Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-21

ter OF the ring l am fully persuaded that
the Olympic Club authorities will not al
low a repetition of the Corbett and jackson
burlesqne, but give the contest To Sullivan.
IT Corbett was thoroughly game man I
an inclined to think that he would defeat
Sullivan under any circumstances, but his
lack Of that genuine pluck that makes great
| fighters deteriorates him considerably. He
| has powerful blow, but he is invariably
prevented from dealing out its full force by
retreating when he IS delivering it. There
is cowardice in this, and it is exactly what
Corbett did when ne met Jackson. 1t is
| because Of this that ! am of opinion that he
will be defea ed, for the chances are always
in favor of Sullivan getting home a big
blow now and then, while Cor5ett's lack of
courage will handicap him in that respect
1 will, indeed, be surprised if Corbett
would stand the punishment Sullivan would,
| and, moreover L don't think that Corbett
can give as much as Sullivan can. Boxing
aad activity are on the side of Corbett and
pluck and power on the side of Sullivan.
L helieye the latter will win if Sullivan is
in anything like good condition, but I GER
tainly do not expect him to have an easy
task.
The Other Two CoutrstA
Everything is going finely along for the
contests between Myer and McAuliffe and
Dixon and Skelly. So far there has not
been much speculation on the events, chiefly
because the big event is overshadowing
! them. Latest accounts from the South
state that McAulife and Skellv are doing
verv well The 'bloods" of New York are
/ confident OF Saelly being victorious over
/ Dixon, although do not notice that con-
fdence being backed up by money. If
Skeliy makes a good fight with Dixon he
will do well. OF course he might win, but
| I do not th;nk he will.
Dixon is in excellent condition according
to latest reports, and it is needless to say
that Dixon and his friends ere Just as con-
fident of victory as they can be. If he is
defeated, depend upon it Skelly will be
real wonder.
There is bound to be some heavy specula-
tion on the Myer and McAuliffe contest.
| 1 am informed that McAuliffe is in fine
| fettle, and, while it is very risky, venture
the opinion that he will win if he enters
the ring all right His friends say he is all
right at present
/ have a great respect for Mver, and hi,
victory over Carroll won him many support
ers But some very good Judges, including
Fitzsimmons state positively that Carroll
never fought worse in his lite than he did
against Myer. There is apparently some
truth in this, because l cannot forget that
Bowen defeated Myer and Gibbons beat
Bowen.
The Hall and Pritchard Battle.
Tomorrow evening, according to arrange
ments, Pritchard, the Englishman, nd Hall,
the Australian, will meet and settle the
question of their comparative pugilistic
merits. There are one or two local sporting
men who want to back Pritchard, but there
is an absence of Hall money.
As to the result of the battle I have no
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know sufficient about Hall. For a long
time he has only been pugilist on paper
and boxer at the shows. If he is not bet
ter than his contest with Mccarthy showed
him to be he will be beaten.
Pritchard is a fighter, and if Hall beats
him 1t is almost safe to say that Hall is a
better man than Fitzsimmons There is
one feature we must not overlook, how
ever. Pritchard has never faced man of
Halls build, and 1 dare say he has not
fought man OF Halls style of f1hting.
This may make quite difference to Pritch-
ard. but it is hardly to be expected that
Hall, clever though he may be, will be able
to keep Pritchard away from him.
The Now 1rotting Record.
1t has been long looked for and has come
at last The trotting record has been broken
beyond all doubt, and Maud S is
no longer the great star she has been
for the past seven or eight years
To best trotting record is always
remarkable but when a second and halt is
chipped off the mark it is more remarkable
still OF course 1 am referring to the mark
OF Maud S, because Mr. Bonner has always
claimed that her mark of 2:0SA was a bet
ter chievement than the 2:0SX of Sunol.
Will it be still further lowered this year?
and who will lower it? are two interesting
nnrdI tn hat prld nahI
the driver Of Nancy Hanks who made the
2:07H on Wednesday, says, that mare is
quite likely to make her record still better
this year. Doubtless Mr.. Bonner will now
do all in his power to try and retrieve the
laurels lost by Maud and Sunol, and we
are sure to have several efforts made to
break the record again before winter |
comes
Hal Pointers mile in 2:o5A lowers the
pacing record lull second, and dethrones
Johnston. 1t is worthy of note that the |
did not create twentieth part of the en- |
thusiasm that the feat of Nancy Hanks did |
Already there are many people trying to |
detract from the greatness OF Nancy Hanks |
performance. 1t is claimed that the pneu- |
matic-tired sulky is so much faster than the |
ordinary suky, as drawn by Maud when |
she made her record, that the performance |
of Maud is the better OF the two. This is |
only a matter OF opinion, and does not alter
the fact that Nancy Hanks trotted full
mile on tair track in 2:07H. The great
object is to get horse to trot the full
measured mile and on level ground in the
quickest time. Good equipment, of course,
is one OF the essentials. The sulky does |
not push the horse; the horse draws the
sulky, and it is therefore, the speed of the
horse that counts. Maud or Sunol may
have been, or even may be, able to trot
mile in 2:07L harnessed to a pneumatic
tired sulky. but they have not done it, and |
that is the fact we have to deal with. We
never think of detracing from the great
teats OF Zimmerman, the bicyclist, or Han
Ian, the sculler, by arguing that taking |
modern improvements in bicycles and scul-
boats into consideration, present records |
are not as good as those OF the old-timers.
Ii is the quickest time from end to end |
we're aiming at, and Nancy Hanks so far
has trotted from end to end of a mile
quicker than any horse thu world has ever
known.
Jewrtrs Recent Sprinting Record.
There promises to be some trouble over
the claim that Harry Jewett ran 100 yards /
in As seconds at Cleveland yesterday
week. 1t Is stated that the A. A. A will |
investigate the matter, and L trust this will |
be done carefully. I am not going to say |
that Jewett did not do the teat claimed, but |
there are grounds tor an investiga alton, and |
1t will be more satisfactory to all concerned |
if the record is accepted after thorough |
inquiry.
Certainly there is much more Drce in
Jewett's claim than in the absurd claim of |
Swimmer Kenny, who, it is alleged, at
Philadelphia not only took the cramps and