The evening times., 1895-08-30

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Long Island, has no doubt greatly pleased
the New York boxing contingent, for
| the new institution premises 10 fill the
! vacancy made when the Brooklyn authori.
| ties shut down on the COney Island Club
AT the Lavingo- Handler and Erne-Skelly
bouts on Tuesday night there was no fro WINS
| or interference on the part of the law Of
| ficers, and IL Is believed that there will
| be in the future If business is transacted in
an orderly and respectable way. The new
club Will oppose the Baltimore Eureka for
the Choyniski-IIall contest
Jack McAuliffe is to box with n man
yet to be picked at an athletic show to
be given at Bath Beach on Labor day
If Boston papers can be relied on, George
Dixon had things his own way with johnny
Griffin on Tuesday night, notwithstand-
ing reports sent out TO the contrary Ac-
cording to the Boston authorities Dixon
was the aggressor, while Griffin through
out the twenty-five rounds was on the de-
fensive, aud did little fighting except
when Dixon forced rim to. Dixon sent
Griffin through the ropes about the middle
OF the proceedings, and had him all but
out near the wind-up, Griffin being saved
by the gong. Griffin was fully ten pounds
heavier than the colored boy.
Fitzsinlmons and Corbett are 10 show
themselves at theatcrs in Baltimore to-
night and Tomorrow night. They may
liven things Up by having another run in
Parson Davies and Tom O'Rourke are
going South with their boxing outfits and
propose giving shows at Dallas on the
three nights previous to the opening of the
Florida Athletic Clubs carnival BotlI
the Parson and Tom arc aggrieved at
not getting In on the Florida Athletic
Club for as much as they hoped for. and
they are going to get even by getting the
first whack at the Dallas crowd.
Since Joe Wolcott's second defeat of
Dick O'Brien he has been given the title
OF welterweight champion. 1t would be
Interesting 10 followers OF boxing If It
were told when and where and from whom
Wolcott won this championship.
The boxers around Washington are at a
loss to know under what rules Mike Leon
Brummel of the prize ring. works He has
been meeting ''ali comers'' In his class at
Kernan's this week. On Monda night when
he met the colored boy, Howard Wilson.
Mike. finding that he had come what diff
cult Job on his hands, proceeded. SO it is said,
to turn the set-to into go-as-you- please
affair, which was promptly stopped by the
police. On Wednesday night Mike met
N-At tts,xvS Cs.v,
nors. The affair was friendly enough for
a while, then Mike got 1t into his head that
Connprs was taking liberties with him, and
while the latter was hampered by Pat
Raedy, his second, Mike hit him clip
on the Jaw that caused him to be oblivious
TO the world and all there Is in II for some
thing like quarter OF an hour.
1t seems that the manager of Mikes
show, or the show that hires Mike. agrees
TO pay any boxer whom Mike meets $50
he stays four rounds. 1t further appears
from transactions in Washington that when |
Mike finds that he can'teave his manager |
money any other way, lie makes his bouts |
OF such nature that the police re in dut. |
bound to interfere. and he saves it in this |
way.
Attorney General Cranes opinion, hand |
ed down the other day. that prize fighters.
referees and seconds constitute an unla wful |
according to Texas Ii ws, and |
can be shot If they refuse to cease unla wfui
cannot but seem most cruel to both
Fitzsimmons and Corbett. 1t is bad enough
for them to be kept guessing which is going
to get whipped, let alone contemplating |
getting riddled with lead. Besides, both
are now in the heighth Of the pleasures of
the honeymoon.
Jack HaDley and Gus Haverstrom have
been matched to box twenty rounds or more
before the Eureka Club on the evening of
September 8. Haverstrom's record does
not show that he has at his belt the scalpe
of any noted boxers. but Hanley claims to
have beaten Leslie Pierce in one round, and
Al. O'BrieD and Stanton Abbott each in
Jour rounds. He also claims to have boxed
,ne four and one six-round draw with
driffo. a four and six-round dra W with
Owen Zeigler, and tiiree-round dra W with
Horace Leeds. He claims, also. to have
oeateD Charley McKeever in twelve rounds
There VIII be lively times at Kernan's to-
light and tomorrow night. Howard VIII
ION is again to tackle Mike Leonard; Billy
Mcmillan is to box Hite Peckham, and the
yind-up of the week will be another go be-
ween Leonard and Jack Daily. The latter
anne. within an ace Of putting Leonard out
It Baltimore about week ago.
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