The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-07
SOME RINGsIDE MENTION.

There Is well-dehned effort on the
part of some of the leading sporting
men Of Evansville, Ind, to have the
Corbett-Fit fight pulled off at
that place. If it should succeed, it will
be under the management of Dan Stu
art, with whom the local men are now
in telegraphic correspondence. There is
plenty Of money in sight to make the
affair entirely successful, and it is be-
neyed there will be no police interior
ence, since several glove fights have
been pulled off at that place recently
with policemen present the same as in
New York. The endeavor to get the
fight Is an earnest one, and contrary
action by police authorities, which is
not expected, is the only reason, should
Dan Stuart agree, to prevent 1T.
Kid Mccoy wants to meet the winner
Of Friday nights Creedon-O'B rien
match.
Tommy Ryan on Friday accepted
an offer of $1,000 to fight George Green
(YOung CorbetD in San Francisco, be-
fore the Olympic club, on jan L. 1t
transpired yesterday that negotiations
are now pending for a twenty-round
fight at catch weights between Ryan
and Lavigne for $4,000 a side. Ryan has
authorized - Honest John. Kelly to
take care OF his end Of the match. Ryan
has challenged "Dick'' Burge.-New
York Herald.
Kid Lavigne and Charley McKeev-
er have been matched in New York by
the manager Of the Marlborough Ath-
Ietic club to box twenty rounds before
that organization in its club house on
Dec. %. They will meet at 40 pounds
at the ringside.
Billy Vernon, the "Haverstraw Brick
maker" has an offer to go to San Fran
cisco and meet George Green.
Johnny Murphy states he will go to
England next month If he cannot get
match here. Jimmy Berry is ready to
meet him.
The contest between Sammy Kelly
mas week before the Olympic Athletic
club Of Birmingham, Eng.
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Fred Johnson, the. English feather
weight who came to this country three
years ago to box George Dixon for the
featherweight championship of the
world, but who was defeated by Dixon
in fourteen rounds at the Coney Island
Athletic club, has challenged Solly
Smith in England to meet him in a
twenty -one-round contest for $500 side
and the purse to be offered by the Ma
t1Onal sporting CluD,5OI LONDON.
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Charley White, manager for Casper
Leon, the 105-pound' champion of Amer
lea, has challenged Dave Sullivan, of
Boston, to match Leon against him at
los pounds for $500 or $1,000 side in a
fifteen or twenty-round bout before any
club Offering suitable purse. This
match will never be made, however,
for, in the first place, Sullivan can
never get down to that weight Sulli-
van had much trouble in getting to Ill
pounds.
The Occidental club, of San Fran
cisco. has made two great matches for
it's next entertainment which will
come off December IA: Al Hereford. of
the Empire Athletic club, of Baltimore,
will bring Joe Cans to this city to meet
Dial Hawkins, whom he met recently in
New York. He will also bring Jack
Ward, who has been matched against
Jimmy Anthony, and a hot fight Is
expected between the little fellows.
Georgia Church is being heralded in
Buffalo as a conner. Billy Gibbs Is
pushing the clever boxer to the front
and expects great things OF him.
Jack McAuliffe, the once champion
lightweight, insists that he is not a
back number. and has accepted the
challenge of George Green (Young Cor
bett), the welterweight, to meet him
in ten-round contest. Green agrees
to knock McAuliffe out inside of ten
rounds. The fight will occur in San
Francisco before the club offering the
biggest purse.
Bob Fitzsimmons offers to bet $4,000
that he can stop Alexander Greggains
or Jeffries in fours rounds.
SOC y
Negotiations are, now pending for
contest between Tommy Ryan and Kid
Lavigne for side bet of 81, 500.
*TiN
Sol Smith will probably get the next
match against Dixon. Several years
ago at Coney Island he put UP a great
fight against the negro.
kid" Lavignesand Charley McKeev-
er are matched iii New York by the
manager of the Marlborough Athletic
club to box twenty rounds before that
organization in its club house Dec. 49,
They will meet at 140 pounds at the
ringside. +&
Interurban Bowling Club.
The Interurban Bowling club bowled the
following scores on N. Weller & Sons alleys
Haungs, III; w Weller, ZIG; G. Gellathly
1874: w. PETER, 202; P. Fisher 1874; j. Kill
124; c.. Comiskey, 1888; A. Kampmann. 200
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