The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
WEINIG AFTER
DAN CREEDON.
Seanlan's Conqueror Would
Like to Meet the Austria
liam at Hot Springs.

Special Correspondence of The Sunday Republic.
Hot Springs. Ark. April 19.-The Little
Rock Southern League Baseball Gu ar
rived here during the week. and will re-
main eight or ten days for practice work.
Manager Finn. who was here a few days
ago with his team. when they played the
Pittsburg Pirates, liked Hot Springs as a
training place. and decided then to come
here. The following is a full roster of the
club: E.. Lynch, J.. Right, R. Rothersall,
Frank Wooten. Dan Lowney, John Gilbert,
Richard ,,Crozler. Earl Lewis, Chas. Crow.
Geo. Blackburn. Chas. McClusky, Ed Hale
and Harry Alamany. The team will leave
here about April %. and go direct to Mem
phis, where a game will be played with the
Southern League Club of the Bluff City,
the proceeds to be donated to the Confed-
crate Reunion fund. Manager Fin stated
that 1t was against the rules for one league
team to play another before the opening
of the regular season, but an exception
was made on account of the reunion at
Memphis. TIL Little Rock C,ub will open
the season on the home grounds with Mem
rhis May 1.
The Scanlan-Weinig fight was a decided
disappointment. especially to the friends
and admirers of Seaman. who counted upon
his winning the battle. The report that his
Jaw was dislocated proved. Upon investiga-
ton. to be untrue. Colonel Andy Mullisan.
his manager, says there is no truth in 1t,
but that Scanlan decided to throw I'D the
fight on account OF a cut in his lip, which
profusely, and could not be stopped
while the fight progressed. The flow of
blood was SO copious that it would have
been but a short time before he would
have succumbed from loss of blood. 1t was
an easy matter to start a report that Scam
lan's jaw was dislocated, since 1t was only
last summer in Denver that IT was frac- |
tured in a fight with Billy Stiff.
AL Weinig, though an extremely awkward |
and ungainly looking fellow in the arena. |
and a fighter who employs the, oldest OF
tactics. proved himself a hard man to con-
Quer, and one who could take much pun
ishment. A noticeable feature of the light
was the fact that Weinig did no swinging,
but all of his fighting was done with
straight jabs. He played for Scanlon's Jaw !
and chin. and there is but little doub. that
he would have put the Pittsburs lad to
sleep had the fight continued two more
rounds. In the opinion of every one pres
snt. the cut on Scenlan's lin simply saved
him a complete knock-out later on.
Weinig has challenged Dan Creedon. and
an evidence of good faith. has posted
$500. which is to be forfeited should he fall
to come to time, in the event of Creedon.s
,cceptance of his challenge. A fight between
and Wainig would he a good draw
ing card here. though weinig would hard
be the favorite in the betting. Creedon
has done such good work lately, though
ne has Fought no one who is considered a
that he would get the call in
he betting here in a fight with weinig.
Casper Leon and Jack Madden will fipht
hero nm M0NdaV Apr}l - Th;.
be a good match. ard an interesting fight.
Leon has deteriorated very much with
IN the past few years, and his punch has
ost its sting" Leon has been very un-
.'ortunate in his last few fights, especially
n his last two at Wilmington Park, and
he and his friends think he has gotten the
worst of 1t in the decisions. When the
lights were decided on points, and it was
to pick the winner, SO nearly were
hey evenly matched, the decision was al
ways rendered against Leon. He has made
1 great many friends at Hot Springs. and
hey are willing to put their money on
lin. against any man in the country Of his
weight. though they say themselves that
he Is not what he used TO be.
Bat Masterson, who has refereed all
lights lately at Whittilgton Park, left
.aTly in the week for Chicago. to remain
or. at least. Until late in the
all. TIL management of the Wilmington
lark Club will miss him very much, as he
las made a most acceptable referee. His
have been characterized by fair
less. There Is probably no man in the
who is better qualified to referee
! glove contest than Bat Masterson. He
l~nderstands the game thoroughly; is pos
tive and as bold as a lion, vet as gentle
nd kind as a child.
Four poolrooms are still doing a thriving
here. and the play will b. heavier
till when the race meeting closes at
Memphis. Many Hot Springs people are IN
Blur City in attendance upon the races.
1eo. Mayer and Joe U,lman CT the South
IN Club left during the week for the
race track. They say they will re-
urn next season for business in the pool
ooms II not in the c!nbrooms.