The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-28

in the world. He is better ring general
than even Jack Dempsey. If he is fit
don't think he can lose, barring chance
blow. Myer is an awfully game man. and
he is always in the best of condition. l
have played hand bali with him during
his training. and know in just what good
shape he gets for fight. | saw the fight
between him and McAuiiffe at Judson.
Ind, and although Jack went around
him like q cooper around barrel
for twenty rounds, the pace was
too fast. had my money on
McAuiiffe, but would have been glad to
have taken it down before that fight was
half over. How Corbett can beat Sullivan
don't see. The San Francisco man is
big and strong and wonderfully clever. but
there is no force to his blows. Further
more. / doubt if he would stand punish
ment. He had never been called on to do
so yet. think all he hopes for is draw,
which is almost equivalent to victory.
He Will do none of the leading. and Will
make Sullivan do all the fighting. He
cannot afford to exchange blow for blow,
for If the champion gets in with his right
corbett knows he will be knocked out.
tell you none of them have ever yet stood
mp and fought Sullivan. As to the Dixon
Sicily fight, they say that Sicily IS
mighty clever iad but he hasn't the ex-
perience, and I'll take professional
against an amateur every time. / mean
TO bet my money on the three champions"
William Collier, OF the Reed and Collier
"Hoss and Hoss" company, takes q very
lively interest in the coming fights and
has his own ideas about the results. He
says: II think it a cinch that Sullivan,
Myer and Dixon will win. There can be
no doubt that Sullivan is IN the pink of
condition. 1 have letters from close
friends of the champion, who have been
with him during his training, that he
could not be in better form. My opinion
Is that Corbett is working TO insure the
successful future of his play ''Gentleman
Jack" He has everything to win and
nothing to lose. If he is beaten he will be
rated rs high as he is now. If he makes a
stand-of he will be at the top, and if he
should win he will be king. In case he
makes draw his play will be worth cool
hundred thousand to him in one season."
Mark Norton's opinion is: "If McAuliffe
is not IN condition he will get licked. If
he Is, he will win. like Dixon, and don't
know anything about Sicily. AS for the
big ones, | don't think Corbett has any
chance. The Californian will try for
draw, because it would be a great thing for
him even TO get that much and l think
the fight will last thirty or forty rounds"
Ben Goldwater picks Meyer, Dixon and
Corbett, the latter to win inside of twelve
rounds. He explains his choice as follows:
81 pick Corbett because I know him.
have seen him fight several times, went to
school with him, and was q pupil under
him. Besides / am Native Son, and so
is he, On the other hand, Sullivan is too
much weakened by his dissipation"
Charles l.. Hawkins thinks Meyer,
Sicily and Sullivan will be the winners.
The first two will be long fights, but as re-
CARDS the last fight he has the same opin-
ion as Paddy Ryan: If Corbett isn't
licked in seven rounds it will be long
fight.
c. ID. Beebe says: az shall have to see
Sullivan licked before believe anyone
living can do it. I knew Sullivan before
he commenced fighting and have watched
him ever since, and tell you he is phe-
nomenon, although l think the hardest
fight Sullivan ever had was before he en-
tered the ring. when he whipped two Bos-
ton butchers at once in a rough and tum-
Bile. Corbett will make good fight and
expect it will last twenty or thirty rounds.
The Myer-McAuliffe match is pretty close,
although Mac ought to win. l wouldn't
bet on the Dixon-Skelly fight"
d. G. Egan, lately of the California
Athletic club. says: "The winners will
be McAuliffe. Dixon and Corbett. The
first fight will be close, although Macs
superior generalship ought to land him a
winner. / think the same of Dixon. He
is hard hitter and game fighter, and
has good head. l know Corbett in
timately; in fact, was instrumental in
first getting him into the ring. and have
watched him develop and improve. l
bank on his youth. admitted science and
long reach. Besides he is cleverer than
Sullivan. Corbett will win under thirty
rounds. At first he will keep away until
he gets onto Sullivan's style, but he will
fight in earnest and won't try for a draw"
Ed Cuff, the prize-fighter says: Sullivan
sure. don't see how he can lose will
gamble that he will lick Corbett inside of
twenty rounds. The Myer- Nc Auliffe
mill will be pretty close, but think Mac
will win. / saw him fight Carroll and
think him the cleverest fellow l ever saw.
Dixon. too. is pretty sure winner"
jimmy Smith thinks: "There will be
three of the greatest fights in the world,
and the one between the little fellows will
be just as good as that between the big
ones. Corbett may last twelve or fifteen
rounds with Sullivan, but John will give
him an awful beating. A great deal is
said about Corbett being wonderfully
quick and clever, which is all true, but
he'll find John l.. just about as quick.
The best match will be between McAuliffe
and Myer. They are pair of wonderful
fighters and will make a great bat
tie. But if bet it will be on Nc
Aulffe. l don't think there is any doub:
about Dixon winning, but / believe young
Sicily will make game fight"
Lon Knight, the umpire. is regretting
that he will not be able TO see the fight.
He says: Il don't think there Will be anv
trouble To guess the result except in the
fight between McAuliffe and Myer and I
believe that McAuliffe will win that. l
saw his battle with Carney and he is a
wonderful fighter. He was in 10 condi-
ton at ALL but he made a chopping block
of Carney for about twelve rounds and
then WAS used up by his own exertions."
Billy O'Donneu agrees with the
majority of the sporting element in the
opinion that the winners will be Sullivan.
McAuliffe and Dixon.
linn Harrison who ia punil Of Corba,.