The sun., 1897-12-04
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The fight between G. J. Moriary ant
Boderick, which was to have takel
place tonight in New York, has beer
postponed till next Saturday.
Jack" Bonner has declined the mattel
with "Dick" Moore, of st. Paul, which
was to have been decided before the
Olympic A. c., at Athens, next Monday
night. Moore has been in training fol
this contest, and is very much disap.
pointed at Bonncrs refusal to meet him.
Moore issued challenge yesterday tc
fight the winner of the 'Johnny" Cor.
man Billy Smith fight, which takes
place at Bridgeport, December ID.
"Abe" Gilman, of Baltimore, and
Charles F. Campbell, of Philadelphia,
were billed to fight eight rounds at Bal
timore, Thursday night, but Ullman
landed SO hard on Campbell's solar plexus
in the second round that Campbell went
out. Peter DAILY, also of Philadelphia,
and Erred" Sweigert, of Baltimore, were
to have fought six rounds, but Daily slip
ped in the third, fell through the ropes
and dislocated his shoulder.
Caspar Leon and 'Tom" Myers, of
New York, fought fifteen lively rounds
at Bridgeport, Thursday night. The
referee awarded the fight to Leon, but
the decision was received with many
Kisses as well as cheers.
"Tom" ORourke says the Mccoy
Creedon fight will be pulled off in New
York City, December 18th. The men,
O'Rourke says, will be allowed to 60
twenty rounds.
Tracy and Walcott were to box in
Chicago, December 18th, but it has now
been postponed to December 2lst.
kid" Williams, OF San Francisco, and
'Jack" Green, of Seattle, met in fifteen
round contest at Victoria, B. c., Thurs
day night. Williams was Knocked out
in the eleventh round by right across
under his eye, the fight being one of the
hurricane order.
The fight between Danny" Needham
and "Iilly" Gallagher at Vallejo, Cal,
Thursday night was won by the latter in
the first round. After some hot fighting
at close range Needham landed on Gal
lagher's jaw two or three times, receiv-
ing in return several body blows, and
the men clinched. Needham made a
swing at his opponents head with his
left, and Gallagher responded with a
stiff right on Needham's neck, ending
the contest. Needham fell flat on his
face, and lay prone without moving.
The seconds waited while and then
urged Needham to rise, but he was down
to stay. After the tenth stroke he was
carried to his corner. There were cries
of foul, but the majority of the specta-
tors were convinced that Gallagher's
blow was hard but fair one.
Something definite has at last been
learned about a probable fight for the
championship of the world between
"Solly" Smith and "Pedlar" Palmer. A
cable says that the Olympic Club of Bir-
mingham, England, will give a purse Of
-, 800 for a fight to take place next
April. Smith has agreed to fight
Sammy Kelly in San Francisco in
January, and promised tom" O'Rourke
return match with George Dixon in
February.
Peter Jackson and "Jim' Jefferis have
agreed to fight twenty rounds at San
Francisco early in February, for seventy
five per cent. Of the receipts The two
heavy-wcights will meet On Monday
evening to sign for the fight.
Interest in boxing in New York CEN
ters mainly in the bout in which "Kid'
Mcfarland meets ''Joe'' Burke, of South
Brooklyn. The contest will be decided
on Monday night before the Grcenpoint
Sporting Club. Mcfarland, naturally,
is top-hravy favoritc, but it is admit
ted that if Burke is in anything like form
he will impress upon McPart'and's mind
that he las been in Il fight.