The evening times., 1895-12-11
AMONG THE BOXERS.


A testimonial benefit win be rendered
Peter M amer at Madison Square Garden OH
December IS.
Young Griffo will box six rounds with
Frank Erne at the testimonial To be given
to the latter in Buffalo this week.
Ben Kelly, of Brooklyn, knocked out
Johnny Eckert in three rounds on Mon
day. They fought at catch weights at
local road house.
Jack DevIin, of Newark, was knocked
out in nine rounds in Philadelphia on Mon
day night 10y young Wilson. Devhn's
gamen.ss pleased the spectators, and the
men may meet again.
Joe Bernstein and George Justis will be
matched this week for another limited round
contest before the Imperial Athletic Club.
The winner will be matched with Dave Wall
Sullivan will never forgive Corbett for
having defeated him, and yet nearly any
other heavyweight would have dome
John the same night.
About the only place in the world where
English is spoken and where fights To a
finish can be pulled off is in South Africa.
and, as large purses are Offered for all
mills pulled off there. 1t luoks as il that
part of the world will become the mecca
for pugilists.
Jack Randall does not take any stock in
Stanton Abbutts being out of condition ut
their recent meeting, and says lie VIII meet
the English lightweight again any time the
latter wants to have another match, or he
is willing TO meet any lightweight in the
country.
Owen Ziegler writes that he was present
at the Dixon-Erne fight, and that in his
opinion, the decision-a draw-was Just
Que. Dixon did all the fighting, but his
Judgment was poor, and he had only
shade the best OF the fighting.
KID Mccoy, who arrived from Eng
land last Saturday, is after Joe Dunphy, or
Syracuse, for fight. The Kid says that
Dunphy would be pie for him, and That
he need not go any further for match.
Mccoy is open to fight any middleweight
in the world, barring Bob Fitzsimrnons.
lack uallmap the old New York sport,
who went TO san Francisco fifteen years
ago, is dead. Hallman was the proprietor
OF one of the best known sporting resorts
IN Frisco, where many Of the noted fight
ers appeared during the palmy days of
the California and Golden Gate clubs.
Word comes from the Manhattan Club
that Johnny Clark's skin is cracking for
20 with Horace Leeds. Everything will be
done in Philadelphia to bring about the
meeting. Clark is getting on in years, but
in talking with the old-timers here, like
Billy Edwards and Mike Donovan, they
all say that Clark would give anybody an
argument for five six rounds. lf the
affair is arranged Clark will have mil
lion friends on hand TO root for him.
If the promoters OF the Corbctt Fitzshn-
mons battle had taken Marcus Mayors
"tip" last May the big fellows would prob
ably have settled their differences long agn.
Mr.. Mayer advised them to fight In Juarez,
Mexico. They refused Ia do so. The cor
rectness OF Mr.. Mayors Judgment is proven
in the case OF Maher and Fitzsiminuns, who
are to fight in the place named by Mr.
Mayer months ago.-New York Herald.
Jack McAuliffe thinks he has worthy
successor ill KID Lavigne, and will re-
linQush the lightweight championship to
the Saginaw lad in due time. McAuliffe
does Not think yet he is a e back number"
and wants the chance 10 face the cunning
man before casting aside his hard-earncd
and deserved laurels. Consequently a match
will be arranged between the men, and, win
or luse, Jack VIII hand over to Layigne the
championship.
Horace Leeds def to all or any light
weight pugilist is likely to be taken up in
few days, aud then the sporting public
VIII have a chance to see if Leeds really
means business. The man who is TO try
Leeds out is Leslie Pearce, the Camden
lightweight, who has come To the front very
rapidly since leaving the amateur ranks.
James Edwards of Camden has taken an in
terest In Pearce, and on Monday next he
Wi IN
which Leeds has posted with Samuel Austin
sporting editor OF the Police Gazette. Mr..
Edwards yesterday telegraphed Mr.. Austin
to that effect. Mr.. Edwards means business,
as he is confident that Pearce is Leeds su-
perior, and he will be ready to sign ar
tcles, settle on q date and do everything
possible to bring the two men together.
News from Texas will be awaited with
much interest by the sporting fraternity.
and judgment suspended until it is seen
what arrangements Stuart can make with;
the Australian. The belief is general that
the latter will remain firm in his demand
that the purse originally agreed upon be
offered. Stuart said positively before leav-
ing New York that he would only offer
$4,000, and unless one of the parties
weakens. the match will result In another
fiasco. Bob can, however. scarcely afford
tu refuse to fight for anything he can get. as
his only opportunity to fight. His refusal
will cause the public to place all the blame
and criticism on him, whether justly or not
and as theatrical attraction he would be |
as dead as a doornail. This affair is an
other Illustration of how the middleweight |
champion is mismanaged. Fitz can justly |
charge his downfall TO Martin Julian.
The boxing tournament to be given by |
the Empire Athletic Club at Maspeth on |
December % and 80. will be fine exhibit |
tion. The following boxers will appear:
One hundred and fifteen pound class |
Mike Sears, OF Boston; Jimmy Kaveny, |
Boston; Jerry Sullivan, Boston; Patsy \
Haley, Boston; Charley Kelly, New York; |
Sammy Kelly, New York; Benny Leon, |
New York; Josh Madden, Brooklyn; Joe |
Elias, Boston.
One hundred and thirty five pound class |
Jimmy Houden, Newark; AL O'Brien |
Philadelphia; "Bulr' Mccarthy. Phila-
delphia; Bobby Dobbs, Philadelphia; Billy |
Vernon, Haverstraw; Joe Harmony, New |
York. Other good men will enter, and the |
vari0us bouts should prove most interesting, |
as four rounds is the limit and each con-
testant will be looking for decision This |
means fast. furious and fierce fighting
while it lasts.
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