The morning times., 1895-12-16
m'k{EVER-l|EeLER BOUT
To Meet Before the New Man.
haitian Athletic Club.
BETTING AT EVEN MONEY
They Are Evenly Matched. and As
Both Are Looking For Fight With
LayiCne the Battle Bids Fair to BE
n Fierce One-Barnctt and Mcbride
VIII Furnish the Curtain Rniser.
Especial to The Times, ,

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New York, Dec. 15.-The local sports
who are not spending their time talking
over the rather flimsy pros poets of a
finish fight between Bob Fitzsimmons and
| Peter Maher, are speculating over the
probable winner of the McKeeveT-Ziegler
bout, which takes place before the new
Manhattan Athletic Club ON Friday night
| next.
| SeNeTa! large wagcrS were made In the
uptown hotels last night, the betting being
even i'll nearly every case. II looks posi-
bic, however, that Ziegler will be n slight
| favorite at the ring side The Philadelphia
| contingent will. of course, come over In
droyeS TO root for their man, and as they
| viii have plenty of the "long green" with
Them they will probably Keep the price
down.
In. men both realize that this viii be
chance for them to show what they
are made or, and are not taking any
| chances in their training. In fact. both
of them are reported to be already in COL
dnicn 10 20 into the ring at Il moment S
notice If necessary.
The horrible decision that Referee Sagel
rendered in the DiXcn-Erne bout has caused
| a Kick TO be made against him officiating
| in Friday nights battle The club man
| agemeDt will not stand for anyone else.
| however. and the hackers OF Ziegier and
MckeeNer were given 10 understand tila!
| if they don't like him, they can take
1 their men and go farther.
Ihat settled that dispute, aud the sport
| Ing fraternity is now living in hopes that
Mr.. Sagei viii not give them such another
decision as The one that cheated Tom
o'Rourke's LITTLE wonder out OF the de-
| cisiou over man who never had any
prctensioDs TO be i'll the championship class.
ARE WELL MATCHED.
Zieglcr and McKecver are well matched
physically, tue former having an inch the
advantage in height. Ziegleris twent y-four
| years of age while Mckeever is but twenty
| two. The German has had the most ring
experience, having a long list of victories
! "a mis- credit, Willie MckecveriS Il newcomer
Lf'Slers bcSt performance was his recent
Twenty-Five round drawn battle With Jack
EVerhardt. Everhardt, r short time ago.
gave Lavlnge particularly stubborn
twenty-rouDd argument The Kid had not
much TO spare at the close, but got the de
cisiou. Ziegier possesses great strength
Is hard two-ianded punchcr and game TO
tne core. He also las the honor of a four
round draw with Horace Leeds Zierirr is
not credited With brilliant sparring
| ability, but he has the faculty of bafflius
very clever men.
MKEEVER a GOOD INFIGHTER.
Mckeever is ring general of fine
anllity and at infichting he is 4 master
was his bout With Valentine, the English
nght-we!ght. To defeat such a man re-
Ilectcd little credit. but 1t must not he
forgotten that Mckeever did il with one
hand. The hila adelphian's left. which
Is his most effective member, was COM
pletely disabled, and he was unable to
use IT, Both men are now actively pre-
pairing for the bout and viii undoubtedly
answer the gong in condition to make
one OF the prettiest bouts of the wear
As the principal curtain raiser, Match
MAKER Newman has arranged au eight
round go between Jerry Barnett and
Danny Mcbride, two little IelloGs who
shoud put up an entertaining contest.