The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-02


Betting in Fifzsimmons' Fsvor-Evans-
Vile. Ind, Thinks 1t Could Manage Sta
arts Corbett-Fitxsinmens Mill = Dan
stuart's uiness-SportinE News.
San Francisco, Dec. 1.-The National
Athletic club may have TO select the ref
cree for the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey hght
tomorrow night. Martin Julian, Dan
Lynch. and several other interested par
ties met at Sharhey's training quarters
last evening when the question was dis
cussed. Lynch and Julian both sub
n.iuted a number of names but no one
proved satisfactory to both sides. After
some delay it was finally decided to
meet Wednesday morning for final con-
sultation. If no satisfactory agreement
can be reached inside Of one hour, the
club will select the referee according to
the articles of agreement.
Sharkey and Fitzsimmons both in
dulged in light work yesterday. Shar-
key expects to scale 49, pounds, which
will be five pounds more than "Lanky
Bob
Billy Smith, Danny Needham and G.
Allen will be behind Si1arkey, while Ju-
iian, Hickey and StenZler are likely TO
second FitZsimmens.
Everything is in readiness for the con-
test, and a bigger crowd than witnessed
the Sharkey-Corbett battle is confidently
expected.
Even money that Sharkey does not
stay six rounds with Fitzsimmons is the
fayorite betting proposition here, and
thousands of dollars have been wagered
or this basis. The heavy race-track bet
tiers from the east are all solid for Fitz-
simmons. and while 20 TO 9 are the pre-
vailing odds in favor Of Fitzsimmons,
several bets Of 500 to $40 have been re-
corded.
LATER BETTING.
San Francisco, Cal, Dec. Interest IN
the fight tomorrow night between FitZ-
simmons and Sharkey is increasing and
Mechanics Pavilion will probably be
crowded 10 witness the ten-round con-
test. Sharkey is still confident of the de-
cision, although the betting is all against
him. The most favorable betting for
him today was even money that he will
not last six rounds. The wagers on the
entire ten rounds are about three TO one
in favor of FitzsimmonS. When FitZ-
simmons puts on the gloves tomorrow
night he will weigh close to IT'S pounds
and Sharkey will scale about the same
figure. No referee has yet been agreed
upon and if no one is chosen by noon to-
morrow the National club will select a
referee without regard TO the wishes of
the contestants.
HOLSTERS BID. FOR IT.
Evansville, Ind, Dec. There is
well defined effort on the part of some
leading sporting men here to secure the
Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight. If il should
succeed it viii be under the management
of Dan Stuart, with whom the local men
are now in Geographic correspondence.
There is plenty Of money in sight to
make the affair entirely successfully, and
it is believed there viii be no police in
reference, sine several glove contests
have been pulled off mere recently, with
policemen present tire same as Iii New
York. The erd9aYor to get the fight
here is an earnas1 one and contrary ac-
ton by police authorities. which is not
expected, is the only reason, should Dan
Stuart agree, to preTeat it.
DAN STUART IS ILL.
st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. IA special from
Dallas, Texas, says that Dan Stuart
who has been very sick with interlock-
ing of the bowels, is reported to be rest
ing easier now. He was attacked sud-
denly and for time his life was despair
ed Of No one but Stuart's doctors and
attendants have been permitted to see
him.
Dallas, Tex. Dec. 1.-The reported ill
ness of Dan Stuart was merly a tempo
Tary recurrence of an old stomach trou-
BILE. He is on the street tonight.
FISTIC BREVITIES.
New York, Dec. 1.-The South Brook
gx-y, - AA;o H.,
last night, the sporting element turning
out TO see the three fistic events down in
the program. The chief attraction was
a twenty-round bout between Jack DOW
ney and Johnny German of Long Island
City, the winner 10 pitted against
Frank Erne of Buffalo for a fight in
December Downey got the decision af-
ter seventeen rounds of fast fighting. In
the preliminaries Fred Mayo got the de-
cision over Matt Rice of BROOKLYN. IN ten
rounds at catch weights. In the second
bout Joe bernstein of New York and
Billy Whistler Of Philadelphia fought
htteen rounds at catch weights. Whist
Ter got the decision.
Sedaiia, No, Dec. IA glove contest.
which was pulled off in room in Thru
street last night, came to a sudden end
at the close of the third reur1 TACK
Burke of Omaha. who had rushed I,;s on
ponent, John Williams. colored. of Sc
DANA, to the ropes. broke his left wrist
oy sending In siedge-hammer blow on
Williams head, FORGETTING the match TO
the latter
Syracuse. y. Y. Dec. 1.-"Kid- Me-
Psrtiand of New York and Jack Hsnfsy
OF Phila deiphia met here last a-en;uy in
n tyenty-round. contest under the au-
spices of the Empire Athletic club. Nc
Partia1d was given the decision at the
end OF the twentieth round on points
New York. Dec Jerry Patterson Of
New York and Pepper" Griffin. coIored
of Philadelphia. fought ten rounds AT
catch weights tonight before the Ro-
nem;an Sporting club. Griffin was given
the decision. Jack Kofke OF Newark
and Wiley Kelley Of Patterson fought
SIX rounds at catch weights to a draw.
San Francisco, Dec. Jack MacAu-
iife. the champion lightweight. insists
that he * not a back number and has
accepted the challenge OF George Green
(foung Co-bett), the welterwight 10
mee, him in a ten-round contest. Green
agrees TO knock McAuliffe out inside OF
ten rounds The fight win occur here be-
fore the club offering the bigges, purse.
REVOLVER TOURNAMENT.
New York. Dec. 1.-The revolver tour-
namen. for the championship of the
United States under the auspices OF the
Knickerbocker Athletic club has, begun.
The score is secret until Saturday, when
the best scores will be estimated ana the
leaders viii begin the real contest for the
championship.
YALE AND HARVARD.
New Haven. Conn. Dec. The Yale
undergraduates enthusiastically, and
with but six dissenting votes declared
them in mass meeting last night In
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