The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-22
RING GOSSIP.

The defeat of Peter Maher by Joe God
eard rd,na the he Barrier Champion" in less than
mons of much of the glory of his second
victory over the Irish Champion It '.o also
nds TENDS to asa clinch the argument that there is
despite the, magnifed presumed superiority
of this or that gladiator. Maher isn't much
anyway way :, Amy man Joe Goddard beat in
championship honors. Goddard never was
tso;as nester than sn "a sturdy slusser whose only
nos raG'es ,n are S 70 % rush in and win quickly or
Dublin and roll ale barrels. He's sturdy
lad; and weU equipped for that responsible
undertaking.
Goddard's title-"Barrier Champion is
high sounding, but isn't so much after one
knows knows how It was acquired. Goddard had
who wore the title Of barrier @ e CHAMPION" sa"
te bushman had naW ay0 Esahed d, Goddard that
ought to prove easy game. For that matter,
however, Goddard knew no more about sci
advantage over the bushman in having fought
some of the best English and Australian
boxers. 1t was a hurricane fight, rough and
tumble, and Goddard came out of It 1.-The
Barrier Champion
There is one characteristic of Goddard,
however, that might be copied, to their credit,
by some Of the fighters who are, perhaps
more prominently before the world Though
Goddard may not know how to fight ne is
aiWays willing to try, and without demanding
Maher and Sharkey and Jeffries are lighting
Jim Corbett ard Bob Fitzsimmons are max
sums of money sufficiently large to purchase
the ransom of a king. Those worthless have
no fo,r more iesa OF getting together in twenty
of forming "a junction with Admiral Samp-
son or commodore Schley.
and their often too evident reluctance TO
enter the ring, calls up story about Tommy
Ryan, at the time he was training TO, his
New Orleans match with Danny Needhamw
that did not come off-owing to Ryan being
attacked by ''tonsiitis"-or something eise
in the form Of pugilistic heart failure with
times Jack Burke was looking after Ryan's
training, and took "Tonsilitis Tommv;s;'
place, I'M meeting Needhap before the Metropoii-
tan club, after Ryan had refused 10 20 on
Burke Is a typical Irishman, and fond OF
Jokes He sympathized with Ryan and ad-
vlsed h1m thereafter, when about to enter
neck. oo' "is
For what?" asked Ryan. why, to keep
your heart from jumping out Of your mouth"
responded the irrepressible Irishman.
Dave sullivan's somewhat questionable viz
Tory Tory over sammy Kelley emphasizes the fact
yet developed. When Sullivan went abroad
much was expected of him. He returned
uohc"eeu liidu, anu MS 90 Win young Kelley
has added nothing to his laurels as a candf-
date for championship honors In the feather
weight DIVISION: There will probably never
be another little man like Dixon in the
squared circle. Fistiana, since the beginning
of the nineteenth century, does not record
his equal He was in reality, the only worlds
champion Of any class-save the mighty John
l.. suliivan-worthy the name
Boxing seems to have taken another spurt.
but 1t will not occupy the public mind as
ruliy during the war excitement as it might
In time of peace. People are more interested.
Just now,. in the whereabouts Of Admiral
Ceryera than in the possibility of hostile
mons. Maher and Goddard, Mccoy and some
unknown" or any of the army Of fighters
who are looking for matches" Boxing may
revive a bit, but 1t will never absorb the
interest 1t once did.
Those who follow ring matters are begin
ming to ask: What has become OF KID
McCoy?" He has not donned his war paint
since Bob F1tzsommons issued his regular
semi annual theatrical announcement Of his
eagerness to fire few 13-inch uppercuts into
the solar plexus Of James ]. Corbett Mccoy
may be following the tactics of the Spanish
commodores-sailing around out OF harms
reach until the theatrical season reopens.