The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-28
PRIZE RING GOSSIP.
Coming Events in the Athletic Clubs
and What IL Said About Them.

Gaming Events in the Athletic Clubs
and What IL Said About Them.
This evening Greggains and Co.'S
teIlo will meet in the ring of the Coney
Island Athletic Club. Opinion is divided
a. TO the outcome of the battle. New York
,porting men who claim to have judgment
in estimating the fighting qualities OF the
men favor Greggains, but it is an even
thing between the men. Costello is
plucky fighter and has been defeated but
once. though having fought several draws.
Frank Slavn defeated Costello in nine
rounds in Australia. In q six-round
bout with SIavin, prior to his defeat, Cos
tello showed himself to be a clever boxer,
and once they fought draw of thirty-one
rounds Costello is 26 years old, stands
feet lOH inches high. and fights at 15S
pounds. He has been fighting seven
years Among the men he has defeated
are: Tom Cleary, ~ rounds; Jack NAL
10y, Grounds; Tom Fogarty, rounds, and
Mick Dooley, Il. rounds. Greggains is
taller than Costello, weighs two pounds
less and is of the same age. Among the
scaps at his belt are those of Charley
Turner, rounds; Billy Mccarthy, 26
rounds. and George La Blanche, Is rounds.
Greggains has not had as much ring ex-
perence as Costello and has not won his
battles so easily, but he is the favorite. He
IL active. scientific and shifty, and
quick hitter. They fought a ffty-round
draw recently at San Francisco.
On December 8, at the Coney Island
Club, Goddard and Maher are to try con-
customs. Goddard. of course. is the favor
| lie, as he is a quick fighter, heavy hitter
| and good general in the ring. Maher is
slow in the ring and seems to get ratified"
when an opponent makes vigorous rush.
At least, he displayed these traits in his
fight with Fitzsimmons, in which the
/ Imky Australian so effectively whipped
| !he Irish boxer. Betting promises to be
lively. Dominick Mccartney is a strong
Maher partisan. and has this to say:
II this fight doesn't prove to be as exciting as
any four football games, Pil be mistaken, and
the men who are laying odds on Goddard may
feel sore after 1t is over In my opinion it should
Be sven money and take your pick. We know
that Goddard is strong enough to tumble a
height car over, aud his courage can not be
doubted. But he is not as clever as Pete and
can not punch like the Irishmau. Lambert Is
heavier than Goddard, and his style of fighting
Is almost identical with the Australians. Peter
whipped him in less than a minute. knocking
the Canadian halfway across the ring with one
punch. What will happen if he gets blow like
that on Goddard? II looks to me If Maber
couldn't miss Madden's man. think, however,
that unless Peter does some very effective work
early in the fight his chances win be rather slim,
Seattle's ex-freman, Paddy Smith, has
returned to the ring to stay, apparently,
and is meeting with success. He is even
expecting an offer from the Coney Island
Club He defeated Ed Burke in the Butte
Athletic Clubs ring at the first contest
gwen by that club, and then he made an
engagement at Wichita, Kan, on Novem-
ber6, where he met Al Clark and whipped
him in seventeen hard-iought rounds. 1t
was a bloody battle and very exciting.
Clark had fifteen pounds the best of Smith,
but this was his first professional fight and
his opponents fortv-eighth. Clark was
away the stronger of the two, but Smith
was III the best condition. The Knockout
blow on the neck in the seventeenth round
was the one he used on Burke. Smith is
matched to light Joe Walcott, the coored
lightweight of New England, at 1876
pounds, some time in December. for 81, 600
ASIDE and the largest purse offered. The
(oney Island Athletic Club has been asked
70 hang up purse for the contest.
JIM Barron, who defeated Bob Dobbs at
We 'aiiiofna club, in San Francisco, on
FRIDAY night, is an Australian, and. like
ihe rest OF his countrymen, hard man to
nea'. Dobhs lasted for only two rounds.
me men fought at i5S pounds. Barron
nfnss the reputation of being willing,
honest lighter. clever and game" Fol-
loving is his record:
hea' Dan Williams, Of Paramatta, in Eve
s0aAos; beat Jim SAMSON in seventeen rounds:
IA iarFy Mace. OF Sydney. in three rounds:
"a, ION toroetI, OF Newton. il two rounds
sa'leAt undertook 70 knock barron out in ten
.0'uus' Out failed. Feat Lon O'Brien IN five
.Vanes' beat Aieko Ives at sydney in seven
.Vauos' beat Jim Woods, o; Melbourne, In two
.O1a1S' beat Arty fully, of Melbourne in nine
MSA fouads; beat Jim Larson. OF New Zealand,
= one round: beat Billy Jennings. of sydney,
= ave rounds: beat Billy Murphy, tho Torpedo,
- 'afee rounds; heat Mic&o Ives. of sydney. in
''0' rounds His most brilliant hst,c nerform-
~ee was his twen;y-two-round draw with
$50 The greatest l26-Pound man in the world
411'ioa has been defeated twice. In fight
- '1s lightweight championship of Australia
nj aI'ilams defeated him in enc round.
10y Nabet also did up Barron in eleven rounds.
ION Rourke. Dixon's hacker, has
N,Hei the controversy with Jimmy Car
.o'' "riifin's hacker. by iistly refusing 70
-" ine coiored boy 10 fight at 40
FUNDS. Dixon is open to fight any man
ing ST from III 10 lis pounds and will
~. eoncede an ounce over that weight.
i"i DSyer wishes 10 correct the false
up'esslon shat has gone abroad about his
,,0as JIm Coghett's hacker. Dwye- saws
- an adviser 10 the champion, b1t did
"'' oack him against Sullivan, and does
a N intend 10 in any fights he may have.
az says he uever will again hold q stake.
information from S;reator IS 10 the e.
se' that Billy Myer. the we'll known
iuE''lst, Is IN danger OF losing the sight of
eIs o. ms optics. In some way the eve
.as POISONED and the Inflammation be-
.4iAe 50 great that surgical operation
vas required two days ago. IN addition
U's trouble Mver has been i'll poor
hea'lh for some time.
@0"Fath Is lazy for little fellow WHO'S
ss~'ns up aSains; Billy Plimmer, but may
ale 20 his work after while.
te'er Maher. the Irish champion. who
NA'a'ne Al Naycsink Highlands for his
''e WIN Joe Goddard the Australian.
-~a narrow escape from a terrible death