The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-28
GOSSIP OF TIE RING.
The Coming Week Will Be a Busy
One In tho Fistic Worid.


There is much speculation among
lovers of the manly art as to the out
come of the twenty-five round glove
contest between kid Lavigne, and
Young Critic, which takes place on
Monday. October 7. at Constable HOOK,
Rayonne. under the auspices OF the Ac-
tive Athletic Association. Competent
judges assert that this will be one of the
hardest fought bouts ever seen. Lavigne
Is a wonderfully quick, clever and hard
| puncher. He is always at his man, and
from the call of time he's fighting to
beat him. Critic is conceded to be by a
long way the very cleverest lightweight
the world has ever seen bar none. AS
a ring general none can excel this willy
Australian. and although he has never
yet shown any desire to deal out any
| excessively hard blows in his battles so
| far because necessity has not called for
it) the spectators of this coming contest
| will doubtless see .'Griff" punching out
straight and hard for all he's worth.
| That he can hit hard wos demonstrated
in his recent fight with Shadow "Maber,
the Australian. whom he knocked out in
short order. 1t will take a lot more than
| scientific sparring to beat Lavigne. Jim
my lander found that out, and Critic
is ldhlIS warning ny SGllIlS nlilSGll III
fine physical condition. There will be
two other first-class set-tos to the big
event and the Actives expect a record
breaking crowd on the opening night.
The twenty-round glove contest be-
tween Arthur Valentine, England's light
weight champion, and Charley, Meheev,
in the Empire,A. C.'s arena at Maspeth,
L.. l., on Wednesday night, will be one
of the most stubbornly fought contests
ever seen in this vicinity. McKeever has
r14od ia "a mid Strides iowa r6S the frOnt,
and is locke upon as a strong claimant
for the American championship honors.
tutorstlip of Prof. John H. Clark, has
developed wonderful cleverness. Nc
Keever struck the fancy of
Corbett, who was Instrumental in max
ing this match. When Valentine arrived
on our shores he could not find an OPP
ponent, whereupon Corbett McKeever TO
match with the English champion for
any amount from Sl,vv 10 so,v~. Valen-
tine Immediately accepted.
The English champion Is q tall, power
full chap for his weight. After Whdpplrg
all the fistic marvels on the other SIDE,
and given away in some instances. ten
ana fifteen pounds, he has been trying t.
Burge for a year past without success.
Burge has evaded him in every possible
manner.
100 boxers and athletes. to, appear with
| Champion Corbett in his days training
| exhibition at the MaQlS0n square 0dfuei
on September 80. Corbett will be as
sisted in his work by Steve ODonnell,
who is to meet Peter Maher at Dallas;
Billy Delaney, John McVey, Jim DAILY,
John Donaldson and others. The cham
pion has laid out a big days work for
himself. He will take fifteen minutes
each at the wrist machine and puncnlng
bag, a try at the pully weights, and VIII
SPAR thirty minutes with O'Donne!l and
DAILY. After all this work he will play,
a contest game of handbaN with Phil
Casey. the champion of hat game. Jim's
brother Joe will play as his partner, anq
Casey's partner will be a Mr., Jones. At
| night there will be a great big athletic
show. which will include all the various
exercises necessary for the development
of athletes. Corbett will star with O'Don-
nell and DAILY, and O'Donnell will also
meet two men, one of whom may, be
and his party will leave Asbury Park
next Monday morning and go direct to
the Madison Square Garden: On Tues
| day the entire party start for san An
tonic, Texas, when they will axe pos
session of Jim's training quarters IN that
| city. The big champion avs he IS gong
| know just where he. stands in the RET
| cree question and also what he thinks
Of Fitzsimnons' actions in general. Man
ager Billy Brady will go with the party
and remain in Texas until after the hght.