THE RING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9489, 11 August 1891, Page 3

THE RING .

Griffo-offers to fight Burge if the latter will gat down to the feather-weight limit.

Joe Goddard, immediately after hiA meeting with Choyneki wired a challenge to Sullivan to fight for £IOOO a side. In the recent match between Goddard and Choynsld, the former weighed 18et 2 jlb to the 12st 51b of his opponent. A recent competition at the Zealandia Athletic Hall, Auckland, for the amateur light-weight championship of Auckland, was won by M'Guiro. Cosson, well known in athletic circles in this city, took part in the competition for the light-weight championship of Victoria on July 2. He was drawn against a man named Bone, and had the best of the bout, but the referee decided against him. Billy Murphy (says the Melbourne Standard) intends claiming the Bantamweight Championship of the Colonies, and will meet anyone at the stipulated weight to decide the possession of the title. It is also his intention to challenge the winner of the Dixon-Willis fight. Murphy can fight comfortably at Bst.

Burge, the Australian light-weight, has challenged Dawson to fight for the championship and ,£2OO. He is also ready to meet any feather-weight in the world. Ho will forfeit £IOO if he does not scale at 9sfe, Prom this it would seem that there is not much truth in the report that the " Iron man ” intended leaving for America by tho next steamer.

Sullivan reached Sydney on July 21. As soon as the Mariposa had been made fast to the wharf in Woolloomooloo Bay, cheers were frequently given for the visitor, who addressed the crowd and thanked them for the hearty reception they had given him. He hoped that he would bo as successfal in giving satisfaction in Australia as he had been in America. He would not go ashore ■that nigbt on account of the serious illness of one of his company. A few minutes before the GoddardChoynski fight commenced ominous sounds came from tho roof of the building in which it was decided. There was a constant rap, rap, on the iron, and everybody was inquiring the cause. It soon transpired that several people, anxious to have a cheap view of the contest, had betaken themselves to this part of the “house/’ and presently little holes were bored here and there, and an eye or a portion of a' face was to be seen looming through the aperture. Mr Yirgoe, who acted as referee in the Goddard-Choynski fight, said, in answer to a question put by a reporterAt the end of tho first round I thought Choynski was going to win, but by the time the second was finished my vote would have gone for Goddard as Choynski was tiring with the exertion he had used in laying as he did about Goddard's head. Nothwithstandiug Goddard’s enormous power-with his fists, I am of opinion that he would not have the slightest chance with Prank Slavin;. and, should the pair ever meet, Goddard will only go into a place. Referring to the appearance of Goddard and Choynski after their hurricane fight, the Melbourne Sportsman saidßoth the boxers will for a day or two know they have been in a tough contest. Goddard’s left eye was cut, swollen, and bleeding, . while other portions of his face were greatly puffed up. Choynski’a main injuries on the face were his lips’ being opened. But his body showed plain marks of his opponent’s heavy visitations. The point, however, in which he failed were his legs, for when he fell it seemed aa much from exhaustion as anything. There’s no fear of Sullivan meeting Slavin, or any other pugilist, in Australia (says the Sydney Bulletin). Ao present the degenerated slugger is picking,up a decent living as an alleged actor, oh the supposition that he could whip creation if ho wanted to, Sullivan the “ hactor/* certainly can’t afford to let Sully , the slugger get knocked out ’ of time '.in the fourth round, or earlier. ‘ His occupation would be gone. His game is to go on looking as though he could whip creation in drama for just as long as creation will pay to see him do it. According to a cable message in the Melbourne daily papers, a disgraceful scene occurred on July 22, at Liverpool, on the occasion of some exhibition boxing between Slavin and Charlie Mitchell. Slavin, who was barely- able to etand, ridiculed Mitchell, and the latter, becoming irritated, fiooredthe Australian repeatedly, and finally knocked him off the stage’. He immediately returned, however, and the contest was resumed. - The audience thereupon rushed the stage, and separated the two menwith difficulty. ■ The proceedings are almost ; certain to lead - to a; prize fight being arranged between Slavin and # Mitchell.

A writer in a New York paper says people are arriving at the conclusion that Jackson’s reputation has been made out of men not one of whom is a real tip* topper. Whilst Charlie Mitchell was-touring in the States with Slavin (writes our London correspondent) a male addition to his family took place. The youngster on dif will in future be known as Frank Slavin Mitchell. Parentage, name, association and all things considered he should shine as a bright particular star in the fistio firmament in years to come; Many were the schemes hatched by the great unwashed (writes a correspondent) to obtain free entrance to the Slavin-Kilrain fight. One freckle-faced Hoboken youth rushed to the door with a pail of water. “ I’m helpin’ Kilrain,” he says; “He told me dat he wants lota of water.” The doorkeeper turns a deaf • ear to his remonstrances when he is refused admittance, but finally bas to kick him off the stoop. Another fellow rushes frantically to the door, bearing a large chair, over the back of which is spread a large red and white Turkish towel, and, with great volubility, bids the crowd “Make way dere fur de second!” Ploughing through the crowd with the legs of the chair foremost, he reaches the door, and cleverly plants his burden against the diaphragm of the ticket-taker. “ Slavin will be here in a minute,” he exclaims, resolutely trying to enter. “ All right, my man,” replies the doorkeeper, “just take a run round the block, and wait till he comes," and the chairholder is suddenly wheeled face about, and sent packing. The fight between Jim Hall and Fitssimmons was set down for July 22, but according to a cable message “ five thousand citizens waited on the Governor of Minnesota to protest against the proposed Hall and Fitzsimmons fight, and the two pugilists have been arrested and bound over to keep the peace.” In consequence of this the fight has been postponed indefinitely. A report was cabled to London that the match had come off at Oshkosk, a town in the State of Wisconsin, - The message stated that the contest was not so long as was anticipated it might be. It only lasted for seven rounds, during which Fitzsimmons received most of the punishment. In the seventh and last. Hall administered a knock-out blow and won the match. This news had scarcely reached Australia when a cablegram was received contradicting it, and stating that no arrangements had been made for bringing off the fight. The Olympic Club, New Orleans, has offered a purse of £ISOO for the men to box immediately, or £2OOO if they fight in December.