The herald., 1894-08-06
PUGILIsTIc.
Jorbett st Hcms-Dempssy's Coming
Eleht-Notos

Fight-Notcs.
1t ia not likely that Corbett will re-
turn to England soon, as q letter from
him has been published, in which he
Jays come hard things about the coun-
~. including: ~ would never live in
isngland. The people don't like Amor
cans. but got their good old stuff and
am taking it back with me-" repre-
entative of the Jacksonville Amuse-
ment company, new fighting club, 10
n New York, and the frst to get after
Corbett. 1t is club distinct from til .
Onval. Toe company promises Jackson
air play.
Jack McAuliffs has been marri Cd to
Catherine Rowe. q widow, known ON the
stage as Pearl Amman.
Peter Maber, the Irish giant, has
, ssued challenge to jackson, Slavins
Kilrain, and even Corbett. He says he
.s in earnest, too.
Con Riordan and Frank Craig, the
Harlem Coffee Cooler, will probably
light before the Minneapolis club soon.
Corbett is looking we'll and feeling
sell, and being brainy man, will hold
control OF the situation. He will not
light until he gets ready and will dictate
tina terms of any match he agrees to
enter.
DEMPSEY IN TRAINING.
Jack Dempsey 10 in training at Tabrs
Beach, Savannah, Ca, with Denney
Oostigan, for his fight with Billy Nc
earthly, the Australian, which IL to take
place on August 25th before the Audi
;oTium club OF New Orleans. Reports
are to the effect that the Nonpareil is
working earnestly, az he realizes that
Mccarthy is stout, hard tighter.
Dempsey neede to pay more attention to
preparatory work now than when he WAS
a young champion. The Australian 10
very big, and will have to toll like .
coal hosver to get down to las pounds,
the weight the articles OF agreement
call for. The purse is $4,000. On August
9th, before the same club, old Jimmy
Carroll. late of the City Of Mexico, and
Andy Bowen will fight for $1,000. STAN
ton Abbott and Jack Everhard will
come together in the Olympic club Of
New Orleans on August 18th for $500.
The New Orleans sports are laying them
iem and the Olympic and Auditorium
clubs will be rivals for big matches.
They will bid for the Corbett-J ackson
fight. but will probably not get it, %
jackson will not 60 south. The Olympic
also wants Joe Choynaki and Peter
Maher; also Jack McAuliffe and Horace
Leede.
JACKSON WANTS TO FIGHT.
Peter Jackson expects to be in New
York next week. He must get there be-
fore the 10Th inst, to talk business with
Corbett. who begins his theatrical en-
gagements on that date. returning to
Gotham and playing at the American,
one OF the best and largest theatres, In
the fall. The champion says he will be
pleased to talk business with Jackson
aud arrange for a fight to be pulled off
within six months.
Champion George Dixon and George
Johnson, the English lad who is coming
to America, are ae good as matched for
$4,000 side bet and purse. Dixon
prefers foreigners to some of the domea.
tic fighters who are after him.
THE DENVER MEET.
The HERALD has just received an ;uvi-
tatlon to attend the great Denver meet.
The wheslmsn's club OF Colorado
Springs, the chamber of commerce ana
the Sunflower carnival club have joined
forces to offer the L. A. w. tourists
every chance to visit the Pixies Peak re-
gion. The entertainment has been ar
ranged to cover the four days following
Immediately after the meet. There
will be excursions, pfcnics, flower carni-
walls, bicycle tournaments. dancing fetss,
and other kinds OF amueements.
SPORTING NOTES.
Judging by present indications there
will be more horses engaged on the
state circuit this year than ever before
in the history of the California tufs.
Sportsmen are pleased with decision
BY Judge Trout Of San Francisco 10 the
effect that it ia unlawful to have Quail
or other game on cold storage or ia
other possession during the close sea-
son, even though they may have bssn
killed before that season began.
interest in baseball at the wtRtetn
end of the National league circuit ID 90
the wane because the clubs have
dropped behind in the race. 1t 10 now
proposed to transfer the games sChed-
duled for western diamonds to the east-
ern cities.
Buck Ebright's team Of California
youngsters stationed at Lincoln, Neb.,
are leading the Western league. Pitcher
Johnston is winning all his gameH, and
thcIc Id q piOopcCt Va dAn cpiO W buS ma
tional league.
Honolulu boasts OF baseball league,
consisting of three clubs. They play
every Saturday and the town generally
takes holiday. The championship for
three seasons has been won By She
Kamehsmeha club, composed entirely OF
natives. The fight this year hasbeen very
bitter and eliminated on the 14th iaHt.
when George Wood, colored pitcher
for the Cresconts. q white club, adj
mitted under pressure that be sold tka
game to Arthur White, local sport.
White hunted Wood up and shot him IN
the groin, after which he horsewhipped
him. White lie under arrest and the
negro is in the hospital. The feeling In
the matter is very bitter.
II know an old soldier who had
chronic darrhea of long standing to
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