THE RING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 898, 17 May 1889, Page 15

THE RING.

Nipper Peekes of Sydney, and Pluto, a Melbourne darkey, boxed eight rounds to a draw at Melbourne a week or two ago. Patsy Cardiff, whom Peter Jackson beat so easily, iB a French Canadian, 27 years of age, sft lOin. high, and weighs in condition 13at 31b. lie has fought draws with John L. Sullivan, Charlie Mitchell, and Killeu. Johnny Regan has challenged Jack Deinpj sey to fight at list for the middie-weight j championship of America and £2ooa-side, and ! deposited £4O to biud the match. A meeting for the lightweight c’nampionj ship of America and £SOO a-side takes place shortly between Jack M’Auliffe and Mike • Daley. Both men are to scalo 9st i lb.

Sam Blakelock of England, and Jem Carroll of Boston (but an Englishman), two lightweights, met at San Francisco on the 19th March and fought 15 rounds for a puree of £3OO. In theHst.li round Blakelock was knocked out. The takiuga at the gate are said to have amounted to £3SOO.

The main question engroising the sporting public’s attention in this country is (says an American writer) ‘Will Jack Dempsey go to England to fight Pritchard V Dempsey said, whon shown Frank Hinde’s proposition to match Piitchard against him, ‘ I will willingly fight any English middle, weight, and toss for choice of fighting ground, aud give or take £IOO for expenses. Should Pritchard not accept, this offer is open to Mitchell, Goode, Wall or any other man of that class in England, I know that I could make friends in England, aud I would feel safe at fighting there as all other Americans have fought, that is on turf and in the open air. I want no Pelican Club business in mine. The club is all right, I presume, but I would ask no more odds than did Heenan and Kilrain and Sullivan. Some cf tho English papors havo accused me of winning my fights with the aid of a mob. Every sporting man in America will laugh at this statement, as it was a notoriousJaet that I have invariably got the worst of the deal in all my matches. John L. Sullivan, who is in New York, called on Dempsey a few days ago to tell Jack that if ho wont to England he would make the mistake of his life. 'No American can get a fair bhow over there,’ says Sullivan. ‘ This Pelican Club isn’t the great institution they would have us believe. It’s made up for the most part of fellows who live by their wits, and they would down you, Jack, by hook or by orook.’ As the matter stands, Dempsey may go to England, and he may not go. My opinion is that nothing will come of the matter. Sandall has challenged Seale to fight for the amateur championship and a 50 guinea trophy. Aooording to an exchange Laing intends to go to Australia at as early a date as possible to try conclusions with Slaviu again.