The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-16
SKIN GLOVES FOR FOUR.
sullivan and DempscS
Want TO Meet Kilr"'"
And Mitchell
nr.ra or rnr FAMOUS S'N''
VOLUNTEER.
.n.,.,ns oo..,r mon New York

M" - ais has been. Can anl "l'
week oil mn ,"'' r,r.t Sullivan chr vs.
fad SIS 'y"r,,tle. 10 the big kilfaln an .
down IN -, ssorf. Of offers So him ;"
MAKE -" ~ tohf and Sc ile the 'eN,"
eaRe'se ,be question that Is as Wiz,
Qness'v~ Az ali was months ago ~
nsRe" vi .bemnion 3" Vow theIt
- 'ne - = seitlement, snd may '"''
Ia"ocrand ,he police--s iAVoa"D to, 1.,
~ W. good fight, aod Seu 80 o,,,. IN
srs The Mind Of = prayer Tue spoi'' r.o
i ,he county are repeating M" ~"
oses ne arc fefyeni, deep, ana ea'no''
pI,nt on iog Of the big oh s'nu'
hsn, comes Dempsey clean Gu
S Is~t Dempsey. the "NoopaTe1' ~ VIZ 2
ssV~ Startling proposition 10 Oh"iiet
a.t,rbcu And It Is y proposition 'u1'
~ rosi;sbmnn cannot get sway from
" falling over the ropes, elmer
r.,,nssv hacks BIS challenge with guar
D,"t 81 GOOD hard casa. and Mitchell Is
49, sfng shout Il lie began 10 inluS
-, ,bc ntooosiil0n when I saw Aln
.,.,dav aad he Is thinking yet iof q"
ys,or,s know. Mitchell has great
hesd-for thinking. I'LL. 60
Toe Noupsriefs proposal u ng9' ~
Tho mint. aud bis bac kers and irenas are
,nbI,api Mitchell himself admits ihs' il
4. business like. aud do not sre no." He
e. solng 10 yet ont Of II without iosi"a
xhst rsprtaiion he has In this country
TJe has either got 30 fight or take DIS con
o,s off his corner stake There is an lui.
nv. s.iop. however, ihsi the men VIII
rever met inside Of tweniy-iouf Ioet
rine as principals. Dempsey IS Iealy
anxious 30 fight. and fight To hnl,n 10
ace who Is the better msn. MNcneA i
ready TO meet bin for ten rounds because
ne Il nerfecily willing 10 have the battle
end in draw. Il Is my impression 'lel
The clever EDgishman IS just htile OF
afraid of Dempsey's terrible reach ana
hard blows. Still Dempsty's o1er is lar
enough for anybody, ami Mitchell has all
the show in The word 10 chow what
kind OF stun there is in him.
Mitchell Is staying at the Hoffman
House. lie Is the picture OF good health,
aud Is as clipper aud cood-naiurtd IS
two.yeaf-old IN the first grass OF Spring
Dempsey is more sedate and is detel-
mined to bring matters 10 focus II II j.
within bis power to d. so. Billy y Bicn
representing Mitchell called on The Non
pariel Yesterday and offered 10 make o
match for the two for len-rOunl 60 iJi
the gate receipts Dempsey wants q
chance al the $4,000 offered bv the Cal
ifornia Athletic Club, and talked Oh
He saw the utter fOOhshness OF risklng
his condition for couple Of thousands
when Just beyond was a bigger stake Of
fI0O to be fought for His great ho.d
is in getting TO work at once md work.
Ing hard with science and tact until the
end Of the battle.
Suppose Mitchell should defeat ne
here in ;en-rouud match said he, 'thr
result would be- that The California peo-
ple would Withdraw tlcir Otler But
if Mitchell really wants 10 meet me 10 %
ten round match / will make wO pfOpO-
siiions 10 bin. aud ! will siick TO them
both. | will fight him ID a finish befor
ihe California Athletic Club for lhe $40
600 offered BY lhem, and viii gunrantr,
TO met him 10 a ieu.rouDd hanie ~ Jtr
sey CITY or BROOKLYN sftr the -an FrIr-
cisco Fl. b ! vii put the sum at S0.VuU
I'm the hauds at any Two iair spnru g
men. Mitchell viii sulgts', thai ! VIII
meet him IN Jersef Iity or BfOoklyn Do
q ten.round contest after our feuin
from the p &c siops Should | fail 10
do 40 ! viii forfeit lie $1,000 down; or
will make further proposition; IL
Charley Mitchell places The SUN OF s. O0a
In the hauds # any two rcspOusiD,
sporting men ! may name / will meet
him I'm a ten round contest here and
chance defeat before going 20 CalifOrni7
provided he forfeils the s. 600 should be
fail 10 fight mt 10 lnisn before TIE
California club after our battle here
When saw Mitchell last night ard
asked him about the chances Of hs
taking either VI The offers be smiled and
said that ii was an equally fair PROPOSE
zion.
"But how about your &C epting either
OF the oIfefsy' | asked
Then he smiled that sweet seductive
smile OF his. and said he really couic
not give away his plans. lie would say
nothing more.
Jake Kilfain was In town 70 day. an D
had long talk with Mitchell and .
prominent lawyer relative 10 what
Peniteniiary for making light II they
decided 10 put up money. They finally
came 10 the conclusion that Il was against
the law 10 put up money Oh prize light
They say, however, that they will get
some one 10 put up the monty for thtm
outside OF ibis State, and that will settle
eli chances Of any legal trouble There
Till be more talk tomorrow, snd some
thing orght 20 be settled upon before II
Is time for the stars 10 begin TO spar for
an opening In the ring around the moon
Richard K. Fox told me tnis afternoon
that be would have nothing whatever 10
do with the proposed eight IN the way OF
putting up money or helping The men o.
come together. rullivan's money Is still
on deposit ia tho Clipper Office awaiting
10 be covered.
A MATCH FOR TuE "sPIDER."
That California has good sporting
blood and plenty IF sand, cannot be gain.
said. In addition 20 Offering a biz pure
for big men 10 fight 20 a finish before
them. they still offer the $4,000 prize for
Ike Weir, THE Belfast Spidef," ami any
other feather weight News come from
Boston that President Fads OF the cin0
has te.egrsphed 10 Cspisin Cook, that the
purse for Weir, 10 6ghl sny man Of his
weight, holds good. Captain Cooke
sent the following 10 reply;
Weir Is already aud grateful to your
club for continuing 10 oGer $1,000. Gei
any 100 pound In America, II you cannon
coax Warren 10 come up to the dough
dish.
There was no chance Of anyone taking
the offer until Johnny Grfen, an unde.
fea,ed feather-weigbi, telegfaphed the
cluo last night that be would fight the
"splder for the purse.
TuE DEATH or VOLUNTEER.
That famous old troiiing stallion. Vol.
untee, Sire OF 81. Julien, died Wednesda,
night al Walnut grove farm. Orauge
county. James Goldsmith, ron of m.
late Alden Goldsmith, seat the news. ana
many an 0ld-time tufimen felt papg al
regret when he heard ihal The old sfal
loo had passed down the bone stretch
and under the wire The famous o.d
sire OF tIoiters Was foalel Ia 1884 AID
Was The earliest Of the get q kysl,ks
There Was good screp early ,e.t,r.
CAV morning near this civ betme,i.
Whitley Ryan OF Brooklyn, aud Jlmm,
Farrell 81 Philadelphia There were oah