Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-02
STRENGTH AND SKILL
To Have an Argument of Great In
terest in New Orleans Tonight,
BEGINNING AT S O'CLOCK SHARP.
Fitzsimmons and &aher Reported in First
Class Condition.
NEW YORK BETTORS FOR THE FRESHMAN
-sptcrAL TELEGRAM TO TIRE DISPATCH.

NEW ORLEANS, March Charlie
Mitchell has put himself in condition for
his sparring match before the Olympic Club
tomorrow night. He refused to meet Cor
bett because he was not in training He
has trained for couple of weeks and got
rid of his superflrous flesh, and will look
very well when he enters the ring to meet
big Felix Vauquelin, who will probably BE
placed against him. There was some talk
OF Choynski or Gresgains, but Mitchell de-
clared that the club had promised to put a
local man against him, and apparently will
insist upon tha: condition.
Siavin is solid as a rock and apparently
in splendid condition, although he has been
practicing but little lately. He says he
takes in very little weight, and is now at
1876 pounds Slavin would prefer to meet a
local man here.
"Is there any likelihood of your having
any important meeting before leaving this
counlry?''
S'avin on Meeting Sullivan.
"No, leave a month from tomorrow,
and have engagements for nearly the entire
time. l will go from New Orleans to
Canada, and after tour of the principal
cities there will 60 to New York and sail
for Europe"
at You defeat Jackson, what then?'
II viii only take short rest and then
return to America and make match with
Sullivan. That is what l came to America
for, and I grew tired of waiting. was
told Sullivan could not fight for 10 or IL
months and did not want to be idle all
the time. This Jackson match was then
proposed. l said would fight. II L lose,
of course my chance will be gone, but if
win 1 will be around in plenty of time to
meet Sullivan when he will be ready to
fight"
"What do vou think of the Maher-Fitz-
simmons 6ght?"
II think Maher ought to win, unless
Fitzsimmons has strengthened and improved
wonderfully in the last few years. / saw
him perform several times in the old
country, and think Il all can whip him. 1
saw Maher when he fought Lambert, in
England. He is big and strong, and a good,
hard hitter. I took fancy to him when L
saw him fight, and afterward Mitchell
favored him as much as did. think be
ought to win on weight and skill.
No F.tzsimmons Men There.
There will be no Fitzsimmons men in the
Slavin party. They had but one voice, and
that voice was all for Maher Mr. Gala
gher, the London writer, was asked for his
opinion. II have never seen Fitzsimmons"
said he, but L know q great deal about
Maner. He got second once in an English
amateur middle-weight championship, and
in Ireland, in competition, showed I'D
real good thing The first good man he ever
met was Peter Jackson, SSlt that was purely
an exhibition to please some friends who
were spending pleasant Christmas
evening, two years ago, and counted for
nothing. Since then ne abandoned the
amateur ranks and went in for professional
pugilism, being patronIzed by a well-known
bookmaker OF Dublin, of exceptional stand
ing-'Tony Sage. Mainly through his in
strumentality, in conjunction with Mitchell,
Maher was matched against Lambert, and
before half of the first round was over
Maher had done the business. Lambert
never had ghost of a show. Then he
fought Al Bowman, in Dublin, and readily
got away with him. Bowman was consid-
cred promising midd!e-weight.
Msher's Arrival in America.
eve next heard of Maher contemplating
making America his home. Sage arranged
matters for him with Billy Madden, and
since Maher's arrival it is common history
that he has won every time he was asked to
star. He has made short work of everv-
body pitted against him. 1t is my opinion
that he is now engaged to face the biggest
job he has ever had. In the meeting with
FifzSimmoEs, l think his strength will
serve him more than his science. although
since his advent in America he has consid-
erably improved in science. While retain
ing his power to punch right and left,
Maher is very loose, easy and close together,
and is very stout puncher / know moth
ing about Fitzsimmons."
Slavin finds it difficult to make choice
between the two, but if it were a case of
odds being laid on Fitzsimmons he would
take his chances on Maher Slayin has the
advantage of having seen both men.
Hall Believes in Maher.
Jim Hall. Fitzsimmons' old antagonist. is
also a strong old man. He will probably
try to make match with the winner OF the
Maher-Fitzsimmons fight II don't think
Fitzsimmons will win, be said. "It isnot
prejudice. Fitzsimmons is clever. He NAV
be cleverer than Maher, but Maher is skill
frl, is hard hitter, with two good hands.
and it is foolish to talk of a man giving
away 81 pounds to such an opponent as
Maher'
But there is no 21 pounds difference
suggested a bvstander "Fitzsimmons
OF superfluous flesh on him."
Hall looked puzzled, and after moments
pause remarked: "WelI, he trains down
and is strong at 1i0 pounds, and trains up
and is strong at 10 pounds. He must be
freak indeed. That is all there is of it.''
--aaer-s Arrival in New Orleans.
Madden and Fallon succeeded in their
scheme OF getting Naher into the CITY with
out anyone seeing him or finding where he
was quartered. For the last two or three
DAYS there have been the most contradictory
stories about Maher and it was evident that
a great deal OF news was being sent out
about him for the purpose of misleading and
mvstifying the public Madden and
Fallon declared that he would not he here
before Wednesday morning, but this was
understood to be mere ruse to detract at
tention, and the feeling was general tina. he
would he smuggled in ahead of that time.
Last night it was reported on good author
ity that Maher WAS here, and the rumor was
general, accepted. 1t was. however with
out foundation, for Maher was successfully
smuggled in this morning, without anyone
being aware of il.
All the details had been well arranged in
advance. George Tuthill came on ahead,
and secured the necessary quarters in a
quiet, secluded portion of Carrolton, the
upper snburb Of New Orleans. The train,
with Madden, Fallon and Maher travelling
incogn:o, came in at s o'clock this morn
ing. The Irish heavyweight was transferred
at once to a cab that was in waiting for him.
and the next minute was whisked away to
mis- quarters. This has been kept pro-
found secret, except from the officers of the
club, as Maher's managers are determined
he shall not appear in public or be seen