The evening times., 1896-10-15
AMONG THE BOXERS.

Tom Sharkey will leave San Francisco ON
Saturday for New York.
Frank Slavin aud Bob Armstrong have
been matched to box twenty rounds at the
Empire Athletic Club. Buffalo.
l Joe Walcott has received an offer from the
National Sporting Club. OF London, to meet
DICK Burge In twenty,round contest.
Tommy Ryan ami Mysterious Billy Smith
have been matched to box twenty rounds at
the Empire Athletic Club, Maspeth. l.. T..
October 23
There is;a possibility OF a match bet ween
Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsinimons, as there
Is now little probability Of James Corbett
fighting either OF them.
Manager Robert Deady has engaged Steve
O'Doiinel. - box at the Art Athletic Club
phiiadeiphia, on Saturday Light, october
"a. The best local man that can be esecured
Will meet O'Donneil. 5..t
C. j. Moriarity and John GlyDn, of VII
mington, are matched TO fight two New
York pugilists on October 90 The fights
will be under the auspices OF the Empire
Athletic Club, OF Syracuse.
1t is reported that Joe Cans VIII take no
chances in his future contests. but VIII profit
by his experience with Dal Hawkins. auI
will go right at his man and try to flush
him up us soon us possible.
Jack Ward, of Baltimore, is fast getting
down 10 we lght for his contest with Dave
sullivan next Monday night, and will lie
n the pink OF condition wnen he faces the
lad from Boston. He claims that he never
felt better in his life, aud that he could take
on two meu in the same evening.
Honest John Kelly who was the official
referee -of The Bohemian Sporting Club,
Philadelphia, has resigned, and declares
| q hat ta hn tpfr
contest. KelIy's decision in the Cans Ha w
kins fight was adversely criticised, and
tIiis was more than lie could stand.
Tie wind-up at tie Art Athletic Club,
Philadelphia, saturday night. will he be
:ween John Bonner and Nike Dempsey,
brother OF tie late Jack sIttmpsey. The
preliminary bout VIII he between John Ball
and Jack Ward, Walter Watson and Billy
Dougherty, and Al. Fox and Dick Farrell.
Charles Bowling and Billy Payne VIII
meet Friday night at Carpeulcr Hall, Phila-
Ielphia, 10 settle the welteTweicht cham
pionship of the south western part of the
city. The other bouts will he between Joh1
Ball and Pat Coan, Kid McGione and John
Monahan, Ed Mckinley and Bobby Dobhs.
and Fish Ferris aud Ed Lemy
Dave Sullivan, OF PostoD, who meets
Jack ward on next Monday nigh at the
Eureka Athletic ClgD, Pa altimore, met Tommy
blAou, vi 81 fdui- utsuds HlSilt db 'Ht
bohemian Sporting Club. and pat him out in
five rounds. The contest was TO have
been eight rounds. Sullivan is nephew
OF the retloutable John L. Sullivan. Dawes
first appearance In the ring was as an anna
teur at the boxing tourney given by the
Sha wmut Rowing Club, when he met and
defeated three men in one night and also
beat Austin Kaveney, of Boston. in four
rounds. The latter was rated as the
coming i10-ponnd champion until he met
his defeat at the hands of Sullivan. The
most of his Cos have been IL the city "fpurk
and beans. The new law which was
enacted In the state of Massachusetts
forced Dave to look for new fields. He
started fot New York. and with "A few lays
notice took Kid McGlynn's place and met
Peck Barry. whom he defeated IN seven
rounds. A I the Bohemian Club heimpressed
The management SO muchth they mat ched
him with BOBBY Cunningham, of England
whom lie defeated in five rounds. Gun
ningiiam was matched year ago to meet
Jimmy Barry, of Chicago. but the match
fell through on account of Berry breaking
his hand on Jack Madden, at MaSpeth L I.