Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-09
4 WEIR MURPHY MATCH.
PUGILIsTIC POINTS.

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Jack McAuliffe says ne will retire from
the p IL ring after this winter.
Ike Weir essily whipped Tommy Dan
forth in eight rounds at Boston on Tuesday
evening.
A benefit will be rendered Bob Smith at
the Town Hall, Fort Hamilton, on Satur-
day evening.
s six round glove contest hiss been er-
ranged between Jack McAU.ife and old
Sam Collyer.
Dr.. DougheIty, of Atlantic City, denies
thst he is the Mr.. Wentworth" who is
backing McCafcey.
The second deposit of $500 a side in the
battle between Jack McAalitfa and Billy
Meyers has b,en posted.
Mike D-ly and Jimmy Carroll are to
fight for 81, 500 purse in the rooms OF the
California Athletic Club.
Wrestler Tommy Mem ahon won a god
match at Toronto on Wednesday beating
n. McKeDdrick, local man.
Con Dugau would like 10 hrve another
20 with Jimmy Larkins, with skin gloves
to q finish for $3.50 side and purse.
Mitchell snd Kilrain will fulfill an en-
gsg9ment ia Chicago and other western
cities under the management CT ParsOn
Davies.
The Ryau party will not consent to the
delay and we,ghIr arrangements proposed
by Bardgll of Chlcago and the proposed
match is of.
Salivau has asked Pat Killep to wind
up with MIN at his coming benefit at BOs-
ton and Pat viii do SO. lie will also go
on Sullvan's contemplated tour.
Jack Bates, the Youngstown feather
weight, once handled by Pittsburgers, hss
decided TO make play for fame again. He
may challenge Eaton, OF Cleveland.
Dominick McCsfrey doesn't love Pat
Killen ard publicly deuOlnCes him as "a
coward and double cros:er." Between
anything &ut fighters this would mean
fight.
Jack McAuliffe, the champion light
weight, has posted 500 as an earnest to
match Sailor Blown for $500 again st Denny
Butler. Bu'lar weighs about 10, and
Brown about 155.
Ed. C. Holske is enthusiastic ever
Featberweight Frank Nurphy's ability as
fighter. He says Murphy will fight any
man in the w.rld at 1lS or 100 pounds iOc
from 81 OlO to - 500 side.
Wil.iim johnson, OF Vermont, and jim
my Carroll, of Brooklyn, have bte2 match
for col,r and elbow wrestling match,
hes. td.ea IA five T, lis, FOR $500 a size. \
DEPOSIT Of $50 side GAS bsel made.
Jack Fallon and Tim Lees fought ten
round. QueeusbsrTy rules, at the Palace
rink, Brooklyn, Monday night. Billy
Maiden gave Fallcn the verdict, Int the
crowd thought the decision was unjust.
John L. Sullivan says in regard 20 PAP
son Davies chsl erge on tehslt of kilraiD:
81 woG't battle for their amusement, and
it would not pay me- to 20 into tie rirg
sgain for g., coo. These are all the COniI-
tions I ask: A little time 10 gain strength
and that they put mp 10 Sl0,GCO.'
1t is said tHat while Mitchell Wa7 in New
York a short time ago Inspector Williams,
the famous policeman, told him tIat he
saved him from q licking in MadieOn
Square Garden on two different occasions
and the Iaspy ctCr, at tina! time Captain,
knows when a man IS getting the WoIss
oft.
Steve B-odie's unknown, " Mike Boden
of New York, who fought with silly Ga
big on Thursday night last at Albany,
was arrested yesterday By detectives Just
IS he was abjut to take train for New
York, ard commi ted to jail, charged
with viola ing the law IN engaging in
prizs fight. The police are now chasing
up GAbig.
While John WannOp and Con- Riley were
engaged in prize fight nesr Cincinnati on
Tuesday . cry of Sheriff was raised.
Riley, who had the worst of the four
rounds fought. sprsng into sklff and row.
ed across the Ohio river, and refused 10 re-
turn when it was found that the sheriff cry
was false alarm.
Mr.. ]. J. Jamison, Secretary of the Col
den Gate Athletic Club. of San Francisco,
has telegraphed to Arthur Lumle7, of the
Illustrated Nelrs, asking him if he could
arrange a match to a finish between Ike
Wier, ''the Spider" and Frank Murphy,
bIr. Lumley telegrsphed Wisr asking his
terms. He replied that he was about to
sign articles with Warren. but preferred
meeting Murphy and would Willingly do
so for purSs Of S. 500.
In despatch from Minneapolis, MINI,
Dominick Mccartney says that he shall not
reach Philadelphia before Sunday, ss he
proposes to first visit Chicago for a sparring
exhibition. McCaffrey adds that he ha
forwarded $500 to the New York Clipper,
together with challenges to John L. Sui
liyan for fight to q finish for 81 500