The evening times., 1895-12-05
''PlRS0N' DAWES NERVE
Announces That Joe choynski
Will Be the Champion.
SHOULD DEFEAT JIM HALL
Looks as II the Parson Had Done a
Clever Bit of Matcll-Makin9 With
Manager Quinn-Owen Zeigler and
Charley McKeever to Meet ut the
Manhattan Club.
Especial to The Time..)

Especial to The Times.)
Philadelphia, Dec. 5.-This has been q
hot town for the short-haired fraternity
Of the prize ring during the past forty
eight hours.
The announcement made by "Parson
Davies that his protege, Joe Choynski, is
the coming champion Of the world, was re-
ceived with q little surprise by the fol
lowers of the game of the padded fives.' v
The ''Parson" explains this somewhat
startling announcement in the following
| rather unique way:
II do not PROPOSE" he said, That Chon-
ski shall be declared out OF the champion
| ship class, and as John l.. Sullivan is now
| champion OF the world again shall chal
lenge him on behalf OF Choynski. Sullivan
will not fight again and he will retire In
| favor OF Choynski, and the winner OF the
! Fnzsimmons- Maher fight will be COM
PEELED 10 challenge Joe for the champion
| ship"
| The "Parson" was disappointed In his
failure to get on a match with Peter
Maher for Ibis coming Champion" but
| gladly took the big fellows sparriDg part
Der, Jim Hall, when he saw nothing else
| in sight.
The match was made at once and Hall
and Choynski are TO fight at catch weights
| ut Maspeth on January 13 next. Choynski
| in condition will weigh about 1877 pounds
and Hall expects 10 scale about 165.
Speaking of the match Just before leav-
| ing for New York last night .'Parson'
| Davies said: Il wanted Chcynsk TO fight
Maher, but the latter refused and had
TO take his understudy for Joe. 1t will be
| good fight, but Choynski will surely win."
The action of the "Parson" in trying to
hoist Joe up to the championship standard
is characteristic of the man. He is always
on the lookout for a chance to get in a good
card for his proteges, and when 1t comes
down to good hard check and nerve he has
no equal
While the California boy Is game, clever
man and can give some of the best OF the
fighters pretty rough deals, le is not in the
same class with the big 1rishman and FitZ-
simmons. Sullivan may turn the champion
ship over to the fair-haircd Jew, but the
latter cannot hold it long unless he follows
the methods adopted by the late retired
champion"
The go between Hall and Choynski should
be good one. and right here ii may be said
that the "Parson" showed his ability as a
matchmaker to get the Australian in
contest with Choynski. The latter will not
have any cinch with Hall, but il he doesnot
come out of the fight victorious it will he a
Dig SuEnTiSt 10
A couple of Philadelphians viii operate
at the Manhattan Club on the 10th instant,
when Owen Zeigler and Charley McKeever
will push each other about for q purse.
This will be a very Interesting game, as
each one is confident Of frescoing the other
1t is TO be hoped Mckcever will be In good
shape aud not give Johnny Clark any worry
about his condition, the same as he did
when lie fought valentine. Upon that occa-
sion Clark, thinking to help his friends by
stating the true state OF affairs, only threw
all in a heap under the chairs, broken In
pocket and heart. Clark evidently meant
WELL but there is many man who wishes
he had never seen him upon that date. I
for one win dodge him on the goth for fear
he should have another good thing up his
sleeve. Clark's good things are very similar
to All Laselaud's-the unexpected always
happens.
Pugilism is taking UP more time In the
conversation circles than horse racing just
now. The defeat uf two of Tom O'ROurke's
men In one night has been sore blow to
Tom, and II fate should so decree that
Erne should give Dixon the razmataZ to-
night at the Manhattan Club 1t will fill
O'Roure's cup uf bitterness TO overfiowing.
Such a thing is hardly expected, however.
though many believe that Erne will give
DlAoH qutc All aIsuiheht i"r d ittie liuie'
Tommy" Ryan, the champion welter-
weight and joe Walcutt, "Tom'
O'Rourkes cyclone, have not yet signed
articles They have agreed upon the
weight limit, 145 pounds and weigh in at
the ringside, bat they are wide apart
upon the question Of dates. Ryan wants
six weeks In which 10 prepare himself.
while both Walcutt and the club Off
pia mt fhn rullpd off In
month. Matchmaker Kennedy said last
night that that was the only hitch in the
arrangement
A go between Lavigne and McKeever
would be worth a days ride to see. They
are both of them serious fighters, who
have no time for the soda water side
OF the game. They could be expected 10
mix 1t up from start to finish, but it
wouldn't require fifteen rounds TO reach
i result. Z In here.