The evening times., 1895-09-19
LIVELY ROW LOOKED FOR
oorbstt and FitlliiiIsii,i FitzsllnHIons to Meet
and Select q Referee.
Jim Is Expected TO Stick for Honest
-, John Kelly But Rob winNOt
z.sS Have Him. -.
Especial to the Times. }

New York, Sept 19.-There promises to be
lively time to-m"rrow when Corbett,
Brady, Delaney and the rest OF that party
meets Fitzsinmons, Martin Julian, Mike
Donovan and the rest OF Bobs friends, TO
settle OH q referee for the Dallas fight.
| Allof the hatred that has been engendercd
by the fighter for the past three years Is
almost sure I" crop cut at their gathering,
and 1t would not he surprising IL regule-
melee grew out nf it.
Asto who will be chosen for the important
position of referee is yet a matter OF con
| lecture. Both FitzsinImons and Corbett
have been reticent on this point. A hundred
names have been suggested since this mat
ter was opened up, but tne or the other of
| the fighters has found sonle objection 10
every one.
The most likely candidates for the posi-
tion seem tn be Sam Austin. of Syracuse,
and Tim Hurst The latter has been in
New York recently. and 1t is said viii act
II the men can agree on him. Hurst is
regarded by many as the very Test selec-
ton that could be made. Austin is looked
upon as fair, capable and courageous
nan, and has refereed some fairly g"od
Honest John Kelly, it is said, has a
hankering for the hnnor but he. is not re-.
garded as probability. There was much
dissatisfaction over his work. in the Cor
bett and Mitchell affair. Sporting men who
We're strongly averse e, Mitchell severely
criticised Kelly after the Jacksonville
battle.
George Siler, the famous ex-lightweight
mr.
paper, is expected in the city to-day Siier
was prominently spoken of for referee some
time ago. He is one of the best posted men
in the country on pUgilistic matters, but
Corbett seriously objected 10 Siler on the
ground that he has written criticisms of
him
Capt. Cook, of Boston, has also tecn
spoken Of, but Corbett also objects to him.
on the ground that when the captain ref
creed his fight with Jackson he didn't give
him fair show. The unfair shake was that
Cook told Ccrbett and Jackson that if they
didn't get together and fight they would
get no money. The ciab. however. divided
The purse with them after the draw was
made
II is said that Corbett, notwithstand-
ing the objections raised against Kelly. will
make. a fight for him. Fitzsimmdns, how
ever, will never agree 10 him 800, b.
John l. Sullivan will go 10 Texas TO
see Corbctt and Fitzsinimons fight, He
thinks Corbctt viii win.
Peter Mahcr is expected in New York from
England to-day. He wiz GO into training
at once for his fight with Steve o'Dounell
Jack McAuliffe is in nav. York waiting
for some of the ambitious white light
weights 10 accept his challenge,
Betting on the Mcmillan and German bout
hasbegun. Anadniirerofihcw cwashingtonman
laid a bet of 500 yesterday at even money
The bout bet ween Gehring and Leonard
takes place al Baltimore un Monday night
Joe Chuynski is out with the statement
that II his bout with Jim Hall falls through
he is ready TO meet any light heavy weight
in the world.
Steve O'Donnell W ill o TO Texas and train
with Corbett for his fight with Peter Maher.
bliy Bukc uIiu Dan " Nonnell are 10 iur-
nish the curtain raiser at the Baltimore
Eureka Club shO " on Monday night. O-Con-
nell is a Jersey scrapper.
Charley Mitchell gives it as his opinion
that Dick Burge will whip Jem Smith for
the Championship of England. Smith is
about the poorest excuse for a champion
that England ever had, If an across-the-
ocean-look at him is worth anything.
Jimmy Anthony. the Australian no
FOUNDER. who came to America to fight
Billy Plimmer, is in New York, and as
there is little prospect of Plimner return
ing to this country soon. has announced his |
intention to follow him to England.
Billy Meyer is in Cincinnati to arrange
a match with Charley Burns, the light |
weight of that city.