Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-31
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ienee should Charlie whitman Of Cincin.
hau take Il into his head TO visit FL paso
IN quest OF a Graeco- Roman wrestling
oout With the champion. Whitman Is very
clever, and Il viii be necessary for Rocbor.
U ne desires 70 retain tho championship
ana Win the tsVo purse hung up by Dan
Z. s.nnrt 20 be N perfect form. Roeher
mas been In poor health since hin advent
y, LoSas. and Jobs eouifortcrs' have
less. lie Is a spunky ieilow, fuii OF srlt,
ana u is his ambition to take whitman
" uo scat of the blcomcrs and the nape
OF NE neck and shake him n few lines Is
= terrier shakes . rodent II IL an old
feud. and feuus breed hatred and often
canne running OF the mouth--a disease
ve,y prevalent in sporting AZ well as In
Jack Evcrhardt win be pl,ted against
Critic, according 10 the present pro-
gramme. Griffo ls undoubtedly one OF
tho greatest lightweight fighters alive,
as his most recent bouts have dem
onstrated. Everhardt Is clever and gam
ish. and these two craokeriaeks. in the
nature OF things, give a hot exhibition
OF pugilisuc skull 0rlifo II hot ia
NoHtc ENefharht has q new manager,
hugh r. Kane, well known In Denver
ShlSlRo New ORLEANS and Texas sporting
country. He IS strictly business on the
leVei and has no use for fakirs or hip
performers; Kane and poor Jack Demp-
sey were boys together They first saw
the light OF dny In Kildare, one Of the
prettiest spots In ireland. Kane settled
IN South Carolina Ia his boyhood, and his
unusual Intelligence and affahle manners
won for him tho Friendship 90 Governor
Franklin J.. Moses, He was n page and
| messenger hoy IN tho irgisiaturt> then pn-
vate secretary to tiovrnor Chamberlain,
4 a.. a -. l. a..
revenue agents in tho service OF Uncle
sam. There IL not a haunt or the moon
sinners or n rocky crlig or underground
cavern In the mountains Of the old South
\ Shoe liill district, whore tho JowOrys
were kings OF the Illicit dlstlllers. hs was
feared worse than Old NICK, and his ad-
a large siycd volume. In him Jack has
found manager and hacker worthy OF
the name.
Ted sullivan Is dawn East filling tho
ears OF reporters with wonderful stories
Of the prodiHious valdr and exploits OF
''Brisht Eyes" new hugillst he has re-
Gently discovered IN rexas, Tod Is a
funny follow. The chances nro that
bright Eyes never met him twice dur.
been matched 70 firl, loo walcoit. "rhc
] Black Demon" and there Will be two
| black demons IN the RIM when they meet,
! bright Eyes" has never been whippt a
hut he has never faced IN tho ring ma
ants gouist az formidable as Tom
oRourke's black pet
Joe vondigs name appears In tho pub.
lie prints again In tonnection with the
coming contests. Jools In New York City
posing. lie has not a dollar invested In
the El paso puElllstic carnival. Sam Aus,
tin is tho Eastern representative OF Dan
A. Stuart, ana Danny Smith OF the New
| York Herald IN looking inter the press
! business at the Goihnin end OF the limo.
/ Danny II tho bctr noir Of Martin Julian,
and II the Titian-haired fighter from New
Zealand has pet aversion os earth above
/ Captain ulorl, II II the same Danny Smith.
| leddlar Palmer the English lighter. said
| 70 be the prince OF all lighters 10 that
| class, ~ coming 10 America next month,
and sam Austin viii Try hard 10 ARRANGE
a match between the Johnny Bull and a
I native. 70 take place on the Rio Granuo
| border Ia February.