Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-12


the ante-post books as there is this year.
Money has poured in from all over
the country, and if any one OF
two or three of the favorites wins
some of the pencilers will get sadly wrong.
OF course everybody is now "on" Major
Domo. So much so that his price is no
more than 3 to 1. That is most assuredly
too close price for me, considering the
number and class of horses that are likely
to oppose the Major. Tenny and Pessara
have both been we'll backed and will likely
get even stronger support before the day
OF the race. Whatever the result may be it
is likely that somebody will make q big win
ming, as almost all the horses that have q
chance to win have been very we'll backed.
What the Leading Pugilists Are Doing.
There hasn't much been going on during
the week among the professional boxers.
van and Corbett contest, but the talk has not
been of much importance. Efforts have
been made to try to have the two princi-
pals violate their agreement with the
Olympic Club and fight at the Coney Is
land Athletic Club, but there Is hardly .
probability of such change being made.
Sullivan's hackers have been demanding
that guarantee be given that the fight will
be forced to finish. That guarantee has
not been given yet, but the hackers of Sui
livan state that the contest will 60 on all
the same even though it is not given.
A week or so ago, when Sullivan got his
marked that Corbett would soon follow suit
During the week James j. has done this,
and of course his doctor, q certain DR..
Gibbs, pronounces Corbett an "Adonis and
Hercules" According to Gibbs, John l.
is not in it with James j. as far as form,
power and general physical perfection are
concerned. It is pity for Sullivan that he
did not allow Corbett to make the running
in this doctors business, because it is a case
of she who speaks last has the best OF it.
We may now prepare ourselves for some
startling stories about the pats that Sullivan
and Corbett will do in hitting the bag, etc
Look out for one of them knocking the bag
clean through the roof of the building In
which he may be training, and then
will come the statement that the
other one cannot possibly get q
bag strong enough to stand his
blows and he bursts them all. Oh, yes; this
doctors certificate business is quite an in
teresting fad. But Corbett has gone Sulli-
van one better in the way of getting news
paper prominence. He has secured his doc
tor to look after his training.
And the little fellows are not to be left in
this doctor business Dixon has gone
through the ordeal and his doctor has certi-
fed to the effect that he is little giant
just wait until Johnson's doctor gives his
man his certificate. If he cannot pulverize
the marks given to Dixon he ought to get
out of the business Don't let us forget
that this measurement notion is often very
misleading I once read of man who
bought haystack and paid for 1t according
to its outside measurements When he cut
into 1t he found that huge rock was in
side of it and that there was hardly any hay
at all. These outside measurements of men
are all right, but We should know what is
inside before we come to any definite con-
clusion on the matter.
Dixon and Johnson's Coming Battle.
Everything is going smoothly along in
the arrangements for the proposed battle
between Fred johnson and George Dixon
for the feather-weight championship OF the
world. The sporting public are beginning
to take a very great interest in the event
and the majority of people who bestow o
little thought on such matters are finding
out that it is not so easy to pick the winner
as at first was thought u am free to admit
that I think much more of Johnson's
chances now than did some time ago, and
it may be that he shall be my choice for the
uldTh, L Ouly say uc Iu6y Dc
A friend of mine told me of an incident
the other day that does not speak well of
Di1on's courage if it is true. do not say
whether it is true or not I only give the
story as heard it, and my friend assured
me that McGough, who used to be Dixon's
backer, told him the story and he is prepared
to swear as to its truth. The story is to
this effect as told by McGough himself:
W hen Dixon was in England fighting Wal
lace, McGough had a most all his money
bet on Dixon. During the fight the latter
was knocking Wallace about at will and
round after round Wallace was coming up
one Dixon surprised McGough by wanting
to quit.
II can't knock that fellow out" said
Dixon, 'and my legs are getting tired"
After good lecturing Dixon resumed the
contest and finished Wallace in the next
round. Now if there is any truth in
the above story Dixon has by no means a
sure thing in defeating johnson. As far as
1 kave known johnson he is game man
and slayer as long as his strength holds
out 1 am told that he is much stronger !
now than he was in 1890, when 1 saw him
last He knows deal about boxing and as
he has to weigh in at 3 o'clock on the after
noon of the day of the battle he is sure to
ring at night. This is sure to be great ad-
Tom O'Rourke, the hacker of
Dixon, does not think it will be much of an
advantage, but depend upon it he will have
reason to change his opinion. One thing is
certain, viz, that both contestants are un-
1ergoing a very careful training, and it is
reasonable to anticipate that quite close |
md interesting contest will take place.
rugllistio Affairs in General
If all stories are true, Parson Davies, Jack. |
ION, Hall, Frank Slavin and Charley |
Mitchell are now all in one party. Mitchell |
has taken charge of Hall to prepare him |
or his proposed contest with Pritchard. I |
confess that this arrangement looks very
strange in the light of recent events, and it |
hows more than ever that Parson Davies is
very strange and shrewd man. have met
everal people who emphatically claim that
he Slavin and jackson contest was q
fixed" one. I am not prepared to indorse
hat view of it, but 1 am free to admit that
here are some very strange features con-
lected with the movements of the party.
Any of these pugilists can afford to act
lishonestly in one of these contests for very
zig purses There is SO much money to
Iivide and not q cent to lose that would
lot be surprised at any arrangement.
Bob Fitzsinmons tells me that he is
through with Jimmy Carroll Nobody can
,lame Fitz, becatise in Carroll he is taking
beaten man round the country and giving
lin half the shows profits. Carroll, indeed,
las been in luck And he Mas been ener-
,etically ''backcapping" the champion.
;arroll has had good thing, and has been
Inable to appreciate it
Fitzsimmons thinks that O'Brien will de.
eat Pritchard, and will come to this coun-
- tn f1uht Fifz The lattar novo p,o M |
eason tor so thinking, and it may be that
he wish is father to the thnnpht Pritch. |