The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-23
Gossip or the Rims.

coming contest with Jack Ward.
to box twenty round. a, the Polo 4. G. on next
Saturday night.
con',.n. Reader. cohoe:; y. IN: me: him only
once, al San Francisco. Nov. IL. 1855. Thc-con.
test lasted ten rounds aud was . draw.
Joe chsyn.ti may not b. able ,o:nsh, .sain for
he fell down and broke HI. collar bone.
Con Doyle Of Chicago. who fought Paddy Purteii .
ira. at the Polo A. Z. on saturday night. will in all
middie.weight limit.
Jack smith. manager OF Dave sullivan. says THAI
81, man viii rnailsnxs the winner OF The Kelly
ham. England. on aaren ..
Billy Rotchford OF Chicago has shown consider.
Jimmy Ross no Issued : challenge 10 ngnt any iio.
pound man In the business.
Il vas s.!i Yesterday that a match had becn ar.
rounds in tas city next month.
Patsy Haley. who wAs defeated by Dave Sullivan,
he, gone TO 1unaio for . few weeks to recuperAte.
haiey,s representative made an attempts yesterday
Harry Styles. the coiored boxer. who fought Joe
Hopkins . draw. has been matched 10 box Henry
day night. They Will meet at isa pounds.
Jack Eyerhsrdt Aays he has found . hacker who
they come together. Evertardt has forwarded o
challenge TO BurEe 10 meet him At la pounds
Jack McAuilas :. trying TO match Jimmy anthony
pounds. McAuiine ia also ready 10 mAt,h his col.
oreh middle weight. Harry Peppers. against any
l5S FOUNDER.
yesterday 70 Tns suSsrsportsr that IL 'ws.s defeat.
Joe wAieott next month he will Try ana mach Nun
met and Mccoy won.
Jack Douxhtsrty told THn sus reporser yesterday
contest cont 'G setwesn Ria Nc rsT,i.n Dar and :! Js sa;G pou nor .
Mcfarland. as soon as ne was tola Of the oner. &C.
cspted II. but Dounsy refused.
"Mystesious' Billy Smiths injured left hand 10
-. co nin. eont.s. win xes Uilm.n. wsich VIII b
UiimAn no will 80 TO England again.
Paddy Rich. Marty hccus's prot6ss. writes to TEE
ifs.poand man in America. for = suitable pure. b.
fore some club 10 this vicinity: A. 70 Eddie Brown.
which he did nos have.
When Al Smith leaves for Carson on March I he
will stop over At at: Louis for . few days. He or.
q i..s tuesday that ne had r.e.i1sa :io,oo from
Dan stuart. the remainder OF tie Gle, 900 purse,
was true. despite denials TO the contrary.
the ondon:seort.no ~ Of Feb. IS announces tn.
]urhes, and Billy Tuker.. Kelly said that no ives sick
i Iss d pr., .yS ssii. ss S6sss d SSysss: b hat !. G Il Ds ss ,S,:
Billy Piimmor at Birmingham on March 0 no will
issue u challenge to light any bantam weight In Eng.
land.
The feature OF tho boxing show OF the Crescent A. G.
Of Corona on saturday night was the twenty round
Conlon OF Brooklyn. The latter took the place OF
JACK Carey OF Corona. who was over the stipulated
weight, 1875 pounds, The boys fought hard and fast
for four rounds, but in the sixth round Conlon landed
q hard left in tho wind and u righthand swing ON
the Jaw, knocking Smith out.
Al sheldon yesterday wasered $500 even money
with a Chicago sport that corbett VIII defeat F.tE.
simmons. sheldon says he would ike 10 wager
$4,000 more at the same odds. Harry Miner. r..
son OF Congressman Miner, wants 10 plA % $500 on
Corbett At eyea money. BookmAker Josepha yes.
terdAy r'ade . 70 wsmaii wagers on Fits. he got
fairly good odds for hts money. Ed KeArney. Jr.,
says he has some money TO speculate on Corbett.
There vas q stirring light nj n well. known reaort nj
Hoboken on Saturday night between Tom Lyman, the
noted handbali player OF tho Dublin Club OF this
city, and Tom Kelly, the "Hoboken Cyclone" Tho
men were matched at weltcr weights. to fight with
two-ounce gloves. TO a hnish. for a purse. Lyman
was well handled by his clubmate and fellow towns.
man. Tommy Dunno, and had a large following from
the Dublin Club behind him. Kelly Justified his title
at the start and marked Lyman severely about the
face, but the Dublin man gradually wore him down,
and after two minutes OF nerce fighting In the second
round got IN a right hook ON the Jaw, which put Kelly
TO sleep. The New Workers raked In 4 snug sum over
the result.