Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
ABINGTON'S TOUGHS
Said to Have Been Engaged to Knock
Pugilist Hall Out.
A SURPRISING COMPACT MADE.
The Australian and Pritchard Will Tour
England Together.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY
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| LONDON, Aug. N.-[ Copyright 1T is
not generally known that the fight between
Ted Pritchard and Jim Hall took place at
Squire Abington's place near Brighton.
This fact in itself has no great significance,
but when it Is coupled with others it gives
strength to the rumor that Pritchard was
going to WIN the fight by hook or crook
The fact that there was only one of Halls
friends at the ringside, and that his two
| stanchest supporters, Parson. Davies and
Joe Choynski, were left, shows that there
was something more than accident in the
| arrangement
When Jim Wakely, Phil Lynch and
Charley johnson were left behind at the
Smith Kllrain fight in France there was
some excuse, but on this occasion the leav-
ing of Davies and Choynski was deliber-
ately planned. That these two gentlemen
feel aggrieved goes without saying Davies
Is Halls manager and should have been at
the ringside, while Choynski is Halls side
partner and came from America on purpose
to be Halls second if any match was made
in England. That these two men feel sore
is certain, and they will have story to tell
when they step off the City of Rome, which
should reach New York on Saturday next.
The BulIies We're There.
What makes this matter still worse Is the
fact that Squire Abingdon had all his
chosen henchmen around him in case they
should be needed. They were the pick of
the Birmingham division, and comprised
Jack Baldock, Jimmy Carney, Bill Smith
and Sam Blackjack. The major part of
these worthless were instrumental in pre-
venting Frank Slavin beating Jem Smith
at Bruges That Pritchard did not win is
no fault of his friends, but the immense
superiority of Hall was 20 pronounced and
sudden that nothing short Of murder could
have deprived him of the victory
1t was thought that Hall would accom-
pany Davies and Choynski back to Amer
lea, as he had all along said he had intended
to be present at the New Orleans fights, and
that he was anxious to ratify match with
Bob Fitzsimmons, but everyone was aston
lshed when he announced that he was going
to remain In England for some time. Hall
intends to double up with Pritchard and
star through the United Kingdom, and it is
quite possible that the pair will go to
America together Peter Jackson will re-
too, will leave for the United States He
tells me that while he will issue no chal.
lenges he stands ready to fight any man in
the world.
There is little or no betting on the Cor
bett-Sullivan fight Nearly all Americans
want to back Sullivan and several have
offered to wager 100 to 70 on the big llow.
Bubear's Good Rowing Crew.
The rowing people of London are greatly
exercised over the single sculI champion
ship George Bubear, the ex-champion,
forfeited his title to William G. East while
he was in Australia. Now Bubear has re-
turned and wants to row East Bubear won
the open scull race at the national regatta
this week, and this event is generally re-
crew also won the four-oared race In record
time, and it is more than probable that the
crew will be seen IN Chicago at the big re-
gatta. 1t is a very strong force, undoubt-
edly the best England has had for some
years. The ensemble il: Bubear, 168
pounds; Jack Corcoran, 173 pounds; Will |
lam Haines, 180 pounds, and Joe Gibson,
165 pounds. -...
It is very doubtful il any amateur crew
will 60 to Chicago. The sore engendered
by the Philadelphia regatta of 1876 has not
healed yet The college men regard Yale's
action as most unsportsmanlike, and will
not be tempted into any negotiations The
Frenchmen and the Englishmen are going
to have q race on the Seine on Sunday. Oc-
tober 8. 1t is an eight-oared affair, and the
London Rowing Club will send its best rep
resentatives The Circle Avignot is said to
be strong rowing club. The religious ele-
ment here is up in arms over such thing
as boat race on Sunday, but the rowers
have not conscientious scruples.