Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-02-08

COrbett's name is not included De-
cause the total of his winnings is not
definitely known Counting in his side
bets, etc, he has probably cleared up
close to $4,000 on the Jacksonville
fight. Following is list of the princi-
pal pugilistic events of the year:
John Griffin Billy Murphy, Feb. G..
Coney Island club, N. Y. $4,000 purse;
$3.50 to the loser. Seven rounds. Muir
ply knocked out Referee. john p.
Eckardt.
Ed Smith-Joe Goddard. March 8,
Olympic club, New Orleans. Purse
$4,000. $1,000 to loser. Eighteen
rounds. Goddard knocked out. Ref
cree. John Duffy.
Austin Gibbons-Mike j. Daiy. March
Z. Crescent City club, New Orleans, La.
$500 purse. $3.50 to ioser;Sl000 side.
Thirty one rounds. DAILY knocked out.
Referee, John Duffy.
Robert Fiizsimmons. James Hall,
March 5, Crescent City Club, New
Orleans, La $4,000 purse, $4,000 to
loser. Four Rounds. Hall knocked
out. Referee, John Duffy.
Billy Smith. Tom Williams (Austra-
lia), April II, Coney Island club, New
Yolk. Purse $1,000; $500 to loser.
Two rounds. Williams knocked out.
Referee, John F. Eckardt
Solly Smith-Johnny Griffin, July 10.
Columbian club, Rody. Ind. Purse
$4,000; $3.50 to loser Four rounds.
Griffin knocked out. Referee, George
Silcr.
John YanHeest Hugh Napier, Sept.
20, Olympic club, New Orleans. Purse
$4,000; $500 to loser Twenty. eight
rounds. Napier knocked out. Ref
cree, John Duffy.
Billy Plimmer-George Dixon, Aug
p, Madison Square Garden, New York.
Purse about 81, 800 each Four rounds.
Match for points Plmmer declared
the winner. Referee, Steve UDonnell
George Dixon-Soly Smith. Sept. IS.
Coney Island club, New York Purse
$4,000, $1,000 to loser. Seven rounds.
Smith knocked out. Feather weight
championship of the world.
Isaac Weir Billy Murphy (Australia),
Nov. 2, Crib club, Boston, Mass.
Purse $500. Five rounds. Murphy
knocked out.
James j. Corbett.Charles Mitchell,
Jan. 25, Duval Athletic club. Jackson
vile. Fla, $4,000 purse. Referee Jno
Kelly. Mitchell whipped in three
rounds.
During 1898 there were six fatal fights
Feb. "a, in San Francisco, Dial Hawkins
killed Billy Miller in the ring. and &C
tual pugilism on the Pacific coast died
with Miller April 4, at Maple Bay,
near Syracuse, n. Y, Joe Dunfee killed
Dan Donovan, of Cleveland. in the ring
after seven rounds of lighting March Is.
at Grand Rapids, Mich, in the Ottawa
Athletic club arena Albert Taylor.
. colored fighter. killed Edgar Broom,
white. Three other eases were reported
The Marquis Of bloomsbury has been
interviewed on the Corbett Mitchell |
battle. He says Mitchell is no coward
and is not great fighter. OF the Cor.
bettJackson fight next June. no says;
ut will be very great fight. 1t viii
DO one OF the most interesting in the
history of the prize ring. 1t will prob
ably be the last great fight. y
What do you mean?"
Simply that prize lighting has de-
generated from q pure sport to gamb-
ling machine. and the moral sense of
the pe ople is aroused against it and
cries tor its suppression. The expenses
attending every fight are SO great that
thousands must witness it in order to
defray expenses attending every fight
that thousands must wit
ness it in order tc defray them. The
newspapers take il up and it becomes
notorious. Lawmakers are appealed
to by their constituents. and laws are
passed no sing prize lighting illegal and
conseque, ly disreputable. | believe it
has seen its day. Some years ago spar
ring and fighting contests were engaged
in through pure spirit of sport. They
took place privately and quietly, aud
very little money changed hands over
them"
The rules that bear my name were
never designed for he prize ring, but
solely to govern glove contests. They