The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-08
BRIEF MENTION OF PpGILIsTs.

Joe Sheehy, who was for a long time the
champion heavyweight Of the Northwest, but
was retired from the ring for a time, is in
Milwaukee, having just returned from the
East. Sheehy was recently matched to fight
Frank Slavin at Cleveland, but when that
pugilist was defeated by Steve O'Donnell the
contest was declared off. Sheehy says he
would like to take on Joe Choynski now for
a six-round bout or more II desired. He
feels confident that he can defeat the Cali
fornian. A little more than a year ago
Sheehy put Bob Armstrong to sleep in one
round and a half at Des Moines, 10. Now
"Parson' Davies comes forward with Arm
strong and matches him against O'Donnell.
Sheehy says he is in better condition than
he has been for the past two years and thinks
he can defeat most Of the big men in the
West. He will remain in the city a week or
more, and will be ready to receive challenges
for limited-round bouts.
A little inside histor worth recounting was
told to me the other day, says Joe Donovan,
of the Chicago News, concerning the Dixon
Of those behind the Chicago boxer, an old
time pupil of his. One of the owners Of the
Broadway club, where they boxed, is Tom
O'Rourke, who, for some time, has been
partial to a little nickel-plated ring, which
he has always carried about the country with
him for those who wanted to face Walcott
or Dixon. The ring in the Broadway club,
according to Gilmore's statement, measures
but sixteen feet eight inches each way, while
the regulation size is twenty-four feet. Had
the size of the ring been known to the out
SlQerS De1Ore the nRnJ, the general pTOpH-
ecy Is that White would have been slaugh-
tered, as Dixon Is a rusher In small quar-
tiers. Tommy put up a game contest. not
outstanding the ring was purposely erected
for Dixon's style Of fighting.
Pete Maher and Joe Choynski will meet for
a twenty-round contest before the Broadway
Athletic club, New York, Nov. IT. There
was some little difference Of opinion among
the stockholders as to the advisability Of per-
hitting big men boxing in their arena and
counting police interference. This feeling has
been overcome, and the men have been no
titled that the contest will be decided on the
date above.
A sporting man in San Francisco writes Of
George Green in this way: "You have no
idea OF how strong and clever he has grown.
He handles himself like a pocket edition OF
Jim Corbett at his best. He would be apt to
give Tom Ryan a stiff argument at $50 pounds,
and people in San Francisco will go broke
on him If anybody can lick him at weight"
The twenty-round contest between Frank
Slavin, of Australia, and Parson Davies big
colored cyclone, Bob Armstrong, which was
to have taken place at the Empire Athletic
club, of Buffalo, has been declared off, as the
matchmaker of the club is satisfied that
heavy weights do not give the public q run
for their money.
There is much talk In New York about
Spike Sullivan and Danny Mcbride coming
together again. A clug in Gotham will hang
up a purse Of $500. Sullivan will accept at
whatever terms may suit his rival. In the
opinion Of a majority Of people who saw the
last meeting between them, Sullivan can win.
If Fitzsimmons and Sharkey really do fight
in Frisco, Dec. 9, the public will feel duly
thankful. Then Corbett will have to fight or
run away, as the papers say he did when
Vera" his new wife, threw plates at him
in Montreal the other d~ay.-Kansas City
Times.
Billy Newman. Of the Bohemian club, has
made an offer for a bout between Dick Burge
and Jack Everhardt. Sam Fitzpatrick says
that the men would be on very even terms
and would box a close and exciting battle.
Newman is looking up several other likely
bouts.
George Munroe, the American boxer, is
doing well in England. He got a decision
over Jack Maloney in ten rounds at Lambeth
the other night
1t is said that the Horton law in New York
will not cover a match between
and Corbett, and there is no chance of pull
ing it off.
Bobby Dobbs is still in the ring, and has
issued a challenge to fight kid" Mcfarland
twenty rounds at 1875 pounds, winner to take
all.
Jack McAulife has arrived at San Fran
cisco, and his appearance shows that he did
some training on his voyage from New York.
George Green, otherwise known as Young
Corbett," has been matched to fight Danny
Needham in San Francisco next month.
Warren Lewis has made an offer for a bout
between Steve O'Donnell and George Godfrey.
George Dixon has started to train for his
bout with Frank Erne.