The sun., 1897-11-27
SEIIE.DEFENSE,


sELF.DEFENsE.
Gus. Rubin and Tut Ryan will fight
before the Tulane A. c., of New Orleans,
on December /.
Joe Butler, the colord heavyweight
boxer, Of Philadelphia, who recently
lost decision to Jack Bonner, of Sum.
init Hill. Pa, on foul, has been Sc,
cured to meet Bonner in fifteen-round
bout at the Olympic A. c., of Athens
Pa, on December 7. As the men have a
grudge against each other their next
bout should be the most hotly contested
that was ever decided in that town.
Sporting men from Philadelphia, Ger
mantown, Trenton and other places will
witness the bout, and plenty of betting
will be INDUCED in on the outcome of
the battle. They box at catch weights.
Bobby Dobbs the colored 13O-pound
champion, has got on a match at last.
He will meet "Kid' Mcfarland, in
Scranton. on December 20, but he gave
away weight to make the match. Nc
Partand has also taken on jerome Quig-
ley for December II. lie will meet Quig-
ley at Athens, just outside OF Philadel-
phia.
Johnny Mack, manager OF "Bill' ITef-
ferman, cannot understand why all the
welterweights are fighting shy OF his
man. Hefferman came here from South
Africa IA short time ago, with good re-
cord. Since his arrival the managers OF
several clubs have offered inducements
to several fighters to meet the South Al
rican, but they all seem reluctant to take
him on. Hefferman is ready to fight
any man in the world at his weight, win
ner to take all, and Mack stands ready
to put up considerable money on his pro-
teges chances.
The statement that Fitzsilnmons and
Corbett have .been matched for another
fight is denied by Martin Julian, Dan
Stuart and Corbett and Fitzsilnmons
themselves
Mike Conley came near knocking out
Bob Fitzsimmons at the Crawford Opera
House, Topeka, Kansas, last night. An
exhibition sparring bout between the
champion and his boxing partner wound
up the entertainment. At the end of
the second round Fitzsimmons staggered
back into his corner and sank into a
chair. He clasped his hands to his
head, while the attendants pressed to
his side and offered bottle to him.
He paid no attention to them. It's
gone,' he groaned, "but the audience
don't know it. | smiled and spit it
out" The bout had cost him one of
his teeth and the humiliation of being
almost knocked out.
Billy Ernst, Of Greenpoint, who was
knocked out by Jack DAILY on Saturday
night, furnishes more evidence that there
is such a thing as doing too much fight
ing. Ernst undertook to fight on two
nights running having met and whipped
Jack Gallagher, Of Boston, on Friday
night in Bridgeport. Nevertheless,
nothing should be detractcd from Days
victory, which was clean-cut and deci-
sivc, ii it was little long (Einctecn
rounds) in coming. DAILY lisa good man,
and will be Il better one before he is
much older.
CulcNGo, Nov. 26.-Jamcs Lynch, who
formerly held the l20-pound champion
ship of the State of New York, and ut
one time George Dixon's sparring part
nrr, was the victim of Il saloon stabbing
aif,ay at an carly hour Friday morning
Lynch had engaged in Il quarrel with
two men whom he is unable to describe
and, according to his story, each took a
turn in stabbing him. The wounds are
in the lett arm and the left breast. They
are not considered serious. Lynch says
the men were trying to rob him.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-'Tod' Sloan, rid
ing Mr.. D. scymour's four-year-old bay
mare SapIing, finished first in the race
for the Elesmerc Weltcr Handicap at
the second days racing Of the Man
chester November meeting Friday.
This event is OF 105 sovereigns, added
to II sweepstakes of five sovereigns each
for starters for three year-Nds and up
ward. the second horse to receive twenty
sovereigns out of the stakes
Stanton Abbott will meet Joe Cans in
an eight round bout before the Eureka
Athletic Club next Monday evening at
the Academy Of Music Concert Hall,
Baltimore, Md, has been putting in
his licks at Narraganset Pier where he
conducts boxing school. He numbers
among his class some OF the most fash
ionable people OF the nearby citizens.
lie is being assisted by Frank Steel who
introduced George Dixon to the public
His opponent, Cans, is already down to
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