The evening times., 1895-12-06
Betting will Be About Two to
One in His Favor.
OFFERED TO BACK MAHER
Syndicate of Sporting Men wanted TO
Make Up IA Side Bet for the Irish
Cha ampion-Vendig Cables Stuart's
Terms TO Willie Smith for a Fight
With George Dixon.
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and John j. Quinn met at the st. james
Hotel yesterday morning to make the
match between Maher and Fitzsilnmons
the pugilstic pot has been boiling faster
than ever. Everybody is talking light,
and already several wagers have been
made on the outcome OF the battle.
|. An effort was made by one or two large
bettors to make MaEcr the favorite, but
the general run of sporting men would not
stand for 1t, and the chances are that
Fitz VIII have the call in the betting at the
! ringsde at odds of about TO Q or pos
| sibly 2 to /.
Joe yendIg, ON behalf of Stuart, cabled
| this morning tu Willie Smith of England
that they would offer purse of 81 600
| for finish fight between him aud George
| Dixon. These terms met with the ap-
proval of Tom O'Rourse, and 1T was with
| his consent that YendlS sent the tele-
gram to Smith.
| CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD.
| vendig says positively that there will
be iistc carnival at the time of the
Maher-Fitzsimmons fight, but just WIN
| will go to make it up caDnot as yet be
determined.
| The question OF a referee has already been
| brought up, and much specula ton as to who
| will perform that office has been INDUCED
| in. Tim Hurst and Johnny Eckha rdt appear
| to be the ones most rancied by the sporting
| fraternity In general. Eckhardt's work
| while official referee of the old Coney
Island Athletic Club was or the gilt-edged
| order, and he always succeeded in giving
satisfactory decisions. Hurst is OF Course.
a great favorite with large number OF the
sports.
The general impression among followers
of the ring appears to be that Corbett will
stay in the background until after the
fight, when he will come orward with a
challenge to the winner. Whether he will
be prepared to follow this challenge up or
Will simply make 1t as bluff, il is hard to
say.
AN ATTACK OF HEART FAILURE.
Many think that his heart came SO far
up in his throat when he saw Maher put
O'Donnell out in punch that it has never
gone back TO its proper place in the ex-
champions anatomy.
4 syndicate OF sporting men has been
formed and have gone to Maher's manager
offering to put up any amount OF backing
for the Irish champion II necessary. Quinn
decliued the offer, us lie said II II was
decided upon to put up u side bet he could
easily secure the money.
As several of those in the syndicate are
oid-timers at the game, it eau be seen that
among the wise contingent"
Billy Smith, champion lightweight of
Texas, and Billy Clarke, colored champion
OF Central and South America, fought a
finish fight at Pachuca, Mexico, November
2i, under the auspices of the Mexico Ma
tional Athletic Club. Clarke reeled and
fell as time was called for the fifth round,
aud had to be carried from tue ring. In
thefirst round both were winded and groggy;
Clark stumbled md fell, but recovered be-
fore counted out. Smith was declared
champion
Arthur Valentine is telling the English
sporting people that IL IL impossible for
an English boxer to get fair play In America,
as he has to fight the referee rs well as
his opponent.
Valentine is one of the poorest boxers
that ever came from England, and 1t was
expected that he would make such an eX-
crse, in order to retain admirers in Eng
land.
kid" Tutty, the West Coving on feather
weight, defeated Joe Peckhan " ten rounds
in the ring OF the Olympic Club, Cincinnati.
November 26. The decision of the referee
In awarding victory to Tutty was received
with shower Of cheers and hisses. Prob
ably no decision ever given in Cincinnati
created such a partisan feeling both ways.
Those who We're Tutty men We're for
him heart and soul, while the same held
good for the Peckham adherepts. There
was a reason for this feeling. While the
Kentuckian landed three clean blows to
Peckham's one. yet the latter was the pace
maker in nearly every round. He took
very few backward steps in the contest.
while he had Tutty ''edging'' and "inch-
ing" from him nearly all the time.
South Africa, is out with
a challenge to box any lightweight in the
world for $5,O 900 a side In Johannesburg,
where $4,000 purse will be given.
KID Mccoy, who Is now in England,
writes to a friend that he will go To Jo-
South Africa, IL he does not
get match with Dan Creedon. He ad-
vises Billy Smith to get on a match with
Dick Burge as SOON as possible, as he
would surely win.
Jack Burke of New Orleans, who has the
credit of surviving the longest glove con-
test on record, with the late Andy Bowen,
is in New York. He is looking for q match
with any lightweight.
George LavIgne and Joe Walcott are
both suffering from the effect of their
recent fight. Lav.gne Is splitting blood,
and 1t is thought he is internally injured
to some extent. walcott does not walk
with the easy grace that characterized
his movements before the fight took place.
Lavigne damaged his kidneys somewhat.
1t is possible that arrangements will be
made to bring off the Hall-Choynski fight
In the same ring where Fitzsiinmons and
Maher are TO meet, instead of Maspeth, LII.
Young Grjffo, who was arrested in New
York Wednesday for threatening to shoot
a bartender, was released yesterday after
paying a fine of $40.
Stanton Abbott and Jack Randall will
make the wind-up at the Nonpareil Club
boxing en- ntertainment tomorrow night.
There will be four other bouts.