv dear reader, you can stake your
soul on it that he intends to try and make
good what he says 1 have known Mitchell
a long time, and most assuredly nothing
like cowardice is in him. Many faults have
1 found with him in other respects, but I
am in duty bound to claim that he is no
coward.
Mitchell challenged the winner of the
Sullivan and Corbett contest, and when it
was over definitely put up forfeit to meet
Colbett. If Corbett does not meet Mitchell
within six months, then by all that is fair
and all that law and custom point out he
ought not to pose a day longer as cham
pion.
And L entertain another notion, viz, that
body than Mitchell At present may be
inclined to think that Corbett would best
the Englishman, but if Mitchell puts up
SO, 600 as a stake and enters the ring all
right, might have reason to change my
opinion Were Mitchell to do what have
just said it would mean that he had faith in
himself and that ne was all right There is
no better judge of boxing or of a mans con-
dition in the world than Charles Mitchell
There is no better general for saving
mans money than Mitchell and depend
earnest he is always q good man to back.
Beyond all question he is a harder hitter
than Corbett providing, of course, his hands
are all right He Is the only man who
made draw against Sullivan previous to
the latter's defeat by Corbett and most cer-
tainly Mitchell is the only man that John |
Sullivan did not care about meeting.
Ali this shows that James j. Corbstt can
not afford to ignore MitchelPs challenge If
he wants to remain in the boxing business
rs q champion.
We should not forget that in Jim Hall
has had good trial horse to face
for some. Hall is built like Corbett and
boxes on lines similar to him. In short,
Mitchell is very shrewd msn and knows |
exactly what he is doing at all times He
knew it when he agreed to meet Sullivan in
France.
The Boxers in General
The backer of George Dixon has de- |
,lared that the hackers of Griffin must put |
up stake of $4,000 if Griffin wants to |
meet Dixon. This is running matters at a |
very high pitch. Griffin may not be able to
defeat Dixon, but venture to say that in |
Griffin Dixon will meet a dangerous op- |
ponent At any rate expect to see Griffin |
win his next battle at Ooney Island.
Goddard is on tour and he and Madden |
10 not allow the public to forget that he |
has q forfeit up to fight Corbett. God |
lard has been told to wait He is re-
strong man, and he can get plenty
,f backing to contest against Corbett.
There is talk about contest between Jim |
Hall and Ed Smith, and if one could be |
arranged between them it should be inter-
esting. Smith is much better man than
many people think he is, and if he cannot
ieteat Hall he will certainly give him just
Is hot an argument as he wants. Smith,
when in condition, is clever and powerful
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