The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-22

them engrafted In n new pair of trunks.
lie wore them In his famous nights with
Jom Carney. Of England, and Young
Critic. OF Australia
Charley Mitchell. the English cham
pion. had a mortal terror of meeting
CrOss-eyed woman ON day or night on
which he was 10 box a limited number
Of rounds or battle 10 finish. He look
"a upon such a woman as a sure pre-
cursor OF evil I remember well the
night he was 20 meet John i. Sullivan
for the second time I'm Madison Square
Garden. Walking mp Fourth avenue
Mitchell met "A crOss-cytd. rcd-haired
woman. and ne almost tainted. lie ran
back around the corner like "a mad man.
she's nailed me with her bad eye" no
walled mournfully. "and I'm hoodooed,
sure"
That night sullivan was sick and
could not go on. Charley laid the dis
aster at the door Of the cross-eycd wo-
man.
Jake Kilrain, Sullivan's old rival. and
Peter Mahcr. the Irish champion. look
on priests or sisters OF charity as mas
cots. Each would always like TO meet
either one on the other when on their
way TO battle. They regarded such "A
meeting as highly auspicious. 10 say
the least. however angry the priest or
sister might have been. If apprised OF
this feeling.
BIG Joe McAuli0c Of California. would
De delighted If Dee Tan across horseshoe
when training for "a battle. He regard
ei il rs most propiuous sign and be
would invariably throw the shoe over
the left shoulder Both he and poor
Jack Ashton. who has passed away.
would Doe in mortal terror OF meeting
funeral. procession on Il day set for bat
tlt They expected 10 De- whipped 20
certainty ii such "a casualty happened 10
them. McAuline met funeral cortege
ihe night De- fought Paddy Slavin Of
Australia. 40 the National Athletic Club
OF London and he Was whipped iu q
round and q half
Jack Ashton. too. ran foul of a funeral
the DAY he fought George Godfrey. the
last battle Of his life. ana he Was badly
thrashed.
The majority or fighters fear Friday
ana "Jonahs.' Principally among these
are Tommy Ryan. Mysterious" Billy
Smith. Frank craig. the Harlem Coffee
cooler once George Dix0ns peer. None
o. these boys viii sien any articles Of
agreement on "hangman's" day nor will
they have a second who has ever been
behind loser They would even prefer
inexperienced men 10 such a handler.
or course. his D. unjust. bat YOU can't
combat with superstition. Clever and eN-
p"rlencod generals like Billy Madden and
Nike Donovan have been locked upon
az "Jonahs' because they have been
behind couple OF losers. They were
not credited with the hundred or more
victories they had. as seconds. helpei
then principals TO gain.
But 10 return 10 TIE greatest Of fight
ers now in the ring who has the stoutest
OF supersti,ions. "Lanky Bob" Fitzsim-
mons. BoDs great hold on the occult
realm lay In dreams. Bob has mad n
dream about every great fight he has
ever engaged ia. BObs dreams do NOT
go by cOntraries either. as IS general
~ the rule in such cases. lie dreams 10
win The big Australian actually goes
through a sort Of metaphysical proves
before every contest he enters into. He
r. Of "A highly nervous organization and
sleeping OF waking he thinks Of the bat
tie he has on hand This ultimately
tells on the mind and a panoramic fore
view Of the fight IL spread before FItz
IN his siumbers. lie has forced himself to
dream. As the wish is father 10 the