The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-04
fe and Dixon. believing that Dixon will

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win in short order.
, Sam Moyses chooses Sullivan. Myer and
Dixon. He thinks Corbstt will give Sulli-
van great fight, while Myer and Dixon
ought to win easily.
Alex Ranke stakes his chances upon the
three Jacks, Sullivan in an easy trot, but
Sicily in hard race.
Ed Cutie. the pugilist, retains his old
faith in Sullivan. McAuiiffe and Dixon,
and expects to see them win.
Jim Wilson is a strong Myer man and is
ready to back mis- opinions. He also names
Sullivan and Dixon as winners.
Pete Mcdonald. of Sno:somish, holds the
same opinion as Wilson.
Dan Creelan, who has handled several
fighters and knows Corbe.t we'll, expects
to see Handsome Jim victorious. For the
other fights he names McAuliffe and
Dixon.
J. B. Winterfeld. of New York, pins his
faith to Sullivan, Myer ard Dixon.
Tom Suponiska has great faith In Sicily
and Sullivan. He believes McAuliffe will
win his fight.
Gus Betman. of Victoria. is in the city
visiting his many friends. Speaking of
the fights. he says the sane opinions pre-
vail in Victoria as here, Sullivan. Nc
Auliffe and Dixon being the favorites. He
believes, however, that Biay Myer will win
his fight. He is also Sullivan and Dixon
man.
Jim Harrison is tho strongest Corbett
man in town. Speaking Of the fight he
said he expected to see Corbett win inside
of thirty rounds. McAuIiffe and Dixon
he thinks are sure winners in twenty-five
and twenty rounds respectively.
Ben Goldwater is another enthusiastic
Corbett man, and like thu thoroughbred
he il has backed up his opinion and is
willing to go some more. Goldie il also
great on Myer, and says that McAuliffe is
q licked man. He thinks Dixon will win
the featherweight fight.
Tom Urquhart, who is considered one Of
the best-posted men on fighters in Seattle,
thinks that Sullivan is a sare winner, but
that Corbett will use waiting tactics, and
that John L. will have to fight about forty
five rounds before he wins. He thinks
Myer will win in long fight. while Dixon
has sure thing.
John Considine, who is credited with
being shrewd bettor, is resdy to back the
champions at reasonable ODDS.
Professor Bill Davis, s-heavy-weight
champion of the world and an old fighter.
is of the opinion that Sullivan is an I'M
equaled man and destined 10 go down 10
posterity as an unyanquished fighter. On
the McAuliffe-Myer fight he leans slightly
toward the latter. believing that Jacks
star is about set. He does not think any
novice is capable of licking Dixon, and
consequently backs the colored boy.
Tommy Clancy, whose reputation as
judge of pugilists is too well known to
need mention, is backing Sullivan, Nc
Auliffe and Dixon. He considers that Sui
Ivan has the hardest fight Of the three,
not that Corbett is such dangerous man,
but that his tactics are likely to be tantal-
izing. He thinks the feather-weight fight
will be a long one.
Frank Morley, who Is also considered q
criterion on prize fighting, sums up the
three fights in this way:
never questioned the outcome of the big
fight, as Sullivan has always sppeared like .
phenomenon. l cannots believe that Corbett
ever entertained an idea that he could 60 in and
whip Sullivan, but rather took into cousidera-
ton John LIS inebriation and dissipation and
doubted his ability to make losg fight, and as
Handsome" Jim is not lacking in self esteem
he believed he could stand Oft the champion
until the latter fought himself out, when he
could go in and obtain dollars and fame. II
such was the case, ]. Corbstt made q grievous
error in consenting to fight In New Orleans, -
know them to be good, square people down
there and the scion of Californis will be forced
to fight On the other hand. Sullivan will look
for Mitchell-Kilrain-Tu Wilson business. and