The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-05


was the opinion of the best judges present
that had the bout been continued Wal
colt would have knocked his opponent
out. Now O'Rourke is hot for finish
match, but as both men have engage
ments in the near future with other
boxers, there seems to be no probability
of a battle right away.
With all his squirming and promises to
do better, Maher, am GLAD to see, is not
to be allowed to fight Kilrain before the
Suffolk Athletic Club, March Is. think
Maher has just about run his race here.
He is honest hearted enough, but too apt
to be led into error by his sympathies, as
was the case in his fight with Jim Hall,
recently. Now Steve O'Donnell is TO take
the Irish champions place with Kilrain,
and the fighting will probably be honest,
at all events. But am inclined to think
that Jake has taken a very big contract
on his hands when he agrees to tackle
O'Donnell. IL Corbett' praise OF his spar
ring partnar is sincere, Steve il a very bad
man to run up against, especially for
man OF Kilrain's age and condition. He
claims that he can train down to a fine
point in the time left him, but he is now
thoroughly out of the boxing habit, so to
speak, while O'Donnell has had lots of
invaluable experience with the champion,
and should show up in great form.
John l.. Sullivan, fresh from his ruined
dramatic ventures, has arrived in Boston.
and sicker, or more disgusted individual
1t is hard to imagine. 'I am done with
theatrical companies, forever" says he,
sand i never want to even see the stage
again. 1t isn't generally known, but
happen to be the boss OF a farm up in
Massachusetts, and / am making
bee-line for that farm right
now, and on that farm i am
going to stick. Hereafter, am not to be
addressed as John L. Sullivan, pugilist,
John l.. Sullivan, actor, or John l.. Sulli-
van, pugilst-actor; am simply going to
pe John l.. Sullivan, tiller OF the soil, and
I may take it into my head to go into the
State Legislature. If l should, those
folks up there will find ii a pretty hard
job to give me song and
dance on any bill calculated to
injure the poor. j am for the poor
first, last and at all times" At the pres
ent time John and his friend Billy Ho-
garty are painting the town red. Hogarty,
by the way, is the Dover street barber
who once, to show there was no hard feel
ing between John and he, hit his big
friend over the head with q china pitcher.
The only damage done was the wreckage
of the china.
An event much anticipated by the
sports is the 15-round go between Jimmy
Dime and "Young Critic" at Music Hall,
Boston, on Friday night. The one thing
that would surprise the lovers of boxing
would be to see Critic go into the ring in
anything like good condition. In the
several public appearances of the Aus
tralian wonder in this city he
has by his pluck and determination
won the respect Of all followers of pu-
gilism. The general impression appears
to be that, condition or no condition,
Critic will stand the game and last the
fifteen rounds. A few OF Dimes personal
friends show their confidence at the pres
ent stage by heavily backing their man to
win. They say that Dimes first APP
pearance in Boston will result in
victory. IL this is SO, it is
Griffo's own fault; since the latter has
been in the country he has been giving
limitations OF John L. Sullivan In his
palmiest days. He, himself, declares that
a shave, a shampoo and a rundown are
all the necessary training that he requires
to stay for15 rounds with Dime. That Is
his method OF training; perhaps he will
try 1t once too often.
1 hear that the Harvard athletic COM
mite has under considerat matter OF
the greatest Importance TO the Harvard
crew. This Is no less than the request of
the crew that a professional coach shall
be employed for this springs work. The
choice OF the crew Is said TO lie be-
tween Jerry Casey, the famous South
Boston oarsmen, and Ned Hanlon, the
ex.champion OF the world. There
is said to be good chance
that the committee will grant the appli-
cation, and IL they do, it will mean rev.
olution in tho methods OF rowing at Hsr-
ward. A great many people think that
this is all the crimson crew needs TO show
winning pace to Yale at New London
next June. OLD SPORT.