San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-12
Prize RIng Gossip
Dan Stuart After Another Match
Between COrbett And Fitz.
Peter Jackson And Jim JeffrieS TO
Fight Next February Point
erS On PugiliSm.

Dan Stuart has decided TO make an
effort to arrange another contest be-
tween Fitzsimmons and Corbett. He
believes the sporting public wants Cor
Dett and titZsimmons to meet again,
and he will do all in his power to have
them face each other. Mr.. Stuart in
tends to see both principals and their
managers in the course of the next two
weeks and submit to them articles of
agreement calling for contest to
finish, to take place next July. Il will
offer them liberal purse" said Mr..
Stuart, land guarantee them absolute
protection. In order that they may
not lose anything if fail to carry out
my agreement l will post a substantial
forfeit. L have three places in view,
and they are much more accessible
than Carson City. One of the places
is within fOrty-eight hours ride of
New York City, and have been guar
anteed that there will be no interfer-
ence. l have looked over considerable
territory for the contest during my trip
west and south, and l am convinced
that if COrbett and FitZSimmons mean
business they will not have any diff
Guilty in settling their differences in a
pugilistic way"
Peter Jackson is matched to box Jim
Jeffries, the big California heavy
weight at San Francisco next Friday.
If the mill really comes off, which very
few sports think it WILL it will be the
first finnn T1rlySn hn mi l,i. a.,
in serious battle since he knocked out
Paddy Slavin at the National Sporting
club, London, five years ago.
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Talk of a match between Solly Smith
and "Peddler" Palmer has again been
revived. The Olympic club of Birm-
ingham, Eng, has agreed to give $500
for Palmer and Smith, the meeting to
come off some time next April.
Whether the meeting will ever take
place is a matter of conjecture, for
SOlly has two important contests on his
hands just now. He has agreed to
fight Sam Kelly and George Dixon in
January and February, respectively.
Mrs. Bob FitZsimmOns denies the re-
DplA NAlaAN slAt bHoNlNN W lNl hhNbluu
giving COrbett another chance.
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Jem Carney, the English lightweight,
who has refused to box Jack McAuliffe,
is being severely scored for his action.
MY
kid" Mcfarland and Matty Mat
thews are matched to box twenty
rounds before the club donating the
largest purse. The meeting will be afi
catch weights and will take place with
in month.
Danny Mcbride wants to go to Eng
land. He has posted $50 and issued |
Il challenge TO meet Ben Jordan, who |
defeated Tommy White.
NIX
Oscar Gardner, the Omaha Kid" |
and Eugene Bezenah, of Kentucky. |
natl next Monday at 132 pounds. Pad
1y Sullivan, manager of the kid" has
challenge George Dixon.
NIX
The result of the twenty-rOund draw
Of Jim Jeffries with Joe ChOynski at
New Orleans places Jeffries before the
boxing public as likely championship
timber. The result of Gus. Rehulin's
bout with Tut Ryan, the Australian
put Rehlin forward con-
Both Jefiries and Rubin
will now no doubt be hot after Peter
Maher and Tom Sharkey. 1t is to be
hoped they will go after them and set
lie the question of who is the best man
md the one to tackle FitZ.
xxx
Tom Sharkey, since his defeat of
takes an entirely different
view of his size and Importance in the
,ugilistic world. He has asserted that
he will challenge FitZ, and if, after a
reasonable time, the latter does not
lccept, he will claim the worlds cham
Sharkey OverlOOks Maher,
.effries and Rubin entirely.
NIX
Corbett does not enter at all into the
uture clashing of heavyweights and it
Gems to be that he has dropped out of
he game entirely. With COrbett out
# it, Fitz stands head and shoulders
Dove Maher, Sharkey, Jeffries and
luhlin. COrbett FitZ considers the
ardest game he has ever gone against. ,
lie also says that Corbett would be the
ardest man of all the heavyweights !
or him TO defeat again.
NIX
1t was a hard thing to get Fitz and {
,orbett together to battle for the '
rorld's championship. 1t appears as 6
hough it will be a much harder task I
D get Dan Creedon and kid" Mccoy J
)gether for their bout. 1t apparently
ras settled that the mill would come !
fl December Is on Long Island. In @
he last few days rumors and reports il
ave been flying thick and fast and the S
ate has been set for December IL, and
hen after Christmas. No one knows l
ositively when the battle will take u
lace, and it would not surprise any
ne if it never came off.
That Tommy Ryan would beat Billy !
tiff, was not altogether unexpected. a
he bout took place in Chicago. Ryan p
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