The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-16
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
WHY 4 FIGHT BETWEEN CORBETT
AND MCOH rs DESIRED.

B~ONinG-D1NOn, the EeHthcrWciEni thnu1
pion, Is Still n wonder-Arthmr irwin
Plan for Two New Baseball Organization
BY continuing the fight until he wa
Knocked out by sharkey. Kid Mccoy made host
OF friends and In striking contrast to Corbett
showed that he was willing to receive 8
beating. The behavior OF Mccoy and Corbott
when both we're In range OF Sharkey's heavy
artillery was no different that sporting men
have commented upon it ever since.
III Sharkey was able TO stop Mccoy in ten
rounds" said ono OF the fancy" the other
day. 1T Is proof positive that he would have
Knocked Corbett out had the latter displayed
a willingness to take his medicine. Against
sharkey. more skill. agility and hitting power
was shown By Mccoy than by Corbett. and also
more aameness. Mccoy did something that
Corbett was unable to do. He knocked Shar-
key down twice and had him GrogRy. He also
closed the Sailors eve. whilcC orbett did not
leave a mark on Toms countenance. Shar-
key knocked Cpiirtt down in the second
round. but failed drop the Kid until the
eighth. Mccoy weighed nearly twenty-five
pounds less than Corbctt. yet he put up .
much more aggressive fight.
Being the two cleverest boxers among the
big fellows. IL seems that Mccoy and Corbett
should come together In a limited. round bout.
Corbett has superior weight and an equal
amount OF science. but no Is not so hard n
puncher and Is older and in poorer physical
trim than Mccoy. The latter can build up by
a short rest. during which time Corbett can
put himself In shape to begin real training.
Such a contest would settle definitely what
might be termed the boxing championship
with the term fighting left out"
Jimmy wakely says he will back Mccoy
for another fight with Sharkey and will post a
SIC 600 side bet, George Considine jumns at
the offer and nHrepa TO bnCk Sharkay with n
similar amount. As here is no chance of such
q natch. Wakely and Considine,. rivals in
businees ventures. are receiving credit Tor
knowing good things.
The Knockout blow, which is administered
by reaching the point Of the Jaw. with enough
force to temporarily r~aralyze the nerves. is
days. An old timer. who has seen many Of
the modern fights. remarked to a reporter Of
The blow is a sign OF progress in the art Of
pugilism. Twenty nye years ago it had not
been heard of. In all Of the big ring contests
much longer. for the reason that they knew OF
no decisive method to put an opponent to
the Jaw they used to Bate ne aDother's eyes
and noses: As a genera ult. a fighter who
when his rivals seconds Z, ler threw up tho
sponge ortheirman lell Iron sheer exhaustion;
defence employed 10y, p~uGilists in modern
times were unknown in the old DAYS. which
coca to prove that tho sport has undsrgone
battles in unfrequented places. on barges and
at resorts out Of the reach OF the law we're
cases indecisiye. Had, 9id.time fighters
known of the knock out blow as delivered
would have been much more satisfactory to
enlookers. Then. again. the, better element
toughs and thugs have been gradually pushed
to the wall by the high rates OF admission that
remains to be done to perfect the game is the
estaplishment Of Q governing organization
incidentally weed out the faEirs and shady
characters who now and then hurt the game"
who wifi meet Young Pluto" OF Australia to.
morrow, night. was never lighter than at pres
with Oscar, Gardner. the little fellow had a
round OF pleasure that greatly reduced, him.
tralnins for !PIuto." L Dixon n'T WeIsb he oeEiInn
pounds. He proceeded to work hard at va.
, fi9Ss EXERCISES <, E and also to eat predictions quan.
gradually, built himself up until, on Saturday
he tipped the scales at about 119%t pounds.
long H." has been fighting and how many
times r. has broken training with a yenge:
appears to know lust what to do TO get into
trim for an epeountcr. He is 20 years old.
years to come. In his long career as cham
Sion featherweight he is said to have been
fused to fight anybody.
The SLOW process OF settling the st. Louis
fixed up before the middle of next month Inc
fall through. In case Won der Abe is success
full In. prolonging the, row. some sort Of a com.
promise may be reached.
Arthur Irwin. Vice President OF the WASH
iington Clue. Is in town. and says that he be-
establish two big circuits on the plan OF the
old League and American Association. He
70 put Washington out Of the big League, his
club would never consent to enter a minor or
OF Chicago, Irwin believes that il an Eastern ;
and a Western league could be organized the
would prosper even more than under
MY plan, said Irwin yesterday, would be
20 hays an Eastern League tq consist Of Bos-
more. Washington. Pittsburg and Buiiaio,
Then the Western League could be made up t
Cleveland, Milwaukee. Detroit and Kansas
City: During the Inst six weeks Of each sea.
TO decide, the national championship"
There is no chance. OF such a plan being put
Of the big Western clubs have interests in The 5
East, which would erectuaIly block negotia-
When Aaron Stern, sold the Cincinnati Club
PLAYERS League in 1891. he administered a {
feyere shock to his PARTNERS in the National /
irm as a rock, 4 telegram. Which stern sseni
the late G. III. Byrne. is in the posseasion OF q
one OF the magnates. who keeps 1t as a me- r
IL reads as follows: :
I have sold the Cincinnati Club. may have donn /
but | got tho money.
Stern never has been identified with baseball '
Iince. and it is believed that there is no posi-
oility OF his ever returning. II the magnates 7
lRye their way. !
Gossip of tho Ring. {
Sammy Kelly wants TO box Tim Callahan. /
Joe Goddard Is anxious to meet Kid Mccoy AyaIn u
Tommy Hogan and Jack Delaney are slated TO bor y
Wenty rounds In Youngstown. o., to night. !
George .McFadden has ~,'~strTi a%torftii,to box the =
.inner or the contest between George Dixon and ~
Young Pluto. u
The Yonkers- A G. has offered a purse for the con. /
eat bet"T6n Paddy Lentun and Mats Matthews, il
yhich wa1 postponed. T.
Tho Greenwood A, c. has offered a good slzed v
'urse TO Joe Bernstein AMI Dave sullivan for n IA
wenty-hye-round bout. J.
Paddy Sullivan. manager uf Oscar Gardner. saws u
eht the latter VIII not do any more boxing until u