The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-11
LIKE A BAR ROOM SCRAP.
Brute Force, and Not Science, Marked the God.
dard- Naher Fight-Pugilistic Gossip

NEW YORK, Dec. N-The event OF tho
week In sporting circles was the fight be-
tween Maher and Goddard at the Coney
Island Athletic Club. People who passed
in their money TO see q good. clean, scien-
tiic exhibition found that it was conspicu-
Gus by Its absence. Old-timers who had
seen Sam Collysr break Barney Aaron's
ribs like pipe-stems were filed to overflow
Ing with delight IL was a turn after
the old school. Barring gouging. biting.
hugging. ETC., there was nothing In the
fight to dIstin guish it from o good old bar
room scrap, except that II was in q roped
ring. and that $500 was the incentive in.
stead of q misunderstanding over q glass
or two. Goddard sawed the air and
butted like q bull The contest
great strength backed by NO
science and q little science with no general
ship behind it Had Msher kk1tsss bead
this Australian Windmill he could have
made q ~choppIng-block of him and won az
he pleased. One tEing the Irish lad aid
demonstrate, and that was that his hears
is in the right place. He took his punish
ment like a man. and although he was
virtually whipped from the time he COM
menced to fight in Goddard's style he keeps
the ball moving until knocked into in
sensibility. The fight has demonstrated
one thing more. snd that Is Mr.. Goddard
has no business to NEEDLE with q scientific
fighter, least Of all men like Corbett, jack
son or F~itzsimmons.
Jimmie Carroll is again after George
D,soR's 1o scs1p. G GaFnoh . Is ss1iI p,.o to
He says: Il see by the papers that
ORourke Is willing to make q concession
in weight on behalf of Dixon. Griffin
claims the feather-weight championship 90
Griffin disputes Dixon's night TO the title
and has offered TO fight Dixon. Although
Dixon has said that he would tight Griffin
if he weighed q ton. he declined to meet
him at the festher-weieht limit. Griffin
then offered TO concede two pounds to
Dixon. This offer was refused. Dixon
asked to weigh In at the ring side at 1lS
pounds 1t is q physical impossibility for
Griffin to get below 40 pounds, and
URourke and Dixon are both aware OF
that fact. Dixon is afraid of Griffin and
so is ORourke. Now. ORourke can either
agree TO these terms or crawl with his
championship. O'Rourke has persistently
ignored my deposits. Isuppose he will. as
usual. go on blufing. 1t seems plain 20 mo
that he does not mean business. He knows
Grifin's ability as q tighter too well 10
take chances with him."
There is no longer any doubt about q
meeting between Jim Hall and Bob Fitz-
simmons. Everything but q few minor de-
tails in, this great match has been safis-
factoriIy arranged. and during the firet
week in March these men will decide thu
question of supremacy and ownership Of
$40. 900 in the arena of the Crescent City
Athletic Club. Jim Hall is now settled
here for awhile. and. after walking his sea
legs of, will get down to business and FIX
himself up for his approaching muss. Fitz-
simmons will train ct Bay 50. Louis, but
Hall is undecided as yet where he Will
round himself into shape. Much surprise
was expressed over q published interview
to the effect that Hall had assaulted the
old man Savage instead of Mitchell. for
which the latter is now serving two
months. Sporting men have not increased
their estimate of Hall since this state