The evening world., 1888-12-18

Says Dominick McCnnrey Never Bested
H~im-FIyrrs with which Boston Drivers
Are TO BE Surprised on the snow.
w. f. Harding. Richard X. Fox's sporting
editor, has gwen The EVENING WORLD the
following statement
Jake K%ilrain's friend, Richard Roe, will post
Raame Of ,EichsEd Roe. ,Kiiraip's friends win
them at q place outside the jurisdiction Of the
United states to arrange a match for 50: oGq Or
and the championship Of the world. The party
agreed npon, at the meeting for final stakeholder
s sG he Ss,T PSrf t Ss, G y Bsnf Of II h % sSIlf2. a' n"S Ed
hackers desire, to arrange a match without any
buncombe and in a bpsipess-like way, they will
agree to these terms, which every sporting man
will allow are fair and business-like.
This arrangement, however, does not cover
Sullivan's forfeit in the hands of Charley
Colvin, sporting editor of the Clipper.
1t is claimed by Christopher Clark. Mr..
Fox's business manager. that he was in
formed at the Clipper Office, the evening be-
fore he took the IS. 900 there and then took 1t
away again, that the Clipper would recognize
only Kilrain or his hackers. and would not
recognize Mr.. Clark. The latter also states
that Mr.. Colvin did not treat him with proper
courtesy when he called with Richard
Roe's" $5, 900 in bills.
Arthur T. Lumley, of the Illustrated Ne,os,
speaking for sullivan in relation to Mr..
Harding's proposition, said II do not see
anything in it at all. 1t looks to me like a
farce. 1t is not business-like. Let this MIR.
Richard Roe cover our $4,000 in the Clipper
office, and then we. will send q man to Japan.
ii necessary. to complete the arrangements
for a match"
On the day the Kilrain representatives
came so near leaving S5, 900 in the hands of
Charley Colyin, n despatch was sent from this
city TO Jim Keenan,, of Boston, saying that
Kilrain's friends went with the money to
cover Sullivan's forfeit, and discovered that
Sullivan had no money posted. jack Barnett
heard this, and Immediately telegraphed a
friend here to learn what on earth was the
matter. Jack had seen the Is, 900 put up and
could not understand the report.
A trap is going to be sprung on the unsus-
pecting sports of Boston who drive fast trot-
John Graham. proprietor of stables at 90
Warrenton street, Boston. Mr.. Graham came
to this city yesterday after four of J. NJ. Hills
flyers, which he is going to winter in Boston
The horses are Capt. Banning; Greenwood,
j. NJ. H. and Johnston, the celebrated PAGER,
and they will be shipped TO-DAY.
Steve Brodie SAYS Jack Fallon has spoken
to him about making contracts for him to
spar in museums, ard that Jack wants to APP
pear before tho public.
Gus Lambert, the champion heavy weight
of Canadn. expects to issue n challenge in a
any way he wishes, from four rounds with
gloves to o finish fight with bare knuckles, for
a purse OF from $1,000 to %. 900 a side. Gus
denies that McCaffrey ever knocked him out
although, he says, Dominick has his picture
among those Of his defeated men. Gus is
backed by Billy Madden. 100.
Billy Holbert, the well-know catcher. has
not yet signed with any club for next year,
although he has received communications
from several clubs. including Pittsburg.
Billy claims he never felt better and expects
to play next year.
Thomas Drohan. teacher of boxing in Bos-
ton. claims he refereed a contest with the
gloves between Sullivan and Kilrain, where
Sullivan knocked Jake out In the second
round. He says it happened six years ago.
A letter from j. J. Jamison, Secretary of
the Golden Gate Athletic Club. says that the
| Board of Directors has decided that Ike
Weir's demand for 81, 500 to fight Frank
Murphy Is too much, and they will not
give 1t.
Billy Mahan, lightweight champion of the
Pacific slope. and George Mulholland. light
weight champion of Australia, fight for
$500 and Mahan's present title. under the
management of the Golden Gate Athletic
Club, on Jan. Q.
An ugly upper cut. q smashing left handler
on the side Of the head, both in the second
round, and poor old Sam Collyer staggered,
toppled over and fell Oh the stage in a dazed
condition, while Jack McAulife smiled
pleasantly and then helped him to rise,
Charley johnson; of Brooklyn, one Of
the result of the McAuliffe- Collyer match
last night in Palace Hall, Brooklyn. Nc
Auliffe won the admiration of every one
who saw his pretty display of skill.
To be sure his opponent was much
his inferior and at his mercy, but Jack did
tho job mp 80 neatly and with such despatch
that these facts were forgotten in the APP
plause which greeted him Mt the finish. Next
comes his ten-round bout with Jake Hyams,
the Englishman. In the same place, Dec. 26,
and then his fight with Billy Myers, the
Illinois cyclone, to a finish for the champion
ship of the light-weights of America.