Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-03

ing accounts Of the battle, some Of which
were awfully prejudiced against the Eng
lishman. Why this should be 30 don't
know. One young mans story of the battle
really gave johnson credit for nothing
at all, and wound up BY saying
that Dixon danced a Jig before dressing
after the fight was over. Of course, this
was said to disparsge the abilities Of the
Englishmau. Such bigoted accounts have
no influence whatever among thoughttal
and Intelligent people, and only injure the
truth.
Few Puzilistio GeneralitieA
John L. Sullivan has once moro declared
ing for his fight with Corbett Since the
show season closed John has had high old
time of it, and his backer has had to call .
halt 1t is not before time, if there is any
earnestness about the proposed big battle.
Sullivan will only have about 10 or IL
weeks to get ready in, and depend upon it
he will need all the time at command.
will be very much surprised if he can be
gotten into first-class condition by the early
part Of September. He can, of course, be
gotten into condition sufficiently good to
keep him going five or six rounds. but if
the rounds get into the twenties, don't
will be better able to judge of this later on.
There is still some uncertainty about a
man being forthcoming to fight Fitzsim-
mons next September There is something
difficult to understand about this matter.
The Olympic Club, of New Orleans, offers
purse of $12, 600 for a contest between Fitz-
simmons and O'Brien. Now why an offer
OF this kind should be made to O'Brien and
a man like Smith ignored I fail to see.
Choynski has offered to try to knock
O'Brien out in four rounds and it is. safe to
say that he cannot do that with Smith. if he
can do it all. Smith, BY all means, accord
ing to record, is a more likely man for Fitz-
simmons than O'Brien.
The Two Joes In Frisco.
It is very pleasing to have two winners in
one week and the victory OF Goddard over
McAuliffe gives me that many during the
week just ended. From the first day of the
match between the two Josephs have per-
sistently expressed the opinion that it was
difficult to see where McAuliffe had any
chance at all in defeating Goddard. The
latter is among the first raters and in my
judgment superior man to Choynsk and
not very far below Jackson, while McAulife
is not very far removed from the class to
which such men a. Cardiff belong.
But one of the surprises to me concerning
the contest Thursday night was the heavy
betting on the result And the odds were
on McAuliffe at that. Also in the East on
the strength Of Sullivan's prediction that
McAuliffe would win many people backed
the latter. It seemed such q sure thing to
me that few days ago persuaded friend
of mine to bet to on Goddard if he could
do no better.
As . result Of the contest We may have
heard the last of McAuliffe. He is one of
the men who 10 too big to be . fighter.
Goddard we will hear from again, and while
he may not be capable of beating anybody
on earth he will give the best OF men good
warm argument for supremacy.
Discussing the chances of the two men in
this paper May % I said that If Goddard
could not defeat q man like McAuliffe he
had better 60 back to Australia, and 1 also
said that it would be wise to bet on God
dard on q big. scale. PR1NGLE