The evening times., 1895-09-11
HEAVY WEIGHTS WILL FIGHT
Woods and Godfrey Matched by the
Eureka Athletic Club.
The Men re to Meet at Catch w eights
for Il Finish Go on the 18th
Of Next Month.

After waiting patiently for several days
President Neuncyer, of the Eureka Ath-
letic Club, yesterday received letter
from George Godfrey. stating that he was
ready to match with Billy Woods, and that
articles of agreement world be signed by
him at once il forwarded to him. These
were dra WI up without delay, Woods sig
nature attached and forwarded To Boston.
This will undoubtedly be the best con-
test, or at least the most attractive one,
ever given by the Eureka Club. Both Of
these men have national regulations. God
frey has met some of the very best boxers
In the world, among them Peter Jackson,
Jake Kilrain, Joe Choynski and others,
and he has given them all a hard run for
the money, notwithstanding all are bigger
men than he Is.
Woods has met many good men-Hall,
Choynski, stece O'Do.neil, and other noted
ones-and all knew they were in a pretty
lively neighborhood before they got through
with him.
The attractive feature of this match is
that IL will be between big men, men of
the heavy weight class, No such bout has
yet been had by the Eureka Club. All of
its matches have been between light
weights, feather weights and now and
then middle weights.
The date Get for the event is October 10.
Wood viii probably do his training here
Godfrey, who is a thrifty fellow, and has q
comfortable home and training place at
Boston, will no doubt put himself in trim
there.
The bouts at the Eureka Club last night
showed two things pretty conclusively.
One is that Indian Frank Wongo is a very
much better boxer than he has generally
been given credit for being. or Jack Hanley
is not nearly as good boxer as he has been
cracked up TO be. The other thing is that
the patrons Of the boxing game hereabout
have had an overdose of matches between
small men.
Wongo was around town to-day. His
wrist was painful, of course, but lie hopes
that it Will be all right after a reasonable
time.
The bout was surprise to nearly all OF
the local contingent. Everybody seemed to
think yesterday that Hanley would make
short work of the Indian, and this fact no
doubt, had something to do with the very
limited attendance. for there was nothing
particularly attractive about either of the
preliminary affairs.
II is not Improbable that Hanley and vii
ming ton Jack Daily may complete ar
rangements for n go to day. The latter en-
ergetic young man don't like to he out Of a
job. He said yesterday he had come to town
to try for a match with the winner of last
nights affair." and after 1t was over Han
ley talked as though he as entirely willing
TO give Daily chance. A match may be
fixed up today.
Johnny Glynn and Joe Bateman have
finally signed for another match. 1t is
to be at 1l2 pounds, weigh at 4 O'Clock
on the day of the contest 1t is to be to
a finish, with five-ounce gloves, for a
bet of 500 a. side. and is to take place
about October "a before the Eureka Club
John Henry Johnson, the clever %
FOUNDER of Philadelphia, was among the
distinguished pugilistic arrivals yesterday.
John Henry is here to clinch a t.atch with
Howard wiLon. John Henry says Wilson
can weigh 1913. He will not bubble over
so insignificant a matter as three pounds
Paddy German, having completed ar
rapgements for his bout with Billy Nc
MILAN, will return to New YORK to-day
to begin training. Paddy says he knows
Billy to be hard man to beat, but if he
didn't believe he could DO the trick he
wouldn't have stacked up against him.
Charley Gehring, of Baltimore. is in
training in Washington County, Nd, for
his bout with Mike Leonard He says he
is confident he will beat Leonard this
time.
Parson Davies is qno,..d as saying: II
sa W Corbett about week ago and did not
like his looks. He did not seem to have the
life and energy which he formerly possessed
and his eyes We're dull and listless. I at
tribute this to the fact that he has been
pla yiDg ball, attending theatrical perform
apces and keeping late hours. .Corbett is
wonderful man, though, and great fighter
II he trains all right n nd enters the ring in
fighting condition there is no doubt but be
will whip FitzsimmoDs, but Bob will put
upaD awful fight, and if Jim is not right up
to the mark he may suffer defeat.''