The evening times., 1896-03-10
MAULIPRE AND IAVIGNE.
To Meet in Madison Square Garden
Tomorrow Night
Indications Are That the Bout WIN
Attract One of the Largest Gath
erings In Late Years.

The six-round glove contest between Nc
Auliffc and Lavigne, in Madison Square
Garden tomorrow night, gives every indi.
| cation that the bout between1tbe light
weight champion and the caDQueror OF ice
| waIcott will attract one OF the largest gath
| crings that the garden has seated in years.
| Delegations from Boston, Providence,
| Philadelphia, Washington Albany and
| Troy will witness the encounter, and in
order to enable those Out-of-town visitors
] to take a midnight train horffcrbe manage
| ment has decided TO give short first
| class program of five bouts-three spe-
| cials for decisions and two exhibitions.
| This will put the McAulifh -Eavignc bout
| on about 10 O'Clock, finishing in time 10
afford ample opportunity for these who
must leave the city by train
| 1t cannot he urged that because Fi;Zsin-
mons has not chased Corbctt over the cCun-
| try since his recent fight in Mexico he is not
| anxious to fight. The fact remains that
| under the COrLctt code or pugifism one is
not Obliged to fight more frequently than
| two battles in thirty-siX months, and FitZ-
simmons has therefore, the excuse that lie
must devote some Fart OF his time TO his
| thcat ricaI business. COrbctt having set this
style, should not lie impatient at the result.
If he stalcs, like POOR Peter Jackson, he
masonry nlillscH 10 Di3IIC- TtLSHniilOHs D'is
had four hard bait les in three years.
| Owen Zjcgler, with broken left-haD nd
thumb, fought Il six-round draw with
Charles Mccarthy at the c CaledOnian Club,
Philadelphia, last night.
Prof. Jack Lynch. the well known boxer,
has recovered from an attack of crysipelas.
George Reynolds, II New York klightweight,
is in this city, and would like to get on 4
four or six-round bout with some local man.
Charley JOhnson's injured hand is COM
ing around all right, and he will be able
to box in n short time. He will probably
he one of the Stars for the Caledonian
Clubs next show, on March %.
John l.. Sullivan, in spea king of the rel
ative merits of Corbett and FiiZsimmons,
says: "Shoud they meet in the ring with
Corbett in good condition, believe the Cal
ifornian will again he the champion. He
is "A shiftier boxer and a better general.
Fitzsimmons can hit harder. but hard hit
ting alone could not win the contest"
Steve O'Donnell says that if the National
Sporting Club will raise its offer to ST 800
aud expenses, he will accept Owen Sulli-
vans challenge.
The New York sun says: Denny Butler
is said to he working on the Philadelphia
police force. Ir the runor is true Denny
is now working harder than he ever did
before in his life. As general rule
sporting men despisc work. few days
ago Charlie White. while discussing the
question Of work, said, in IN apologize
tone: Yes. worked once, and / am not
ashamed OF II. Understand. though, that
/ haven't worked for some years. There
are easier ways"
Tom O'RourIe has posted $500 with the
Police Gazette To match Waleott against
any lightweight welterweigH or middle
-weiGh., barring Bob FitIsimmons, for
$500 a side.
Indications point TO, a matsi being ar
ranged in the future bet wccn Kid Mccoy
and JOE WalcoH, as5t54 pounds. Dick
Cook, the KIDS" manager. wnu,s to bet
Tom O'Rourk- s., 900 on she result. a lit
tie OF the Mccoy end would be worth en-
bracing.
Frank Ernc is in good shape for his ten
round bout with ice Cans before he new
Manhattan Club Thursday night.
Hereafter heavyweight boxing contests
before the New Manhattan Club will be
toned down. The o'DOnpeli-Dwyer boat
caused something 10 drop. The Manhattan
folk know good thing when they see it.
That clever colorcd boxer. Joe Butter
has gone TO Boston. not being able to locate
sufficient trouble in Philadelphia. He
wants TO make a match with Joe Godfrey.
Billy Madden Is trying to arrange bout
in London for him with Dan Cretdon. A
go" between Joe and the present holder
nf ha1I-ywsipbt ~
pickle. And Butler is just about all AL
right" TO give Fitz a dash OF cold water.