The P.R. Scamps.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 403, 14 January 1890, Page 2

The P.R. Scamps.

THE ABINGTON RASCAL-BEETLE BROWED LOAFERS.

London, January 12. Peter Jackson, tha pugilist, sails for America on Wednesday.

Referring to Mr ‘ Abington ’ Baird, of Pelican club notoriety, a London correspondent says:—Oneoon-equenoeofthe mulitplioation of night clubs like the Gardenia, the Lyric, the Supper and the Corinthian, ia that young men drink more than they used, and rows era frequent. The Benzin Cohen eselandre at the Corinthian was followed by the throwing out of Mr * Abington ’ Baird and his rowdies from the Supper Club. The latter sportsman is rapidly making all respeotable, and even Bohemian, resorts too hot to hold him. Bibulous practical joking and general 'rampageousness ’ (as Mrs Gamp would say) are Mr Gentleman (sic) Baird's nocturnal weaknesses The scandal par eMelienoe, however, just naw relates to a row between no less a person than a young prince and a Pelican. As usual, a damsel was the cause, a lady turning up an old and faithful admirer when she thought she oouid laud a Highness. Recourse to fisticuffs was barely prevented when the trio mat at a oook-and hen club lately. W A Sydney paper contains the following ments: —Slavin, the Q isenslend-Irishman, who went tqEngland on apttnohingespeditior. appears 'o have completely worsted Smith, th* pseudo English champion whom Charlie Mitchell could easily thrash, and is naw recognised as champion of England. When, some years ago. Smith went over to the Continent to fight Greenfield for the champion, ship and seemed likely to defeat the latter, Greenfield’s supporters proceeded to " ba-h" Smith with sticks and kick*. Mr Smith's friends, on the principle of learning from the enemy, lest week bigan to kick the stuffing out Of Slavin when they saw viotory inclining to the latter. Slavin is extensively sympathised with, and has been the recipient of substantial monetary testimonials. The supporters of Slavin are now sneering at •• Britisl; fair play," and SO op. as i| there were any fair play in Australian prize-fighting when a good stake ia involved, Look at tha M'ller.Fo'ey fight; where was the fair play there > Look at tbe Seale-Sandall contest 1 what about that i The fact ot the matter la that the commercial element brutalises sport and ensavages sporting man right down to the level ot the hangman’s rope-greaMr. A fair, manly botlng contest, presided over by a real sportsman, between scientific, Wsll-trainen men. is one thing; a brntal.'blood.snsttere* fight ot the sort that happened whan Hqllhan pounded Kitrain to a jelly—for money—gn* nigger Jackson bashed his bleak brnthav, Godfrey, into the ra.perry.tart stage—for money—ls another. The crowd ot greasy, beetle-browed loafers who hang round every boxing-room with a pub. attached to it, talking ot fair play 1 Why, to more than half ot them prlrs-fighting is only another form of garrotting the pobtiq, anq halt of them would be capable of cutting their carotid artery if they could coin b«U-e : sovereign out of the gore, AU tha seme, toy the proverbial home of pugilistic fair play I Mollneau*. the blank, had his hands smashed by the crowd for having tha audacity to make a good fight with the British champion, Tom Cribb. The fair-play crowd rushed the ring when Heenan had Sayers beaten; when Slavin was boxlag and heating Goqae he had a fair pliy eh Ur flung at hfi h»ad; and the Cable now tolls us that Slavin half luuk In escaping with his lift for d>rln» to Uiak* a obopplng ‘block of their eo-oalled uhak.plett