Omaha daily bee., 1898-03-06
BLATHER OF THE pUGILIsTs.
Bob Fitzsin,mons Pays His Respects
fN to Kid Mccoy.

Bob Fitxsimmons Pays His Respects
to Kid Mccoy.
There is no question that it takes a pug
like Fitz or Corbett to put little zest into
matchmaking The following telegram is
said to have been sent by the champ to ex-
press his willingness to meet Mccoy: 81
will fight Mccoy any time he puts up enough
money to make it worth my WHILE Mccoy
and Rubin have no more right to fight for
the championship than yellow dog. I will
fight Mccoy any second he puts up the stuff.
Mccoy is miserable upstart. He has been
little successful and 1t has made him daffy.
The Kid has the swellhead and he thinks
he Is in the heavyweight class. | will show
him how to fight If he has the money to back
up his bluff"
This sudden willingness on the part of
Fitzsmmons is suspicious Is it an adver-
| tsing dodge or has the scheme arranged by
Mccoy and Gus Rubin to fight for the
championship Of the world brought the red
topped holder of the title to time? There is
as probable a likelihood of one as of the
other. Time should tell very soon, for Nc
Coy has answered Fitzs telegram proposing
$4,000 a side and, If that Is not enough, to
double the amount. FitZ was to have sent
representative to Cincinnati Friday to ar
| range details, but the telegraph dispatches
do not make any mention OF such a proceed
| ing.
| McCoy's proposed fight with Rubin for the
heavyweight championship is looked at ask
ance. Critics fail to discover any grounds
| upon which the choice Of Rubin can be
| based. Certainly Maher had a better right
| to be selected and If Mccoy persists in con-
! tinuing to ignore him he can hardly expect
! to add to his fighting reputation. Maher is
more than anxious to fight, will accept al
| most any conditions and has forfeit up. To
| become paper champion Mccoy will have to
| meet him If he does not want to appear
ridiculous.
| How will it all end? Mccoy announced
| that If Fitz did not accept his challenge by
| next Wednesday he would assume the title
| Of heavyweight champion of the world and
| take on Rubin. Fit2 Is alleged to have ac-
| cepted. What now?
Mccoy has made another move in accept
ing Joe Choyinaki's challenge and naming
| the date Of the fight as April 20 and the
place Hot Springs. Ark. The question again
! obtrudes Wac Mccoy forced to this by
| Chcyirskis threat to pull down his money,
| or was the money already pulled down and is
| this another advertising scheme? Again it
! 10 a toss-up which is the true condition OF
/ affairs.
Tommy Ryun's. ring generalshp was
| what won him another victory a week ago
| that over Geougel' Green in San Francisco.
| The result wasnexpected but not SO the great
showing madeo by the defeated man. The
| fact that for about thirteen rounds the fight
1
| tion enough that Green has been improv-
| ing immensely. HE. however. lacked the
quality OF being a general In addition to his
| fighting ability Ryan simply let him wear
! himself out. Green finally was forced to let
himself be counted out from absolute exhaus-
| tion. ,a7an
| 1t is questionable how much longer Ryan
| can retain the title Of welterweight cham
| plon. There is no question OF his ability
to settle any aspirant. at his present weight,
| but it is safe long shot that he could not
whip any good man in the class II he was
compelled to get down to the weight In
the Green fight he tipped the scales at over
$50 and it was really a middleweight con-
| test. In all his recent bouts he has been
far above the welterweight limit.
| Through the death of Con Doyle In Chi
| cago recently a gap was left in the ranks
OF western pugilists which 1t will be hard to
fill. Doyle was not heard Of much In late
| years, but from seven to ten years back he
was one OF the top notchers i'll his class. He
was essentially a fighter In the old time
sense OF the word. for he could give and re-
ceive punishment in an equal degree q
quality sadly lacking in the pugills.s OF to-
day. His powers OF endurance and vitality
were remarkable. since Is Is said by his
hackers that he was never In condition and
he drank continually.
Doyle first doancd the mitts over ten year.