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Show SPORTING GOSSIP. Charlie Mitchell has welched on meeting John L. Sullivan. Whether ho Is afraid of tho old man, or not, Is a problem. "When I lirst heard that John wanted want-ed to meet me, ye know," said Char-He, Char-He, "I thought as how It might bo a blooming boost for tho old chap and his vaudeville show, and I told the bugger that was doing tho writing that I'd meet Sullivan In a bleedln' gow of six rounds. But I wasn't serious, you know. Blawst mo heyes, while I'm in condition all right, I'm not goln' Into tho ring hany more, you know. I was simply trying to 'elp the old boy along, you know." Now wait until old John L. gets back at Mitchell. In tho language of Sally Squeors, there will bo "lang-widgc." "lang-widgc." & t Out in San Francisco, the fight dop Is to tho effect that .Battling Nelson will knock the block off Brltt in their coming battle. Charlie Mitchell Is picking pick-ing Nelson to win, because tho boy can rough it. Mitchell Is an old London Lon-don prize ring rulo man and understands under-stands what roughing it means. Nelson Nel-son is very earnest in his statements that ho will do Brltt this time and Jimmy Isn't saying much about beating the Dane, because he realizes ho has tho light of his life on his hands. .Taboz White wants a return go with Brltt. Ho had better wait until after, tho match with Nelson and tako on thd Dane, who will win. But then Whitd would bo too much of a pudding for Nelson. xit & t Sir Thomas LIpton announces that he is looking for a designer; and when ho linds one, as ho hopes to do before July, ho will mako another try for tho cup. If Sir Thomas will writo to one, Nat Herreschoff, Bridgeport, Connect!-! cut, he may learn something to his advantage. ad-vantage. Billy Woods, colored, of Los An gel03, wants to meet Morgan Williams. Will some kind-hearted promoter please introduce tho pair? Woods has a draw with Mike Schreck to his credit and bars no one. |