The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-22
RING GOSSIP.

NEW ORLEANS, March 2l.-Teddy Bailey,
Squire Abingdon's secretary, says that the
story that Jim Hall is tied to Charley
| Mitchell because the latter's term ia prison
was served for Halls act is fable, and
that what Mitchell did to old man Savage
was seen by dozen persons and vastly
death Jack McAuliffe loses q good
friend He and Buffalo Costell were
taken "on the staff" upon arrival. Cos
tello went as guard to Bailey and Monk
Saturday night. McAuliffe was to have
finished his theatrical work and go to
England by June. The program was that
when Mitchell and Baird arrived In Eng
land they were to Jolly, Dick Burge
along to the point of making as big a
match As possible with McAuliffe. who
would have been fitted for the fight at
Moulton Paddock, Baird's Cambridge
shire estate.
Baird spent surely s12,ooO.O0O in his ten
years of sport. He had a habit Of present
ing women that he admired with checks OF
$50, 900 or $50, 600 lots of diamonds. It was
estimated by men who knew him that
women had cost the Squire So, 000,00 He
gave Mrs. Langtry two $4,000 presents
and blackened her eye between them.
Fred Gebhardt ceased to worship at the
Lly's shrine because of George Baird.
Baird brought 100000 to America four
weeks ago and spent half Of it. His hotel
bill here 81. O0O Douglas Baird, his cousin,
who will share the squire's wealth, is an
tastes than the dead man. He
owns Silence. Golconde and Har-
binger. famous English youngsters.
The English Derby, of 1877. which
George Baird's Merry Hampton won. was
the fastest ever run. j. Watts rode the
colt in 2:41 Is. Mrs. Langtry's chestnut
colt, Milford, by Saraband-Colleen Bawn
IL, who won the July and Royal spring
stakes of 1892 and is prominent English
derby candidate. was bred by Squire
Abingdon and given by him to
the Lily, who races as Mr.. Jersey.
There is a mystery about Fitzsimmons'
check from the Crescent City club. It has
not gone into bank yet. and Friday
night, while feeling merry. Fitzsimmons
told local man of good standing that
the money was all right, though he
had not yet got a cent. Fitzsimmons
is here yet when he should have left for
Chicago three days ago. There is more
than mere gossip in the story that Fitz-
simmons had private arrangement with
his share of the plunder was far less than
s3S, 900 minus what he owed All the
parties deny the existence of any side con-
tract.
Warned by the experience it had with
high prices the Olympic club will charge
low ones to the Burke-Bowen fight if it
ever comes off, The cheapect seat will be
81 and the highest $3.50. The purse is
81 500
The Crescent City people, turned to
other athletic corners by the public hue
and cry, contemplate wrestling tourna-
ment of International proportions for the
fall or winter. Even Lewis, Ernest
Roeber Duncan Mcmillan. Tom Corners
and Farmer Burns are in the country and
Duncan Ross and Tom Cannon on the
edge of it. The idea is to get eight or
twelve wrestlers of the first class, includ-
ing the above, and give a tournament
for the mixed wrestling among the three
leaders. If possible an Englishman
or two and a couple Frenchmen of renown
will be secured for the show.
An effort may be made to get Jake
Gaudaur and Stansbury to row a match il
they make one on Lake Poutchartrain,
under the auspices of the Crescent City
Athletic club.