The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-21
THE PRIZE RING.

Boston, Dec. 20-Jadge Newton OF the
Coney Island Athletic club ana DICK
Burge, the English champion lightweight,
met in the Police News Office yesterday
and Burge signed articles for a match
with Jack McAuliffe. the American light
weight champion. to fight at the Coney
Island Athletic club some time 10 Feoru-
ary for a purse of so. oo0 and the cham
nionsIip of the world. After a great deal
of talk. Burge's signature was secured 10
articles of agreement pending the slgnlhS
of NcAuliffe before next saturday nlght.
and Burge stipulated that the matca
would not be fought At less than l5S
pounds.
Charlie Farrell, Jack Magee's trainer,
who arrived in The office while tue arrahRe-
ment was being made announced that
Magee would not be able TO train any
furj her for the match of Dec. = gainst
Billy Leedom, IS while out running lasS
night ne slipped on curb and sprained
ais ankle
NEW ORLEANS. La, Dec. 20.-Three OF
the great pugi.istic events that were 70
make up the spring sporting carnlva4 mere
are virtually of. aud both the Crescent
City and Olympic club are on the LOOKOUT
for fighters still. There will be no eonhie'
in dates between the clubs ana the
Marii Gras festivities. ne OiymplC
! tournament, March l, 2 and 3, LACKS an
event for the opening night, unless tne
wobbling match between John ana DIZZY
Murphy is patched up A better attrAc
| tion however. is needed, and if Gallagher
| aud Dempsey are coupled IT Is securSo
| But Dempsey's refusal TO hsht La
| Blanche makes it certain that he VIII aiso
decline to meet Gallagher.
! Goddard and Slavln cannot be got 70
gether and the Murphys Ouly are IN slght
| The Crescent City clu0 has postponed ~
carnival To the first week III April 1,'
| Burge- Nyer match Is gone, anu DiAoa
and Griffin have not agreed yet, ana ieai
| toward the C0oney Island outfit any way
| So the club has Just one event made
| FitzsilnmOns and Hall. =.
! CHICAGO. Dec 2G-Edward F=eny !
| said 10 be the husband OF Nine Mari
| AnreIy. a fashionable ladies' tailor at NO
l13l Michigan avenue. AT thaI nous
| Champion Jim Corbett was wont 10 ca.
durjug his engagements here upon Ner'
STANLEY who lett Nine Angely's hom
two weeks ago to become boarder In NJ
1lS Plymouth place. Vera Stanley boast
with considerable pride that SHE knew
Jim Corbstt previous TO his great VICTOR
at New Orleans When Jim was mere
what was more natural than that
should call to see her. He did, and TO US
| Feeny's own words "he made hlmseli PEI
| ISctlV at nOtNG. [hllGi 1 tA4P''NNN
left town yawniug chasm az
peared between Mme Angeiy an
Miss Stanley IL appears ina
Ancelv made $500 worth OF dresses 10
Vera. who could not pay he bill, ana sh
saws that the Madame and Feeny MADE he
surroundings so unpleasant that she wa
forced to quit their house. Feeny mas slS
ited her Al her present address and, sh
saws. boasted that he has several letter
addressed to her by Cornett; also that b
his opened them, and he quoted severe
things that convinces her that such Is IN
case, but lie will never give them 10 ht
until she pays the $500 due Madame Angt
ly. Miss Stanley has retained L4wye {
for opening Corbett's letters. Vera say
she has big stack OF letters aue telegram
from Corbett, aud that Jim's letters Wei
too dear to even allow her best trlenus
look at them.