Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-06

ducement to the fighters the club will ofsr
q purse Of S.. 600.
Tom Connors, the Pittsburg wrestler,
now has two matches On hand, one with
Cardeek in Milwaukee June FL and the
other with AdOn Butler.
The hght-weghts, Billy Mahan asn
George Mulholland, the Australian, are to
box 1T the Golden Gate Athletic Club IN
San Francisco, ol the evening of Jan
uary 9,
Graham and Greek George are sparIing
in the Buffalo papers over a horseback
wrestling match. Graham demands one
10 Cleveland. The Greek wants Graham
to 20 to Buffalo.
Denny Kelleher, the Boston middle
weight, wants TO fight Jack FOgsrty twelve
or fifteen rounds for purse OF $500, the
winner 70 take oil or the loser 500. 1t
isn't enough for Fogarty.
Jack Fognty, of Philadelphia, Jack
Dempsey 8 whilOm antagonist, is making
arraDg 3ments to 60 to San Francisco for
the purpose of meeting the winner of the
Sailor BrOwn-Young Mitchell contest.
Jack McAulifle is at his training grounds
near St. Louis. On February Is be meets
Myers, the Illinois cyclone, within $50
miles from Chicago, and they fight to 4
finish for the championship of the country.
Jack says he may 90 to England, as he is
very anxious to have 20 with Jem Car
neg, whom he fought to draw year ago.
Fred johnson and Bill Baxter, two Of
the best pugilisis in England, fought with
small gloves for the l18 pound champion
ship OF England, recently. After fighting
logty-twO rounds, lasting two hours and
lorty-fye minutes, Johnson's legs gave
out and Baxter was awarded the fight.
They had met Ave times previously in
limited round contests, johnson being the
winner on three occasions.
Volt BendoiI, the Eaglish pugilist, who
went TO Australia several months ego and
challenged the heavy weights 10 fight him
90 finish, was bested in six rounds by
Jack Burke at Melbourne recently. Ben
doi would have beer knocked out but for
Burke breaking a finger OF his right hand
IN the second round. Bendofr is a clever
boxer but cannot fight.
Tho following letter f,om Tommy Barnes
explains itself you say this moraiBg
that forfeited rather than fight Delaney.
The plain truth 10 he forfeited 20 me.
did al in 10Y power to bring the match
of, and after training three weeks he re-
fused to meet me. As the time was past
for the last deposit, and Mr.. Delaney not
putting in an Appearance after having enc
weeks grace, Mr John McAuliffe, tbs
stakeholder, paid me the 500 that was
up, claiming by the written rules Of the
agreement that 1 was entitled to the
money. l will meet Mr.. Delaney any
rules he wishes, and stake 81 600 against
$500.
Cal Mccarthy, the champion bantam
weight pugilist of the world, and Eugene
Hornbacker, of Harlem, met in New York
aud signed articles for a finish fight for
$500 a side and an additional purse. Nc
CNthy fought Hornbacker several months
ago and beat him badly. Hornbacker
alleges that he was sick and in no cOndi-
tion 70 fight. Billy Oliver is behind
Hornbacker in the coming match. Skin
gloves will be used, and both men must
weigh in at 115 pounds on the day Of the
battle, which is to take place within two
weeks. Mccarthy is now training at the
rooms Of the Scottish-American Athletic
Club, Of which be is a member, in Jersey
City.