Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-24

defeated Spider Kelly when he first came
lere from England. He defeated Joe Nc
Grath, the Irish champion. but his famous
battle was with George Dixon. whom he
practically bested in four rounds. Johnny
Murphy, private boxing instructor At Har-
ward. has met Dixon. Cal. Mccarthy and
others as well known. and demonstrated
that he had splendid fighting capacity.
Tomorrow Stanton Abbott and Jack
Everhardt meet at 1:ss pounds, the Ameri-
champion in his class. and Everhardt has
stood up against excellent men here. He de-
feated Abbott two months ago, but the
claim was set up that the American had re-
peatedly fouled the Englishman.
But the great battle of the tournament is
that OF the middle weights. Fitzsimmons and
Creedon. on the 18th. The record of Bob
Fitzsimmons is well known. In this coun-
try he has never met defeat. and such men
as Hall, Maher Dempsey and others as well
known have gone down before him.
Creedon has conquered Hall, Costello and
Alex. Greggains.
An excellent authority gives this as the
difference between the two men:
The lanky Australian has several pro-
nounced advantages over his more stocky,
sturdy countryman. For instance. his ex-
act height is full feet IL Ia inches-in
fact. nearer feet IL IL inches than ; feet
IL IA inches while Creedon measures : feet
8 - difference of three inches in favor
Of Fitzsimmons. As to reach, the Creedon
men COnCeue SitSntly the DtSt OF IL f1tZ.,
but he will not have much advantage. In
weight there will be no advantage on either
side. If any, II will be i'm Creedon's favor.
Creedon is a wonder on his feet, and with
his hands he is every bit as strong as F'itz-
simmons If not stronger.
Sporting Notes.
There is rebellion i'm the ranks of the
Cincinnatis. Acting Captain Latham yes
terday ordered PARROT out of the game, and
was cheered by the 1900 persons present.
The New York Driving Club held its first
Saturday trotting matinee at Fleetwood
Park. The winners were Cephus. Duplex.
The winners at Alexander Island Saturday
were The Fop, Matte Chun, Classic Varuna
and Ronald.
Lord Hawkes. English cricket team, in
their second inning at the match I'm Phila-
delphia Saturday, added 119 runs to their
score for eight wickets. The Engiishmen
made lSI runs In their first inning and
Philadelphia made 169
Clifford beat Henry of Navarro in the
second special. at mile and a furlong. at
Gravesend. The other winners were Jack
OF Spades. Dolabra, Sir Walter, Rubicon
Doe. lngomar and Prince Karl.
Joe Choynski. the prize fighter accidentally
shot himself through the right hand with a
pistol Saturday at Jackson, Miss 1t is be-
neVed he Will never be able to enter the
ring again.
j.. s. Mitchell of the New York Athletic
Club lr the games at New York Saturday
broke the worlds record for throwing the
oG-pound weight. Mitchell put the weight
% Feet 10 Inches, breaking the previous
record by three-quarters of an inch.
A force OF constabies made a descent upon
the Hawthorne race track at Chicago sat
urday. and arrested its proprietors- Edwa I'd
Corr1San, John Brennock and James Burke
on the charge of running a common gam
bling house.
1t Is announced that the Brooklyn club
mas accepted the terms for the transfer of
Pfefer and Grim from Louisville next sea-
son. ~
harI W agner proposes to take the Wash
ington Base Ball Club to Hot Springs Any
and through the south next spring.