The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-14

strength of the adage which states that
you can't touch pitch without being de-
filed.
cit was an evil hour for Chicago when
Hereford and his black, in the eternal
fitness of things, landed in this city.
The Gans-MeGoyern contest and the
wretched showing made by the negro
against the sturdy Brooklynite killed the
boxing game locally. While there were
no actual proofs obtained of deuble-deal-
ing on Cans part, the bout looked very
bad and left an unfavor able taste in the
mouths of those who witnessed it. But
Hereford's monumental gall is of such
castiron quality that quite recently he
presented the public with a gold brick
In the shape of contest between Henry
Lyons and George Dixon. On the form
he has shown Of late Lyons is entitled to
rank with the really good ones in the,
featherweight class. Yet poor Dixon
broken in health, out Of condition and
mere shadow if his former self, went
twenty rounds to a draw with his strong
young opponent.
Tom O'Rourke, who was evidently net
in on the deal, stated before the So
called battle that Dixon's proper place
was in a hospital instead Of a ring and
tried hard to prevent the contest, fearing
lest fatal consequences might follow AS
the sequel proved, George was in no
danger of injury to life or limb. Lyons
handled him with the care of a young
! mother fondling a newborn babe. In
other words, he fought according to Or
ders, a trick which he will In all likeli-
hood be called upon to repeat many times
under the tutelage of his present pre-
ceptor. Previous to his joining the Here
| ford stable Lyons reputation was TN
stained, but fate has thrown the Chi
rqo s1 into cha ~,
natural course of things it is not to be
wondered at that he should be tarred
with the same stick as his associates.
Cans last ring engagement took place
at Baltimore on the night of April l.
Martin Flaherty was his opponent, and
the affair turned out to be such a bare
faced fake that riot almost resulted
among the spectators who were beguiled
into paying good money to see the dis
graceful exhibition. Flaherty's seconds
threw up the sponge in the fourth round,
after the latter had allowed the negro to
punch him at will around the ring with
out making any attempt to fight back.
This fiasco added another black stain to
Cans record, which all of the whitewash
laid on by his manager will fail to cover.
And now the interesting trio are bound
for Albion's shores. It Is an i'll wind that
blows nobody good. and while it must
be acknowledged that the Britishers are
up against tough combination, there is
some consolation to be found in the re-
Election that Colunbias happy land will
he rendered all the sweeter and cleaner
thereby. Exit Hereford & Co., with few
tears.
The tueking of Kid Mccoy under the
mana gerial pinions of Tom O'Rourke has
POSSIBLY much to do with Sailor Shar-
keys recent refusal to accommodate the
Hoosier pugilist with match. Shar-
key, like most boxers who have trusted
their fortunes to O'Rourke's guidance.
entertainS a wholesome respect, almost
amounting to awe, for that very abe
and self-assertive gentleman. The sen
Of ocean is well aware that O'Rour Ike
has been keeping a rod in pickle for his
brawny back, for some time past and is
only awaiting the opportunity to apply,
the said rod with vigor.
Since Sharkey left the fold of his cid
manager, Joe Walcott. aided and abetted
by O'Rourke, has cast his ebony shadow
over the sailors path many times Re-
peated challenges on behalf of the Bar
BADGES black have been thrown at the
mah-of-war's man, but he has skillfully
avoided the snare by drawing the color
line, q threadbare trick which quite
few up-to-date pugilists practice when
brought face to face with an uncongenial
line. Now the ever-fertile O'RoIrke has
found a new instrument with which to
prod the sailor, in the shape of Kid Me-
Coy.
Sharkey is fully aware that O'Rourke
would not be likely to choose the Kid as
an avengiug spirit unless he was thor
oughly satisfied that the Indianiar could
make good. Apart from this unpleasant
fact the sailor had not forgotten how
close he came to going down and cut
during the earlier stages of his last meet
ing with the Kid. He has since declared
that the savage left hook that connected
with his jaw tumbled him to the canvas
In the third round of that engagement
was the hardest punch he was ever made
the receiver general for. Sharkey finally
won out through superior strength and
condition, but he had remarkably close
call, and was perhaps rather fortunate
in catching Mccoy at a time when the
latter was in anything but good form.
McCoy is beyond a doubt the most di-
plomatic specimen of humanity that has
ever figured in the ring. Owing to the
scandal arising from his fight with Cor
eett, added to the reputation he has al
ways borne as a trickster of the first
! water. the Kid was a dead dog in the
pit, as far as matchmakerS of athletic
clubs in this country were concerned.
Obviously some powerful antidcte
against the trend of public opinion had
TO be employed If he wished to continue
as an active member of his profession.
Two years ago Mccoy and O'Rourke
were the bitterest foes. Yet it was to
/ the latter fistic impresario that the sub
tie Kind turned in his hour of need.
In point of cunning the proverbial fox
is not to be compared with this enter
prising young man from Hoosier land.
Harry Harris has succeeded in clinch-
ing another match across the water.
This time Harry Ware is TO be his 0ppc-
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