The sun., 1897-11-15
sELF.DEFENsE.

wiler, Saturday suspended the Marion,
Ind, lodge of Elks, and forwarded the
papers to District Deputy Armstrong of
that state authorizing him to obtain the
charter, paraphernalia and lodge effects
This action was due to the alleged viola
ton of the laws of the order in the
method of initiating Robert Fitzsim-
mons, the prize fighter. Mr.. Detwiler
said that after a careful examination it
seemed that the lodge not only wilfully
and flagrantly violated the long estab-
lished laws applicable to the admission
of candidates into the ORDER but also the
positive instructions of the district dep
uty.
Kid McCoy's latest reported match is
with George La Blanche, the "Marine." :"
1t is said that the Gem City Athletic
Club of Dayton, Ohio, has offered them a
purse. Such matches hurt Mccoy. AL
ready he is being called one of the
shallowcst of fakirs. La Blanche is a
wreck, great fighter though he one ewas,
and utterly unfit to go through real
contest.
Billy Madden, who at one time man.
aged such well-known fighters as John
L. Sullivan, Peter Maher and Joe God
dard, is being kept pretty busy these
days trying to arrange matches for the
three boxers he has under contract at
present, namely, Gus Ruhlin, the heavy
weight boxer of Ohio; Steve O'Donnell,
the good-natured heavy weight, and
Charley Goff the middle-weight boxer Of
California. Madden is trying to PIT
Rubin against Mailer, ODonnell
against Choynski and Golf against either
Johnny German, the west side boxer, or
Tommy West. Maiden has been asking
the different natchlnakcrs to give his
boxers chance.
As wind-up to the fistic carnival
given in the opera house at Dayton, O.,
Friday, Kid Mccoy took ON George La
Blanche, the Marine, and Beach Rubic
of Hamilton. La Blanche lasted only
twenty seconds. Ruhie was knocked
down five times in two minutes, when
the police interfcred. Mccoy offered $50
to the man that stood before him for four
rounds Doc Payne, of Cleveland, won Il
decision over Moody, colored. in two
rounds. Jack Ellingsworth challenged
Kid Mccoy for a match under the above
conditions and the offer was accepted.
There is woeful lack of interest in the
match between Tom Sharkey and Joe
Goddard which is shortly to eventllate in
San Francisco. Sharkey is very unpop-
ular out there, owing to the fact that it
is believed that he and his gang robbed
Bob Fitzsimmons out of his victory over
him, and it is generally thought that the
affair will not be great financial sue
ress. If it is not opine it will be BE-
cause there will be an impression that
The affair will be on 'the level" If it is,
they ought to make the red hottest fight
ever seen on the Pacific coast for both
men are suggcrs pure and simple, and
likely tothrow science to the winds after
he first few punches.
There never was more willing soul
han Joe Choynski, who is to fight big
Jcffrcs in California, between now and
Christmas. Joe has been trailing his
.oat tail in the dust in hopes that some
If the big ones would step on it, 1t mat
crs not to him who that "onc,' may be
Corbctt, Peter Mahrr or
Peter Jackson, he is ready and willing to
scklc all OF them but they all give him ;
he Klondikc heart and pass him by. I
Probably "Fistic dynamite to be avoid .
d." If Joe should win with Jcffrics and |
think it very likely that he will, he |
will probably take on the winner of the +
bout. c
The promoters of pugilism are very t
opcful that fstic sport will be permitted G
to go'' in Greater New York as it never t
rent before. After New Years day we I
,ill see whether or not these hopes may h
G realized. t