Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-02-19
WILL Be A HOT Fight.
ARTICLES IN THE HOWLEY-RlLEY CONTEST
SIGNED YESTERDAY,
And the $500 Put Up In the Hands Of the Stake
holder - Both Men Gone Into Active
Training for the Afair-Spscial
Trains 10 DO Run.

1t looks row as though the great fight
between Ed. Riley. of Washington, d.
c., and Mike Howley, Of Dewesbury,
England, will be one OF the gamiest er-
counters seen in these parts for many
years. The fight will take place just
one week from next "Wednesday, anc
will be twenty-round contest, Marquis
of Queensbury rules to govern,
There is already beginning TO be
evinced a great interest in the affair,
and the President and other members OF
the Pastime Athletic Club are daily in
receipt OF letters from sports In various
parts OF the Ohio Valley asking for full
particulars as TO the how, when and
where OF the battle. There Will prob
ably be one OF the largest gatherings
ever seen at boxing battle In these
parts. Both Of the principals are en-
Enthusiastically earnest over the affair
and have already begun preparations
for the event.
Together with their hackers, and a
sufficient number Of witnesses, both
Riley and Howley met yesterday and
signed the articles OF agreement, depos-
tied each $3.50, the amount for which
the battle will be fought. The follow
ing are the articles OF agreement:
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
WHEELING, February is, 1898.
This Is to certify that Mike HoWley OF
the first part, and Ed. Riley OF the second
part, do hereby agree 10 box twenty ROUNDS,
Marquis of Queensbury rules TO govern,
with gloves allowed by law, for the sum Of
$500 live hundred dollars) and gate re-
ceipts, which are To DO divided as follows
after expenses are paid, the winner to re-
ceive 20 per cent and the loser % per cent
of the gate money, contest TO take place
on the night of March lst 1893
under the auspices OF the
Pastime Athletic Club, OF Wheeling West
Va, men to box at catch weight. 1t is also
agreed that John Devine shall be final
stakeholder, and that each party shall give
stakeholder q written agreement that
referees decision shall be final. 1t is also
agreed that Francis Coughlin shall be
referee II is further agreed that either
party failing to comply with any provision
stipulated in these articles Of agreement,
shall forfeit what money OF his shall be IN
the hands of the stakeholder.
[Signed.l MIKE HowLEF,
ED. RILEY.
Both the principals have secured
quarters in which to prepare for the
event. Howley is located at Kline's
restaurant, on Market street, near the
Terminal depot, and is busy at work.
Howley is 2S years old, and when he be-
gan training last Wednesday he tipped
the scales at l4O. He expects TO reduce
this considerably in the next ten days,
and to step into the ring weighing be-
tween 1873 and 1874 pounds. His trainer
is Charlie Sherwood, young man about
q years OF age, also Of England, and
when the REGISTER reporter dropped
into Howey'S headquarters yesterday
afternoon, the trainer was buSily en-
gagged in rubbing the pugilist down,
generously applying ointment and
vigorously using the cloth and
brush. The trainer, Mr.. Sher-
wood appears TO be gentle
man of considerable intelligence, Is well
versed in the tactics of the ring, and
was selected by Howley because he is
thoroughly proficient and reliable. Sher-
wood never touches drop OF liquor,
and is always ready on schedule
time.
Howley has adopted quite regime
in his training. lie arises about o'clock
every morning. He first swings dumb
bells for awhile, and then takes short
walk. After breakfast Of mutton
steak, or eggs and coffee, he prepares
for the more arduous duties OF the day
After breakfast he takes run OF from
four to FIVE miles, changing the route
from day to day. Last Thursday he
took spin out the National road. Upon
arriving back at the quarters he is
given a vigorous rundown. At one
o'clock he eats dinner, some
thing fairly substantial, washing
ii down with coffee and perhaps little
English ale. Howley hasJtwo large
rooms on the second floor OF Kline's
restaurant, and one OF them is fitted up
for the gymnasium, the other being
used as sitting room. After dinner,
and along toward the middle OF the
afternoon he punches the bag, which
depends from circular table. He is
engaged in pIanking the leather about
an hour every day. He then skips the
rope for a while, and also swings and
iuggles the dumb-bells. He is again
rubbed down, and then the work OF the
day is over. He retireS between the
hours of and 10 in the evening, aud
sees no one nights except those who
drop in for call at his rooms. Harley
takes two Turkish baths each week.
Riley's headquarters Will be at
Hearne's restaurant on Twelfth street,
and rooms for training will be fitted for
him up stairs. Howley will adopt much
the same method of training as that
used by Riley, although the latter is
pretty we'll trained already, and he will
not require such hard work as Howley.
At the scene OF the battle preparations
have already begun to enlarge the seat
ing capacity. Rows of seats will be
erected on the circus plan extending
back from the ring nearly to the wall.
The management is now talking OF ar
ranging for two minor set-toos of four
round contests between lesser lights as
preliminary TO the big battle.
There will probably be three special
motor trains on the Elm Grove road re-
ouired to transport the large delegation
to the scene OF conflict. Special trains
will be run from Plttsburg, Stcuben-
vile add other points.
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