The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-12
IN SPORTING CIRCLES.
Razors and Black Jacks at Tough
Fight Last Night.
WONDER SUNOL WILL NOT RACE.
Dixon VIII Not Leave O'Rourke-B Boston
Board OF Aldermen Consents to Profes-
sionai Boxing ExhiBition-Manage
Powers Wants Kelly for New York.

At an out -of-the-way place in Rehoboth
last night "Bucky" Holmes and Charley
Johnston, dark skinned aspirants for
championship honors in the ring, pounded
each other.
1t took but four rounds for Johnston TO
get all he wanted last night. Then he
decided that he'd hsd enough and he
calmly quit" Holmes would have done
the same thing if Johnston hadn't, but as
1t was he got the decision and will prob
ably challenge the world now.
1t is safe TO assert that IL was one OF the
toughest crowds ever brought together at
a tough fight. The majority of the crowd
were blacks and they were armed with
razors and "black- jacks" The whites
were also we'll protected. When Johnston
was Knocked down in the third round his
seconds jumped into the ring TO carry him
to the corner and Holmes friends inter-
tered. A free fight ensued, during which
young Reardon, one of Johnston's seconds,
was cracked over the head with "black-
jack y aud was dead to the world for a
couple of minutes. RaZors were drawn,
and it looked like blood for a time but the
referee finally succeeded in restoring some
thing like order, and the men went at it
again. About two minutes OF the fourth
round had been fought when Johnston
was declared the winner. The prize was
said to be 500 and the gate money, but as
n matter of fact il was in the nelghbor-
hood of s. apiece.
The old report has been started again
that there is probability that George
Dixon will change managers, and that
Tom O'Rourke will get the shake" l
am free TO say that do not believe word
of it, Only last week Dixon was telling
me of an attempt made while he was in
England, by a man TO get him to leave
O'Rourke, when the little champion said,
why should leave Tom. / never made a
dollar i'm my life until / met him and he
has made me what | am. If there is any
shaking it will be on his side, not on
mine"
Robert Bonner has refused to let Sunol
race with Nancy Hanks at the Columbia
(Tenn.) Driving Park for $4,000 purse.
Crooked Jim Collins is matched with
Harry Hutchins to run 5o' 100 and 100
yards.
Johnny Griffin. champion featherweight,
is looking for somebody he can make a
match with. He is coming to Boston and
will try TO get on another match with
Spider" Weir He offers Tommy War
rem $3.50 if he will stay four rounds.
The California club is arranging go
between Joe Goddard, the Australian. and
Joe McAuliffe.
The BLACK Pearl"-Charlie Turner
match at the Occidental club is off.
Lovers of the manly art in Boston are
happy. The Board of Aldermen have
given them another chance to hold "a pub
lie sparring exhibition and will not shut
down on them again if they do not violate
the law. The Union Athletic Club got
this permission yesterday to hold an eX-
hibition in Music Hall on the 25th, and
among the talent engaged for that occas-
ion are Peter Jackson, Jim Hall, Con
Reardon the Australian, George Dixon
and Dollie Lyons. There is also talk of
arranging n three-round go between Ar
thur Chambers, erst while lightweight
champion, and Patsy Shepard, who form
erly taught the boys in this city how to
put up their hands.
Manager Powers of the New York Club
was In Boston yesterday. He would like
to yet Mike Kelly as Buck Ewing will
play first base next season. President
John B. Day is in favor of getting Kelly
if possible, but the other directors are
slow in expressing their opinion, SO Mr..
Powers says.
Pfeffer will be tried for. and the Giants
have not given up. all hope of getting
Danny Richardson. Powers is in favor
of playing 154 games for schedule.