The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17
IN THE PRIZE RING.

Mike Leonard and Billy Ahern, the East
side New York; boxer have been matched to
meet in a twenty-round contest at the boxing
show to be pulled off by the Manhattan Ath-
letic club in its club house, in Troy Tues
day. They are TO meet at 135 pounds, weigh
in at o'clock on the day of the contest and
the incentive is purse of $3.50.
Bert Schiller the well-known wrestler mas
querading under the name of Frank Dwyer,
put on the gloves with Joe Choynski for q
four-round go at Pittsburg. The police had
to shorten" the last round to keep Schiller
from being put out" Now Schiller wants
to fight Choynski eight rounds for $1,000 a
side.
According to a cable dispatch to the Police
Gazette. purse Of $15, 600 has been offered
for Dan Creeden and Kid Mccoy to fight
twenty rounds at johannesburg, South Africa.
time In March. Mccoy, who is now in
South Africa. has already accepted. and will
make Creedon a side bet of $1,000 and allow
him $500 expenses.
In regard to the recent offer of the National
Sporting club of London, for a twenty-round
go between Mick Dooley and Peter Maher,
Maher says: II am ready to fight any one
and the offer of the National Sporting club
will just suit me-"
A regularly appointed physician will be pres
ent at all boxing bouts to be held in the
Broadway Athletic club, New York in the flu
ture. His duty will be to examine the physi-
cal condition of all contestants before they en-
ter the ring.
Johnny Murphy. of Boston. may go to Eng
land again in few weeks. He said he would
like to fight Billy Plimmer. Plimmer is anx-
ious to arrange a go he once fought
Murphy a twenty-f round draw at New
Orleans.
Daniel Flanagan, the prize fighter who was
stricken with paralysis after a battle with
William Katskill. is dying at Carthage Land
ing. n. Y. He is suffering with conclusion of
the brain and spinal column
Jimmy Kennard. the EST. Paul Kid" who
reported to have died at Johnsonboro
Pa, last September, is alive. He has been in
st. Mary's hospital for month i'll with pneu-
monia.
Dan Creedon says that as soon as his match
with Jim Williams is decided he will go to
South Africa and meet Kid Mccoy for the
$4,000 which a club at johannesburg has Of
fered.
Manager Sam Fitzpatrick is reported to have
consented to the battle between Kid Lavigne
and McKeever being made preliminary to
the Corbett-FitZsfmmon fight under Stuart at
Mexico
Peter Felix. the negro Australian boxer.
who claims the heavyweight championship Of
the Antipodes is again reported his way
to America.
1t Is reported that Mike Leonard and Kid
Mcfarland will meet in a twenty-round bout
at 135 pounds some time this month in New
York.
Charley Burns wants to meet the winner of
the EverhardtMike Leonard battle which is
scheduled to be fought at Albany this month.
Bob FitZsimmons is worrying considerably
over an injury to one of his knuckes which
against Sharkeys head.
Henry Baker and Steve O'Donnell will soon
meet in a limited round go' at the South
Brooklyn Athletic club.
Sammy Kelly says that he will sail for Eng
land the day after his battle with Jimmy
Barry.
Mysterious Billy Smith may be matched rv
the Buffalo Empire Athletic club against Billy
Moore.