The evening times., 1896-03-19
Parker, BRIDGET&Co
3l5 Seventh Street.
AMONG THE BOXERS.

Pat Raedy, the local boxer, will play
baseball this summer as member of the
walka way Athletic Club.
Bright Eyes will probably return to his
old trade, that of a waiter in a Dallas hotel.
Patrick Sheridan of fremont and Will
liam McCloskey of Wilmington fought sew
enteen rounds 10 a draw. on the outskirts
OF Reading on Tuesday night. The bout
was very tame. Sheridan weighed 1872
pounds, while his opponent tipped the
beam at II0 pounds.
Jack Daley, the weIi-known lightweight,
stated TO The Times last night that he had
been offered match with either Billy
Givens or Joe Flaherty, before the New
York Athletic Club. The proposition is
for AN eight-round go for $500 and a lib
eral percentage of the gate receipts. Jack
said he has the offer under consideration,
and would probably accept.
Jack Everhart, who is matched to fight
Horace Leeds, looks heavy and stroEg.
He says that he is i'll fine condition. Leeds,
when training, gets down too fine, and in
the weight conditions of this match Ever
hart succeeded in gaining several con-
cessions. Both men have been beaten, and
they are anxious to get back to the top an
ambition they have in common, and one that
they will hardly succeed in gratifying.
At winslow, y. j., on Monday night Dan
iel Mc6ettigan defeated John Riggs in niue
rounds The latter had the best of the first
two rounds. but after that McGe;tgan had
IL all his own way.
The attendance at the Dixon Marshall
glove contest. accordance TO the Boston Her
aid, was the largest of any event OF the
kind ever held in that city. There were
over 1900 spectators present.
Frank Erne of Buffalo and Jack
Downey of Brooklyn have at last gotten
down 10 business and signed an agree
ment to box ten rounds at the Empire Club
on March 80. They are about the best 125
Founders in the country.
kid Mccoy met with painful accident
few days ago that may seriously interfere
with his boxing. While in the swimming
tank OF the New Manhattan Athletic Club
he stepped on piece of glass and cut the
ball OF his foot very severely.
Steve Flanagan and Tom Monaghan have
been engaged for the wind-up at the Art
Athletic Club, Philadelphia, on Saturday
night. The other bouts will be between
kid, McGlone and Eddie Ford, "Cap' Hen
sey and Fish Ferns, Jack Hanlon and
Tommy Ryan. Walter Watson and Ned Nc
Ginley All the bouts VIII be four rounds
each.
"Mysterious Billy Smith is cutting a
wide swath in England. Here is a recent
announcement made in his behalf:
.Grand introduction of Mysterious
Billy Smith, tcnstone champion OF the
world.
"To England's patrons of boxing:
Finding it impossible to get match
with Ted Pritchard, Dick Burge or any
other noted boxer Mysterious Billy Smith
has decided to give a public exhibition OF
his ability as a boxer and pugilist.''
The notice proceeds to state that Smith
will exhibit his marvellous science against
three boxers who may be selected. On this
side there may be n disposition to question
his claim to the 14O-pound championship
OF the world.
Casper Leon and Jack Lynch will meet
next Tuesday night at the Bcrkly Ath-
letlc Club, New York.
"Rrooklyn Jimmy Carroll will referee
the bout between Kid Mccoy and Joe
Choynsh at the Grand Central Palace,
Saturday night. McCoy's foot is healing
nicely and he says he will be all right by
Saturday night.
Kid Mccoy. who recently defeated
Tommy Ryan the wclterweight champion,
Is matched to figh: Paddy Purtell. OF Kan
sas City. who has made quite reputa-
ton as a weltcrweight. They viii fight
at Boston some time next month.
Tom O'RoCrkc. manager OF George
Dixon, says Dixon will not retire as long
ss there is an opponent for him.
Paddy Smith. brother Of .Denver" Ed
Smith. and victor over Young Corbett," :"
was defeated by Australian Billy Murphy
nj Cincinnati Tuesday night before The
Olympic Club. in the tenth round Smith
wss 70 Eroggy that the round was cut
short by Q minute and Murphy was given
ths flint. Murphy had both banda broken.