Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-04-20
PUGILISTIC POINTS.
Gossip of All Kinds from the Fistic
Arena.

Gossip of All Kinds from the tlsu'
Arena.
Mike" Cushing. who was recently
knocked ont by Austin Gibbons, wants
another go" with the man that defeat
ed him and has issued the following chal-
lcngc ..Iaving been informed that
Austin Gibbons is ready to defend his
title of 126 pound champion, hereby
challenge him To meet me for the title
and 81. 900 side will meet Gibbons
any day he may name to sign articles
for glove contest at l26 pounds and AL
low him four pounds, for $1,000 side
and the championship of America. The
Puritan Athletic Club, of Long Island
CITY. will add $1,000 TO the stakes.
Trusting ne will accept this proposition
have posted 500 with the final stake
holder for Gibbons to cover.
Australian Billy Murphy has won i'm
purses alone while i'm California 5000
since his arrival there. less than a year
ago That is considerable wealth for a
man who landed there pennilesS after
working his passage over. 1t Is SAID
that after Murphy got the decision over
Warren ne was so clatcd that he had
won So easily that me went out and pur-
chased glass of wine and smoked "A
cigarette, but was not seen again around
his old hamts for two days
A dispatch from san Francisco states
that Rcddy Gallagher claims 10 bc sick
and wants his fight with Mccarthy
postponed. Carroll and Smith are in
excellent form for their fight ON the
2ad. Carroll is the fayorite. There is
talk at the California A. c. of offering a
large purse to secure Corbctt with Jack
son or Slavin for the purpose of cstrang-
ing him from the Olympic club.
Fharles Fitzgerald, of st. Louis. and
Charles Welch. of Buffalo. lightwcights,
who were matched to fight fifteen
rounds. QuccnSbcrry rules, for purse
of $500. met at Liderkranz Hall, Louis
VILE. Ky. Tuesday night. Wclch
forced the gghtiug from the fifth round,
when he scored first knock down. and
won tie match by knocking Fitzgerald
out I'm the eleventh round.
Tom O'Rourkc. George DiXon's mana
ger. has accepted Harry Umlah' $ offer
To back Nose Corbin. who recently de
feated Hugh MaStcrSon. The fight Will
pe of six rounds duration with four
ounce gloves and will take place within
three weeks. This will be DiXon's last
appearance before he sails for London
TO meet Wallace.
The following was received at the PO-
lice Gazette Office: 1.-The Erie County
Athletic Club will give $4,000 purse for
Jack MtAuliirc and Billy Meyer to box
for. Also $1,000 for Jimmy Connors
and Tommy Warren. or Connors and
Ike Weir. or ConnorS and Australian
Billy Murphy. POliee Gazette rules TO
govern.
Paddy Mcbride, the Philadelphia
light weight. who has been training i'm
the Quaker City for some time past,
will arrive I'm Jersey City on Monday
next. and will put the finishing touches
ON at a private club room for his con-
test with Jimmy Lynch, the indicated
192-pound pugiliSt.-NClr York sun.
John Quinn. of PittSburg, will be in
this city i'm a few days, and will try and
arrange glove contest between Pat
Farrell and Dominick McCatfray. Mr..
Ouinn is willing to bacd Farrell against
NcCatTrav. either to finish or for linn
tied number of rounds.-N. J. sun.