The morning times., 1895-11-20
GLYNN-BATEMAN CONTEST
Everything for the Fight at the
Vendoms Athletic Club.
limfnary Between Jim" O'Con-
nor and Billy NalIy.

The sale OF tickets for the fight tonight
between Joe Bateman of this city and
Johnny" GIynn of Wilmington, Del,
which will be held in the clubhouse of the
Vendome Athletic Club at steubn er's
Road House, on the Bladensburg pike,
has been very large.
The question as to which of these clever
sparrers is the best man-has long been
in doubt, and It is promised that this
battle viii effcctually decide this. They
have both trained long and faithfully
for the contest, and il condition counts
for anything viii put up the battle of their
lives.
The preliminary bout between Jim
o'Connor ana billy NaHy should also
prove well worth seeing. They will spar
six rounds, and if any one OF them is as
hot as the two rounds that they put up
at Bateman's benefit I'm Georgetown a
short time ago they will be hummers.
Thc-first contest VIII be put on at $50
sharp. The club house can be reached
by train over the B. and o. Il. H., stopping
AT Highlands or by the coaches which the
club VIII tpiaoos through
out the city,
Bateman has a long list of victories. He
has fought most of his battles in this city.
Among Hose whom lie has defeated are
Eddie Tyne, twice, in three rounds each
! time; Wesley Cook, three rounds; Dave
Carroll, three rounds; Dan" Quill, four
rounds; George Layton, four rounds; Jack
O'Bricn, two rounds; Johnnie Graham of
Brooklyn, two rounds, at Brooklyn, n. Y;
Mike Hartnett, one round, at Jersey City;
Denny Harrigan, three rounds; "Dtckey"
Connors, four rounds; Dick Powdcrly, four
rounds; Billy Hardy, one round Eddie Cur
rey, four rounds, in New York city: Frank
Lynch of Wilmington, in one round al c. A.
c., Washington: Jack Dougherty, three
rounds: Jimmy kerrgan, one round; Frank
Duboloski OF Brooklyn, one round; Jack
Delaney, four rounds. He also fought
a draw OF four rounds with Jack Kelly Of
Wilmington, and a twenty-round draw with
''Sor' English Of Baltimore.
He was bested by GlynH on two occa-
sions in this city.
Glynn's record, which is long one. is
given in part as follows: As an amateur
he fought n draw OF four rounds with
Johnny Hagen, bantam weight champion
OF PENNSYLVANIA, and one of ten rounds
with Andy Rambo of Philadelphia at
Wilmington. He then defeated Oscar
Gibbs, l1O pound champion OF Della ware;
Ray Murphy in three rounds at Whining
ton; Mike Corcoran in three rounds; Ed
die Mcclure. three rounds.
ranks he defeated Joe Elliott, of Baltimore,
in four rounds, fought three-rnuud draw
with Jack Kelly at Wilmington, Del, de-
feated James Sicily in four rounds, Mike
Ccrcuran in two rounds. Joe Bateman in Il
siN-round 90 at the G. 4. C, Frank Fisher,
three rounds; George Gibson, four rounds;
Charley Moure, three rounds. Jack EaSSeti,
four rounds; Tommy Martin, two rounds:
Ralph Jordan, one round; Oscar Simmons,
six rounds; Joe Bdtcmdn. fifteen rounds:
Dick Sialy, four rounds; Biny Whistler, six
rounds; Johnny Boyle, six rounds: Pat
Dougherty, six rounds: Frank Burke, six
rounds: Jack Ward, of Newark, five rounds;
"Sor' English, six rounds.
He spared four rounds with the Kentucky
Rosebud, who failed tn stop him in four
rounds; fought a fifteen-round draw with
tSor' English at Washington. and also a
six-round draw with English at the Wash
Ington C. A. c.
He went up against George Dixon in an
attempt 10 stay four rounds. and natwith-
standing the fact that his nose was broken
In the second round, stayed the remaining
two.