The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-30

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tests take place, together with two or
three other attractions, tho arrange.
menis for which have not yet been en-.
trely completed. Pittsburgh will DO
Represented about two hundred strong;
the delegation from the Smoky City will
come down Oft an excursion train this
afternoon.
The members OF the Columbian club
held q well attended meetin. yesterday
afternoon, AZ which nearly all the mat.
ters in connection with the boxing con-
tosts this evening wero arranged. Tho
wre.llius match between the Stump
brothers Is no. yet arranged for, but 1t
Will probably take place. and possibly
one or two bouts for q limited number
Of round, will take place between local
boxers.
All OF the boxers visited the clubs
headquarters In the afternoon, and the
ring and arrangements were inspected
with much interest. Nikirk Was well
satisfied with the equipment and
Jerry Marshall, tue Australian col.
ored boxer. who recently boxed
Jimmy" Dime, said the ring was better
arranged than the one at the Seaside
Athletic Club, on Couey Island, whore
the Dime Marshall contest took place.
The posts have been newly padded and
new ropes put in that make the ring per.
iectiy secure against accidents. More
benches were placed in position so that
about five hundred people a now be
accommodated in the building. The
entire club membership will act as
ushers this evening.
The FIRST conielt on the programme
will be the Marshall.Sullivan bout, ak
rounds, at $3.50 o'clock. The men will
weigh in at about 100 pounds aud those
who ARE acquainted with both, say that
they are in perfect condition physically.
Both ara extremely clever boxers and
their 90 will be one OF the best OF the
evening. Marshall appears to be the
favorite, but Sully's friends are pos.
sessed Of good sized stock OF confidence
in their man.
Inc nex. event on the programme
will be either the wrestling match or 4
bout between Simpson. the colored
trainer Of Marshall. and a light man not
yet secured. This will be followed by
another bout between local men after
which comes the event OF the night, the
twenty round glove contest with Harry
NIkirk and Tim Seaman. OF Pittsburgh,
as the central figures.
This will withou. doubt De the finest
exhibition OF boxing seen in this sec
ton for a long time. Nikirk weighs
about l60 pounds and Scaulan will tip
the scale beam ut probably $50 pounds.
Ni&rk's friends claim his superior
knowledge OF the boxing science will
land him a winner this evening. Scan
lars admirers, however, are, pushing
the betting and their man will enter
the ring TINS evening Il strong fayorite.
The referee had not been selected last
night aud his selection will not be made
public, probably, until shortly before
the contests.
The Columbian Club has stated that
the best OF order will be maintained
throughout, and the nrice OF admission
iusures that thu quality OF the specsa.
tors will be '~gilt.edgsd." The impress
siou has got around that the contests
before this club this sYeninC are prize
fights. The impression is wrong; the
bouts are glove contests. something en-
tirely different. No law is being broken
b. tho club, and the entertainment, ia
licensed by the Benwood Authorities.