Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-25
THIRD EDITION.
$500 Oh silenga.a

The pugilistic mania appears to be-
increasing all .ver the Tilted States
and Richard X. Fox, who backed Ryan
in his recent great battle with John l..
Sullivan, is daily receiving money and
challenges. Yesterday Jim Fraw ey,
the noted pugilist, called at the Police
Gazette Off Sc, posted 500 and left the
following challenge which will no doubt
create quite breeze in sporting cir
Cles
HUNTERS POINT, BROOKLYN, n. Y,
Mar. %, 1889. RICHARD X. Fox, Esq. ::
SIR: l am anxious to again enter
the prize ring and test the mettle of
some of tie many middle weig ht pugil-
lists who constantly have their LANES
in print. | am not looking for notoriety,
Tor have fought several times within
the squared circle and made reputation
enough.
wish you to state in your great
sporting paper that l am prepared 10
fight either Charley Norton, OF England,
or Ed. McGlinchey, OF Bridgeport,
fair, stand-up fight, according 70 the
new rules of the London prize RUG,
with hard gloves, for the sum of 500 a
de. The fight to take place at any
time and place that may suit eiti e.
Norton or McGtinchey. To prove
mean business deposit the sum OF 500
and shall be satisfied that you, Rich
ard X. Fox, shall hold the stakes.
Should neither of the above pugilisis
have courage to accept this challenge L
will fight any man in America with
hard gloves at 1873 or 14Oibs,, for $500 "a
side. | will pay no attention to any
challenges from pugilists lacking a
reputation. l do not want any pap +
controversy and the first come, tir,t
served. | shall be ready to meet any
first-class pugilist at the Police Gazette
office at any time to arrange match.
jim FRAwLEY.
Frawley is in earnest and will ar
range a match, and We hope he will
find a customer that will meet him.
Charley Norton issued challenge in
these columns to fight any man in
America at 1873 lbs. George Holden
has a standing challenge backed up by
aforfeit of$250 to fight any light weight
in America at 1913 or 100 lbs, for 81 900
a side and the light weight champion
ship of America Either one of these
we'll known pugilists may probably
&C ept Frawley's cha .lenge. McGlin-
chey is doing thriving business at his
we'll known sporting house at Bridge
port, Conn. He thinks it would not be
profitable to engage in match. How
ever, we expect the popular boxer may
reply to Frawley's challenge, but we
doubt it. 1t now appears hazardous
to publish challenges R.cently Arthur
Chambers, the Philadelphia pugllist,
made cowardly attack on VIM. Z
Harding, the journalist, because he
published bona tide challenge issued
by Sam Collyer to Chambers in the
Police Gazette.
Harding Employed Col. Chas Spencer
one of the leading lawyers in New
York, and entered proceedings against
Chambers, claiming 10000 damages.
Judge Lawrence of the Supreme Court,
then issued an order commanding the
pugilist's ARE st, placing the bail at So
900. The result was Chambers failed
to come on to New York to Billy Ed
ward 's,exhibition, being informed of the
proceedings, AID the deputy sheriff.
failed to arrest him. Yesterday the fol
lowing was issued
FIFTY dollars reward will be paid tt
any person who will give information
to the Sheriff of the City and County o
New York through which Arthur
Chamb ers shall be arrested within thu
City aud County of New York upon az
order of the Supreme Court command
ing his arrest and holding him to bal
in the sum of five thousand dollars, fol
cowardly and unprovoked assault OIL
W. E. Harding, the sporting edito
of the Police Gazette, recently at Harry
Hills. w. Z HARDING,
"Polce Gazette Office"