Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-27


leans. Both Riley and Howey are we'll
I'D in the iistic world. and have for
some time kept track OF the various
encounters, and know the relative
merits of most all the prominent fight
ers.
HowLEY GETS IN A BLOW.
Eyes" said Howley, as he took fresh
! wind into his great heaving chest, that
| big carnival at New Orleans is going TO
! be worth going a long ways TO see. In
! the Hall-Fitzsimmon fight ! look Tor
! Hall TO be the winner, as l regard him
as almost invincible. He is strong and
stockey, and sure hitter. The light
| will not last over twenty rounds at the
| most. Then there is another one-sided
contest, in my mind. That fellow Den
yer Smith never ought TO have attempt
! ed to run up against Goddard. Smith
NAV be able to stand him off
! for ten rounds, but it's dollars TO
doughnuts that Goddard wins. Goddard
| is all awful hard hitter, and every blow
! counts. In the Ryan Dawson hight
! there is about an even chance, WITH my
sympathy in favor Of Ryan, This is
one of the hardest fights 10 figure on.
! [ think it will be a lSng-drawn-out bat
tie. But right here, is another predic-
ton; Gibbons will knock out DAILY. Or
course l don't want the boys to plank
LOO much "stuff" on these predictions,
but, anyhow, they are my candid indl-
vidual views.
RILEY COUNTERS.
oI believe am Jonah In picking
prize fights" said Riley, as he tucked
away a check for 81 80 into his Alliga-
tor pocket-book, "and I'll tell you why.
! ] waged heavily on Sullivan when he
ran up against that landslide OF Cor
bett, and further, l dropped some
United States currency on that decep-
tive Dixon-Skelly encounter. backed
Sicily, did. Aud the laundry stayed
in another week. But il you think
guesses will count for anything, here
! goes l am particularly interested in
| the Hail Fitzsimmons fight. Have seen
both of these men perform, and am &C
quainted with Hall personally. Expect
to be in New Orleans to see the encount-
er, as a small party from Wheeling, In
GLIDING the President OF the Pastime
Athletic Club, have about completed ar
engagements for going. Hall will be the
winner, mark nay word on that. l be-
lieve Hall can lick any man Of his weight
in the word. Both Hall and Fitzsim-
mons are fast. vicious fighters, and /
predict that the contest will be wound
up in hurry, or else 1t will be pro-
tracted walkaround.
Denver" Smith is a regular Easter
egg for Goddard. look upon Goddard
as almost invincible. l wouldn't be
surprised to see the curtain fall on this
fight In fifteen minutes after they enter
the ring. Put this fight down for about
four rounds. The Ryau-Dawson con-
test will be great battle. with Ryan
the winner. Gibbons will likewise
pluck the feathers from DAILY. Gibbons
is strong, stiff, sturdy fighter.
PRESIDENT cox CALLS TIME.
The next person caught on the fly by
the REGISTER reporter was Presidsnt
Benz J. Cox, of the Pastime Athletic
Club.
SIN order to give you an idea as to
who ought TO win" said President COX,
Il will endeavor to show from public
performances that have taken place
within the last few years, and play the
men on form as all shrewd horsemen
play horses. According to their per-
formances I should say that Goddard
should easily defeat Smith, as Smith
was very badly whipped by George God
frey, who was afterwards beaten by Joe
Choynski. he having been whipped
twice in short order by Goddard. twill
be a very hard matter to draw line
between Ryan and the Australian Daw-
son, as they are both considered almost
invincible in their class. Neither has
ever fought any man that the other has
fought Each has lots OF followers and
the betting, think, will be about even.
In regard to Gibbons and DAILY, my
tip will be Gibbons, merely on account
of his being considerably younger than
his opponent. Both have been beaten
by Jack McAulffe DAILY made the
much better showing OF the pair, but IL
is some time since ne met the champion
lightweight, and l think he has gone
back some, as he has not seen active
service for some time.
Mcmillan and Kinds are both men
who are not very well known outside OF
their own particular locality, but have
both won many battles. Each will have
his followers, but it is the hardest fight
OF the whole series to gauge, so l will
have nothing TO say, and only hope the
best man may win.
The GROWING event of the lot is the
Fitzsimmons. Hall contest, and from
performances tip Hall as winner.
Although since coming TO this country
Fitz has done considerably more fighting
than Hall, yet think the latter's single
performance is by far more brilliant.
Fitz has whipped Mccarthy, Dempsey,
and Peter Maher. The two former
were handicapped by Fits height and
reach, and Maher would have whipped
Fitz easily had he possessed the courage
requisite TO make a frst-class pug.
Halls victory over Ted Pritchard is by
far different victory. Although only
a middlew eight Pritehard has met and
defeated such men, that those who
! knew of these matters thought
he could not be beaten. he de-
fested Jem Smith, the recognized
champion heavyweight pugilist of Eng
land. in three rounds. Smith fought a