, 1892-02-07
AMONG THE SLUGGERS.
Corbett's FIunking Tactics in Ar
ranging His Fights.
Fitzsimmons IndustriousIy Training
For His Next Go.
Interesting Notes to Lovers of the
Prize Ring.


Prize ring doings have been rather
quiet during the week just past. Per
haps the most interesting prize ring news
to the readers of THE LEADER will be the
announcement that Billy Woods of Den
yer, who was recently knocked out by
Choyinski at San Francisco, will fight
Frank Dobbs, Leadville's heavy weight
champion. next Thursday at Creede to a
finish.
WILL CoRBETT SLIDE OUT?
Corbett's stand in the matter of Nit
chells funking his signed agreement to
box Corbett six rounds at Madison
Square garden Feb. IL, will, unless Nit
chell comes to the scratch, place him In a
very ~unenviable. but not unjust, position
before the public. Four years ago
Dempsey. by square proposals to Nit
chell, for a finish fight, any style, made
the country too hot for the willy English
man. Unless Mitchell will keep their
contract, after the terms Corbett has Of
fered, to postpone the date to Feb. 20 or
81 and in case he bests Corbett to receive
,ho ont;,o rooo;n,s ond in tho oron, of
Gorha,t settina he decision allow MT.
chell 81. 500. Anyway, Corbett wanting
M,tcbofTs cbanoes 70 aet het,ar ,hnn
e. son u g an ~mnen,;vocai dofsa, .re IN
~ ostUaaGn, o9 ;ndn;nH ,ho oourea uorn
nor Manov ba: mo- narsnas;on With lbs
month faG;r When there il a one IN two
chances of his reputation, acquired
through trickery. being ENDANGERED.
EARNESTLY PREPARING FoR BATTLE.
Fitzsimmons is earnestly at work and
assisted BY such able trainers in his work
as Jimmy Carroll and Prot. Robertson
iii - c. c..uo TT. -
wa" ~"
with Madden's Irish champion. F1tz-
simmons sincere work indicates he don't
underestimate his task and lack of con-
dition won't detraot from Makers glory
in the event of his winning If here il any
c~ons;derino their relative weights. A good
thing IN Remember sbonld city" and
Hall ever come together. allowInp Hall
anv the best of weight, is that ''Fitz' pre-
TERED Maber at catch weights for $4,000
rather than meet Hall for $40, 900 under
the same conditions. "Fitz" has been
sin ~, with Hall twice. resulting in a
score for each. ''Fitz' would have had
the call in the betting by a ~conslderable
margin had thew met at st. Paul last fall.
AZ eSnected. at a regular middleweight
limit. Should Maber defeat s'Fitz''
witbout great difficulty and Hall and
''Fitz" come together SFitz's'' choice of
Maher in preferrence to Hall will be a tin
Hall rut out Jack King as soon as
JaoLoon did Of Cb;cooo Feb l b,, tho
~nne@; - NIL poso. ~ ~
same evening III p"A Douen' Tue Oan-
muck, Hall encountered with the same re-
result by Just abe tactics that gained Gus
Lambert's decision against Jackson, viz,
Clinching and hugging until the referee
parted them. Boden managed to stay
the required four rounds.
Dixon's readiness to go any one if there
is anything in 1t is too well known to al.
low any of the takers to gain n cred
table notoriety by challenging HIM. IN,
ticipating the talk OF McCartbY's friends
to again light him, Dixon on Jan. 30
posted $500 with the Police Gazette for
MCCARTHY or johnson OF England to
cover, and they can be accommodated Tor
all the money they want. Dixon is a
COON, but as a representative OF the
worlds bantam championship is ready to
meet any doubtors OF his ability to retain
that title. Americans can well feel a
a p~ardonable pride in the little dusky
gladiator. He's Americas hrst real
champion Of the world gained by ring
Victories Jem Mace, perhaps, is the
only man to share i. that same category