The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-27

the wrangie until the hour of mid
night, thus saving their money. Wilkes
was in bed nearly two weeks. an aw-
fully punished man. His second, Tom
Kelly, the veteran English middle
Welght, was furious when he learned
OF the trick. He, like Wilkes was not
let In, and. instead, was made the
dupe of lot az rascals.
WALCoTF AND LAvIGNE.
While the positive evidence is lack
ing, yet it issE generally understood
among sporting men that the affair be-
tween Joe Walcott and kid" Lavigne,
in San Francisco was fixed" Lavigne
had no licenses9oss Waicott, at any
style OF lighting He was completely
outclassed by the .Barbadoes Terror, -
hence 1t became necessary to work a
trick, so Walcott- grew i'll and said he
could go no further. Lavigne was
gwen the decision,f and horde of bet
tlng men lost their money. It IS re-
lated that Well-known theatrical
manager and patron Of ring sports
dropped quite bundle on the affair.
and he 1T was who limited at crooked
work. The same man who handled
the Corbett=ShaEkey fiasco managed
Walcott in the Lavigne barney
Dozens of fakes that have attracted
little public notice are known to have
been pulled off, by the wise gang
that has directed the destinies of box
Ing in recent years. The latest in New
York may lose to them their occupa-
ton, for certainly no one in with" the
Corbett-Sharkey fzzle will ever again
dare pose as boxing promoters"
CORBETT'S CUNNING.
1t is notorious fact that Corbett's
record in the books is patched up list
OF alleged battles that were rarely ION
the level" On Feb. 1e, 1892, Corbett
arranged a big fake in New York, in
which he was to stop three heavy
weights, in succession, each in four
rounds. Corbett picked the men, and
named one Bill Spillings, of Rochester,
N. Y; Bob Caffrey, Of Philadelphia
and-to his sorrow; one real fighter
Joe Lannon. Corbett easily vanquished
his "unknowns," Spillings and Caffrey,
VINO, by the way, were never before or
since heard of or from as fighters, but
Lannon "bucked." It is said that Joe
mad been drinking and got stubborn.
he was to have "gone out" but he
refused to go" and Corbett's record
was blurred, for 1t reads: Joe Lannon,
no decision" His record also contains
to "swell' it all his friendly sparring
matches with Connie" Mcvey, his
sparring partner, and further along
will be found the announcement that
he knocked out Joe Courtney, in six
rounds, whereas 1t is a notorious fact
that the contract with the kaleidoscope
company stipulated that Courtney was
to "go OUT in. the sixth round, to COM
plete the pictures.
"OWNEY" GEOGHAN'S PTIAN
'Owney' Geoghan was an early and
late day character Of New York, who
conducted a free and easy" in which
many a contest with the "mittens" was
pulled off. "Owney's" man always
won, but 1t was by no fiuke or fake.
One incident will suffice to explain how
"Owney" gotithe5 money. George La
Blanche, 1.-The Marine" was at one
time engaged by f"Owney" to take on
all corners. One night there entered
the place a giant who was employed In
a rolling mill. and who had beaten
every man in the mill. He hoped onto
the stage to face La Blanche "Owney''
adjusted the "mitts'' and the battle
began. Suddenly La Blanche landed on
the giants jaw and he dropped like a
stuck bullock. When he recovered con-
seriousness he remarked: Say, what
SlLUCA me II was a KICK
from a mule, and there is a mark on
my jaw that makes me believe that's
what it was" And the big rolling man
was not far from right. Geoghan had
placed in LaBlanche's glove q mule
shoe, and it was with that hand he
landed.
DECEPTION is EASY.
There is no game at which deception
can be more safely practiced. A clever
boxer can simulate Inconsistencies,
But the referee, If he is wise, must be
fixed" Some years since there was a
boxing match between two we'll known
St Louis gladiators. 1t was attended
by g crowd comprising bankers, mer-
chants and professional men. The writ
er knew there ives to be lob" and in
tended to prevent 1t. He had been
selected to referee the contest but
when the men were in the ring one
Of the principals objected saying that
the referee was "a friend of his" and
he had heard that he might favor
him." He was anxious that there
should be no doubt as to his victory
and must insist that a stranger do the
Judging. Lem McGregor, the "St. Joe
Kid" was named. The man who had
protested went out in the ninth round
McGregor counted the fatal ten, but
before he had reached seven the box
er, who lay prone upon the ground,
opened one eye and winked at the
writer, as much as to indicate that he
was wise one. He afterward adj
mitted that the affair was ''fxed'-and
yet the spectators did not detect the
swindle. = Willie Green.
LANSING MAY DIE.