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| is training Kenny, says he never saw a
man more willing and eager To fight ana
/ that he is thoroughly fit.
Tommy West and Dan Murphy iave
! been matched 10 box twenty rounds at
Waterbury, Conn, on January 20.
Martin Flaherty contemplates making
trip to England to get on match with
| Ben Jordan, who defeated Tommy Whi'e.
A club at San Francisco has sent for
| Mickey Peach, who Is said TO be the best
featherwelght in Australia, to come 20
America and fight George Dixon. Peach
recently made Tim HeGgerty quit i'll four
| rounds at sy ydney.
, Kid Lavigne is now at home in Sa ginaw
Mich He saysthat he will go to England
in the spring unless he can get something
worth Going in this country. Ii is hard TO
understand what he proposes 10 do in
England, for the chances are that big
string OF English boxers will visit this
country next year.
Jim Ieffries, the heavyweight boxer Of
California. who is 10 meet Tom Sharkey
in a twcnt y-round contest at Oakland,
Cal, next week, is extremely confident
that he viii win, nd he has bet $500
that he VIII put Sha arkey to sleep before
the twenty rounds are finished. Jefffies
saw Sharkcy box Fitzsinmons and God
dard in san Francisco, and he is of the
opinion that he is u cievcrer man than the
sailor. Jeffries is ira lining for the con
test at Oakland, with the assistance OF
Bill Delaney. Corbctt's old trainer.
The excellent showing which Matty Mat
thews made with Owen Ziegier' Of Phila-
delpliia iii their siX-Tound contest ~ Phia
deiphia OH Monday night, has sent his stock
NJ and Billy Newman, matchmaker Of the
Polo Athletic Club, New York, is willing
to give the men purse of ST 900 OF 81
per cent Of the gross receipts TO box Kid
Mcfarland.
Fred Swigcrt. of Baltimore, and Ma rtin
Judge, OF Philadelphia, win have 4 20 1T
the Academy Of Music, Baltimore, on
Monday night. Judge, it viii be rem an
bercd, bested Howard Wilson at the spa
Athletic Clubhouse, on the Bladensburg
road, abe ut ore year ago. He ought to
win, hut he is going against a stiff game
in 0ysteivile.
Mysterious Billy Smith VIII he kept busy
next north training for contests which
he will take part in. Besides beingmatched
with Tumn West, whom he is 80 meet
at the Olympia Athletic Club, OF Buffalo,
next MoIday night, he has been secured
to try conclusions with Jack RcnDer, OF
Summit Hill Fa., in a six or eight-ronud
contest before the Chicago .ithletic As
sociation on January %.
Forty rounds OF boxing viii be the at
traction at the GTeenpOint Sporting Club
next Monday night. Johnny Glynn, 9f
Wilmington. Del, and A ustin Rice, OF New
London, CohL., VIII be seen in the main
event, which is scheduled for twenty rouads
at l5 pounds. For the two preliminaries
Max Kane, fGrcenpoint, and Charley Iiildt.
OF Brooklyn. are to box Ten rounds a 90
pounds, and johnny Martin and ''J1a"
Burke vii; try conclusions at liz pounds
for ten rounds.
PedIar Falmer will get a warm welcome
on his arrival in this country, for he is un-
doubtedly a great little man, and in a
battle to q finish with Tom O'Rourke's
negro atherweight public curiosity would
be stimulated in an unusual degree. Dixon
has lost the keen edge he displayed in his
fight few years go at Coney Island, and
it is very doubtful il he can ever again
regain bis ole speed. The time has passed
lbt nun W llE illtli uJ NdtSb WtIEutN anu
make generous concessions TO hard hitting
rivals.
william: 4. Brady, Corbett's manager,
after reading Fitzsimmons conditions
70. battle with Corbctt, said:
"Corbett will never fight Maher, Sha key
or ChoynsbI. The only pugilist he VIII
agree to make 4 match with is Fitz-
simmons. Jim lost the fight with the
Australian at Carson City through care
lessness. AS it was, he had all The better
OF 1t up to the time he was knocked oit
Corbett is thoroughly in earnest about
another contest with 'Fitz,' and he will
sign articles any time the Australian
names. If he thinks Corbett is bluffing
will post $1,000 with Dan Stuart, George
Siler or Louis Houseman as forfeit Cor
match"