The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

partners costs money. Sullivan Is a nice bit
out OF pocket by the affair. Young Gers
pett has shown no disposition to come West
and II now seems unlikely that he will be
here in the near future.
Andy Walsh is no longer serving in the
capacity OF trainer for Sullivan, as a result
OF the latters deal with Frank Hart.
walsh probably will start for Kansas City
or the coast In the near future. to try and
get on bout in some other city. Pai,a-
deiphia Tommy Ryan Is now in Kansas
CITY trying 20 get on fight there.
dSaamy sullivan has bean somewhat dis
Sullivan has been in very serious condi,
uon ior some weeks, and Is now in local
Tomy has M hOpe hs s sSe viii null sndas
Joe Walcott has stirred Up little sem
sation by purchasing house IN fashions
able residence quarter of Philadelphia. Al
though most formidable in appearance and
perfect demon In the ring, Walcott is
said TO be exemplary in his home life and
complaint as yet.
WaIcott seems to be a singular mixture
all around. He is said to be peaceful and
quiet IN the extreme while at home. His
wife is light-colored mulatto and the
couple have several children; OF which Joe
seems inordina,eIy fond, They ,,I make no no
the street in which he has moved and the
whole family retire early.
is presea, eSht by some ~ Of Waleatis expert
ences when IN other cities He has taken
the bit in his teeth more than once when
Vide tIi's swa,hs in negro :sass.ety'' Circles
when on tour. often winding up his nights
celebration with q limited-round bout with
the police force.
Last winter Walcott went to Boston, and
was the star attraction at a negro cake
walk in that city. Rcsplendent in red vest
d checked he sasd d0wn the the
hearts of all the women of color he hap
pened to meet. He had a fight with a mo-
sake, and wound up his nights amusement
with an exciting mill with police Of
fcers.
at home. He is the soul Of discretion, APP
bors no trouble. Come OF them took chips
on their the Sn. hs Of
have no grounds on which 10 base legal
complaints as yet
Joe Cans probably will tie up with Joe
Walcott in the near future. The pair will
not be at such variance in weights as might
be imagined, and they probably will battle
at 1i2 pounds. Cans. It Is said. weighs 1SS
pounds when in normal condition nowadays.
and he will be concsding little weight
when he meets the black weller weight.
Such a fight should be rafting bout
from the start. Walcott undoubtedly has the
strength of the two. while Gans's science
ana his apiuty 10 CicsttliJ duQ IdpAuy
should put HIM on an even basis. It will be
a far better contest than any other mill
that could be arranged between men of
their weight.
As planned at present. the fight will I've
pulled of in new club to be organized
Just over the boundary line OF San Aateo
the club outside the city limits. the promot-
ers will escape the laws Of that burg.
which limit prlze-ring contests to one bout
Cans has been having such trouble getting
matches of late that he will gladly accept
even a bout in which he is under great dis
advantages. He has about cleaned out his
division, and Jimmy Britt and Jack OKeefe
are showing a wholesome respect for him.
They draw that convenient color hne'' that
is manifested whenever hard, smuggling
fighter is developed among the negroes.
When George Dixon was champion, this
color line" was not In evidence among as
pirants for his title. II Dixon had refused
to fight any other pugilist except a brother
negro, it would have been regarded as rank
heresy-in fact. II would not have been toll
Grated. He would probably have been set
on 1.-THE shelf and fictitious champion Gre
ated from the white material
Any white fighter who breads black OPP
ponent. however, takes advantage of this
color theory. There is absolutely no ex-
cuse for such action. The white man Is gem
contests and by even the most honest OF
referees; he has a distinct advantage
over the black antagonist When he per-
sists in drawing the color line under these
circumstances, it is invariably for other rea-
sons than prejudice against a black skim
and the reason is fear of the negro. In nine
cases out of ten.
This column is not devoted to race ques-
tions. but it may be remarked. en- PEASANT.
that the negro champions have had just
as clean hands in their days as any white
holder of the title. Cans had one blot on
his record because of q fight with Nc
Govern in Chicago. This affair was palpa-
bly, Off color Cans suffered from the iiasco.
Yet, McGovern, who never in the world
could have defeated Cans In a square fight,
lost none of his popularity thereby. And
he was just as much party to any trick
cry that took place as was the negro.
Peter Jackson had one OF the cleanest
records ever. held by pugilist In the his
tory of the ring. He was never champion,
it is true. but he had all the characteristics
of one. His ring record was far cleaner
than that of Fitzsimmons, who admits that
he once layed down to Jim Hall In Austria
liza. This same .'color-line" theory was ad-
vanced in Peters day by fighters who feared
his weil-known right punch.
George Dixon never had q single blot on
his record. He has the cleanest list to-
day of any fighter in the ring, who figured
in the days of the Horton law. Walcott
has figured In several bouts OF q shady
character and he is regarded with suspicion
on this account.