Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-08

the square sports We're made to suffer
for the sins OF the cheaper grafters, and
the law was brought into disrepute. The
following table approximately shows
what the big fighters made while the
Horton law was in force:
Snarkey ......S9l.ooo
MctIoVern ............. ............. 6o.O0O
FltZSlnmlonS ................. -. .o,VVV
DlNoh -. ....".'... f.'ooo
MCCOY .......... ........... ....... fo,ooo
fuhlln ........ ao'ooo
Norpett ................ 1900. |o,ooV
figurers may do. THE following tables
showing the estimated tribute to the
merry boxers game in the Greater New
York since the passage of the Horton
law bill may not be automatically cor
rect. but it is good betting that taking
into consideration all the outside CRAFTS,
1T is rather under than above the real
figures:
1896
Total receipts $500, O0o
Total attendance ................. So0,o0
Fighters share ................. lvoooo
Promoters share ...... .......... 2oo,ooo
Estimated number of fights ....... w
1897
Total receipts 5000 COO
Total attendance ................. 400, 600
Promoters share NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 250,0O
Estimated number of fights ...... $50
1895
Total receipts .S4'5,Ooo
Total attendance ................. o6V'ooo
Fighters snare .................. loo,oou
Promoters snare .................. oso'oe0
1899
Total receipts S4So, wv
Total attendance .................. o45.OOO
Fighters share .................. leo,oOo
Promoters share ................. SOO,uVo
Estimated number of fights ...... 3OO
1900
Estimated receipts ...............SS15,0O O
Estimated attendance ............. 2lo,OUo
Fighters share .................. ooo,oUo
Promoters share ................. i6o,ooo
Estimated number of fights $500. SUI
Grand Total
Total receipts s., $40, 900
Total attendance ............... l,i6o,ooO
Fighters share ................. 3oo,ooV
Promoters share ................ l,ooo,ooo
Estimated number of fights -. 1880
The grafters ave lost their grasp and
thew have 40 one to blame but them
selves. But they are not the first birds
TO befoul their own nest.
1T is rather a strange coincidence, but
nevertheless true, that Toledo, Ohio, is
fruitful of the sayings and dolngs Whlch
have in the past Is years resulted dlsas-
trously to a number of the prize fighters
old Toledo sport Il have kept tab on all
the great fighters of the country VINO
ever visited Tolel<, and the atmosphere
of the city always seemed to prove an
evil genius to them. Recall the mighty
John L. Sullivan for one instance. John
might travel all over the country and
keep sober, but when he struck Toledo he
made the start that ended in a glorious
spree. 1t was also a man from Toledo
who was responsible for the beginning OF
the downfall of Sullivan, and that was
Patsy Cardiff. Patsy was born and
brought up in Toledo, and worked at his
trade as a blacksmith. While a young
fellow he moved west with his parents.
While living there Cardiff took no inter-
est in boxing and l c doubt if he ever had
the gloves on.
"You all recall how Sullivan was put
ting out all corners in four rounds. He
was in his palmy days when Cardiff
agreed to try to stand up four rounds be-
fore the champion of champions. The re-
sult was that Sullivan for the first time
failed to place hors du combat his OPP
ponent in the agreed -four rounds Car
diff's hard head or a stalk at the ring
side which Sullivan struck with his pow
erful fist broke the champions arm and
Cardiff won the decision by staying the
required four POUNDS. A few years after
ward, When Sullivan HAD a standing
challenge to every man in the world. it
was while here he firsl announced thai
he was willing to giVt Corbett a chance
in preference to numerous other fighters
~ "Si always SSlIllS IL HIS IIclS,
but that was as far as they would go.
Charley Mitchell was then busy follow
ing Sullivan. kat at a safe distance. and
clamoring to make a match. We all
know what followed, and hoW> Corbett
won the championship.
1T was While here that Charley Nit
chell first announced his desire to fight
Corbett for the championship. and the
result of the match hat followed was the
easy defeat of Mitchell. Still later on.
when Corbett was in the heyday of his
glory, and was being pursued by Fitz-
simmons for a match, hat he first an
nounced that he would fight Lanky Bob.
The first match fell through, but the
Carson City one disposed of Corbett as
champion. 1t will be remembered that
Fitz then sort of retired and took to the
stage and refused to fight Corbett. 1t
began to be said that Fitz was a has
been and dare not step into the arena
with the new fighters.
"Fitz, after being pestered for several
months as to his purpose and intention,
finally that when he appeared
In Toledo he would state his position. We
all knew he did SO in a pretended inter-
view, which was an article prepared by
Martin Julian in typewriter form and
occupying a column space. The outcome
of the def was the match with Jeffries
and the defeat of Fitz shortly afterward
"Jeffries no doubt escaped the hoodot
when he was in Toledo early in the sum,
mer on account of his arm being in
plaster cast. He said nothing abou
fighting on that occasion, as he was no
then in shape. I see, however that Fit:
a called J~effries, but the latter is no
ready.
And while talking about those pecul
lar condolences it is also we'll to re
mark that Toledo is move in another re