The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-19
JOHNNY GRIFFIN nv 1nAISyxo.
IT Ne whips Lynch tie VIII Mt Once CO
Tor George Dixon.

bor Ncof8o EIxOn.
In . cosey little cottage at Bath Beach
Johnny Grimm. thel well-known pueilist OIL
Braintree. who is matched to Fight Jimmy
Lynch for . purse Of $2,500 and n stake
Of $4,000 before the Coney Island Club next
Monday night. is training conscientiously
Jimmy Carroll. the lightweight fighter. and
Prof. Robertson OF Day st. Louis are looking
aftor Griffin. Tho Braintrso boy is looking
we'll. having done considerable work down
South while In company with Jack McAulifre
and Jack Sicily. During the last few days
GIinln has practically abandoned work. He
weighs 120h pounds at present. which Is ono
that he. will not do any really hard work until
afew days before tho fight. y SuN reporter
took a trip down to his quarters on Friday last.
is Ho nso Of my working and getting stale; !
cess: lido not underrate my opponent. Lynch.
No doubt he Is z F0,2d man; and vii keep me
fTsf aon: who w sisiSs li lie 'G ;e AK se%sIsfas e asSat
pionship Of the world. l have always fought
IN the ieatheriweight class. and been success.
On that occasion / wasn't ht., When l asked
siSs ms a sHl ar s atIsfaStio So NJ have nia r Essn 5e 4 wsS Ss
However. since no fights at IlS pounds, and in
me. should defeat Lynch | will meet Dixon
for $~lO.O0Oaside and the largest purse offered.
leans t"%so as IS D'i !erieit s' and viii SifiPI0 soon II ia ssW that hat
transferred North and placed, in the hands OF
THE Sun. or some other reliable newspaper,
in tho world, He is gentleman. too, and u
Fall River on Friday night TO nttcnd, to some
personal business. He will return by to-day
It Is not Grinln's intention to follow pucil.
ism as u profession. Hs will attend college
this fall. and will try to leeomo either a doe
Carroll said that bcforo he let New orlcan,
tho Southern light weight. that tho latter was
very anxious to got on another tnutch with
to meet Bowen for an outside wager and the
club. carroll further said that ho Viii IN ali
probability take up his residence in New YORK
Kid Hogan, declares that he is still in the
ring and would like to meet the winner oi tho
nteen-round go" between Bob Cunningham
and sam Kelly. Which r]recetes TIL" Lynch
Grinln contest. Tor any amount from $500 to
$1,000. and tho kil SAYS he means business:
tn tia1kinS ov ear h,S at" ssi GIn'T "s TN WIN h i mS
opinion. one Of tho raennest. men who ever
lived. did everything / could ior him when
l.nded here. C,aus sprecks!s. a son Of tho
'MSM eii. nit sIf i TAX sif iStr wds %,In h pne a AZ amS a a'i iit.
he seemed TO b.. such II decent sort OF n fellow
that l took a liking to him. TINE, flew by
and he began to grow stout and strong. I
told everybody that knew that | had. discov:
cred IL great middle weight: in fact. | hailed
against u couple Of men and defeated theii my
iricnus informed n" that had not in the least
overrated my mans abilities.
In tho contest with Mahcr l took especial
interest In him. and for all tho work That did
IN that fight | only received a%little over s.
ing 81 Recently. when he was pressed
for n little money. he came to- me and earnestly
asked me to advance him some. AS he would
like 10 remit it 10 his wife. or course. ns q
man. l went over to my house: and without
handed the currency over to him. 10 this day
he hasn't paid me-. But | will get it. | huve
an injunction pending in thu courts now for
the sum. am, | will press my suit to the bitter
end. Oh. II! lie: even with him yet"