The evening world., 1892-02-19
SHOULD Be A GREAT BATTLE.
Maher and Fitzsimmons Training
Hard for the Mill.
Sugg rsted Scale OF Prize-Iilng
Weights Sporting Notes.


peter Mailer. the Irish puriI,st. and Rob
Ftt,.im,uons. tho Australian. only have Two
weeks left in which TO urepare FOR their con.
tng, before the olytnuic Cub IN New
Orleans.
Nahrr Is helm, trained for this mill as bo
nrver trained brfnro. n, IL ot r,s, IIorn-
Ton. l.. l.
AMY N,ddon h,s monoyor ia with him
Madden realizes. ns merriam, no one else does.
that unhrr's cnuin,r bnt,I. viii dccid,. MA
stoni,ny as n puc,r,st. ,Mnher wins he wi,
attain n position close to the cnnmpionship nt
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d S'ns' 'c JuNit. IL nc ~ hh'cNcu oi' hc VIII oo
shclved Tor all time. with these facts staring
him I'm the lace Maher should tiyht as Tor nj,
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''iS me-
Fitzsimmons Is hardly middle-welght,
but he IS a tail, lanky individual with an
great iorcp. He f. not tho sort OF man ,,aner
am oror, ,o ,a,.n ar, ,,,,,,,,,, o,,onao, ,r,,t
''. a'o'u y" ''Ao any uA"eua' 'nuhees "i'n'
Naher realizes this fact. SO DO his hackers.
Malpr's training consists mainly fin running.
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p""'hi's ''o "a. "nu uoius "ofh ao'uO 'lc
country house In which he is quartered. He
Is allowed to take all the rest he cares to.
Nahdan ho,,,,,os =, s,oo-, o,, ,,ro, co.. ,,,
""'un o.'i. ''' ',i ''.ei' ""u qu'0' io' "''
man, and Mahcr gets plenty OF 1t.
Madien's action Ia having Maher train In
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'ho ,,o'.n 10 ''s'iueu very la'orao'S ny
sporting men generally. In his present quar-
nn,n,,r, m ,vnrr, HIM p"nor,s ,ron, r,.,
,,o.n'ne W WI, num- n'po' 70 ioni i-ae'
Ham ptun state that he Is In excellent con-
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f.N''''''''''' ~ ~ ni' o'u q"'i 'e's III pu'
st. Louis, near New Orleans, and from all re-
ports Is doing all he can to appear in the ring
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Oh March "' MS oes'' he 10 'ahihs Sooo
care OF himself, and feels the necessity OF be-
inc in nerfect condition to meet n man OF
| won bp has heard much hut NJ whose rpoi
nhl,tv ho rnows nracti,uily nothing
Snny,iny man In this Vicinity Who haye
| soon Nnher snar like his 8, vie and think well
simmons is not without supporters here.
There is a great deal ui money back OF Maher,
| and stacks OF 1t will be taken to New Orleans
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| Ihc conference OF pug'ilsIs anu sporting
writers held last night 10 consider pIHe-rlhs
| class we!ght limit WAS d representatNe one.
only preliminary WORK was , Done; ne quea-
| tlon was very gehcraiiy discussed, ana IL was
| agreed tnat uenhlte set VI WelSn.s Is
necessity Dut az ,hG saine ,iIhe !. was aeeihen
| auNlsaDle 10 auopI lue poicy VI mahlns husIe
slowly.
Ihe convention uia not arroga,e 10 iIseii
the right TO ADOPT scare OF weights, Dut ~
dld appoint commit zee 10 seiect SET WhiSn
| could be submitted 10 SportSmen all over the
| country Tor approval Inc Schedule reported
by that Committee Is as iollows:
Bantam, 100 POUNDS; AMER llo pounds
special, los pounds, and heavyweight, above
1875 pounds.
| After the schedule had been adopted in
formally q sugges, ion made by THE EVENING
| WORLD was carried out, the Convention ef-
fecting permanent organization. The
proved, and the Secretary was directed TO
submit it to the leading sportsmen OF the
country. The opinion OF these authorities is
sought and the schedule /, subject to any
change that may be considered desirable
Det1re 'he question VI "e'sn's Ii oehhi'eiy
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new organization 20 ns oSin known VIVA as the the
United states League o! Athletic Clubs, mas
been TAXED ol lor some Time IN amateur cir
cles. 1t is generally conceded tnat the League
Is TO be formed lor the purpose or craving
scnemG nus ptoJeJisrra irar1' ~ .t;n & ". 1anS
hal' a,raadv nniied awnv frnn the A A ~
nno Gno1mS was RI have baen usheraa jntc
artstancs vim n convention and n e-rnnd
ban"unt NJ naimnnic Va 10. niuht TN. now.
meni has not heen 80 succ..ssIul as wa ey.
S nected % hn,yever' and its nromotnrs nave de-.
rrtieG to nostnone its ORG anizaIion AIready
ngneas in to,n iS. ,nnvomsnt n,s n,
, rhav v"un nra w,daiy scattere3 over Ihn coumtrr
ihes trien%S ~ 1he Ieeune hone RI ada ~
Manhattan and New YORK Athletic CLUBS tt
| The decision OF several OF the capt. alstS o
this city TO merge the Manhattan Field ant
the Polo Grounds into one large park for Tn,
, purpose OF holding horse and cattle show:
there each year may be taken as an indica
tiOn that outdoor amusements are becoming
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