The evening world., 1892-02-05
THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5. 1892
SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES.
The Question of Weights in
Prize-Ring Championships.
Plimmer Trying to Get on Another
Match with Kelly.

one Of the most important OF the conditions
that enter intU the making OF match bes
tween puyii,sts Is the question OF weight
The stake and purse are, OF course, OF great
moment to the lighter, but they hgurc as an
end, white weight is always carefully looked
after as a means Of gaining that end.
Every one who has paid any attention TO
the ilstic art Is conversant with the fact that
the weights at which men fight determines
the class to which they belong. Every one OF
these persons knows also that the classes are
designated us bantam. fcathcr-weigbt, light
weight weter-weighf, midde-weight and
heavy weight. II Is a strange thing that,
while weight figures SO prominently In
pugilism, there should be such wide
difference Of opinion as to the figures
which mark the weight limits for each OF the
several classes. Almost every pugilist or fol.
lower OF the prize ring has an opinion OF his
own on the subject, and there Is wide range
OF difference In these opinions. In the days
when championships were decided under
London prile-r,ng rules class weights were
we'll denned and the battles were fought with
bare Knuckles On the turf When Queensberry
rules came into vogue the weights began to
luctuate. They have been oscillauing so long
that the class limits are now distlnguishable
only with great difficulty. The limit for the
bantam class Is now vurOusly stated to be
anywhere from lOJ To ll2 pounds, and the
same difference OF opinion among So-caled
authorities makes the lcather-weight class
limit range between II. and 122 pounds
the lightweight class between 122 to 135
pounds, the welter-wcight class between 135
and 10 pounds, the middle le-weight class be-
! md In hnp
weight class anything over ] ~ pounds.
Besides these recognized classes to which
championship titles are attached there are
any number OF sIcCial class champions who
fight at certain weight, win q battle and
then style themselves champion OF that class,
as, for example, George DIXON, who calls
himself the 1l1-pOund champion.
The wide differences OF opinion as TO the
weights Tor the different classes causes no
euu Oi disSension, dissatisfaction and Confu.
sion. There should be some action taken by
! sporting men to Tx the championship weig ghtS
| at definite figures. and by so doing overcome
the difficulties that ut present stand In the
way OF matchmaking. convention Of sport
| ing men could take this step with propriety,
and then the championships in the several
classes In puglism would have definite
meaning.
Tommy Kelly, the Harlem Spider and ban
tam champion, and Billy Plimlner, the Eng
| lish l0-pound pugllist, have been dickering
over Il match ever since Plinmtr arrived IN
| lulS country StNtlul ncy
arrived at the stage or signing articles some
time ago, but their agreement was subse-
| Qucntly broken and the courts were invited
to take u hand in settling the difficulty. Now
| these fighters are at work again with their
hackers trying to bury the hatchet and begin
| over again.
II the plans they nave made do not fail, the
| men or their representatives Will meet at the
| iHHSrut Il Nr,rS office to-day to consider
| terms and possibly make another match.
The other match fell through because OF
| kelyS alleged sickness. 1t Is claimed that
he is all right now; in Iact. is training FOR n
ten-round contest with Chappy Moran. A
great deal OF interest would centre in finish
between Plimmer and Kelly.
sporting men In this city, and In fact, every
| city In the state, are awaiting with a vast
deal OF interest TO learn what disposition Is to
be made OF Assemblyman Tim Sullivan's bill
providing that $1,000 license must be paid
! ior any boxing show or contention between
| urc passed the Assembly yesterday. This
bill, If 1t becomes law, Will practically legal
ize prlZe-lighting and at the same time oper-
ate to prevent small boxing tournaments.
|
1t seems rs II something was always hap
pening within the ranks OF the A. A. u. TO
! keep the officials IN state OF perpleX1ty.
| The Central Association OF that body Is now
| dissatisfied with the present mode OF division,
and virtually threatens to get out and become
| a part OF the proposed United states League OF
| Athletic clubs II II Is not changed. rumor
! from rittSDurg shows that things are not
| running smoothly there, either. AS Tar as
the Metropolitan Association Is concerned 1t
will doubtless remain loyal to the A. A. L.
| Frederick William Janssen, organizer or the
new league, Is happy. lie claims that the
gencl al consideration or his scheme by the
other associations In the A. A. U. shows that
It IS gaining ground. II is stated by various
members of the \. A. L. that even II the pro-
posed league becomes a reality II will not
anect the Union 10 any great extent.
| To-day the work OF consolidating the
Brooklyn p OCCASIONAL Baseball club Will be
completed. With new officers the Brooklyn
Baseball Club Will start out this season tC
make the National game more popular than
ever In the city OF Churches, and II possible d
money-prolucing enterprise.
Many of the uptown citizens OF Brooklyn
have been invited 10 attend II meeting TO bt
held at the house uf Augustus Peverelly, ef
| Reid avenue, this evening at S o'clock Tor tht
| purpose or organizing new athletic club
Will not only interest the members theln
selves but their families as well.
The Puritan Athletic club will give Billy
Murray, the llO-pound fighter, or this city,
Dcncnt on Feb o. The programme for tn,
affair Will be an interesting one, as man!
prominent pugilists and wiestiers have prom
ised to appear. The feature OF the evening
Will be u special bout between Jimmy LynCl
and Nike Breslin. Murray Will wind up tn,
bene1t with Iour-round go with BIZ Plim
mer. Jack Adler viii act as referee.
Mike Breslin, the l"8-pound fighter, witt
his hacker, arren Lewis, will post $40,
With the Illustrated Ne,os to-day for nigh