The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
WINNING WICHITA.
Smith the Victor Of Last Nights Fight is 4
Wirhiga Man

Wichita Han.
AT II O'Clock last night the whole town
was yelling for Smith The fact is, outside
of home pride, large number of the local
sports were financially interested in his
| success, as many of them lent him money
when he left here to prepare for the con-
| test. Despite this the betting all along has
been against him and even at the fifteenth
| round a proposition was made 10 bet Si25
to So on Goddard. 1t is strange but never
| theiess fact, that people invariably esti-
mate a man whom they well know, infer
ior to his antagonist and if the truth could
be ascertained it would be safe to wager
| that at Goddard's home they were betting
on Smith. The betting here during the
first four or five rounds of the fight
was about four TO one on Goddard and
Two to one that Smith would De knocked
out in less that six rounds. Bulletins
came in at 220 East Douglas avanue and
the crowd in attendance was larger than
It was at the time OF the Corbett-SulliYan
mill. Those who knew Smith observed
that up till the fifteenth round he did not
use his right hand and predicted that
when he commenced to use that fist he
would make it hot for Goddard as he
strikes a powerful blow with his right
hand. Everybody here knew that Smith
was powerful man physically, but many
doubted his nerve and that is the reason
the other man was the favori.e.
Smith lived in Wichita some seven or
eight years ago and while he
was considered fair local scrapper, yet
nobody thought he would ever gain noto-
riety in the ring. He went from here to
Denver, where he was dubbed the Wichita
tramp. After going to Denver his powers
as puglist began to develope and the
notoriety thus attained caused him to be
dubbed Denver Smith. OF late years he
Travelled about the country with varying
fortunes and about year or so ago Jim
DAILY of this city, with some others, ar
ranged meeting between him and Paddy
Shea of this city, the terms of which were
that Smith was TO knock Paddy out in ten
rounds for a purse of $1,000 The fight
took place in the Crawford Grand opera
house and was regarded as the rankest
hippodrome that ever took place IN this
city. He failed to knock Shea
out and the people left the opera
house in disgust. He then located here
and he and his wife lived in the Clement
block snd afterwards IL the Smi;h-Skiuner
block. During last summer and fall he
had boxing school in the Morris block,
but was not very successful as he spent
his money freely. About two months ago
he left here and went to Chicago at the re-
quest of his hacker John Z. Quinn, when
the match WAS made between him and
Goddard He had II brother named Paddy
Smith here with him VITO had fight with
Al Clark an ex-fremen some time last fall.
When he left Paddy went with him. He
has kept up 1t correspondence with several
well-known men in this city since he went
into training and all of his letters showed
tnat he was confident of success all along.
Smith is expected TO be in Wichita in
about two weeks.
SMITHS FIGHTING RECORD.
Ed Smith Is about 2S years old, having
been born on St. Patrick's day, 1866. at
Birmingham. Eng. He comes from fam
lily of fighters his father having won |
many purses in the old country in his day. |
His brother, Paddy, who fought Al Clark |
in this city Nov. last, is the winner of.
thirty-three finish fights. Ed began prize |
figting before he was IS years old. He |
made tour with Jem Mace aud then en- |
gagged in thirty-six battles in England, |
winning all of them. He fought Charlie |
Mitchell an hour and forty minutes
when the fight was stopped by the police
Smith WAS said to have had the best of it.
He came TO Americt IN 1884, and at y tIti-
more he whipped Jim O'Day. Dick Rob
erts and Denny Shay. At New York he |
defeated Tom Chandler, Tom Henry Doom |
Harris and Jimmy Murphy In Chicago .
he won hard fought battle with One
Eyed Conley. He then travelled with Jack
Burke's combination, where he knocked
out all corners. He fought John z. Glow,
at Dodge City, ten rounds to draw. At
San Francisco he defeated Sam Mathews,
the Australian heavy weight, who was
then the champion OF the Pacific coast, in
six rounds. He next defeated George
Ingie at Minneapolis in three rounds.
He bested Dan Gallagher at Butte City.
Mont, in three rounds. He knocked
out Laurence Farrell at Denver in two
rounds. This WAS Oh Oct. l3 1888 and
I -. q 1889, he fought George lie Blanche.
the Marine for purse of $500. The
police stopped the fight in the second
round. when Smith had decidedly the best
Of the fiGut. George Godfrey whipped
him a Hoboken, n. J., in 1879 for purse
Of S, 900, after fast ami furious fight of
5wen;y-three rounds. Smith whipped
Jim Daily, Corbett's sparring partner at
Buffalo, y Y, ard defeated TIffen Gil
more at Cbil!icothe, O., Dec 81. 1891.