The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-07-27

Z CldL II WOulu Nc lively esOou U11lA6 Aui 1iiS
to meet Lord Lonsdale, the main guy O
the London Sporting Club. Bin who wa:
to take me to somebody's chambers, who
Ihers, and by and by would see Lore
Lonsaale. I wasn't going to put up witt
any such monkey business, being led
around like dime museum freak, and
told Brady to tell the managers Of the club
that If Lord Lonsdale wanted to see ms
he could come to my hotel, OF the dressing
room OF the Drury Lane or make some ap.
pointment. never saw Lord Lonsdale
and the London Sporting Club got sore
on mefvery quick.
There was quite time in the Green
Room Club over there one night because
we wouldn't give in that England was
better than America In every way. VI
course, we stuck up for our country, and
Of course, made enemies by doing It..
II remember one Eng glishman VINO
came to me and wanted to know why we
made such a fuss over the Fourth Of July
What is it all about? I'm afraid was
very rude, for I said: tits the day we
knocked your bloody heads of.
.Just another thing to show you how
they feel over there. l was standing az
the desk of the Metropole Hotel one might
when three Englishmen came In fol
rooms. The City of Paris had come IN
that day and everything was full. Why
don't these bleeding Americans stay In
their own country? It's deuced awk-
ward"
.I'm sorry for Cornell, just as ;lm sor-
ry for John c. Heenan, Arthur thinner
man and every other American who went
over there expetcting fair play. for there
isn't such a thing in the country.
'sThen you wouldn't fight in England?' =
asked the reporter.
Corbett's animated face clouded and his
teeth came together with an angry click
s.There is one man will fight any
where in the world he said, "and that Is
Peter Jackson I will fight him before
this very same London Sporting Club, and
let him have the referee and all the crowd
with him. Even then the chances are
1 900 to 1 against him., Yes, will hight
in fair old England but 1t would
have to be with mark like. Jackson. ]
wouldn't take chance with any man who
would be likely to profit by British un-
fairness. S,s St ;!
ssWl1y, in a conversation with several
prominent sporting men one night the
Heenan-Sayers fight was brought up and
these Englishmen actually laughed at the
way Heenan had been robbed and thought
that Sayer's followers had done a mighty
smart thing. It's common history over
there, you know, for English fighters to
have a mob at the ring side, and when
things are not going right for the man
who has the biggest gang, they break into
the ring and the fight is stopped. JAKE
Kilrain could tell you Of a good story OF
his meeting with Jem Smith it he wanted
to. It's great thing, English fair play
is I don't want any Of it in mine, how
ever q
A splendid illustration of English "fairr
play was given last year, when several
Americans, and among them more than 2
one expert at the traps, We're badly beat
en- at the Gun Club and at birmingham, =
Aside from the sting Of defeat their
their purses were touched In no gentle
way, so they had something to think
about. On one occasion, in match lat tl
II. G.. Moore, one of the American team
discovered thatgthe handicap marks had
been changed so$as to burden the visitors
with several feet, in some instances more
than the distances already imposed. Aft
or a vigorous objection, these 'trifline
iblunders," as they were called by the
tiuRllSu SuOUlGA WOAS ASSSAAASN't
The most daring bit of sharp practice
which Mr.. Moore and his companions
ran against, however, was game SAID
to be very common at the gun clubs, thai
called "stiffening the trappers." Every
man ON the English side knew exactly
which trap was to be sprung for him
The Americans had to cover all five traps
and still they wondered why heavy odds
were laid against them This little game
was also discovered when it was too late
1T was called a. s.blunder," and the trap
Ders. the paid tools of the bettors, were
discharged.
.sFair play eh," said Mr.. Moore upon
his return. ''Well, I'd a heap rather
take NV chances at Gutenberg with the
very smartest of the sharpers, than te
try against these sure-thing fellows or
the other side" I'LL
Lon Myers, the American runner, Wis
tied England early in the eighties. Oh
course he was placed on scratch in all
the handicaps. That was all right, as
he was the fastest man this country
could produce. But when it came to the
race the boasted sfair play was not Wis.
ible to the naked eve Myers was jos:
tied about by bunch Of competitors
and subjected to what is called the
ssblanketing" process. This means that
he would be hemmed in by several run
Eners in such a way as to force him Out
Of his stride and prevent his breaking
through the bunch. In the meantime
some Britisher won the race. At Man
chester Myers had to flee from a mob Of
noble Britons }
4 Frank Ives, the billiard player. was
matched with John Roberts, the English
champion, in the spring of 1898. The
game was at the English compromise
game Of billiards, i. g., compromised 81
Der cent in favor of the Englishman and
10 per cent in favor of Ives. They were
10 MAY 5000 points. Roberts started
Of away. in the lead, and held 1t safely
;,uring four nights play The specta-
tors checked, but didn't bother Ives On
the fourth night the American got the
balls iawed and ran 2359 points, leaving
Roberts far in the rear.
When it was found that Ives had the
balls anchored the spectators began
to hiss and jeer him. All sorts OF IN
smiling remarks were addressed to him
right In the pubic hall, but he paid nj
attantiors to them, and continued until
he was tired and then broke the balls cl
his nwn accord. No effort was made tt
nut a stop to the insults which were Of
fered BY spe ectators sitting within l1n hve
feet Of the table, the officials evidently
not caring to interfere with system
which mi ,ght &dtsconcert the visitor
When the Vigilant was "a England On gl;as
|eyerything was done to- beatsthe success
ful cup defender BY fair means OF other