The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-28
SPORTING SPLlNTERS.

The Fencers' club has Just issued beautifully
Autographed membership cards for 1892. This
club is in fourishing condition, has large
membership, and those fortunate enough to
belong to the organization take keen inter
est in their work. Some exceptionally expert
fencers have been developed by the club, and
at the head of them are B. ]. Mcconville and
B. o. Foster the efficient president and Sec
Rotary.
All eyes are turned New Orleansward, and
there is any amount of speculation as 10 the
outcome OF the fight between Maher and titz-
simmons, which comes of at the Crescent ity
next Wednesday night. Reports from the
east indicate that Maher is the favorite there,
but the salt Lake sports think that Fltzslm-
mons will win.
a Chicago paper contains the following:
New Orleans is crazy on the subject of
pugilism; the best men of the town talk OF
nothing else but the coming Fltzsimmons-
Msher fight. They take sides and discuss it
with as much interest as they Go national cleo
lions" So said John Lexington, of that city at
the st. James hotel last night I'VE have two
big clubs that give boxing shows, and dozen
others of MINOR note. We have boxing some
where or another every night in the week. New
Orleans seems to be paradise for square fight
eTs just now, and money is easy. Take young
Cailaghan, for instance. He is living we'll and
doing nothing but nursing his sore hand because
some OF the sports think that with proper rest
he can whip the man who defeated him. IL will
! take year they say TO get him all right again,
but that fact does not seem to bother the people
/ behind him, and there ne is That is only an in
stance OF how lighters are considered. 1 think
/ the fight between FltZsimmons and idaher will
draw s25, Co.," MIR. Lexington is not sporting
man, as one might IMAGINE from his talk, but .
! dry goods merchant. and also the proprietor Of
a family hotel called the Lakeside just out Of
New Orleans.
Frank P. Slavin is having lots of trouble
with his hackers Some time ago George
Piesse cabled that he would not back Frank
| for $1,000 Tor fight TO a finish with Sullivan
and now Mr.. Dougharty, of Melbourne, de-
clines to come up with the needful. In a re-
cent interview with a reporter of the Melbourr
| Sportsman, Mr.. Dougharty said:
| "All that l can say is that IL Slayin has
treated his best friends IN England badly ht
| viii get no backing from me. But under an!
| circumstances ] should have hesitated very
much, II not declined altogether, TO have any
| thing to do with finding money for Slavin Will,
he is connected with Mitchell. OF course L has,
this on reports. written and oral, of Mitchell'
doings in England and America remembe
how badly he treated Kilrain with whom hi
was once so friendly. after he was beaten b.
Sullivan al Richburg."
Then you will have nothing to do witt
backing Sullivan against Sullivan, Mr.. Dough
arty:''
u don't quite say that. But wha, do say is
that shall have 10 be very much more salts
neQ Win Tue aspect OF aHalrS before put "
money. ] Shall require TO know-first, that h
has acted squarely TO Mr. PieSse in the matte
OF the Jackson match. Then, if the match di,
come of in Americs, should not care to have
come OF anywhere but in the California Athleti
club, for l believe Slavin would get fair pla
there. But shall cable to Eir. Piesse in a da
or two, SO as to get the correct version OF tn
affair."
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Childs, the colored pugilist of Los Angeles
| who knocked La Blanche out in three rounds
short time ago, has concluded to give the Marin
another chance, and the mill will come off o.
March 81
t + t
Bendon the famous old school fighter. is il
| San Francisco.