Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-03


try to steal it twice when Gadke is behint
the bat,
Billie Moore, the popular manager of the
talconers, would like to hear from all organ
ized teams in the state. He endcavored tC
nave the team photographed, so he could ex.
hioit them beside the Omahas in Browning.
Kings window, but the camera could not
stand the pressure-it is busted
Reaches for the Neck.
II is settled that the Slavin- -Iiilrain fight
Will occur June l6
Jake Kilran is drawing big crowds in
New YORK this week.
Charley Mitche Il is getting very Patti
He announces that this will be his farewell
tour.
frankie MCHugh, who has been rusticat.
ing at Columbus and Lancaster, is back in
the city. He will go to Chicago shortly and
tackle some of the ambitious bantams there.
Jimmie Wakcly is putting up all his spare
change on Jem COrbett. He says: 81 saw
McCaffrey box Sullivan, Mitchell, and all
the goods ones, and he always made a GOOD
showing until he met Corbett, then he was
like sChOolOoy,'
Stakeholder Larry Killlan refuses to divide
the $1,000 purse between the combatants in
the Grihin-Woir fight, claiming that tho
money Will not be earned until the men fight
to finish. killian says that he expects them
TO fight before "Wednesday night. and that he
meet they will get simply the $50 provided
in the articles in'case the fight did not come
off.
Billy Mcmillan, who is now in New
Orleans, writes: ~ understnnd johnny
Reagan of New York states he is ready TO
meet me IN hstiC encounter, according to
Police Gazette rules, for purse of 81 900
NOW, II Reagan is In earnest, | will fight
him for 81 900 II side and 81 900 purse. which
VIII be put up in Washington, u. c., but the
nQt no hA ,,.tt 4, ,Ir.. -,
never fought any other way but with skin
gloves and bare knuckles.n
The following bits of gossip come from
London: Ted Pritchard aud Jem Smiths
hackers have posted an additional deposit of
ElOO III their match for Il 900 and the cham.
plonshlp of England The match between
lem Carney and Dick Burgc for 81 900 and
the light weight championship of England is
creating great interest. Burge is the favoritc
mt SIX to four. Jack Burke and Ted Prtch.
ard have joined hands and are giving exhbi-
tluns. Burke will train Pritchard Lachie
Thomson and Arthur Ackers have signed
articles to fight at 10 stone pounds for E4Ou.
thomson is champion OF Scotland.
Peter jackson, the Australian coored pu-
gillst, who is matched to fight Jim Corbett
lor SlO,OOO purse has thrown aside his
crutcheS and says he can now surely get in
trim for the battle 1t was feared the bruis-
ing he received by being thrown from the
cart about three weeks ago would cause n
postponement of the match, the date set for
which is May 81. jackson will doubtless be
laVorlte over Corbett, now that he will
nave over four weeks in which to train
jackson has written the Sydney Athletic
club accepting another offer of So 800 purse
Tor go between himself and Joe Goddard
rms match will go whether jackson whips
Corbett or not. Peter will set the date him
self. Goddard recently whipped Joe Ohovnsk
and fought jackson to draw in eight rounds
Inc black man s friends all claim that Peter
underesti timated Goddard's ability and did
not train an hour for him, while Peter him
sell says he was lucky to get out with a draw
under the circumstances.
Little Moses Corbin, the clever 115-pound
colored pugilist of New York whose string
of victories in the professional prize ring
reaches considerable distance. is Just now
the most admired gentleman on South Fifth
avenue. A good deal of this admiration is
due to the easy victory he had over Billy
Russell another coored aspirant to pugilistic
honors, observes the Recorder. Russell and
Corbin met in finish fight with skin-tight
gloves last week for purse of $500 Russell
his hacker and his enthusiastic friends had
been securing the town before the battle,
taking bets on Russell at random, and did not
hesitate to declare that he had "eadpipe
clnch." Prof Dcsverney, a boxing instruc-
tor of some prominence. looked after Corbln,
AMI Billy Bottus and well known sporting
man took care Of Russell. Paddy Mccarthy
the white boxer, was chosen referee Corbin
rushed his man from the start, banging away
IN a fashion that made tears come into the
eyes of Russel's hackers. Moses friends
began fourishing big rolls of bills and shout
ing: such an easy cuss as dat Russell am
Just pie for Mosesm 1t looked at one time,
when Corbln came near putting his fist
through Russells body, that razors might
be drawn by the Russell faction. Moses
finally caught Russell on the jaw with
swinging blow. "IIey. dere, Kunne, Shivcrs,
wot yo' tink ob dat Moses now!" cried one of
Moses friends who had but 30 cents on the
hattie Colonel Shivers, Russells principal
backer, said nothing, bnt tried To smile as
well directed blow from the educated right
hand OF little Moses put his protege to sleep