The sun., 1897-06-04

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other middieweight.
Tho olympic Athletic Club of San Francisco has
offered purse OF i.Too for a match between
James Hartsen, New York.-Fitzsmmons gave
his weight when he fought .Jim CorDett as 1851
pounds. while the sr-champion said he entered the
ring at 1877 pounds.
Three capital glove bouts assured at the week.
boxing entertainment of the Greenwood Athletic
Club In It's arena on Twenty NTH street near Third
avenue, Brooklyn. tomorrow night.
Prof. Jimmy Kelly has matched Dick oIlrien 20
box six rounds at Philadelphia on next Monday
night against Dick Moore OF ST Pan. The pair met
q few years ago and Moore was knocked out.
jack wadron and Harry stiles. the ooiored
twenty rounds before the Trenton A. c. OF Tren.
ton, June 81. The weight nxed IL l26 pounds.
Patsy Haley VIII make his nrst appearance since
night at tho Polo A. @. He will have as an oppo-
nent Jimmy Dever. rather clever and shifty ban
tam.
In reference to the challenge OF Kid Mcfarland
to Kid Lavigne. sam Fitzpatrick manager of the
he will be az the Gilsey House between Z and s
O'Clock this evening prepared to talk business.
SAVANNAH. June 2.-Billy Duke OF baltimore was
C. last night by Tom corcoran. young sailor lad
who ha. Just left the navy. coIeoran halls from rom
for match.
After this week Bob Fitzsimmons will take things
sni house hs here he Won
for the remainder of the summer with his family;
Fitz does not intend TO do any training. He VIII
simply enjoy himself.
Peter Maher and Tom sharkey. who are to meet In
q twenty .nve.round bout ut tho Palace A. z. on
shorasy says he m has waEersG over 5000 on s his
Maher out in fifteen rounds.
The proposed nkht between Joe Bernstein and
Marty Mccue. which was to have been held at tho
been deciarrd on Jim Kennedy has secured Dolly
Lyons to meet Bernstein Instead, aud the twain will
box twenty rounds on June IL.
thFda iyeda from
the Empire A. G. of Buffalo stating THAI the pro-
so Snn hs. nos, ,onsa n, n ana Rnoch
who looks out for all Fiahertys matches. said he
was:satsned. land It is believed Dixon will consent to
the change.
r. D. Thurber. New York.-Fitzsimmons and Hall
were to have me, at 81. Paul before the Minnesota
came on. owing to the Intervention OF the authori-
ties The purse offered was $1,000. ineluding
tho pugilists.
There ts hitch at present In the negotiations for
spike Sullivan. Billy Brady said yesterday that he
hopes TO bring the boxers In line hut wants TO hear
Will get into condition to be ready In case
Sullivan should make up his mind and night.
Jack Hermann. who has George McFadden in tow.
FOUNDERS give q wide perth to his man when the
question OF q match is mentioned MeFadden has !. |.
credit aud has defeated such men as Kid Mozart.
land and Joe Hopkina. Hermann will wait another
week and II he fails TO secure match he VIII take
McFadden 10 England.
Jack McAuffe has evidently n high opinion OF his
newly acquired middle weight. Harry Peppers Of
California. Yesterday McAuline visited the Illus.
trated Nsirs ONCE and said that Kid Mccoy did
need wait for Dan Creedon. but could q
match with his man. Peppers is willing to nght
by of the local clubA. Peppers although ho has
not had chance to display his form In the East Ia
said TO bo clever.
Bernard Presslsr. who does all the matchmaking
for Abe ullman, the stalwart baltimore middle
weight who recently stayed twenty rounds with
Mysterious" Billy Smith, wants to secure another
match for his protege. Pressler sl. yesterday
suN reporter that mad not Smith useJ foul tactics
his man would certainly have won. Presslor is
willing TO have Cilman 20 against Smith again. or
he will lot him fight Tommy West on any condition
suitable TO the latter.
Tho fight between Eddie Connolly arti Jack DAILY
to night will be the last affair OF the season AZ
the Broadway Athletic Club. Matchmaker Tom
to take place In San Francisco within six weeks,
and wilt leave for the Pacirc coast as he
Receives articles OF agreement from the cluts
der whose auspices The nEhts Will take place. The
matches between Fred Lang and Dick Moore and
wacott and Mysterlou Billy smith have been }.
clared OF.
Kid Mccoy is apparently very much cut up over
the fact that Tom Sharkey Is ready 10 make match
with him and aEree 10 stop him (McCoy) In six
rounds, q stated In THR SUN Monday. Mccoy,
who Is present in Philadelphia this sAy OF
sharkey's propoStiont IF sharkey defeats MAher
I'll talk business wish him and guarantee that he
I'm only q middle weight. and you can gamble
will be there al the end OF the sixth round. II
Maher defeats him. will for Shar.
key. but he wins Will let him have nrBt chance.