The evening times., 1896-03-12

The bout between Kid Lavigne and Dick
Burge is said to have fallen through.
Fitzsimmons will leave for England about
! Nay l.
James Connors is anxious to pit Frank
Dixon, his colored featbcrweighu protege,,
against George Siddons in a ten-rOund bout
before the club offering the largest purse.
Dixon has met some good men, and Con-
nors is confident he ca defeat Siddons.
Jack Everharit. .be Southern light weight,
has begun training for his contest with
Horace Leeds. He will do most Of his
work in the gymna stun Of the New Man
haitian A.C. Martin Julian, his manager,
is training him.
Jack Hickey is now Bob Fitzsimmons'
in Buffalo next week, aud at Providence
one week later.
Billy Woods OF Denver, who was for
merly Charley Mitchelrs sparring partner,
has written TO Nick Long that he is ready
to box Nick Burley or Charley Strong for
purse.
Jem Mace, the old-tine heavyweight. in
tends to enter the ring again, and has ex-
pressed desire to meet Jim Stewart in
four-rouBd bout. Stewart is the cham
plon heavyweight of Scotland.
Spider" Kelly, the bantam champion of
Colorado, is in Chicago. He has issued a
challenge to fight any 115-pOund man in
America, barring James Barry. If he can
not make match in hat city in n few day Us
he Will go to New York and challenge the
winner of the Madden-vaughn contest.
The feature of the special boxing show al
the Nonpareil Athletic Club, Philadelphia
last night was a four-round contest be-
tween Jerome Qugley and Owen II. Zeig-
Ter, both of Philadelphia. The latter was
Handicapped by n broken thumb. and in con-
sequence was not able TO successfully with
stand the rushes OF Quigley. To the dis
interested spectator it looked as though
Quigley had the best OF it. No decision was
given.
About twenty persons witnessed fight
of Philadelphia between Ted Williams and
George McCaskey. Williams had all the
best Of the first round, but McCaskey's
fast fighting was too much for him in the
second and Williams quit.
There is some trouble regarding the
coming contest between George Dixon
and Jerry Marshall, scheduled to take
place March II. Jimmy Fogarty got
a letter yesterday from Johnny Van Heest
in which the latter stated that he might be
substit uted for Marshall.
An effort is being made to arrange a
match bet Darby Mcdonald, of
Mt. Carmel, and Peter Griffen, of Girard-
vile. The match will be arranged to take
place at the Mt. Carmel Opera House on
March Il. Stakes, 500 Il side, winner
to receive 75 per cent. of the gate re-
cctpts.
Bob FitZsimmons was bitten by his lion.
Nero, on Tuesday afternoon. Many peo
pie will not be surprised at this. From
the way Bob had fooled with his pet, it
is a wonder that the accident did not hap
pen before. Nero was in the cellar of the
Imperial Music Hall, where Fitz is appear
ing this week. The champion went down
to take a look at his pet, and caught hold
of one of his ears, giving him a playful
grasp. 1t was so dark that Nero did not
know the intruder was his master, and he
retaliated. He sunk his teeth in the palm
of the right hand just below the thumb,
and then made another vicious grab, taking
~ 10 M <,f ha hnc oh
of the same hand. FitZ blames himself
for the attack, and says: Il went down
into the cellar, where it is very dark. and
cuffed him one on the ear. Before he
recognized me he made dash at my hand,
but when he found out who 1t was you never
saw such sorry lion. He lay down and
licked my hand as an apology. 1 don't
blame him a little bit. If anybody pulled
my ear in the dark I'd give him an upper
cut