San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26


with some judgment, az am close
observer of all sports.
"The three branches to which al
lude above are pugilism, baseball and
bicycling. / shall say n few words
only about each sport in the order of
its popularity, and though l may be
mistaken in my arrangement, | place
them in this order: Pugilism, bicycl-
ing. baseball, golf racing, football,
rowing. athletic, tennis and yachting.
I'm the pugilistic world, where L
was king. Robert FitZsimmons now
wears the crown.
IN the bicycle world, the triple
reign of Butler Cooper and Bad has
given place TO the absolute rulershlp
of Bald, and among the long-distance
men a newcomer to our shores, James
Michael. of Wales, is without a peer
TO dispute his sway.
Last years champion Baltimore
team is no longer the proud possessor
of the pennant, for Boston captured
it. In golf Mr.. Whigham has de-
throned his predecessor Mr.. Tying.
ON the turf. whose name rushed
down the wind at the end of hard
fought, heart-breaking race? Not that
of the great Requital, nor of the game
Sir Walter, nor the fast son of Bram-
BILE. Clifford, but Hamburg, the new
equine king.
I'm the college world Cornell holds
the key to the rowing situation-Cor-
nell, the despised, TO whom Yale must
sue for a race. In the athletic world,
Wefers is still undefeated, but Con-
neff's star has set, while Flanagan
has made new record with the ham,
mer that will stand for years, unless
he breaks ii himself. SO in all branch
es of sport new names stand forth and
the old heroes are forgotten.
I'm the fighting world there has been
but one big fight, that between Mr..
Fitzsimmons and myself. | wish for
another fight. and have done every
thing in my power to get one. L am
ready at any time to meet the cham
pion again. and. in all modesty, / be-
lieve | can reverse the decision OF our
former meeting. Among the aspirants
for championship honors l place jeff
ries as a likely man. His fight with
ChOynski shows him to be a fast.
clever man. He is young yet and will
Jim Corbett. who watched the Cree
don Mccoy fight closely, thinks Mccoy
has a great future if he takes care of
himself He declares the Kid Is th,'
best fighter of his weight and inches in
the world in great natural advantages.
Corbett regards his now not in the light
of possible, but of probable heavy
weight champion.
Bob Fitzsimmons' opinion is as fol
lows: Mccoy is entitled to no spe-
cial credit for having whipped Cree
don. Creedon has not been taking
care of himself lately, and was ready
to be whipped. If he had been in the
condition he was in when | defeated
him in New Orleans, a year ago, Nc
Coy would not have been the winner.
When in condition Creedon is more
than match for Mccoy. The talk of
Mccoy challenging me is all nonsense.
| will not fight him, and he knows it.
| retire from the ring March e."
Here are some of the bets at the ring
side on the Creedon-McCoy fight: Joe
UIlman, $1,000 even on Mccoy; Char
lev Davis, $500 TO $1,000 on erection;
Billy Edwards, $1,000 to $1,000 on Nc
Coy: Nat Goodwin, $500 TO $3.50 on Nc
Coy: Al Smith, 81, 500 to $1,000 on Cree
don. George Smith Pittsburg PhiD
won a lot of money on Mccoy, but in
line with his usual reticence, he refus-
eS to give the amount.