The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-12

public believe. Well, Childs is not
wonder Rufus Sharpe. an ordinary
middleweight. who halls from ST.
Louis, gave Childs a warm time of it
In siX-round bout at Chicago-and
Rufus would have as much show with
F1tZSimmOnS as would fox terrier
with bear These be facts, and facts
are stubborn things.
JEFFRIES AND CHOYNSKI
Jeffries has also had a try-out with
Joe Choynski, in which he failed to
startle the pugilistic world 1 do not
wish to decry the merits of the boiler
maker, but on form he is no match
for F'itZsimmons, and bettors would do
well to let him alone in the approach
ing affair He may win. And it may
rain occasionally when the sun is shin
ing. But such things do not happen
regularly. FitZSimmonS should defeat
Jetfries inside of half dozen rounds
perhaps quicker He must meet with
the unlocked for, or an accident to
lose. Billy Brady, Jeffries' manager.
is fully aware of this. But Billy has
nothing TO lose. True. he might get
more II Jeffries won, but he will get
sometEing-and something handsome
win o" lose.
SHATTERED IDOLS.
There is nothing more pitiably pa
thetic than the fate of the defeated
pug1ilst. Even Immediately after a
battle. While the loser is in sore need
of aid and comfort, the crowd focks
to the winner and leaves the loser to
shift for himself ITO tie victor be-
long the spoils' in the pugilistic
world. The beaten man is quickly for
gotten. He may have counted his
friends by the hundreds at the outset
of a battle, but if one remained after
his downfall he was indeed fortunate.
In his case it were better to not have
fought than to have fought and lost.
Jack Dempsey and John l.. Sullivan
were, perhaps, exceptions to this al
most universal rule. But they were
remarka bic men in their line, and new
er shirked a battle. They are but two
Of hundreds who have reveled in the
intoxicating delights of victory-and
all the others have been forgotten.
CORBETT AND SHARKEY.
There was time when Jim Corbett
was worth half a column or so when
ever he did or said anything. Now
his name is rarely seen in print. He
is no longer sought by the faithful
He can walk along Broadway and
have the entire walk to himself.
whereas he can remember when he
would have been compelled to take
back street to get away from the
mob" A few weeks since the news
papers were filled with stories and
cuts Of one Tom Sharkey. True, he
has not suffered defeat, but he refused
to make a match when chance was
offered him by Fitzsimmons. and to-
day he is passed up" So it is with
Peter Maher. with the veteran Jem
Mace. Charley Mitchell, Jack Nc
Auliffe. Jack Everhardt, Tommy Nc
Carthy and host of others who were
the pets of the ring followers in years
not far distant in the past. kid"
Mccoy is the latest unfortunate to lose
graphs do not appear in various styles,
and no one seems to care just what
his future plans may be.
CHILDS AND SHARPE.
When Rufus Sharpe. of ST. Louis,
met Frank Childs in Chicago it was
under the auspices of "Parson" Davies
and Col. John D. Hopkins On the same
evening Joe Choynslxi boxed Dan Cree
don and Tommy Ryan met Tommy
Tracey. Sharpe had a colleague in ST.
Louis by the name Of Henry Massey,
also colored. Henry wanted to go to
Chicago badly. Col. Hopkins said no,
and Sharpe sided With the colonel.
Consequently, Henry was elated at
Sharpe s defeat. He hunted me up and,
told me how it happened. Henry said:
II dun tele Rufus not to go up there,
Mr. Green. Rufus he got no right with
Mr. sChilds. Mr.. Childs dun eat i'm up.
Kunnel Hopkins, he know Rufus get
licked. Didn' | dun asst Kunnel Hop
kins fo' a dollah one day, an didn' he
say: Go on, niggah! Got no dollah fo'
njggahs.' But Rufus he dun went and
got It, Mr.. Green; an I'm glad he did.
Mr.. Childs ain no fren' O mine, Mr..
Green, but he is a bad niggah Wen it
comes to fightin'-bet he is. Say, Mr..
Green, Mr.. Childs he dun know Rufus
was bad in the stummuck, an he jist
damned Rufus right there all the time.
Every time. Mr. Childs hit i'm. Mr..
Green, Rufus he say: Huh An, say,
Mr.. Green, that aim worst of 1t. Yousee,
Rufus he got girl up there in Chi
cago. She an Rufus they aim on good
terms. She live right cross fun Tat
tersall, an she looked over there an
saw Mr.. Childs wallop Rufus. Every
time Rufus he say: HUH she say:
He! He" Tickled her so she cried. Not
COS she was sorry, Mr.. Green Cos
she was tickled nigh amos to DEATH"
When Sharpe returned to ST. Louis
he hunted up Henry, and there was
another battle-and Henry was worst
ed. Willie Green.