Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-19
WILL BE FOR BLOOD.
Public Opinion About the hcAuliffe
and hyer Contest.
LOCAL BASEBALL CLUB GOSSIP.
Prominent Players Amused at the Policy Of
the Home Msgnates.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1sPArcH.I
NEW YORK, Jan. 1s-New Orleans will
be the fighters paradise this season, as it
was year ago. Maher and Choynski and
McAuliffe and Myer will furnish two fights
worth going many miles to see. The big
fellows are to meet each other on February
27, and the Gghtweights are booked for
some time next month. As their fight is
between men in the championship class, it
will attract as much attention as that be-
tween big Maher and the often conquered
Choynski. McAuliffe and Myer will fight
at 40 pounds, so that their contest cannot,
of course, be hailed as battle for the light
weight championship. Jack is lucky boy
to have made the match at this weight.
When he fought Austin Gibbons a few
months ago at 1873 pounds he looked finely
drawn, too finely drawn by far, many peo-
pie thought Although Jack put up a
strong battle, think no one will deny that
a little more weight will make him much
stronger without cutting off any of his stay
ing power. Billy Myer, erstwhile famous
as s'the Streator Cyclone" will have a
heavy contract on hand when he tackles
Jack this time. He will not be in his own
home, but on strictly neutral ground, where
a fair field and no favor is the rule. Nc
Aulitfe need now have no fear of rushing
the "Cyclone" into his corner, for his
pompadour hair will not be disturbed by
love taps of bottles or blackjacks 1t needs
no prophet to predict that the "Cyclone"
will find remarkable difference between
McAuliffe's style of game now and his style
OF three years ago.
No Love Between Them.
There is bad blood between the men. Nc
Auliffe had agreed to fight the Streator boy
few months ago, made good winning on
the race track, and calmly ignored poor
Myer. Wherefore, William will rush at
John with glad cry. and there will be
many stiff and wicked punches when the
lads meet.
What lucky man Peter Maher is! Or,
rather, what an adroit manager his friend
Billy Madden is Peter has made much
money since he arrived in America, and he
has made it almost without working. He
has fought four men during 1234 minutes
within the last five months. He has beaten
them all with consummate ease, and, let US
say, five punches apiece. Think of it, you
hardworking clerks, lawyers, hod carriers,
poets and car drivers This young man has
lived on the best this land sffords for the
last five months, simply by striking five
blows per month. Don't you feel like
dropping your pens, briefs, hods, sonnets
and car hooks and putting on the hard
gloves?
Peters knock out of Philadelphia ."Joe"
Godfrey in 1 minute and 13 seconds marks
HIM as good man, although not necessarily
world beater. Godfrey is nearly six feet
high and weighs about 100 pounds. He is
an awkward fellow, big as house and very
fierce looking. But he is not a truly wicked
fighter.
Where He Was Knocked Out.
Frank Herald, of Nicetown, by no means
a good fighter, knocked Godfrey into a
cooked hat couple of winters ago at the
New York Athletic Club. Frank was so
fat he couldn't get out OF his own way. He
tented "Joe" with his left and "Joe'
ducked against beautifully timed right
hand upper cut. Another left feint caused
Joseph to duck against the same old upper
cut. He fell upward and backward and
became dead to the world. Unless Joseph
has improved very much since then Peter
Maher must have found knocking him out a
great deal easier than rolling off log. In
"Joe" Choynski, Peter will find different
sort of fighter. Choynski is warrior of
strength and skill and sand He can do as
much fighting, if we are to believe Califor-
mans, as "Jack" Fallon, 'Sailor' Brown,
Jack" Smith and joe Godfrey rolled
into one. Madden is taking no risk He has
not put up cent of stake money. The
purse will be $4,000.