The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-28

cable reports of the fight say that Smith
had the best of il with Roberts for the
first three rounds. Then We are told that
Smith dislocated one of his shoulders i'll
the fourth round. and. Judging by the
meager details cabled of what follows. he
appears to nave been thereafter virtually
at Roberts's mercy. The Englishnan in
fiicted n great deal of body punishment on
Smith. and also battered and bruised his
features In Il terrible manner.
i have never had the pleasure Of a per-
sonsl acquaintance with Mr.. Angle. but I
am intimate with many men who do know
him well. and he has always been repre-
scented to me as being a humane man of
excellent Judgment, and ] am loath to be-
lieve that he permitted Smith to continue
10 fight after he became virtually a Grip
pie.
I feel certain that II Smiths shoulder
was dislocated, as alleged, the fact was
concealed from MIR. Angles knowledge, be-
cause 1 believe he would not permit any
man 10 battle who was unable to properly
defend himself.
The coming fight between Tom Sharkey
and Fred Russell, the Western giant,
which will take place I'm Denver next Fri
day nishs. has attracted a good deal Of at
tention in the East, where Russell is COM
paratively speaking. an unknown quantity.
Tie mas height, reach and youth in his favor
ever Sharkey. and he certainly must he a
novice. indeed. in scientific boxing. IL he
nasnt as much pugilistic skill as the ex-
sailor. who is more renowned for strength
ana pugnacfty than for fistic skill,
by The way, 1t is reported here that
sharkey didn't train as well as he should
1or his last meeting with F1tzsimmons. NV
informant is John Fox. who was the press
agent OF the old Coney Island Athletic
'lup. IN whose arena the contest took
place. ~
met Fox In Washington shortly before
the close of the late Bennings race meet
ing. when he told me this story. and also
ntfmate very plainly that the HIGHT be-
tween Sharkey and Fitz had been TAR
ranged" In advance. He said that Fits
reason Tor demanding this arrangement
was the fact that he had injured his
knuckles very severely in his encounter
with Gus Rubin.
Kid Mccoy was a bit unfortunate last
week. as his cottage in the vicinity of Sara.
toga Lake was destroyed by fire, entailing
a good ceal of annoyance to him and some
financial loss. though the latter was not
great. as the cottage was Insured.
McCoy's challenge to the world has not
yet met with acceptance from any one. ex-
cept George Gardner. and his acceptance
has been ignored by both Mccoy and his
manager, Tom O'Rourke.
Now We are told that one Josephus Cans
of Baltimore has given up his idea of going
to England in search of fistic gain and
glory, and will. instead. HE him to San
Francisco. where he proposes endeavoring
to get on a match with Erne or Terry Nc
Govern.
I can readily understand his seeking a
match with Erne. for when they met in this
city the last time he had a shade the best
of the encounter up to the moment when
Kid Mccoy advised Erne to drop fighting
at long range and go to his man at close
quarters. When he did. In a sharp mix-up
one OF Gans's eyebrows was either cut or
jabbed open. the resultant flow Of blood
SO binding him that he gave up the con-
test, but IL his fight with McGovern in
Chicago was on the level (Which many
doubt it was), he has no license to tackle
the South Brooklyn Whirlwind again.
In the Windy City Joe didn't a the
ghost of a show. 1 didn't see the contest.
but 1 have seen the mutoscopic pictures Of
It, and If he tried an ounce there McGovern
is his mastar beyond a doubt
Not long since I received a letter from
an inmate of one of the soldiers homes in
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