The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-26
THE WORLD OF SPORT
Current News of the Ring, Track
and Diamond.
RAEDY is READY TO FIGHT
Minister'S Views on BOxinE-Jes
fries's Easy Vfctor,-Joe WaIcott
Hot After DnIy-Coming Events In
the Ring-Chnt About Ball Players
-Otner News of Interest.

The sporting editor of The Times has
received communication from Mike Ha-
ley, Pat Ready's manager, in which he
says: Il saw a challenge in your paper
of the 23d from Harry Tuthill, of College
Point, l.. l., In which he says he will
match a man to fight Pat Ready twenty
rounds for 5000 a side. If Mr.. Tuthill
means what he says l will meet him at
your office, post the money and make
the match, the men to weigh in at 15S
pounds, and box twenty rounds, the man
having the best of it to be the winner
no draw. All Mr.. Tuthill or any other
man has to do to get on a match with
Pat Ready is to post his money. Raedy
Is open to fight any white man in Amer
lea for the middleweight championship
The Rev. w. p. Fishback prominent
Presbyterian minister of indianapolis, re-
Gently published a statement of his views
on boxing and football that has shocked
that community His comparison of the
sports is interesting. He says: Il have
seen what is called dirty ball on the
diamond and gridiron.
Il have seen college professors and
college presidents wildly enthusiastic at
game of football when the college
weaklings outside of the ropes were cry
ing XIII him! kill him. where the serv-
ices of two physicians We're in constant
demand; where there was a complete
knockout of one or more players at every
down., and where the gridiron was a
mixture of mud and blood with the
ground torn
Smuggling, kicking and kneeling are
common. OF course. this is against the
rules, but how Is one referee going to
keep twenty-five men with forty-four
fists and forty-four feet within the Rug
by rules? In fact, they do. not enforce
the rules and it is impossible for them
/ to see every instance in which the rules
are broken.
Take the record of a single year-eight
football players killed on the field and
scores more crippled for life.
Now for Mr.. Kid McCoys exhibition
Two men at a time were pitted against
each other, both wearing gloves of the
bulk of small pillows, boxing according
to well understood rules under the eye
of man of courage and vigilance; no
foul play, everything being fair and in
full view; nobody hurt, no doctors; no.
body killed or crippled
1T is said that the show was the real
thing. II prize lighting is meant. it was
not the real thing The real thing is a
fight to a finish, with the naked fists.
such fights as Mike Mccool and Tom
Allen and John Morrissey. John c. Hee-
nan and Jem Mace used to indulge in.
which We're clear kin to the present col
| lege football game, but which bore little
or no resemblance to the .set-tos' at Tom
! linson Hall l have no apology to make
| for witnessing that exhibition. ..t.. .,..
1T was manlier and. cleaner show
| than one-half of the football games we
| have had in this city during the last ten
| years, and 1 believe / have seen them all.
| Football is a manly game, and when
played by gentlemen, and no others
should play it. 1t is an interesting exhi-
| bition.
IF the friends of the game wish to
save it from disrepute they could get
| some useful hints by studying the meth
! DDS of such professors of the manly art
| of self-defense as Kid Mccoy. Samuel
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