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Show SPORTING GOSSIP. If tho newly organized Pastime club continues as It has begun it will recelvo merited support. While tho principal : event at tho opening was a disappoint- : ment because Danforth hung tho Indian In-dian sign on Hamp before tho ilrst round was half over, at tho samo time there were none of those exclamations of "alto" that havo marked several exhibitions of tho manly art In this city. Hamp showed as much pluck and gamcness as any man who over stepped Into a ring and It was lamentable lamenta-ble that ho wont down and out so soon. Tho two men had scarcely got together boforo Danforth landed a wallop on ; Hamp's Jaw that sent him to tho can- ' vass. He took tho count In a dazed i sort of way and got up to got a wallop In tho stomach and another to tho head that sent him down again. Ho took tho count and camo back for more. This tlmo ho got It for fair and his seconds sec-onds throw up tho sponge. Danforth's friends now want to match him against Spider Wolch. Tho preliminaries wore good and the men deserved tho applause bestowed. All In all, it was a good exhibition, and Truth feels to say that tho next ovent tho club puts up should bo well patronized. pat-ronized. Tho crowd was orderly and woll behaved and tho evening passed off very pleasantly, for which tho management man-agement Is entitled to credit. It Is understood that tho club does not Intend to encourago that class of pugilists known as "meal ticket "fighters" "fight-ers" for all of which let us bo truly thankful. Only men for whom matches havo been arranged will bo tolerated and there will bo no use of any of the rough sort coming hero. Truth goes to press too early for the McCarthy-Mellody light at Butto, but from tho dope given out boforo tho mill Jorry's friends are conildent of his winning, although tho other crowd has some money on tho match that says McCarthy will not bo in it. Jerry has been improving of lato", since he cut out that low crouch nnd lots go from tho standing position. o |