The morning times., 1896-02-17
Will Meet Before the Young
Mems ATHLETE C Club.
WILL HE CLAIM THE FORFEIT
Fitz and Julian May Play Cute If
Maher Can't Fight Today-"Buck'
Connolly Says "Neyer"-Art Club
of Philadelphia VIII Open w ednes-
day-Jack Daily to Box.

viii be purely of local interest Two Wash
Figures In the little tinee that will be giver
by this popular club. Ralph Irving ant
liughey Lyons are the young aspirants fol
fistic honors who will entertain the sport
who take in the show, ana that they will dc
so to the best of their ability is assured.
While neither of these boys has had much
ring experience they are both thoroughly
familiar with the primary principals OF
the sport of hit, stop, and get away, and
should make lively, if rot very scientific,
set-to. Irving is much ceyerer than Lyons
but il is doubtful if he is as strong. The
latter is a somewhat clumsy youngster In
the way he handles himself but when he
drops his right bunch of fives" on an op.
poncnt's anatomy the latter knows that he
has been hit.
The East End bows claim that he does
not know enough TO ever get within striking
distance of Irving, and predict the latter
will be a winner in less than ten rounds.
They may be in right, {" but, al that. no one
who has seen Lyons when in his best scrap.
ping humor win believe that Ralph has a
walk-over.
In addition to this contest, which VIII be
for twenty rounds or more, the club will
put on one good preliminary bout OF ten
rounds. The spectators were so pleased
with the work done by Alec. Brown and Joe
Mack on the night OF the Wiison-Kelly fight
that these two lads will In all proba bility
be secured to go the same route next FRI
day night.
The plan adopted by the club OF charging
an admission fee of only one dollar met
with general appreciation from the sporting
clement. The attendance showed a amarked
Improvement ana if the weather had not
been SO bad it would have been even much
better.
WILL FITZ TAKE THE FORFEIT?
The financial end of the fistic carnival at
Ell Paso is now occupying the attention OF
the sports. and in case Maher Is still unable
to appear in the ring on Monday. a deal or
interest will be taken in regard to what
action VIII be pursued by Fitzsimmons.
According TO the articles OF agreement,
Fitz could have claimed the $1,000 forfeit
money posted by Maher Friday, but after
making sure that the Irish champion was
not taking. he consented to postponement
until Monday.
Until then, the lanky Australian sayss he
viii make no claim for the forfeit money,
bat he has not declared himself as to what
he will do in case Maher cannotcome TO time
on that day, 1t has been common gossip,
however, that on Monday Fitz will demand
that the fight take place or that he receive
the forfeit money. .-
I 10 h,.ys I.
the Australian will do this lie has never
put up any forfeit money himself Stuart
supplied the 81 900 for bins. Ii Fitz does
take this course the chances are that he
and the big manager will get into very
unpleasant clash. e
That Stuart has every confidence in his
ability to pull off the fight IS MADE evident
from the fact that despite recent devel-
opments he has not pulled down, the So.
coo parse money, nor, according to himself,
Will he do so. Had he believed II Impossible
TO hold the fight Stuart had ample room TO
get out. Maher'S inability 10 fight on
scheduled time would have beenssufficient
reason technically to declare everything
off.
BUCK CONNOLLY Is MAD
BUCK Connolly, one OF the men back OF
Peter Maher, says a dispatch from Texas,
made this statement last night:
If Fitzsimmons attempts To pull down
our forfeit on Monday, as is minated, iie
viii be fooled. Should Julian and his fighter
take such an unfair advantage of our man,
who is temporarily blind and in great pain,
and claim championship by such methods,
l shall save our forfeit by sending Peter
into the ring, NO matter whether he be blind
as bat, on Monday the limit set By Julian
for fight. My man win be on the platform
and within the ropes for our money, and if
Maher is whipped / trust the people of the
country will understand that it is not
Peters fault, but Fitzsimmons' greed
The latter is IN hole here. He owes
Dan Stuart ST, 500. The latter posted his
forfeit of 81 COO, and he has not a penny
more on the fight than he had at Hot
Springs. | don't care about our ST 600
forfeit, but l don't want these fellows TO
get it on such an unfair deal. Iam feeding
thirteen men at Las Cruces and am already
out ST. 500 on the E<me.
Il hope Peter will be in shape by Monday,
but l have the word of Dr. WhIe shat his
eyes will not be open and clear for week
at least"
ART CLUES GOOD PROGRAM.
The recently organized Art Athletic Club
of Philadelphia, the gymnasium Of which
was open for public inspection On Friday
night, will be formally opened on Wedles-
day night with program of professional
boxing contests. The club, with its per-
fectly appointed gymnasium and unusually
large floor space and twenty-lap indoor
running track, is expected TO fill unique
addition TO clnbdom: 1t win be the largest
gymnasium in Philadelphia, the hall on
the fourth floor being sufficient to allow
over 200 athletes TO exercise al the same
time. 1t is expected TO leap at once into
popularity as training home fer basket
ball teams, athletes generally. aud espc-
cially the preparatory school teams of
the city, the Institutions of which lack the
facilities offered by the new club.
The program for Wednesday nights en-
tertainment will consist of three six-round
boxers: Jack" Boyle of Kensington VS..
Tommy Ryan of Boston; Billy Berger
of TacoDy VS.. Jack" Smith OF New York,
and Jack Daily of Wilmington VS.. Jerome
Quigley of Philadelphia.
BICYCLE SHOW IN WASHINGTON.
Rumored That Such n yenfHre VIII
BE Made Next April.
There is talk of a bicycle show in this
city in the near future. As yet it has