The morning call., 1892-09-05

TIE PRIZE-FIGHT

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:. It is not, very gratifying to believers ill
American civ liz alton. to- observe that THE
eagrossne topicof the day is the.prlze-hgDt
which is to take plQCe at New Orleans en-
Wednesday between Sullivan and Corhett.
1t attracts far mDye attention thanthe pend
ing Presidential c6ntest, or even bech ofeTa-
laden ships In the lever bay of New York
It is o subject of.daschssion in merehabtS
offie es, banks. eonrtr0omS, the streets, the
hotels and the heaters II elcitS remarks
even in (IraWing-FO and SOME ladies TO
whom brutality rs shocking under ordinary
circumstances are observed TO have opinions
on the question whether John l.. can: kn ock
. ont C6rbett by the massive weight of his
rushes OF er-whether the Californian can eonl-
plate the work which dissipation. began
and undermine: his gigantic antagonist, Fer
the moment the popular man in Social as
well as business circles is the eOnnolsseur
in pugiifsm. Even Sc in Greece in the paimy
days Of Athens wOmeA layisfef their smiles
upon the athlete whose theHs and sinews
had won the prize at the. games. --
:Tb&t-Ne@ Orleans should eXiAt in an op-
poTtunityof setting the laws Of: Louisiana
at defiance IS perhaps 30 wonder. Ehat
city is to the manner born. anu has sus-
stained her reputation ffem the days OF
AIumfoTd 10 the mefe recent days, when
Mayor jShakFSpeafe gave tile world an x
ample 6f .Iligfl -Ameilcan civilization: ;Ihe
bfuisers. are the right men in the right place.
The .chamti0n WIG, wien he is not train
ing for fight. is drinking. and when lie IS
not dglHklng. is iniug far a fight, bTeathes
congGnial air under the pefiear. flag His
ittsle pecuiiarties BHInot be noticed jn bin
there::-. g. 20: =
1t seem urious that the Interest in prize
fighting -shon]d seem to grew in this cQun-
try side by side with tie growth of refine
mGntand c1TIture. Those attributes Of high
development are certainly more" generally.
spread thbn theY wefe before tie war, and
yet thein tprestwhiell was 1dken inthe night
between MQrrissey and heepan. was faint
in ceni patiscn' with The excitement which
the coming mill las aroused. Tie state of
the betting is reported. as regularly as tie:
price Of wheat or SEVER. The odds are.
qu0ted Ike the price Of stocks Every,
movement OF the puglhsts, their appeaT-
ance, thelf dress, their food, their words
arg taken down by reporters. telegraphed
10 I 5bgnsaIfd towns all 0YeT the continent
and read VItu. av5dl{y By hundreds of 'thQu-:
SANDS of pe0ple. a Venerable citizen who.
was !leard to observe in the street,"I think
"a lie will wiz was. stopped by a stranger
with tIip sharp ifiterIoEatcry, ':WhotA
via? and when tile cid gentleman- mildly
replied, u meant Mr.. nerrisOD.' the re-
TORI :canle sharp and ndscontemptuous, 'Oh, /
thought yea sngant CorUett." T.:
Tie philosopher caun0t help mOraliztng
on the obvious drift OF. iubl!c taste in
the athlctlc:direction. "A few years ago the
disposition at colleges and universities was
TO 3gnDIe the development CT the body and
10 coDcerHate attention on the mind. This
error was corrected some years ago and now
az all Institutions of learning almost as
much care IS taken Of physical as Of mental
= cuEtgTe. It he reGifatof thetsste fer pugil-
istlcepeounteFs has in part grown out Of
this collegiate training The pF!zs-Ting is
ii srme degree an offshoot from the gym
naSiUAI. Ii is nee question how far tile
Grift may 20. In many countries BeaTfy as
civil zed as the United States. the lslestra.
led TO. games which became. so famous tb at
: in Greece Hey ~ea the basis Of ehronelogy
aud tie games led in logical sequence to
: gladiator fights. A race which had bet n
tEasned l6- see one athlete knock another out
= by:a blow on tie lngular crayed after a
tlme for sharper sen HalfoAs, and demanded
real fights with sB ord and spear in which
the:vgnqu ished was drawn of the arena by
a. AoDk stuck i'm his yitals. The qhestiun
arises whether We are drifting toward a
I ceEasLiea Of mind sch Will demand re-
TiYai OF gladiator 6ghis. 80
There would be NO difficulty in finding
/ gfadiatGTs ii the rewards were adequate
The danger Of death has never deterIedtpe
+ recki ess. fE0Il a lursGit which was luera-
tive.5 and get there must be considerable
/. change III ptlELFc opinion before a aI1anager
gould .LuseFt iE the papers an advertisement
Ike tDe:Following!
/ On MoEday eyenisE nexttAe management of t4e
- Van NessaYeDpe Tlealer
/ WIZ haTelf.e pleasure of presenting before lhe
- public Of san Francisco
A.hght so a finish
~. Between.
-Four Chinese: execu,lGners armed Win swords.
:. ~iNpoTted al eioIflQus expense,
And
-. -Four ;CreaN reAtefs armed with 4ances and
49,: -daggers.. -
The curtain VIII fail when not lass than six OF
the:eeuibatauts haYe bEea Ihed their last. g..
.. Tickets for the fupefals, al which requiem
:wiA beIAayed BY the orchestra, can be had al
the box Office