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on the other hand, a champion refuses
TO accept challenge when the

challenger has complied with the
rules and is willing TO fight for 81.
600, then after the customary two weeks
time the champion will be Obliged TO
forfeit all title TO the belt and all claim
to the championship. which shall go to
the challenger, provided he Is willing 10
accept the conditions imposed upon
holders Of belts
This opinion. coming rs il does from
the donor of the belts, who reserved all
rights 10 make conditions and rules, il
final, and everybody looks upon Mr.. Fox's
action with friendly eyes There are, of
course, some grunters who say Ii Is a
scheme TO do Jack McAulife ont Of the
belt, but If McAulfle Is still the fighter
that he has been, and can, as he claims
whip DAILY, there can be no reasonable
objection 10 his fighting for 81 600 un-
less it is that he has greed for the gold
dollars OF his Uncle Sam. At any rate,
he will have 10 fight now OF come off his
perch with a rush-and the belt.
Sullivan is in town and doing a good
share OF work each day at his desk in
the Illustrated Neus office. When | saw
him on Wednesday he was in particular
ly BRIGHT spirits and looked to be in ex-
cellent health He said he was feeling
well and as for training for his fight
with Kilrain, he would do nothing until
about the middle of May.
"See here, John" said a friend who
was sitting near the big fellow, "there
has been great deal of talk about
either you or Kilrain NOT showing up
when the time comes. How about that 90
Just this much" said the big fellow,
II will be there, and so will Kilrain, and,
Kilr.in will be whipped. am as conf
dent Of that az am Of anything. | want
only one thing-that is to he let alone by
the newspapers until after this affair Is
settled. This Is 10 be the fight Of my
life 1t will be a hard fight, but | shall
win. Remember that"
saw John Montgomery Ward to-day,
and as vet he does not know where he
will play this season lie is totally at
sea, and does not hesitate to say so. He
knows that Washington wants hin and
he does not want TO go. He told me
that he preferred New York, but If that
was impossible he would like 10 play
with the BOsions From the inside |
lNbiIth tu1i AuElt W u iiliiF vi ~ DlOo-
pect of Washington getting the famous
little short.stOp, and that narrows the
whole business down TO Boston and New
York. No one seems to know anything
about ii, and those who do refuse 10 say
anything about it, But il may be taken
for granted that Ward will bat ball for
the New Yorks this year as he did last
year That outsiders should know so
much more about the situation than the
player himself seems strange, yet IL is
fact nevertheless, and from what the gos-
sips are saying 1t Is all fixed, and John
Montgomery will remain with the
Giants
There il going to be a bowling big
time here next week when the tourist
come home. Prominent sporting men
and baseball enthusiasts have been hard
al work for two weeks past at a nam
moth programme, and everything is about
completed for the reception. The party
are now on the bosom OF the deep, hav-
ing sailed yesterday, and will arrive here
in New York the latter part of next
week. They will be met down the bay
by choice party, and coming to New
York will begin a series OF dinners and
receptions and theatre raries that will
be liable TO keep them busy for a week or
two.
Whenever runner loses a race be
generally has some good excuse for fail
ing to come in ahead of the other fell
low, but the excuse offered by Splinter
the other day at the Riverside Drive
after being beaten, was both novel and
truthful, and, in fact was in fact, the
race was lost by most peculiar circum-
stance William Friedrich and Charles
b. Dex, two well.known flyers, were
matched to run mile for $3.50 side on
Wednesday. There was big crowd
present To see the race, and there
was considerable money up on the
result. Friedrich was the favor
lie. When the word was given
the men .sprang away, and Rex took the
lead, and kept it until within a few yards
Of the end. Rabbits are as plentiful in
the neighborhood of the drive as tramps
around a back number beer key and
just at the critical moment, when all the
sports who had put their money on
Friedrich were wondering how il was
that Rex ran so fast, little brown rab-
bit-a common cOtton-iail-ran out OF
the bushes and shot between Rex's legs,
throwing him to the ground. Friedrich
was not far behind, and easily took the
lesd, holding 1t 10 the end and winning
the race.
Saturday, 3 4. M-We have just re-
ceiyed word that Harry Bartlett, the
crack English fighter, has been knocked
how " a
knew little or nothing about fghtir Z
as far as record goes, for he Is to-
tally unknown. The new candidate for
tistic honors is Patrick Guiggan, of Pat
erson, n. J. The fight came of on Long
Island, and lasted only seven rounds.
The fight was a good one, and was wit
messed by fifty sports, who paid 80 each
to see the Paterson boy knocked out.
McGuiggan acted throughout under the
instructions of his seconds, Charley
Norton and Jim Dawson, and
by obeying their slightest order,
the boy managed TO whip his
man. When Bartlett came up for the
seventh round he was very groggy and
McGuigxan was told to 90 In and finish
him up. This he did in good style, and
caught him on the point of the jaw twice
in rapid succession. Then he saw an
opening on the jugular and landed.
throwing Bartlett of his feet and ont OF
the fight The new man shows good
judgment and good sand, and will turn
out to be good fighter if his head does
not swell. CHALLIERE.
LYNCHBUR6.