The herald., 1894-10-07
NOTES FROM THE PRIZE RING,
Aftermath of the Fiasco Be-
tween Welch and Howard.
COrbett Handled Without Gloves by
Sporting Writer.
Amateur Boxing to Be Rsvivsd In This
City = Gossip From Among
the Fighters of All
Glasses.

WelCh was all the talk among the sports
yesterday. There can be no denying
that Howard attempted to do ss little
fighting as possible. and, finding good
hitter matched against him, decided to
escape punishment by ieigning that he
was winded. In the second bout he
really did do some punching, though 30
ineffectively that Welch had no trouble
to floor him with good right-hander
straight from the shoulder. The club
certainly deserves credit for its attempt
to pail off good contest, although the
failure was miserable. Next time the
staying qualities OF pugilist should be
looked at beforehand.
FACTS ON coRBETT.
A writer on pugilism gosHips as fol-
lows:
So Champion Corbett is no longer OF
the common herd. He has become
mightier even than his title indicates.
He is dictator to the world OF pugilism.
At least he thinks he is, but the people
know that he labors under hallucina-
tion, and that it will be dispelled by
events to come.
With what arrogance he announces
that he will not notice Fitzsimmons's
challenge With what ozarlike manner
ism he bids Fitz to fight Steve O'Donnell
in order to gain recognition Can it be
that Corbett has become mentally un-
balanced?
Oh, no, Mr.. Corbett; you are now in
position where you must fight Fitzsim-
mons or forfeit your title OF champion,
as we'll as the respect and admiration of
all Americans. Just remember that you
are not drafted for participation in
civil war; you are challenged as an indi-
vidual. You cannot pay bounty and
send O'Donnell as your substitute. You
must fight or forfeit the cham pionship.
Were it not for the fact that | am a
friend of Corbett. l would not talk so
plainly so early in the game. But he is
80 surrounded by syncophsntic parasites
in human form who offer him fool adj
vice that he must sometimes wonder
where he is at. Brady ia shrewd, but
on this trip he has taken the wrong
track. and will have to switch.
Corbetts telegram to the newspapers
announcing that he would not pay any
attention to Fitzsimmons was ill-ad-
vised, and his mandate that Fitz meet
O'Donnell was ludicrous. 1t would
have been an insult to the people to
whom he is pledged to defend the title
of champion, if it were not for his
pslpable puerility. The whole thing
was like the froth on the lips of thirsty
dog-it looks ominous, but is entirely
| harmless.
Corbett ia no fool, but man of intel
lect, good Judgment, as the world goes.
and he knows the rules of the ring and
the laws governing the challenging for
and the holding OF the championship.
He knows how he challenged Sullivan
and was accepted, and how he won the
title which ne publicly pledged himself
to defend, as an American, against all
comers. He knows, or should know,
| that the people expect him to defend
that title against Fitz and keep the
pledge he made at New Orleans. If he
does not, and by one dodge or another
seeks to evade challenge, then he may
as we'll retire to the backwoods, where
only the birds will be aware of his ex-
istence, for all fair-minded men will hail
! Fitzsimmons as champion, Just as Hee-
nan was.
'rhe proposition to send Steve Old an
nell against Fitzsimmons is extremely
funny. It's forcible reminder of war
times, when a chap who was afraid to
20 to the front sent q substitute to go for
| him. / am sure that Corbett does not
wish to appear in such light; he is TOO
much of man for that. But whether
he does or not. the people will have
none OF it, as he will find to his cost.
What has O'Donnell ever done to en-
title him to the consideration of Fitz-
simmons? He never had finish fight
| in Australia that | heard Of and the
only battle he won in this country WAS
one over Jack Cattanach of Providence.
| He was inchee taller than Cattanach,
whom he cut to ribbons in the arena at
Coney leland.
Then he was offered chance at
| Choynski, but preferred easier game,
and he went up against Godfrey. He
could hit "Old Chocolate" but he
couldn't mark him. and so he fought
for draw. O'Donnell is a wonderfully
clever boxer. in fact as clever as any
man, but he is not "born fighter" :"
and he can't even pass muster as a
''sub" for jim.
From New Orleans comes the news
that the Olympic club has netted quite
a snug sum of the carnival, ana is so
well satisfied that it is contemplated
holding another in February, about the
time OF the Mardi Grss. The club has
already signed Fitzsimmons to fight
Corbett for purse of 900, and with
thia as a starter. it is proposed to go
ahead and arrange something unprece-
dented in this line.
Notwithstanding all these pleasant
promises there are a goodly number OF
! Gothamites who will never go there
any more" Lured away from home and
/ business, spending freely and living
high, they went in search OF finish
fights. Now they whistle the same song.
| They got one good fight for their money
and they lost money on that in the COM
binations. The one good fight had not q
satisfactory ending for them the second
battle was really farce, and the third
and last could hardly be called battle
| This and ak days of railroading lie what
| the boys got for their coin. 1t cost the
most economical individual $3.50 for the
trip others got away with $500 and
cannot now explain where it ali went to.
GOSSIP OF THE RING.
Amateur boxing is to be revived in
Los Angeles. This is pleasant news to
the many ambitious amateurs who want
to gain fistic glory. if not ducats. The
| Los Angeles Athletic club is showing
some fine work in this line. the heavy
weight, John Brink, being shining ex-
ample.
Solly Smith will box Mike Gillespie at
| Cincinnati October l3.
| Tom Tracy, "Creedon's foster brother" :"