The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-15
Gossip of the Ring.

IL. C. hrooklynaHe was born at Halifax. Nova
Scotia, July 30. 1870.
George Ross and Steve Flanagan have been
matched to box ten rounds.
Joe Youngs and Joe Hopkins are scheduled to box
twenty rounds at Buffalo on Dec. 90.
Jack Douney and Larry Becker. who are to box
be in nno condition.
Kid Mcfarland and Bobby Dobbs have accepted an
oner to meet in . twenty. round bout. Articles will
be signed within the next two weeks.
George Dixon will start In to train for his meeting
with solly Smith at San Franciseo about Jan. 10. The
colored champion Is now enjoying q rest.
The Palace A. G. has been started at Trenton. n. J.
says that the building has a seating capacity OF 5000.
manager. says he has $500 to wager on his man az
'F w,n on i Sss'i in G hs so "a :. .''s @,,h s'T Tna Mccoy, D..
TGss6Sn T says no Sd1 60 xw to c1 ,Ss S:t 80 as to be Elm in
w vS%@s t on next T fSsadf M night al saf Battery iss.sf p meets Joe
Dick Moore OF st. Paul wants to meet " Mysterious >
Billy smith. Moore has been doing considerable train
physical trim than at any time In his career.
It wa ssaid yesterday that. owing to the opposition
SstWoen Bill Menermsn and Tommy Vest. which
night, Ia on.
East to meet Sammy Kelly. Rotchford 1t is claimed.
can command good backing. II Kelly refuses to ar.
range Q match. Rotchford says he win take on any Of
the lls-pounders In the business.
Information comes from South Africa that boxing
been organized Several Boxers now in this Country
have received offers to go there and night. Among
them are Kid Mccoy, Steve o'Donnell, and Peter
MAher.
Il Is likely that tho meeting in private between Jerry
Sullivan OF Boston and Kid Agnew, which Is booked
TO come on next week. may not be held. Agnew
aligned to nght a. lis pounds. give or take two
pounds. He wants sullivan to post a forfeit that he
will scale this weight,
Johnny Van Heest and Jack Grace Of this city
Monday night; Van neest evidently thought 1t would
be an easy thing. for he did not prepare conscien.
tionsly for the fray. Grace. however. was trained
well. AND met all Van Heest's PUSHES with stin lefts.
The star bout between Mysterious, Billy Smith
and Johnny German at the Avon A G.. Bridgeport. on
lag Monday night, did not come up TO expectations.
They were to have boxed twenty rounds. but German
lost on a foul In the fourth. He threw Smith heavily
70 the door twice although he was cautioned repeat,
Neetham received a decision over Fred Wright In the
preliminary bout OF ten rounds, and Eddie Mack In
the other bout, also for ten rounds. defeated George
Justice. The affair went the limit.
Dan Creedon. accompanied by Joe Choynski. Benny
Murphy. Bon Falk. and Tom Tracey. arrived at ll:30
o'clock last night from Chicago. Creedon's manager,
Col: John b. Hopkins. stopped over At Pittsburg. but
Davies, and q contingent OF Chicago sports. all OF
whom are admirers OF Creedon, will arrive to-day.
said that creedon was In splendid shape and added
that he expected him TO win. siler will probably DO
the referee In the hight on Friday night.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. l4.-Matt Matthews OF New
teen.round draw at Athens last night. Il had been
agreed that the decision would he u draw n the men
we're ooth on Ihelr Ieet AZ me end OF the hght' NC
or the game. Early In the light McKeeVer cut his op.
ponent at the side OF the left eye. and during the re-
thews's work WAS foul at times. Twice he wAa eau
toned for hitting below the belt, twice for hitting on
pFeAkA"aJs and ~ upperout IN = eliAch.