The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-25

FARRAGHtR ARRIVES.

Ths YounEttoWn BAKER Confident OfVlO-
teri In Hll ContSat with stslusr-IIoth
Msa aFS In Coed Condition.
Nike" Farragher, the Youngstown
boxer. arrived IN the city yesterday az
tsrnoon and has established his quar-
,ers at Tommy McLauEhlln's place.
Bridge place. where he win train for his
approaching twenty-round bout with
buck" s,el1er. OF Columbus, Farra-
CHER appears 10 be in the pink OF Con-
dhlon and Is confident OF his ability 20
obtain a decision over his opponent.
Farragher has done his hardest work
over at Youngstown and win put on
Only the flashing touches here IN
wheeling.
StslEer's quarters are located at Bnly
sherry's place, south Of the creek. and
the Columbus man Is IN fine fettle Tor
the coming combat. He has trained
hard and faithfully and win enter the
Metnopolltan's ring next Tuesday even
ing hard as nails and nj for the battle
II MS fstic career. The men are 70
yelgh IN az lS3 pounds President T. J.
Gavin. the Nets, win probably be the
referee.
Workmen are now az work at the
Metropolltan's Fulton arena, charging
the building. Two sides have been
torn out aud tifteen-toot extensions
made The club Is preparing TO han
de a large crowd next Tuesday night,
delegations being promised from Pitts
burgh New Castle, Youngstown, Col,
umbus and other cities.
kid" Mccoy will leave New York in
take with bin his brother. Homer Nc
Coy. who Is 10 meet ''Hoboken Tommy"
Kelly IN q flfteen-ruuud bout at Pater-
son. " J.. Saturday night. At lis
pounds Mccoy says that before he re-
iuras 10 New York he win engage In
three nights. And they will all take
place this year He intends TO meet
Dan CreedOn, Tom Sharkey and Joe
Choynsli He win meet CreedOn At l5S
pounds As for Choynsk!, he will face
him at the same weight Choynski. who
IL now IN Cincinnati. said that he would
bet 5000 that he could knock out the
KID" IN twelve rounds, provided the
weights were at ls5 pounds. He also
stated that he would bet 5000 that he
would knock him out in twenty rounds,
providing the weights were lbs pounds
Mccoy says he will accept the i5S pound
proposition OF Choynskis.
lust tell my old friends that I think
have a couple OF goOd fghts In me yet.
and am going to give them a chance
20 win back the money they lost on
me-" said John L. Sullivan. in New
York on Wednesday, He was the same
old John l., CHEEKY and confident, 4
triie "heefier'' Il n true, but as agile as
ever. He leaves the city 10 so direct 90
Billy Muldoon's headquarters IN
White Plains, there TO begin his train
ing for his next flght-that with Bob
FitEslmmons. He looked the picture Of
good health and sobTiety. He was met
a, the station by Martin Julian, Bob"
Fitzslmmons' brother-ln-law and man
ager. They adjourned 10 4 hotel TO
discuss the next big fStlc encounter.
The details VIII be arranged In nboui
two weeks so Julian said to-day. Sui
Ivan said he was disguised with the
Saarkey- AInher fight. He says he will
be his own business manager In the
dght with FitEsimmons: that he Is
stronger. physically. than ever before;
that " defeated by Fitzsimmons he
will never fRhG again: that he Is only
tal-ty-slx years OF age, year younger
than Mace was when he defeated Allen;
that he has not touched drop OF IL
auor since last October, and tina; he Is
"0u; for the stun"
President Patrick J. Gavin. Of The