Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-08
JEPW0RTAYS GOSSIP
About the Events the Week in Fields
Of Athletic Sports.
A Match Made Betwe n Maher and
F'itzsimmons-The Tiger Foot Ball
Team-Tne Week in Bowling Cir
cles-Other Matters Of Interest.

At last John ]. Quinn has succeeded in
getting a match between Peter Maher and
Bob Fitzsimmons. The Australian has
whipped the Irish champion, but Maher
has since demonstrated that he is entitled
TO another chance TO show his superiority
over the lanky representative OF the An
tipodes. There is q good sized chunk OF
money in IL for the winner or IL Is dollars
to dOughnuts that Maher would not have
the opportunity Of aiiiXing his signature
TO articles Of agreement below that OF
FitZsimmons ii is a matter for regret
that the fight cannot be pulled on nearer
the center of popul2tiCn. No better local
ity could be selected than near PlUsburB
or Wheeling As a matter OF course, Il
great many persons would make the jour
uey 10 Ell PasO, but tho battle promises
to be one of the most important ever
fought in a prize ring, ana thousands OF
persons Will be deprived OF tuc OIpOllu-
nifty of Witnessing it, because Of the re-
moteness of the location selected Tor the
ring The fighting tactics of the TWO men
are so dissimilar that the opinions OF tHe
sporting writings upon the rcspecllNe HeI-
lis of the two men will be read with inter-
est Fitzsimmons is very clever as box
err quick and will worry Maher M redcu-
ing him. AIaher belongs TO the sullivan
school of fighters, not only IN ms prefer
ence for actual fighting over WIND Dattles,
but also I'm his ring tactics. lie goes Ilsnt
at his man, and endeaVorS 10 DIlhs tItc
Dattle 10 an early lllilSlLt ICY iti7 -
rushes and the force of his blows, uhlleu
with a capacity for standing great
amount of punishment, rather lilaH uPoi.
his science In other words, f1lZsimllous
is the more scientific, ana MaIler Iho
stronger and the harder fighter.
A story IS going the ronuds among the
sporting writer's to the effect thai CoiDeO.
is playing shrewd game IN nahulHe, -
the championship title 20 Maher. ItOD-
ably no person was more surprised ludit
NIaher himself, to be so suddenly larISD
before the public as the chaUpiou % t,i -
world. The story has II that CorDeI. I'm IN
tbie method of diSpOSing OF one vi W 80
Of tho aspirants for the highest holOlS ~
the pugilistic profession. ne iifoat ths
RANGED matters that one must 49, D..
other before claiming the hou99i ,,,Jaa,or
will then re-enter the ring anu eH ~ me
", La once more crowned champion Oh LII
world Corbett has conducted j.. n'i ,-,irinci-
lately like first class lahri ~ 9huud-
nsl Stock i'm trade appears to be an be Is
nc of wind Perhaps he thluN9 yrill
oJrertising his new play. II So "DuhIic
1robabIy learn that the amer 60
is not so gullible as ne l'i'7'
,r,+to,s are very quiet in foot pal! cir, CIR
o1d n is not at all likely ma III tLis
viii Ice any more games ln w n ,ot eufIi-
fall The rooters in TINS GU? t a. ottemnt TO
cjamtv numerous to JUSTIFY l"s az a. NOT
o,r,,5o e FREQUENT games, OF .lc9 w a.
manifest the proper degree ". "a t5o "a 90
u f.r, Of snort which has become ny ,r, 90
a., many of the larger cites. NJ ~,
IN many IL 70 yet "A game with the Du-
oresnes the All Pittsburgs. OF l lls 4 80
SVLat rs wrong with the lll'sou1 eeion mat
Is there not ground lot lue 81. -, 9lI-bera
tbc,- are afraid of the local eleNStl r, 60.
lheS a,ll,- he any other good reason TOT
treir pcrslstent retusais 20 lilee. (i' tt sgeen
an f,e aridirOn. The inatGh sdll.e ", -,
o. N T,ocrs and Vigiauts has not yet peeH
l.le - and the negotiations 20 thal Gnu
a. 10 doubt be dropped as u IS no" I'm IN
In the season. ana the loN"i ~ mount
dnd IN very difficult 10 Ialsc ~ tbe Ciai-
necessary TO cover the purse %
lants.
r,o latest surprise in pugilistic circles .,,
80 the splendid showing Hdut ny r.bc
Saginaw Kid against Joe 49, o1r1oet
&C., has hitherto been considered LIN ~,
!.a.,t,'cii,ie and has failed 10 ~. o.i
witches with the prominent Pu6s G,htcr
nd1,rt of his color. He IL porn itbii 'eet
and nothing else. LaVlIlsS liz bonors
g. INT he succeeded In diNiulHh N.Y.. 49,, =,
',,.t,,-o has made good recoIu' a. -
"a nav hold the championship III i it9
lies HE has never been iut ~, 70 49,
record shows that he IS a uel az. two men
ar and he has put only one VI -, ~ -i,iei,
80 eieeu I'm the score or more DdllleS -.
~, bas fought Jerry MarsnaH rs a pluoN'
scientific little fellow. VINO VIII T., bie
Watching He played III ,, i,h,p for his 20
t,itb eollv Smith. but the latter w. ~
",,ta,r nj All anxious TO enter the -
Min him. as Marshall has IoIIel ~, VI ci,,.-
" enish fight, which has not yet Dee''
cred.
r,ore have been no material CHANCES ~
90, relative positions Of the clui7 5.-ir,,
NTusee and South Side tournamt 49, are
The week The leaders IN ue l' ave- con-
setting killing pace. ana lhgl 5ra for
cl1ediv hut three teams IN lht ,-ti.h
Gret honors. II rs a toss up a7 f-s or
~ The three-the Brownies. Ma" .b. u4t.
Daeiee-vviU finish ~ the tQn "l t,'.,,.,f.s
An ayerag over 900 pms. t', ,rI rs-
- beer pursued by hard luck a,..f~et
n4nc 't-i choir DOOrest score a-
~, bee+ effort Of the opposing cl'-' .rrav
~ trgire, one game I'm the f'ii -...,-a-
took three games last W. .gdeuts
without much trouble. j ne I'D f,r tail
and Richards hatued asr l,,b won AZ
erd bonors. and the latter GU richards
,'N -i,,,lr,,r of the season tur L--,..,.a.
5t 80 collected as one or tht t.,t tre
teams entered Ia the tournal-.lr' i,ee been ID
individual work oi ihe - Cith viii
i.-.rrofrfuoent. The l'rt@S, .,,l1a9 Ip
,,oi,ed GOOD for last place. hdS s-lar1id
looNef, ,tond watching. HerVes SrT rne
-,-ork continues 20 ne lN" T-t week me
,Ta-1as i'm which he plays ..-.,-o string.
saliit bov'ed above his aver, Homes
cgali ',eN,,tS side the Har-e,. ..srs
-, ' Lad for first place v The
nav "a ~ Cor several weeks AT I'D e-- Sec
S3ou pouch and MoZarts are H.tirl the
49, 1oce and four games ~ ro the
ond pla0 ~ %ovicee still brine r,.or,.-
leaders. tbo string. hut surprise inning
III Including Themselves ''
three games last week JEPwoRTH
c.u a. cur sore and see orr me =, o.
r,ods especially selected for .Is IS,
d9y trade. All artistic e eIl,,o 50 9197