The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02

the F1tZsimmOnS-J Jeffrfes boxing match
What the meaning of 1t Is cannot be sur
missed, unless 1t be that Fitz so far out
classes the big boilermaker that the fol-
lowers OF the game consider the result
a foregone conclusion. And then there
are some peculiar things about the af-
1a1r. Billy Brady Is in it. He Is under
cloud In the Corbett-Fitzsimmons and
other affairs of the ring. He had an
nounced that he was done with the
hehters. He preferred ugly charges
against George Siler after the affair at
carson, and now he accepts Siler to
referee match in which he is the man
ager OF. one of the principals to it, All
these peculiarities have their effect. That
there VIII be crowd at the fight, how
ever is almost certain. They cannot re-
main away. They will want to see Fi:z
in action. They will go expecting him
to win, but they will be there lust the
same. And that is all Brady cares for.
what ne is after is the gate money.
LAVIGNE TALKS FIGHT.
Kid Lavigne has been telling the Chi
-cago people what fine trim he is in, de-
spite his vanquishment by .MvsterIo11s'
Billy Smith, of Boston Lavigne saws he
weighs just 137 pounds, and that he viii
go to England to meet Dick Burge in as
line fettie as he has been in all his ca
reer Iavigne denies that he has been
looking upon the wine that is red Then
it must have been white wine, for that the
Saginaw wonder has been studying as
tronomy through cut glass, to his detri-
nent, in recent years is an fnfisn,,ta tIc
fact.
He may have reformed" in the past
few months but prior to that he INDUCED
entirely too often for the Improvement of
his pugilistic prowess. The one great ar
gument in favor of boxing is that it is q
morality breeder The young man who
wants to succeed a boxer must be-
come moral young man. Nature will re-
sent abuse. Late hours, wine, whisky. or
any excesses mean for the boxer deca-
dence and defeat. Late hours must be alb
jured. Physical culture is encouraged by
the Z. M. c. A because it Is an incentive
to good habits in young men.
RING GOSSIP.
Dan Creedon has been matched to box
twenty rounds with young Root, of Chi
cago.
Tommy Ryan and Billy Stiff are to meet
in April. Lucky Ryan. He is picking up
more easy jobs than a politician in tri-
umphant party.
A correspondent wants to know when
Jem Mace died. He hasn't died His last
appearance was with Charley Mitchell.
The younger man convinced the once
great Mace that it was time for him to
retire. He did. Mace is in England and
not in good circumstances.
Johnnie Ritchie, who is to meet Ter
renee McGovern before the Broadway
Athletic club. New York the latter part
of the present month, was formerly
barber in ST. Louis. He is clever boxer
and game as a pebble. but he is under
taking a tremendous task with McGovern
1t is hinted that Jim Corbett will bob
up serenely after the Fftzsimmons-J Jeffries
fight and challenge the winner. 1t is un-
likely. if Fitz wins, that Corbett will be
accommodated Fftz has said that Cor
bett must meet and defeat Maher before
Fitz will give him another chance. And
FitZ generally means just what he says
especially where Corbett is concerned.
Should Terrence McGovern meet Pediar
Palmer the match would attract more at
tention than any of recent years. for the
reason that it would be the first high class
international affair of the sort to be
pulled off since the disappearance from
the ring of the great boxers of England.
McGovern Is the sort Of man to beat the
Britisher, who is as clever a boxer. per-
haps, as ever put up his hands, but too
eager to get at his adversary. McGovern
Is miniature John l.. Sullivan in that re-
spect He can beat the fellow who comes
after him too eagerly.
Willie Green.