St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-02
FIGHT DECLARED OFF.
Ryan dawson Glove Contest
Declared Indefinitely
Postponed.
Dawson Weighs in, Claims
the $500 Forfeit, and
Gets 1t.
Strong Feeling in the Cries.
cent City Against the
Chicago Lad.
Efforts TO Make a New Match
Between the Men
Fail.

NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-The Ryan
Dawson glove contest for the champion
ship Of America and Australia is oil for
good. Dawson weighed in today at
noon. according to the articles of agree
ment, and, being under the weight,
claimed the $500 and got it. There is
strong feeling here against Tom nyan
on account OF this, his second diSap-
pontment of the public. At II
o'clock today Billy Madden, Ed Creamy
and Johu c. Humphreys accompanied
George Dawson to the Olympic club.
where they were met by Lou House
man and Joe ChoynSKi, who acted in
the capacity of managers for the Amer
lean. \ payley was held between all
parties concerned. and the Dawson
party insisted upon getting the forfeit.
The Ryan men made all kinds OF offers,
TO bring the fight Off on the 9th inst, or
next May, etc, but the Australians
trends would not dicker until the for
felt was HANDED over, which was
done about l o'clock. Then the
Ryan men got angry and would not con-
sen! to the terms Of Dawson, who
wanted Al New Match.
The terms were to be as follows: A
match 10 be made for next May. or any
reasonable time; $500 forfeit to be put
up as a guarantee that the men would
be at weight and enter the ring accord
ing TO agreement. and side bet of 800
on the result of the fight. HOuSeman
and ChoynSki would not have this. and
when Dawson spoke of making Ryan
weigh 40 at the ringside, the latter's
friends got up and went away.
The Associated Press reporter met
Dawson at 3 O'clock this evening and he
looked in good condition. He said if he
made new match he would compel
Ryan 10 weigh 40 at the ringside and
would insist upon large forfeit and
side bet. John {. Humphreys, Dawson's
faithful friend and advisor, is the mad
dest man Of all concerned. He said:
This is the second time that l have
travelled $500 miles TO see this man
Ryan put up his hands, and l am dis
appointed. | came here to back Need
ham against Ryan, and tonsilitis over
took the latter. Now Sprained ankle
outdOes me-"
Humphreys is admitted to be entitled
to kick more than any one else. Evan
Lewis and Roeber will wreStle tOmOr-
row night, and McMill aud Hines will
Fight to a Finish.
The matches are expected to be wit
messed by large crowd. FitZsimmOns
has finished up his training and he
weighs l6S pounds. He is strong and
no fighter ever had better wind than the
red-headed Australian. Hall, Mitchell
and Baird are expected about Monday.
The city is filling up, but the bulk OF
visitors are expected to come from the
inauguration ceremonies direct. The
betting on all events is the same as yes
terday.
Among the arrivals yesterday were
Phil Dwyer and Pat Sheedy. They
came direct from Hot Springs, and with
them we're Dave Gideon, prominent in
Eastern turf circles, and Ed Kearnev.
They are TO attend the fights, and will
remain until March 10. Mr.. Dwyer
stated that while in the East
the interest in the present battle
was not so great as it was IN
the COrbett-SullIyan match, still
New York, Boston and the East gen.
orally would be well represented, espe-
cially on the occasion OF the Hall-FitZ-
simmons mill. Mr.. Dwyer says he
believes that Mitchell and Corbett are
in earnest in their talk about fighting.
and that the battle will be brought off
ana that as matters have recently been
shaping themselves, one of the New
Orleans clubs will probably get the
plun