The evening world., 1889-02-21
FALL0N TO MEET FRANCHI.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR AFINIsH FIGHT WITH
sTEvENsONs UNKNOWN.

Bartlett and CunhinG to Battle soeu-Pete
Mccoy Looking for n Match with some-
body-Jokn l.. s%ullivan's Ardent Adj
.. mirer In New Britain-Numcrous Entries
for the National Association Games.
Jack Fallon, Brooklyn's strong boy, has
succeeded III making a match with Louie
Franchi. Frank S~tevenson's much talked
about unknown, to fight to q finish within o
month with skin gloves. Franchi is the
Italian who landed in this city about ten days
ago from Ireland, where he has been engaged
In several battles. He has fought in England
and has letters from London sports recon-
mending his fstic ability. Jack will 60 into
training at once at Bay Ridge.
Harry Bartlett and Mike Cushing met with
their hackers at the Police Gazette Office yes
terday afternoon and completed arrange
ments for their coming finish fight. Both
men are in the pink Of condition and training
constantly.
Pete Mccoy, the pugilist, is in town. He
is staying with his friend, Warren Lewis, at
"a Bond street, and says he is anxious TO
make n match with some man in the middle
weight class.
The entries to the contests to be decided in
Madison Square Garden next Tuesday even
ing close on Saturday with w. T.. Harding.
sporting editor of the Police Gazette. The
contests will be q two-mile race for District
Telegraph boys, q fat mems race. two-mile
walking match for letter-carriera and q one
mile race for members of the Horseshoers'
Onion. Besides these will be Q horseshoe
turning match between David Meredith,
champion horseshoe turner Of England, and
James Donelan, champion of America, tor
$500 a side.
John L. Sullivan has an ardent admirer in
New Britain, Conn who writes him a long
letter every day. His name il Patrick j.
Markham. He has sent Sullivan his photo
graph and 1t seems to be the height of his
ambition to some day grasp the big fellows
hand.
William B.. Curtiss has declined TO act rs
Pennsylvania to be held in Philadelphla
supporter of the Amateur Athletic Union, and
as the games will be given under intercol-
legiate laws such a coloring. has been put
upon the question of his acting as referee
that he decided not to serve in that capacity.
The entries to the games Of the National
Association of Amateur Athletes of America
will: it is declared, number nearly Q thou
sand.
The National Skating Association an
nounces that If the conditions are favorable
its fourth annual championship meeting,
which was necessarily postponed, will bO
held tomorrow in the vicini.y of Newburg.
The Acorn Athletic Association, organized
last November in South Brooklyn, with ten
member on its roll, is about to erect o new
gymnasium ut Fifty sixth street and Second
avenue. to accommodate its rapidly increas-
ing number Of members. II now has over
seventy men enlisted.
It 10 said that when Tommy Connect, the
champion amateur runner, goes abroad next
year with the American team, he will marry
o young lady In Ireland and settle there.
Norton, Fullgraff and Van Setback are q
tie for first place in the M. A. C.'s handicap
pool tourney.
The Amateur Athletic Unions first annual
boxing and wrestling championships of the
West will be held in Chicago March IS.
NJ. Levison writes to THE EVENING WORLD
that he would like to meet Charles Epstein
IN a boxing contest at ninety eight pounds.
He would like to have Mr.. Epstein communi.
cate with his hacker, John B~artholomay, As
Central avenue. Brooklyn, E. D..
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