The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
HOW THE COMING WGOyERN-
GARDNER CONTEST LOOKS AT
THIS DISTANCE
GAME MAY OPEN IN N. ORLEANS
Ring Followers Regret the InfOrmsl-
ton From Australia That Peter
jackson Is DyiDg-Great-
est CoIored Fighter.

lieth Century Athletic club next Tues
day night. Rumors of impending fake"
have reached the ears Of the members Of
the police committee of the board of SUI
pervisors at the Golden Gate and those
gentlemen have issued an ultimatum to
the effect that If the battle between the
featherweight cracks betray the Slight
est sign of crooked work the Frisco
sports may say good-by to the boxing
game. This formidable threat, which is
evidently made in good faith, places the
promoters Of the bout in the unpleasant
position of between the devil and the
deep sea-"
According to the form students, Terry
should win in a hurry, as Gardner Is
prone to mix matters from the first tap
of the gong, and that style Of milling
just suits the rushing Brooklynite. Nc
Govern has yet to meet an opponent who
can stand up and slug with him without
going out in jig-time, and the chances are
all against the Omaha Kid" proving an
exception to the rule But the element Of
luck is a potent factor in ring encoun-
tiers, and it is therefore within the bounds
Of possibility that Gardner may connect
his right auctioneer with the McGovern
jaw and send the pride Of Brooklyn post
haste ON his first journey to dreamland.
1t is an old story how Gardner came to
putting Terry to sleep with lucky punch
in their first encounter
Now if the unexpected should occur in
the coming engagement and Gardner be
returned winner, McGoverTls numerous
admirers are certain to cry fake over
the PROSTATE body of their idol. On the
other hand, if the dope" holds good
and McGovern wallops Gardner into a
state of coma in a round or two the
briefness Of the contest will furnish
many of the chronic kickers with a
grumbling theme, Gardner will be ac-
cused Of having laid down, and Manager
Harris of selecting a soft mark and easy
money for his protege.
1t Is a cheerful proposition any way
you look at it. According to the old
adage. the consciousness Of innocence
sustains man triumphantly throughout
all trials; but does it? Is it better to
be on the square and the yictim Of false
accusation or to be 'develish sly and
discreetly crooked. These be strenuous
times, and 1t looks like a. case of you
pays your money and you takes your
choice"
With the readers permission will now
go and soak my head awhile. The ques
ton is an arduous one and altogether
too much for me-
THE members of the British sporting
fraternity" says q New York dispatch,
ARE not to be honored with the presence
Of Joe Cans this fall. He will go instead
to Frisco and endeavor to clinch a re-
turn match with Erne or McGovern."
There is reason for much rejoicing
among the Britishers in that they are
denied the doubtful honor Of entertain
ing an ebony angel unawares In the
shape of Herefords black bread winner
There is also reason for much alarm at
the Golden Gate, If that locality is to be
sod will cha ,1~, ,lA
ored cur who quit before Frank Erne
and was the chief cause of boxing being
placed under a ban by the Chicago au-
thorities. The pugilistic outlook is mona
too bright on the coast at the present
time Of writing, and If Hereford and
Cans break into the game there its fin
ish will not be long in coming.
Fortunately Cans evil reputation has
preceded him, and the Frisco sports are
consequently forwarned and forarme d
against the threatened coming of that
most undesirable negro pugilist.
Erne has repeatedly stated that he will
take no notice Of challenges directed at
him in behalf of Cans. He thrashed the
colored gutter once soundly, and having
q good, clean reputation to sustain can
not afford to imperil his standing in the
world of pugilism by having any dealings
with Hereford and his stable of fistic I'M
posters. And as far as Sam Harris and
Hereford are concerned, McGovern' 8
manager, with his recent Chicago expe-
rience with Cans still ranking in his
mind, would probably sidestep the negro
fighter and his mentor as though they
were a pair of Syrian leopards in the
last stages OF disease.
The smoothest of swindlers generally
hang themselves in the long run if given
rope enough, and on this hypothesis it is
safe to assume that Hereford and Cans
will some day bangle from the gibbet of
public opinion.
Parson Davies, who has made his home
in New Orleans during the past three
years. is authority for the statement
that boxing will socn be allowed in the
Crescent City. This is welcome news
to the fighting brotherhood as well as
the ''coves wot loves MILL
The mention of New Orleans as q
hstic Mecca brings to mind remin-
iscences of the bate in which Jim Cor
bett plucked the championship crown
from the massive brow of one John j.
Sullivan, and the gallant but unavailing
struggle made by poor Jack Dempsey
against Bob Fitzsimmons when
that gaunt hero Of the ring whipped the
then famous Nonparellin lnirteen rounds
These were but two of many famous con.
tests held in the Southern city, which for
many years was the pugilistic center Of
this country
Tt is said that the revival of boxing
will take place before next winter and
that Davies, aided By some of the prom
inent New Orleans business men, is be-
hind the scheme If tie plans prove sue,
cessfal and a hiS fighting club is estab-
Ilshed in New Orleans the organization
is not likely to collapse for want OF
patronage as record breaking crowds
have always attended contests held in
the Crescent City lit the rast. And sure,
lily the f,stic fans of today would be only
too glad to avail themselves OF a new
home for their much abused pastime.
The death of Billy Smith, the New YORK
foatherweighlt, at the hands of Jack
Roberts in the National Sporting club, Of
London. Eng, last Monday, is at once a
deplorahie event and an object lesson
to fight promoters. The practice of pit
ting young boxers of mediocre ability
against men who stand at the head Of
their class is an i'll advised one and
should lie discouraged
f Previous to his departure for England
Smith had never accomplished anything
Notify Of note in the squared circle
Outside of New York he was entirely
unknown to prize ring patrons, and even
in the petropol S WAS merely looked upon
as an aspiring youngster who had shown
up well IN few minor preliminary
bouts and might some day hope to take
place among the good ones" of his
class. Yet within a few weeks OF his
departure from Gotham re is heard of az
prospective opponent of one of Eng
lands best among the 126-pounders.
Roberts has been stead " fighting bis
Way TO the front in British fistic circl..s