The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-24
THE PRIZE RING.
Heenan and McC0Ole's Fiabt for the
American Championship.

American ChanfptOnSNAps
The Cincinnati Inquirer has just published
The proposed match for the championship of
America and $4,000 side. botween joan Q.
Heepan, better known as the Benecia Boy, of
New York, and Mike McCoole, of st. Louis, the
self-sty led champion of America, will, we are
After The Coburn- McCoole fasco at Gold
Springs, Indiana, negotiations Rs our readers
are ,,i aicS between Heepan and Mcconla
McCoole styled himself the champion of Anne
rica, and would no doubt have, by general con-
sent, received that title, had not been for Hee
nan, who proposed to fight him for $4,000 in
the squared circle, anywhere in the States of
Virginia, Maryland, or kentucky, or even in
Canada. The arrangement of the little affair
was intrustsd TO the hands OF Mr.. John Frank
lin Of this city H., Mr.: ic,1 EranEin Immediately
10 NcCoole, stating that Heenan would make
the match ON the terms stated above McCoole
he mad publicly stated In the ring at Gold
Springs Indiana. that he would mover put up
nro1aed mrs the aier S 4ent TO ST. as 10 @a
the match. The letter was forwarded to Hee-
nan, who replied that he would abide by any
make Again the selfstyled champion, Nc
Coole, wrote to Mr.. Franklin. stating that he
but that he was opposed to making the match
at any other point than ST. Louis He gave as
a reason that he had always been Obliged TO
leave home TO make matches. and did no; pro-
pose TO do SO again. In reply TO this Mr.. Frank
lin wrote the following:-
"CIkcINNATI. Oct 8, 1SGs.-Mr McOooie-Dear Sir:
lin reference TO what you think equitable In your
last communication, will simply slate hat old Bill
Davis from New YORK to 81. L0us u fight you;
Jones came from Cns rleston, South Carolina, to this
that last opponent lives Ia New y o. k, which Is
more than double the distance from here g. Louis
me Know a. aud VIII 60 60 s. Louis sand and put mt
up sha forfeit. II not, there 10 sending any
more lette or news paper communications TO me AZ
/ am setting for a friend aud cJnsequenty can do
HeenAn letter will reach him directed the Ntppsr
office. Below you will lind copy OF letter received
tsignedJ JOHN FIR ANKLuN."
The following is the letter referred to In the
above:-
"PHTADEIPHIA, Sept. 10, 1s6s--Mr. Franklin
Yours OF the 2ld Is received. received letter from
lie enan stating the arrangements he would enter
Into 10 light McCoole. They are as follows;po light
OF In either Pla1e be for not less than el0
play or pay In Blk or nine months from the frat
deposit which shall be for t2o0 II they should agree
or tel, graph II he Will business He has M ade so
much talk about would like to get him In the ring
with Heenan, Yours, etc"
Heenan, 1t will be seen, has done all he could
to bring about match. and We are authorized
10 state that he will fight McCoole on his own
teTms-for fun. for one dollar, or for ten thou
sand dollars. To the proposition made in Mr..
FRANKLIN letter OF October 8, Mr. McCoole
gave no answer, and the whole sporting fra
TEL nifty are OF the opinion that McOoole Is afraid
10 meet the New Yorker In the ring. Heenan,
however, proposes to force matters: He Will
have q benefit at the Academy of Music, New
York, In the course OF q few weeks. He Will on
that occasion be assisted by Ned ObAldwln,
Joe Wormald and Joe COburn. After the ex-
hibItion In New York. the four will start on Q
sparring exhibition through the country. and
win probably reach Cincinnati ABOUT the LIST OF