The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-12

champion has never been knocked down.
But the true test of q fighters ability
| is the quality Of the men he has fought
| and not the number of battles with
which he is credited. 1t Is in the former
| particular that the Bakersfield wonder
is found wanting. He sprung into promi-
nence couple of weeks ago by whipping
| Iobey Irwin, a California featherweight,
| VINO was exploited by Biddy Bishop, OF
Denver, as coming champion.
| Irwin is best known to Chicago sport
| followers through his having defeated
| took Irwin quite few rounds to dispose
| of the Chicagoan, who does not even
| rank with the fourth-raters of his divis-
| lon Taking the fight with Gleason as
line on Twins prowess, there doesn't
| appear to be any great amount OF credit
due Herrera for his latest victory. Where
| then does the pugilistic Don come In as
fitting opponent for McGovern, who
stands alone in his class, and has COM
! PEELED one after another of the top
notcherS at his weight to bite the dust?
WHAT the public wants to see is a ffght
! between McGovern and some opponent
who can at least lay claim to several
| victories over men of established reputa
ton. Herrera has no right whatever to
| consideration a fighter of champion
| ship calibre. He has his spurs yet to
| win, most of his victories having been
| over men unknown outside of the Gold
| en- state, and he has done nothing to
show that he is entitled to a match with
! the kingpin OF the featherweight brig
| ade.
| From managerial standpoint the
| match between Herrera and McGovern is
| good one, in that it means easy money
for the champion. But the public is apt
| to take different view of the engage
ment and will look upon it as 'liplo-
| matte move to dodge the advances of
! Frank Erne who is still clamorlng in
vain for a second trial with Terry
1t is said THAT Sam Harris recently
| offered to match McGovern with Erne
If the latter5would sign at 49, ringsde
| This is ridiculous on the face of it. Erne
has offered to take on Terry at 133 ring
| side, which is absolutely the lowest figure
| he could mill at and expect to retain
| his strength. AS matter of fact 1876
pounds would suit Frank much better
McGovern smashed through the Buffalo
| lads defence as a Kansas cyclone tears
| through wood pile when they met at
| Madison Square Garden last year, and
| in all probabilities could repeat the per-
| Torrance at any weight. But there can
be no doubt regarding Erne's earnest
| ness in seeking a return match, and he
| should be accommodated.
AT all events such an engagement
| would look better on the cards than a
| match scheduled for the champion with
| an unknown from nowhere, who has
| just emerged from obscurity. and is tout
ed as a world-beater by historical space
writer's in search of copy.
Kid Mccoy says he believes in economy
and AYERS that by strict observance Of the
rules ofsthrift ne can manage to struggle
along on $25 per day.
| 1t is too bad that young gentleman
of McCoy's Intellectual and swatting pow
! ers should be compelled to deny himself
many of the necessaries of life and piach
and scrape in niggardly fashion that he
may not exceed his miserable pittance
of twenty-five plunks between dawn and
night fail. Had he not acknowledged
his poverty with that charming candor
which is so characteristic Of his guiless
straightforward nature the ignorant
/ public might have continued to beliye
| that the gifted Hossier was lolling i'll
| the lap of luxury, instead of being en-
gagged in an all but hopeless struggle to
keep the wolf from the door Virtue
being it's own reward let us hope that
the realization of the gallant fight he
is making may support the festive Kid
during his honest endeavor to make both
ends meet
En- PEASANT it may be observed that a
Boston paper recently contained an &C
count of a Harvard student by the name
OF B. III. Groth, who has existed for sew
eral months past on the sum of fifty
cents week. But then comparisons are
odious and the Harvard scholar should
not be placed in the scale with Mccoy
The latter exponent of the art pugi s.
tic conferred an inestimable boon on So
ciety in general by discovering and de-
veloping the "corkscrew punch He
also furnished the press with interesting
columns of reading matter at the time
when his connubial troubles were at
their worst The sweet. romantic story
of his lovemaking, quarreling, divorce
and heart pangs during the brief term
of separation from the wife of his bosom
is destined to occupy prominent place
among the otherwise prosaic annals Of
pugilism.
B. II. Groth has accomplished none of
these things. Moreover Mccoy could
probably put the Harvard student out
cold in single wallop. Thus it is
that mind triumphs over matter and
science reigns supreme.
On Mccoy therefore in his hour of trail
let US lavish any superfiuous sympathy
that we do not happen to need ourselves.
AS for Groth why he ought TO consider
himself lucky TO be alive.
Our Canadian cousins are having trou-
bles of their own with the holding of
VI.
good many amateur tournaments have
taken place in the latter city and the
promoters OF the same made money
thereby, and everything was lovely until
they began quarreling among them
selves. Now the authorities have taken
umbrage and boxing ls threatened with
a shutdown in consequence.
The foregoing will read like an cd
story to American sport followers, but
is something of a novelty in Canada
where until the present time puglistic
affairs ran smoothly enough But it
seems inevitable that whenever the sport
becomes popular and is given a free
rein, dissensions creep in among 1fVal
magnates, the authorities come on for
the windup and the manly art loses
the decision every time.
Kid Parker is the latest American box |
er to announce his intention of sailing
for England at an early date. The Den
YER lightweight who is at present So
journing in New York, expresses himself
as hopeful of obtaining a match with
Dick Burgh or Pat Daily before one Of
the British clubs. If this be Parker,s
sole object in going baroad he would do
well to stay at home. Art Simms, of
Akron, Ohio, lightweight who has new
er known defeat, and consequently stands !.
head and shoulders over Parker spent
several dreary weeks in England recent
ly endeavoring to clinch match with
some one of the British ''pugs," but was
obliged to return to America with his
ambition unsatisfed The death Of Billy