Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-18

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cannot form D correct estimate of man rs .
fighter until we see him get damaged in the
fray. 1 have seen men every bit as clever
| as Corbett, according to size, who were
wonderful as long as their opponents could
not reach them. But things were different
when hitting became mutual. 1t may be
that much of Corbett's cleverness will van.
ish when he is the recipient of some
good blows Mark, 1 only say that 1t may
be. Most assuredly he will not find every
| body as easy as he found Sullivan; he will
! meet men who probably will not only stop
his leading, but hit him.
But, taking everything into considera-
tion, Corbett is one of the best boxers there
has been in this country, and he is quite
liable to defeat anybody in q contest under
Queensberry rules 1 feel sure that he can
defeat Mitchell, because the la tier is GER
tainly not IS good as he was. There was q
time when Mitchell and Corbett would have
made q great contest, but Mitchell is older
now, and his hands are very bad. To be
sure, there 10 lots of talking going on, and
Mitchell can hold his own in this resnect
But fail to see how Corbett is going to
do himself any good by abusing Charley
Mitchell All the talk about making
Mitchell fight or run away Is nonsense. /
know of no man who is readier to fight than
Mitchell if everything is all right. We
must not forget tina: Mitchell faced John L.
Sullivan when everybody thought Mitchell
was going to certain death. Then Sullivan,
just as Corbett is saying now, declared that
he would "punch the life out of the En-
glish pup" etc Sullivan did not do it, and
his threats only recoiled on himself.
Probable Big Glove Contest.
But there is a more dangerous man for
Corbett than Mitchell and that is Peter
jackson. The latter is regarded by many as
the best man in the world today and there
is much reason for thinking that he is. At
any rate he is so good that Corbett cannot
with anv reason or fairness continue to call
himself champion and decline to meet
jackson. This color line is all humbug
among fighters, besides Corbett has already
contested against the negro.
OF course Corbett's recent contest has re-
called his cantest with jackson and there is
still much diversity of opinion regarding
that event. Corbett claims that he
treated" jackson and the latter claims the
contrary. Corbett claims that he was very
sick when he met Jackson and the latter
claims that che had only one leg" when
he met Corbett And so they go on. But
dav or two ago did see a copy of tele-
gram from Parson Davies to friend in
Chicago on the day of the Corbett and Jack
son contest, urging that Chicago man to
bet all he had on Jackson as the latter was
in perfect trim. This conflicts with the in
iured leg story and if it is true it would
seem that it is unsafe to say that jackson is
better man than Corbett.
Personally cannot see how Jackson can
be anv cIeverer than Corbett He, Jack
son, NAV beat the new champion in other
respects but in activity in boxing Corbett is
sure to be as good as jackson. At any rate
there ought to be a contest between the
two anG if there is it will surely be re-
markable one.
Goddard also wants to meet Corbett. I
may be mistaken but Goddard does not
strike me as a man at all likely to defeat
Corbett; indeed. would not be surprised if
Goddard entirely failed to hit Corbett. It
is not likely that Goddard and Corbett will
contest for a long time.
Among the Lesser Lights.
Those who iourneyed to New Orleans to
see the big boxing events saw some very
tame work Probably the closest contest
of the three was that between McAuliffe
and Mver 1t was closer than it appeared
TO be because Just as sure as we live there
was q stage where McAuliffe was nearly
done :or But his remarkable generalship
pulled him through and he beat quite a
plucky little fellow
McAulife is on the wane and if he does
not leave the ring his waterloo is not far of.
man with little more judgment than
Myer and just little quicker would have
beaten McAuliffe because the latter would
not have beer allowed SO many rests as he
got in the ring.
But am surprised to know how Myer
ever got the name of being q frst-class
fighter. He is game little chap and that's
oh nd hox in he ha
to defeat Jimmy Carroll is mystery.
The contest between George Dixon and
Skelly was Just as onesided as that between
Sullivan and Corbett Those instru-
mental in arranging the contest between
Dixon and Skelly ought to think shame of
themselves and those who ever thought that
Skelly could defeat Dixon after seeing both
men were absolute fools. 1t is nothing
short of an absurdity to put novice against
a wonderful man like Dixon. Skelly is
good novice and would have made q good
showing against little fellows like Siddons
or Pierce, but it was an outrage to put him
against Dixon as a starter.
Dixon is the only bona fine worlds cham
pion to-day, and he Is wonder. If ever
there was what we call natural fighter he
is one, and nobody can defeat him who is
not a verv heavy hitter There is talk of
contest between Dixon and Griffin, and 1
am told that the latter has shown up in a
trial as good as Carroll, the lightweight.
If that is true Dixon may find more than
his match, but it is not likely that the story
is true. Still am inclined to think that
Griffin is the most likely man to defeat
Dixon.
Features of the Olympic Club.
1t may be of interest to say few words
about the club that has become so promi-
nent lately because of its enterprise. A
visitor in New Orleans is very likely to
come to the conclusion that the Olympic
Club is the only enterprising organization
i'll the city, and that its great mission is to
keep the city before the world. Be this as
it may, New Orleans from an everyday
commercial standpoint is far from being
lively. A city cannot expect to ''be in it,
nowadays that clings to the old fossilized
notion of one-horse street cars, and New
Orleans does this
But the Olympic Club is by all odds the
best that have seen of its kind. 1t is far
ahead of what the famous Pelican Club, of
London, used to be when at its best. One
very interesting feature of the club is the
"arena." 1t is arranged on an excellent
plan and there is not much difference be-
tween it and the turf. The ring proper is
bedded with a sand of clayish nature and
this is wonderful improvement on the
sawdust notion.
Every part of the building is excellently
furnished and there is q membership of
about 1900 No institution could have
finer gentlemen for officials than the
Olympic. L am sure abler and more per-
feet gentlemen than President Wool, Secre-
tary w. d. Ross and Vice President Sporl
cannot be found anywhere Their enter
prising and successful policy has made the
club
1t is certain that no more colored men
will annear in the clnh,s arAna sn that Iack