Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-11-13

John L. Sullivan with undaunted I.oht.
Outside of the purse and side bet that
r,Iobt he made Corbett has very little 10
cain by fighting Jackson again. Inc
Great mass of the American people pc
lave HIM TO be Peters master, ana MS
Southern admirers do not relish the
idea of his fighting with negro. Ihey
s,v be did so once in order TO prove
that he was not afraid of him, and hay
inc done this, and having been virtual
" defrauded out OF what SHOULD nave
been his victory. he should decline
any further matches with MIN.
Their arguments might not
have so much weight with jim
we're they not such devoted patrons OF
the drama. Jim wants their hearty
support OF his play, and he can't get
it unless he conforms to their wishes:
I think myself that it would be Dit OF
wisdom on his part to give Goddard the
preference after Charley Mitchell, but
he has promised to meet jackson, ana II
he does so and is in as good CONDITION as
he was when he defeated John Il. SuIll-
van. I think he will serve Peter as Joe
Cboynski served George Godfrey.
cold Chocolate" wasn't knocked sense
less by any means. He saw that he was
.'np against IT." that be had no chance
of winning, and when hoOred the last
time he stayed down until counted out.
He was thoroughly whipped.
OPPOSITION is the life of trade, and
the opposition, or rather the rivalry OF
the fighting clubs of this city and New
Orleans, is making the trade OF puglllsm
very profitable one for the stars OF the
profession. The Coney Island Club Di-
rectory has got its blood up and 1t In
tends TO capture tho big fights here
after. President Noel, of the new
Crescent Athletic Club, OF New Orleans,
seems to be trading largely on the rep
utation OF the Olympic Club, which he
has lust abandoned. No doubt he ana
his confreres are able TO make good all
the prizes that they agree 10, bnt light
ers can depend upon it that the Olympic
Club is not going 10 be wiped out or
existence at one fell swoop, and II the
new Crescent Club has plain sailing 1t
will be strange, indeed. | regret e1-
cesdingly the secession of Mr.. Noel and
his associates from the old Club, with
all it's fiStc enterprise. New Orleans is
not big enough to maintain two boxing
clubs of the first class. Their rivalry
will put up the price Of contests so high
that IL one of them fails to attract pub
lie patronage, financial ruin will be the
result TO the Club In whose ring 1t takes
pa,e. The Coney Island Club has with
IN an area Of 200 miles OF it's doors, the
largest and bts; financial patronage In
the world. 1t mas not only the millions
OF people living in New York, Brook
lyn, Jersey City, Staten Island, Newark
aud Elizabeth TO draw from, but Bos-
ton, Providence, Hartford, New
Haven, Troy, Albany, Trenton,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
and all the intermediate towns as we'll.
II it determines to crush out opposition
il can do so in one season. 1t is re-
ported here that Bob Fitz9im mons re-
celved regular salary (perhaps a re-
tanning fee would be the better thing to
call it) for giving the Olympic Club the
first call on his services. 1t IS said that
Mr.. Noel has induced him TO transfer
his allegiance TO his new club. That
fact has been the Olympic's trump
card: but as great an attraction as Fitz
undoubtedly is, he Is not absolutely In
dispcnSable If he does not watch out
the Coney Island Club may show him
this, and il it docs he viii never get y
chance TO fight Hall for moro than half
the purse thst he is now offered In New
York.
President Noel doesn't like the stake
less ring, but the objection he malcS to
it is groundless. He says that 1t is too
springy, and tina; If man is sent
against 1t with any force he runs a
great risk OF being thrown forward by
the vibration Of It's ropes. Mr.. Noel is
not keen observer. The fact OF the
matter is, that he Is wholly mistaken,
and the very reverse Of his reason Is the
real objection TO stakeless ring. 1t Is
a matter OF possibility, as stakeess
rings arc now constructed, to get their
ropes taut. When a man Is forced
against them, instead Of throwing him
off like a billiard cushion they give
way with his weight, belly out as IL
were, and most times he loses his bal
ance. and becomes helpless on them.
This happened to Joe LanLon twice in
his fight at Ccnoy Island with George
Godfrey and has happened to more than
one man In the ring Of tho Manhattan
Club. This "bellyins" is the only OBJ
lection to stGkeless ring. In every
other respect it is far superior to the
Old eight.poster. BY securely guying
the posts of the new style ring and by
the use of powerful pulley block it
might be possible TO so tighten the
ropes Of stakeless ring as to make Mr..
Noel's objection valid, but even with
the best OF mechanical appliances it
would be a difficult task.