Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-07-30
RING GOSSIP.

Concy Island Athletic Clubs Next Event.
On the evening OF Monday, Aug. sth,
the Coney Island Athletic Club will
hold triple event Billy Plimmer
the 40 Id. Champion OF the world will
meet Tim Murphy the ex-amateur
in l0-round contest ut 1l5 lbs.
Charlie Hammer the 15S 10. ex-ama-
teur champion will fight eight rounds
with Jim Sullivan, who won the Md
die States amateur championship last
year, and the principal feature of the
night will be the finish contest between
Eddie Pierce OF the Nonpareil Athletic
Club and George Siddons the ulster
Wonder"
y y n y
Eddie Pierce is the ex-amateur who
recently defeated Willy Kenny in
three rounds before the Coney Island
Athletic Club. He is one of the clever
est two-haLded fighters l have ever
seen. He is II cyclonic fighter and |
don't think the fight will last above
eight or ten rounds. OF Siddons
have not very high opinion, though
some good judges say he Is clever.
Eddie Pierce as an amateur has beaten
everyone he has fought and in one
night beat such cracker-jacks as jerry
Barnett and Batty Weldon. His fight
with Billy Joh in February last was
70 hn, ~, If,rl, ,>f
the year. Joh did not recover con-
sciousness for over 80 minutes and
both he and Pierce were covered with
blood from head to foot, while the
Referee YVES almost as bad, with hav-
ing to separate them in their frequent
clinches. There WAS some talk of
matching Pierce. against DiXon-but l
think they are giving him trial
with Siddens, rs he has never yet
fought to n finish. He is game, clever
and Il hard-hitter. After the first
round he is never still, but keeps at
his man from the call of time until
the round finishes. How his hurri-
cane style of fighting will succeed in
u long cuntest-provided his opponent
can keep him off for 6 or S rounds
we shall only be able to tell by the
result of the meeting on next Monday
week--but | think, and with good
rcason-that Pierce will win--without
being fully extended:
The ego" between Plimmer and
Murphy will be interesting. The
former will, no doubt be conceding
weight but his superior experience
will, no doubt more than counter-bul-
ance any benefit his opponent may
derive from it. 1t will doubtless be
Il one.sided affair after the first three
or four rounds. Murphy is an en-
amateur. This is his first appearance
as u professional. Having been ac-
customed to fighting only three or
four rounds, he will doubtless put up
II good fight for 10 or l5 minutes,
but Plimmer's we'll known cleverness.
GOODNESS, generalship and experience.
will LAND him an easy winner, With
out doubt.
Charlie Hammer and Jim Sullivan
two ether amateurs who are making
their debut rs professionals. should
make II liv,ls fight. OF the two Sulli-
van is the cleverer two handed fighter
but Hammer has ii good quick long
lett hand which has won him decisions
'NcI outu CiCNcI DONcIS as u III
Nick Callan, j. j. VanHOutcn and
others. He is taller than Sullivan.
and think somewhat heavier, weigh
ing in condition about l5S lbs, whi'e
Sullivan Only weighs about lbs or l5O
lbs.
The latter is certainly the better
boxer of the two but | don't think he
can stop that wonderfully long left of
Hammers and the latter will, in my
Judgment win rather comfortably
owing to his superiority in height,
reach and weight.
Though Sullivan is cleverer than
Hammer he is not so much cleverer
rs TO overcome the natural advantage
of the latter and | therefore put
kimmer as the winner.
- \ ;:
see that the veteran pugilist ,Jem
Mace has applied for the position of
boxing instructor to the Chicago
Athletic Club. ]. L. B.