The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

A. h,s arrival. and ne gave me . reason
for Joe Goddard's defeat BY Denver
smith. now published for the hrst time.
He met Goddard at Hot Springs. where
he had gone to secure treatment Tor an
organic trouble from which he (Goddaro)
was suffering at the time, ana or which
trouble he was not aware.
Goddard said he was Ill two or three
DAVIS before the fight" Johnston said
"He was weak. and felt like sleeping
rather than working. He paid no atten-
ton to his ailment and thought he would
be all right on the night OF the hght. On
that night ne was no better. ana was
weak and nervous when he entered the
ring"
Johnston added that lie had Goddard
examined by a physician who told MIN
the truth. He Immediately took the
treatment peculiar to Hot Springs. and
is now in a fair way to recovery. john
ston was very much impressed with
Goddard. He Is q pleasant companion,
he says, and will sooi be on top again.
A serious rival to the Coney Island
Athletic Club has recently sprung up.
It organized in New Jersey among a
number OF sports OF the better class
and has located its clubhouse at Newark,
in that State. The clubs full name Is
the New jersey Amusement Company.
II has been duly Incorporated and Is
oAlcered as follows: President. John
Colyer; Treasurer G. d. Miester; Secre-
tary and Manager. John Conley.
In point of size the club is the largest
IN the country. The building has been
reconstructed for the special purpose or
pugilism and is amphitheatre In form.
II will seat at present 5000 spectators,
but its capacity can be doubled In case
OF necessity.
In case the Crescent City and Coney
Island Clubs cannot successfully bid Tor
the fight between Corbett and Mitcneli,
the Newark organization VIII De risht
In line. I do not know but that the New
ark people may be success1ui even III 'he
face of opposition.
Tba result Of the PlimmerMcBride
fight has encouraged the management to
greater things The battle was an inter-
national one, and created great interest
here and abroad.
The proposed match between Dixon and
Plimmer at ia pounds. the men TO weigh
in at ring side, will test the colored boys
metal. II he can fight at this weight,
which I doubt. and Is successtul WIN
Plimmer, he will be the greatest pugilist
at his weight in the county. ORourke
has frequently said that Dixon can fight
AT 112 mounds We will soon know IL this
statement is a bluff or not.
Billy Madden has another world beater.
He has ceased TO talk OF Goddard as
champion George Dawson is the new
man. Madden is unique and picturesque
figure in sporting life. His cheek is so
highly developed that lovers OF pugilism
have ceased to wonder at It. AS pugi-
listic manager, though, Madden has no
equal. He is the nonpareil Of his class
the first.
The near future will see the death OF
big purses / have always contended that
$4,000 is enough for the most clever men
in the ring. To offer them more Is TO
swell their heads. II Noel bids at all on
the match ] doubt II the Crescent City
Athletic Club will authorize him to offer
more than s25. 0OO He's been hit once, and
"once Is enough for him"
The question OF weight has long beer
source of annoyance to sporting men In
this country. In England the standards
are recognized. The featherweight limit
here is 1872 pounds, although Tom O'Rouke
has said that II was much lower
ORourke never fails to figure out any
thing to suit his protege. Dixon. A con-
gress of fighting managers and writer's
should be held and this matter settled
once for all.
The year promises to be a prosperous
one for all kinds of fakirs In all kinds
of sports The Worlds Fair at Chicago
will be the stamping grounds Of the be-
eath-the-surface not-on-the-level sports
man.
Already the oarsmen are getting ready
to gather In the dollars Of the innocents.
This species of fakirs should be sup
pressed. He seldom II ever rows on the
level, and his matches are bowling farces.
In the interest of true sport 1t would be
better If all these cheap oarsmen were
made TO go to work.
The billiard fakirs. too. I notice will
have hand in the game. IL the public
will stand this kind of imposition there
is nothing to be said.
Baseball will also have to be more
pure this season to make it a success.
I do not advocate the plan of signing