The herald., 1894-08-19
bott and Jack Everhardt until septem-

weight, who is now taking holiday in
England, may return to the stage when
ne gets back, go Prof. John II. Clark,
who now conducts boxing school in
Philadelphia, has challenged the ex-
champion. Clark has met Edwards be-
fore. Clark also suggests that as finish
tights will not be permitted that light
weight tournament between q number
OF fighters would be attractive, the final
winner to take three-Quartera of the
purse.
Peter Jackson now says that he is
going to Europe, aa he has no hope OF
having any fight arranged in this coun-
try with Corbett, who has resumed his
theatrical tour in the east. The Olympic
clu b of New Orleans has offered $40 900
for Fitzsimmons and Corbett. Fitzsim-
mons has OF course accepted. as he would
like very much to meet Corbett; but
Corbett says the Australian has not put
up deposit to back up his talk. In the
meantime various challenges are flying
about. Peter Maher's manager is after
Corbett or jackson, but no public inter
est would be taken in such matches, as
the ignorant Maker is far from being in
the championship class. His manager
writes from Pittsburg. hoping TO get
some kind Of match
II see Joe Choyinski states he will not
fight for $500 q side. This is strange,
coming from a boxer who never fought
for any stakes outside oil purse. l will
match Peter Maher, the Irish champion,
to fight Joe Choyinski tor $2500 side.
open for $4,000, and if Maher ia in good
hsalth ct the time for posting the final
deposit, will make it $4,000. The $4,000
purse offered by the Olympic club for
hlaher aud Slavin to fight for is too
small. If the club will put up purse
of $4,000, and Slavin's bscker will bet
$500 on the outside, the match will 60.
Maher woald sooner fight Choyinski.
Let Slavin and Choyinski cover my
money. and the match can be arranged" :"
Horace Leeds says he will claim the
lightweight championship, as Jack Nc
Auliffe will not fight him. go Tom
O'Rourke has challenged Leeds to fight
the clever negro, Joe Walcott. If that
fight is not pulled off Walcots will meet
Charles Holcomb before a Washington
club. Jimmy Carroll will prepare Nc
Auliffe for his fight with young Critic.
Sam Fitzpatrick 10 in New York trying
to get up match for this Olympic CLUB,
New Orleans, between Gritfo and George
Lavigne.
NOT OUR MAN.
The other day thsre WAS telegraphic
news of sparring match in San L an
cisco in which boxer named Green
wood was mentioned as representing the
Loa Angeles Athletic club. None of the
c!ubmen know any euch man, aud
think him only fake. lie is certainly
not member OF the Athletic club Of
this city.
BASEBALL TODAY.
There will be regular baseball carni-
val at the First street grounds today.
Three games will be played. The first
game will be in the morning between
the La Grandes and Temples. The
first league game will be called at 80
sharp between Boyle Heights Stars and
Southern Pacific, and at 8 80 the Francis
-ssaly uniformed. This will be the
game OF the day. The teams are very
evenly matched and good, close game
is expected. 1t is the intention OF the
league managers to admit the La
Grandes and Temples should they prove
strong enough, and thus make six
club league. Ample seating accommo-
dation will be arranged for the specta-
tors. Admission free.
Los ANGELES PLUCK.
The San Francisco Examiner OF Fri.
day. in giving an account of a boxing
tournament at the Olympic club, speaks
as follows OF the efforts of q Los Angelica
eparrer:
Ehe go between liehtweghts F. l..
Cooley (134) O. O.. and @. j. Greenwood
(l33) Los Angeles A. G.. WAS very one
alded. Cooley Is compactly built and
has had lots of experiences in the line of
amateur tournaments, while Greenwood
ls a spindle-shanked sapiing with little
to commend him as boxer but his
pluck. For all that, try as he could.
Cooley could not stop the visitor within
The prescribed four rounds, and while
the decision was very properly awarded
to Cooley, the Angeleiio got the hons
ehare of the cheers OF account of the
game stand ne made"
BROKE THE RECORD.
From The Ojai; Harry Mitchell, the
bicyclist of Santa Barbara, has beaten
the record for rapid bicycling over
mountain roads in this section. He
started from the Clock building, ON State
atreet in Santa Barbara last Sunday at
l2:15 O'Clock, for a trip TO Nordhotf by
way OF the beach and Ventura. He |
reached Ventura at 3 pm, making the
81 miles between tnat place and Santa !
Barbara in 2 hours 10 minutes. He be-
ievee that he would have made the dis.
ance in is minutes less time had he not |
rled new road around Ortega hill.
which convinced him that the lcnges.
way around is sometimes the shortest
way home. He took 25 minutes for din
Ter in Ventura, leaving there for Nord-
iotf at 3 20 O'Clock.
incidentally, he had little contest of
peed and endurance IRON Ventura to
Nordhoff with Mr.. j. T. Knox's trotting
mare Lottie X. the horse and the
.icycle leaving the coast at the same
lme. They kept pretty well together
or three or four miles, when the bicycle
not ahead and was not seen by MIR.
Anox again until he arrived at Nord-
ell. When they started the horse was
fresh but the man had
lst pedaied 80 miles.
Mitchell made the Is miles IN hill
rom ventura to Nordhoff in hour ana
D inmates, arriving here al :45 O'clock,
lst hours and 80 minutea from the
me he lett the Clock building in Santa
arbara.
This is the best time ever made
etween Santa Barbara and Nordhoff.
y either man or beast, or by any road.
here were time takers at both the start
nd finish OF the trip. Mr.. Mitchell