Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-10

very hard to get into trim and he will
need to be In the best possible condition to
win. His battle with Jimmy Carroll
gives rs to understand that he has nothing
to spare when compared with Myer. Car
roll was Just a. near defeating MoAulitte
Q. 8 10 10 10, and McAuliffe very frankly
admitted that to me one day. Myer later
on defeated Carroll in . very good contest,
SO that taking everything into considera,
Myer ought to be very good one, and it is
also to be thoroughly understood that both
men will have to get into frst-class condi-
tion. There Is sure to be some heavy bet
ting on the result, although speculation on
it will not begin until it is definitely known
what condition McAuliffe ID likely to be in.
The proposed contest between Fitzsim-
mons and O'Brien will be another interest
ing affair, mostly because SO little is known
of O'Brien. cannot help thinking that
there will be big odds on the Australian.
It seems to me that O'Brien is considerably
inferior to Pritchard, because if the formers
hackers had not thought 30 some arrange
ments would have been made for them to
meet. This indicates that the Olympic
Club directors are making very bold ven
ture in offering purse of 81, 900 for .
battle between two men, one of whom Is so
little known. True, the Olympic people
may have made careful inquiries about
O'Brien, but tho fact of his battle with
Pritchard falling throughis very significant.
Challenges Among tho Little Fellows.
Quite a number of the little fellows want
to have try at George Dixon, and among
the lot is Plimmer, the little Englishman.
Plimmer wants to fight Dixon at 112 pounds
to weigh in at the ring side. This is fair
enough from Plimmer's point Of view. but
seems to be a little severe on Dixon. Still,
the colored champion has been talking of
getting down to ITO pounds. and. that being
so he ought to reach 112 without being ex-
to that weight without losing much power
he will easily defeat Plimmer.
Van Heest,, quite . plucky little fellow
with tolerably fair science, wants to fight
Dixon at 120 pounds. This would be good
thing for Dixon and in my Judgment John
son either. Out of all the challenges We
are sure to have another contest in which
the prominent little men will figure.
More About Slavin and jackson.
1t is very interesting to observe the news
paper talk there is going on between f. P.
Slavin and Peter Jackson. I mean the talk
in the English newspapers. Slavin and his
immediate friends are anxious for him to
have another try at jackson, while many of
the LONDON sporting authorities THINK that
Siavin would be foolish to meet jackson
again. Personally Jackson does not want
to face anybody until after the Corbett and
Sullivan contest, and then if Corbett is the
winner he (Jackson) will challenge Corbett.
But it is quite likely that Corbett will not
be the winner.
Should Sullivan defeat Corbett Jackson
will be in q singular position. He will de-
mand . battle for the championship, and
Sullivan will decline to fight him on ac-
count of his color. In that event Jackson
will have perfect right to claim the title,
and suppose he will do So Assuming
that Jackson's contest with Slavin was con
the square," it does not seem that anybody
except the winner of the Sullivan and Cor
bett event would have any chance of defeat
ing Jackson. But I'm sure that if we
measure Slavin and jackson by the Nc
Aulife and Goddard contest matters
become more complicated than ever.
Goddard fought . draw with jack
son and Slavin settled McAuliffe
in about three minutes Yet God
dard requires Is rounds, and fighting
all the time, to defeat McAu-
life. The truth is that every comparison
that can be made, outside of the jackson
and Slavin contest itself, shows Slavin to
be much the better man. It is, therefore,
no surprise if Slavin insists on meeting
jackson again. PRNGLE