The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-14
SCRAPS AND SCRAPPERS.
More Corb.tt and Sharkey Talk Actor
Jim Wants Time.

william Jones, who refereed the recent
glove fight between Rodriguez and Shag-
ner. In which Rodrigl had his skull
fractured, causing death, was found
guilty in New YORK yesterday of man
slaughter in the second degree. lie was
recommended TO the mercy OF the court.
The National Athletic Club of San
Francisco has put $4,000 in tie hands OF
tie sporting ditor of The Examiner TO
biud its offer OF $4,000 purse for a
finish fight between Corbett and Sharkey.
Every demand OF Corbett having been
conceded, II is difficult to sec how he can
avoid meeting the sailor.
Corbett said in New York yesterday
with reference to the National Clubs
offer:
at the 'Frisco club will agree 10 sew
erRl conditions, and very fair ones at
that, am willing to fight Sharkey out
there. It the club will put up Its 80, coo
in the HANDS OF reputable man, il will
make things easier TO start with. Then
the articles must be signed in New York,
and the rules agreed to. don't want to
engage in wrestling match.
~ can't fight before January 10. ON
20 start out on the road with my theatri-
cal company shortly, and am booked un-
I'll December !.
~ will insist that the winner take every
cent of tbs purse: No 60 per cent. affair
for me-"
1t Is reported that Tom O'Rourko is to
lease the Lenox Lyceum OF New York Tor
q boxing club. That gives him the broad
way A. c., an interest in the Union Park
Club and the Lenox besides, which
'hould oe enough for cne man TO handle.
Frank Purcell, the San Francisco heavy.
weight, Is now under the management
Of Jim Layells, who wants TO match him
against any OF The heavy-weiyhts, barr
ing Filzsimmons and Co bett. Purcell
would particularly like to meet Steve
O'Dopnell.
1t Is SAID that Pat Scully, who is pcs
ing around New York as a crack heavy
weight from lrelan3, IS a "counter'eit, I"
and that all the knowledge Of ths game
he has secursd Is from running a press
in the Office Of sporting publication
which devotes considerable space TO ght-
ing.
The next great boxing event will be the
championship fight bet tween Kid L1vigne
end Jack Evgrh'rdt, which Is to take
lace at the new Eohem ian Sporting Club
OF New York on October 81. The club
seats 600 ordinarily but on a pinch 500
can be accommodated. The lowest price
for seat will tie s10. aud from that fig
ME IL will run TO $50 and S25. There is
no question but that every seat will be
occupied.
The bohemian Sporting Club Of New
York, hello i,s sixtn weekly hoxi ig tour
usment in the club house on Amsterdam
Avenue last night.
Iavo Sullivan of Boston and young
ID xop, colored, boxed AT 1l2. The bout
only lasted four rounds. Sullivan went
OF his opponent hammer and tongs, end
Iaincd rignt end lcft-harced blows in
fapid succ y sion On head al bcdy. II.
ihe thi q round be fought the colored
Dor into bis corner. and Dix dropped
lis hands, and bat for his seconds he
would have quit. In the following round
Sullivan Kept punching Dixon on the
lead and body. Gn1 the result was that
DIXON threw himself on the Fl )or and
quit. Sullivan was declared the winucr.
The third aud last tout was between
Soike sullivan of Boston and willie Keefe
Ct New York. They were announced to
so 10 rounds at catch weights. The poys
met kere three weeks ago, when X sefe
won.
Kceie did the greater part of the work
in the nrst six rounds, out sullivan re-
served bis strength. In the seventh round
lie foored Keefe with left-hsnd punch
on the jaw, and then followed IT with
succession oil right and left swings on
the head and knocked Keefe down end
out after co seconds Of the eighth round.