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their cunning and he has since repeated
endeaVored to draw the big fellow into a
return match for a limited number of
rounds without avail
Against FitzsimmCns he still harbors
the ill-feeling that has always existed
between them and if red Robert offered
him the chance Of a second meeting
ne would probably forget for the nonce
all OF his resolutions in regard to for
saking the fistic profession.
AS far as Mitchell is concerned, Cor
bett recently stated that he would have
nothing whichever to do with the Eng
lIshman, adding that he believed the
latter's talk was all bluff and manu-
featured solely for advertising purposes.
judged from an impartial standpoint the
eX-champlons view of the situation APP
pears to be tolerably correct.
Encouraged by his recent hurry-up de-
feats of Billy Stiff, Jim Seaman and
Jimmy Handler. Dan Creedon has arrang-
ed to take a chance with tougher game
and on the night of May "a will tackle
Martin Hart before the Southern Athlet-
ic club, of Louisville. Unless the urex-
pected happens this match should re-
suit in win for the Louisville boy.
The manner in which Hart whipped
Australian Jimmy Ryan and Tommy
West proved clearly that the youngster
is worthy opponent for any Of the
good light heavyweights. He is a ter
rife hitter, fast on his feet and capa-
sic of taking an unlimited amount of
punishment without flinching. With
youth and vitality in his favor it ap-
pears almost inevitable that Hart should
wear down the veteran from Australia S
shores Creedon is dangerous only for
few rounds. While his steam lasts he
can put up a rushing fight and carry
everything before him, but unless he
can land a knockout punch at an early
stage of the game Ahe is almost certain
to lose.
Dan has reached that period of pugilist-
ic life when a man finds himself incapa-
BILE of submitting to the strict rules of
training. He carries around paunch
which would do credit to an alderman
and makes no attempt to rid himself
of his superfluous flesh A swift stab
in the wind region whipped Creedon
when he tried conclusions with Jack
Root, and if Hart plays for the body In
the coming engagement he ought to
whip the Australian as quickly as the
Chicagoan did. If on the contrary the
Louisville boxer tries to swap swings for
the jaw with his man he may find him
self in trouble Creedon is a past master
in the art of slipping his head out Of
dangers way and possesses d stock of
short arm jOlts any one of which will
bring home the money if it reaches the
fatal point
There is no doubt as to Creedon's
punching powers. When in his prime
the Australian was a knockout boxer
of the first grade, as many an ambi-
tious aspirant for championship honors
in the past can testify. But he has
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lucky enough to win from Hart the wisest
move he could make would be TO retire
from active service in the modern arena
San Francisco sportsmen are net TAX
ing very kindly to the match scheduled
for this month between Terry McGovern
and Herrera. This is not surprising
the McGovern-G Gardner contest was
such an easy walk-over for the Eastern
er that those who saw the Omaha Kid
go down and out were anything but sat-
isfied with the gift presented to the
featherweight champion.
The following article from the pen of
a Frisco scribe serves to show the trend
of public opinion on the coast regarding
the match between Terry and the Span
ish-American.
1.-The fight this month Will be between
Herrera and McGovern before the Ma
AS a preliminary, Danny Dougherty and
Kid McFadden will try fstic conclusions.
1.-THE wise men from the East who
came out to San Francisco do not like
the attitude of the local ring goers
They say that too much is wanted for
this money in this Western town and
that lust to see McGoverp fight is show
enough for a shining gold piece. This,
of course, is a fallacy, Ring-goers in
f11oY, CHI fn1
their money What they want at all
| times is a fight and the closer the ron-
fest the better satisfied Is the pubic
McGovern has been seen, the edge Of
curiosity has worn away with the out
pouring Of eleven odd thousand dollars,
the size of the house when he fought
Gardner Terry has made a good I'M
preston but the public calls upon nm
to sustain it in q fight with man who
is his match.
"Iererra is not taken very seriously
by the sporting public, yet he has done
some excellent work, is strong and talks
bravely. The people from Bakersfield are
anxious to back him, but they have never
seen McGovern fight when he had to
fight so their opinions and reckless offers
do not count for much 1t is true that
Herrera is young. Gardner is old. Her
ezra has CONFIDENCE and Gardner had
none. The fight, after all might amount
to something. 1t certainly ought to be
more of contest than the McGovern-
Gardner affair while it lasts"
Meanwhile Frank Erne is still lingering
in San Francisco, clinging to the hope
that Harris may ultimately consent to
match Terry against him at the light
weight limit Billy Lavigne is also busy
firing challenges at McGoverns man
| ager in behalf of his brother, the Sag
NAV Kid" The latter has been resting
up at his home in Michigan all winter,
and called upon me during flying visit
to Chicago a week ago.
AS far as external appearances go, the
once famous kid is as hale and hearty as
he was in his palmy days Whether he
would live up to his looks in a fistic en-
counter Is another question. He Is sc
anxious to fight McGovern that he is
willing to meet the Brooklyn terror on 9
winner take ALL basis, and has no.
titled his brother to that effect.
| Otto Crib, Australians champion