Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-09

That remains TO make thc matcn an
assured fact is the mems signatures to
the articles.
Jack McGouldriclk of Watertown, n.
Y, and Ike Farrell Of Rochester, light
weight pugilists, were recently con-
victed OF engaging in prize iignt, and
sentenced to pay fine OF $50 or 10 TO
Jail for six months, McGouldrick paid.
but Farrell Will 30 to Jail.
Dan creedon and Billy McCarty will
fight to finish on Aprii % at the IRE
mont opera house. Galveston, on tho
same night Prof. Dulfy and Tom Mon
Afghan, champion lightweight Of Tex
as, Will engage in four-round scien-
tine bout Tor points.
In about six weeks jim Corbett will
wind up his theatrical tour In st. Louis.
AZ is said he Will then go into training
at Asbury Park for his fight with
"Lanky Bob" He will have Blly De
Con McYey, Bud Woodthorpe. Ike
Weir and Jack Dempsey to assist him
in getting in shape:
Mysterious Billy Smith and Tom
mile RYAN are matched 10 fight twenty
hye rounds on April 20 at the Seaside
Annette club.
At the Suffolk club In Boston Paddy
kenton and Eddy Connally put up
rafting good fight last week Honors
were about even, but In the last round
Che iifteenth) Fenton received a blow
on the groin which caused him to drop
his arms. and he was awarded the
fight on a foul.
kid" Lavigne and Jimmy Dime arc
matched to night fifteen rounds before
the Cleveland 90 Athletic club. The
date OF the mill has as yet not been
set.
The lovers of the manly art in Fort
Worth were greatly disappointed when
they learned that the fight between
Mccoy and Necdham could not be
pulled OF in Little Rock last week.
The night was expected To be a hot one.
and Ncedham's admirers In Fort
Worth confidently expected that he
would win. but Mccoy had plenty OF
admirers, too and OF course expected
he would win They VIII have a chance
to put up their money again soon. As
1t has been arranged Tor the aght TO
take place in Memphis this month.
Matchmaker Fleming OF the National
Sporting club OF London recently
cabled to prominent sporting paper
OF New York Offering a $500 purse for
light between Ryan and Burgc, I'M
sistlng that the fight take place on No
vember %. Parson Davies declined on
account OF the date, he wanting the
fight to take place In September.
Jack Everhardt has received an offer
to box young Critic In Chicago on April
6. He declined on the ground that
he would not have sufficient time in
watch to train, but re says he will
meet Critic or any other lightweight in
the world with three weeks prepara-
tion.
The cycling world VIII be glad TO
learn that Zimmerman the worlds
champion, has decided to accept the
challenge Issued by Herbert I1ouhen,
the Belgian wonder. to a series OF three
races for $4,000 francs n side. The de-
tails are not yet completed, but "zim''
says he will race him and that he is
only awaiting a cablcEram from Paris
before making final arrangements for
the trip Houben Is the undlsnuted
champion OF all Europe today, and has
met and defeated such cracks as Du-
bois, Fcurnler, Protln, Medlnger and
Jacquelin. and has even led the great
] Zimmerman across the tape. In the
latter case, however, It is only fair to
say that the Yankee was not on edge
at the time. During the past month
the young Belgian has had several
races In Paris. and his success has
I been iiattering. The Parislnns hail him
: 1oyously ms the successor OF lie Grand
| Zlm." He recently threw down the
/ gauntlet to the racing cracks, directing
his challenge pointedly at the world's
[ champion, naming $4,000 francs as
about the proner figure, and OF course