The evening times., 1895-10-04
REFORM SPREADS RAPIDLY
1t Strikes the Mayor Of Cleveland
in Peculiar Way.
Sullivan and RYAN VIII Not Be Per.
mitted to Box Because People
Have Heard of Them.

Cleveland, Oct. 4.-Mayor K. f. Kisson
refused to grant a permit TO the Cieve-
land Athletic Club for the sparring match
between John L. Sullivan and Paddy Ryan,
which was to have occurred at the club
rooms Saturday night.
In his reply to Manager Dahler the
mayor says: An exhibition III which pro
fessionals of the reputation of Sullivan fig
ure should be discourse Ged in every posi-
BILE way and l am therefore compelled to
refuse your request"
The Eureka Club is looking around for "a
couple of good boxers of the light or middle
weight class 10 go on as a curiain-raiser
for the Godfrey Woods bout.
II Dan Stuart and his friends fail TO pull
off the fights they have on hands. they
will not only lie out what they have spent
on the big shed at Dallas, but they Will
have to pay forfeits TO Fitzsinlmons. Cor
bett Maher, O'Donnell, Smith and Ryan,
that will run well up in the thousands
1t is now said that the Florida Athletic
Club has its eyes turned lopGinSly To Mex
leo. The president of that republic has
said he would be opposed To having Cor
bett and Fitzsinimons there. and 1t Is alto
gether probable that there is no governor OF
a State in that country who will take the
fight under his wing in opposition to
the presidents wishes.
Kid Lavigne will now he able to keep out
of a fight with Arthur Valentine, but it
will he pretty hard for him to keep out OF
McKecver's way. John Clark. the Phlla-
delphia veteran. has for year or more
claimed that NJ cKeever is the best man in
the lightweight class i'll Ibis country. NJ C.
tl,fS N hn no N-.E
but that he has made u good start toward
proving II must be admitted, and he seems
to be ready To give further proof of il when
ever any of the top-nOtcherS willcondcscend
to give him the chance.
Stanton Abbott is well pleased over the
defeat of Valentine at the hands OF Charley
McKeever. There has been bad feeilng
between the two Englishmen since Valcn
tine arrived on this side and posed as the
lightweight champion of England, title
that Abbott has been travelling under ever
since he landed Abbott also got wal
looping ut the hands of NJ Mckeever. and now
that valentine has received like dose,
the pair. so far as America is concerned
are on about even terms. Abbott, how
ever, is again out with the announcement
that he will fight Valentine.
deal while Governor Mitchell, of Florida,
was threatening to stop the Corbett and
Mitchell fight at Jacksonville, is again
TO the front At that time Haller offered
to furnish a tent that would scat 10000
people and fighting ground for the
puciIists Now he is out again with the
big tent proposition and declares he VIII
find a battle ground where Fitzsimmons
and Corbett can punimel each other for a
week without being interferred with,
provided he gets a bit out of the ticket sales
Haller is now in Atlanta TO confer with
Corbett.
The spirit of reform that seems to be
| moving the good people in various sections
of the country just at this time against
fighters and fights, it is feared, may break
into this neighbOrhood before long. 1t
was said yesterday that the governor OF
Maryland may step to the front and put "A
quietus on fighting matters at baltimore
There is considerable opposition in certain
quarters in that city TO the bouts that are OF
| frequent occurrence there now. scme ct
| this opposition comes from people who are
| sincerely opposed 10 boxing, while good
| deal of it comes from men who would like
| to have q bit out of the profits OF the clubs
now there, but who. finding they cannot get
| it, want them shut up. 1t was alsosaid that
there would be steps taken when the legisla
| ture of that State meets again to put stop
| to boxing in Virginia