The evening times., 1896-05-22
AMONG THE BOXERS.

slavin VIII meet Steve O'Donncll after
the Slavin- Maber fight.
solly Smith, OF Australia, and Willie
Smith, of England, are matched to fight
at the National Sporting Club, OF London,
in October or November.
Jim Kennedy, of the Empire Club. is
still trying to arrange match between
Charley Mckcever and Jack Everhardt.
Griffo and TonkIns Will box at the
South Brooklyn A. C. on the evening OF
June !. for purse OF $500, 80 per cent
of which goes 10 the winner.
The ten round contest besyeeD Billy
selfridge and Bobby Dobbs. which was
10 have been decided at the Pastine Ath-
letic Club, Philadelphia, show on next
Monday night, has fallen through.
Kid Mccoy says he will retire for
the season after his fight with Burns.
As a result of a quarrel at a dance,
Young rifrcy and Tommy ones,
tdiIutI, "eIltTWtiRTls. lOtRut d
,en-round fight near Pensauken, early
Wednesday morning. The fight was wit
messed by twenty sporting men. The men
knew little about science, but slugged
each other hard until the tenth round,
when Griffey landed a wild swing ON
Jones jaw, knocking him out.
Leslie Pearce denies the report that
he win challenge Charley McKeever
Pearce says he viii let Mac alone while
the latter is making money in the the
atrical business, but Will be only too glad
to meet him next fall. Pearce may be
matched to meet Jack DAILY, at Whining
ton, shortly.
Jack Mcdonald, called the prince of
Announcers,"' by followers OF pugilism
in Philadelphia, will take stable of
boxers to England next month His friends
are arranging to give him a farewell re-
ception.
Isadore Strauss had the best of the hot
test four-round contest ever witnessed in
Philadelphia.
III Adst bNaH
of Boston was defeated by Billy Payne OF
Baltimore. Charles Ferris won handily over
Jack Mitchell. Daniel A. wilhere of the
Mana yunk Boat Club boxed an excellent
draw with John Bener of Summit Hill, Pa.
All except the Strauss-Judge bout lasted
six rounds.
Paddy Slavin who is training at Oceanic,
y. J., TO box Peter Maher, has cabled his
acceptance of Steve ODomell's challenge
10 fight in England or America within
three weeks after he meets Maher, for a
purse and side stakes.
Jack Downey the Brooklyn boy, and
Frank Erne will have another go at the
Empire Theater, Brooklyn, on Monday next.
The last time the boys met. before the En-
pire A. c., they fought to draw.
Sam Fitzpatrick, who is looking after Kid
Lavigne's interests in England, in q letter
to friend says that the fight bet tween La
vigne and Burge would not come off un.
less the latter rea ched the required weight,
1873 pounds, on the night OF the contest.
Fitzpatrick has learned that it is Burgess
intention to forfeit the $500 which he post
ed to guarantee his weight and enter the
ring really at middle weight. Fitzpatrick
has notified Manager Fleming of the Ma
tonal Sporting Club that Lavigne will
weigh 1913 Pounds on June 8, and that if
Burge is overweight one pound he will re-
fuse to put Lavigne in the ring. English
boxers have happy faculty of "being a
bit over.''
Dan Creedon is evidently bent upon meet
ing Bob Fitzsimmons again or know the
reason why. Today Creedon. accompanied
by en- Sullivan and Tom Tracey visited
the Illustrated News office and deposited
$500. Creedon stated that he desires to
fight Fitzsimmons, and hopes that the lat
ter will cover 1t before he leaves for Eng.
land. Should FitZsimmons refuse to en-.
tertain Creedon's challenge Dan says he
Will be open to face any heavyweight, bar
Corbett. Creedon is willing to wager S2.-
900 to $3.50 o that he can defeat Fitzsim-
mons.
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