Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-16

connection with the racing than ever be
fore. The achievements of Nancy Hanks,
Mascot and other horses have aroused {
public interest In trotting and pacing such
as we have never had. Thousands of people
are now anxiously anticipating next year to
see whether or not any more wonderful
things will be done.
The Local Football Season.
From now on to Thanksgiving Day there'll
be nothing but football in and about Pitts.
burg There is rivalry among the local
clubs that is exceedingly pleasing. But
some of the teams are not working energeti.
cally enough. The East End Gyms are
working like beavers and will be in con-
dition to make matters warm for the best OF
teams, but the Three AS team are taking
matters much too easy. If they mean to be
ANYTHING more than merely an eleven on
paper they'll have to get into condition.
Every member of the team can afford an
hour day for practice, and all those who
have not desire enough to do this should be
promptly bounced from the team. Good
| regulations cannot win football games if
men in poor condition are the players
After all, for good hustling and energetic
qualities the East End Gyms are worthy of
emulation.
Some fine teams are coming here, and all
| of US who take an interest in the sport like
to see our own teams win. They cannot
win if they do not practice faithfully, and
managers OF the teams should see that prac-
tice is attended to.
The Choynski and Godfrey Battle.
| What ffomises to be one of the most in
teresting glove contests of this year is that
intended to take place between Choynski
and George Godfrey, the colored man, be-
fore the Coney Island Athletic Club. So
| many questions have been asked me con-
cernng it that propose to discuss it alittle
this morning.
At first sight it would seem that Choynski
| would not have much trouble in defeating
man like Godfrey, but when we look
into matters our opinion will be modified.
Choynski is a good-looking, game and ac-
tive man with somewhat defective legs, aud
he is at least dozen years younger than
| the colored man. Chovnski has been de-
| feated by Corbett and also BY Goddard, and
be has beaten lots of good men. Both he
and Godfrey have met "Denver" Smith.
| 1t caused Godfrey an exceeding amount of
| trouble to defeat Smith, who was in q
| wretched condition tontart with, and at one
| stage OF the contest Smith had little the
best of it
Smith and Choynski had a four-round
contest and . man who saw it tells me that
Chovnski bad 4 to 1 the best of it.
But, Godfrey not very long ago. met
Kilrain and was beaten. That does not
rate him very nigh, and, in my judgment,
| a man who fails to defeat Kilrain cannot
expect to defeat Choynski. I am quite
aware Godfrey is game fellow; an active
one, and tolerable good hitter. He has
been good winner; in fact a bread-winner,
but in this instance he is going against a
very clever and very resolute young man,
who, in MY estimation, Is much better than
what Kilrain, Lannon or Ashton. To
To come to conclusion, I am at present
strongly: ,of opinion that Choynski will
defeat the Colorado man when they meet
lCorbett, Fitzimmons and Hall.
James j. Corbett Is going to be much
more particular in taking on another op-
'ponent than many of us had thought. He
declines to meet Goddard until the latter
meets somebody else, and he objects to
meet Fitzsimmons because Fitz is not in
his (Cerbett's) class. In short. Corbett is
only anxious to meet Mitchell, probably
because Mitchell is at the other side of the
Atlantic aud is likely to be located in Jail
for a time. And still James j. C. claims
to be champion. The thing is farce
While don't expect that Goddard would
defeat Corbett, there is no sound reason at
all why he (Corbett), as champion, should
not cover the Australians money.
Regarding the challenge of Fitsimmons
matters are different Despite what James
j. Corbett says believe that FItzsimmons
is in Corbett's class, or anybody else's class
Whether Corbett would defeat Fitzsimmons
or not am not going to say at present, but
1 do say were the two to meet there would
be lots of money behind the Australian. 1t
is mere shutting and deceiving the public
for Corbett to talk about Fitzsimmons not
being in his class. would like Corbett to
tell me why Fitzsimmons is not in his class.
For the lite of me I cannot find a reason un-
aided. The Australian is as hard hitter
and every bit as active, and his best weight
is heavy weight, and how that does not en-.
title man to be a candidate for heavy
weight honors don't know. The truth is
Corbett wants to meet nobody, and it is
about time the public was wearying of these
swindling tours of ''star" boxers and glove
champions.
Once more there seems probability of a
contest between Fitzsimmons and Hall.
The formers variety show has not met with
success and he now wants to get down to
to the boxing business in earnest again. He
n DIV offers to fight Hall at catch-weight and
Hall cannot reasonably object to this or de- |
cline to accept the challenge. 1t Is a con-
dition be has been asking for . long time.
A contest between the pair would be one of |
the most interesting there has been for a |
long time. They are both exceedingly |
clever men, and if Hall defeated Pritchard |
fairly he (HalD is certainly hard hitter
If the il-Pritchard contest was honest |
there was another fact connected with it
worthy of note. Pritchard hit Hall several
times and knocked him down once II a
short man like Pritchard could do this
ton xhA L
able to do much more, because the latter is
assuredly cleverer man than Pritchard.
Hall has from first to last acted pecu-
!iarly. He has steadily objected to meeting
anybody until he met Pritchard, and there
is still suspicion about that contest
-- An Opinion About Mitchell.
The following opinion about Charles
Mitchell will be of interest, as it is from
the London Referee, paper that has never
had any admiration for him:
Whatever the nti-Mitchell party may say
against their pot aversion, mono can prop
erly accuse him OF not speaking his mind
piainiy. what Is more, they must know
that he is game to do what he proposes
Sometimes Master Charles would be very
much surprised indeed IL he were accommo-
dated on his own. terms. which would suit
hun and scarcely anyone else. Generally |
be Oilers Q fair match and stands to be taken
down. His mani este to Corbetr and Sulli-
van is straightforward enough, and when
Invested of the preliminary garnish will
carry the public with him. That no can get
oil = match with Corbett, to come off in his
country, is little likely, because our purses
will be treated to one while Peter Jackson
IS disengaged and willing for u brush with
the San Franciscan seemed also improba Die,
may be given first turn. Sullivan would be
little better than n fool to tn ke on any first
,iass man now; Beating anv other opponent