The sun., 1897-12-20
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SILT.DETENsE.
Mysterious Billy Smith will have bis
hands full for the next two months Be-
sides his match with Tommy West,
which takes place at Buffalo next month,
lie signed articles to box an unknown
six rounds at Chicago in the middle of
january. After that fight Smith will
tackle Abe Ullman, at Baltimore, for
eight rounds
McCoy's leap to the top of the ladder
is bringing out many stories of the days
when he was an amateur. One of his
friends said yesterday:
when Mccoy first came to Cleveland
he was unknown as fighter. A fellow
out there named Rumsey, who had a
gymnasium, Jaw the Kid boxing one
day, and Immediately put him against a
local bruiser. The college boy as Nc
Coy was called, cut the bruiser to pieces
SO quickly that Rumsey recognized him
as a wonder. Then Rumsey got Billy
Steffers, a Cleveland pugilist, to meet
Mccoy in public. Rumse! bet all he had
on Mccoy and lost, as the Kid, who
didn't know how to be careful, was
knocked out in a punch. Rumsey then
proclaimed Steffers world beater, and
when the latter met Mccoy again all
of Rumsey's money was down on the
Clevelander. This time Mccoy won de-
cisively, and Rumsey hasn't said a
word since"
As soon as it was learned in San Fran
cisco that Mccoy had won the fight,
Eddie Graney sent telegram to Joe
Choynski asking him to challenge Nc
Coy for contest in that city, as the
National Athletic Club had offered a
purse Of $4,000.
Tonight, at the Olympic A. c., Of
Athens, Pa, Billy Ernst and Jack Ben
nett will meet in a ffteen-round contest.
Joe Langdon would like to get crack
at Jack Ward, who recently defeated
Pat Dougherty. He can be accommo.
dated a. Ward is willing to meet all
corners at his weight. Now get together,
boys.
Lavinge left San Francisco Saturday
for the East
Bob Fitzsimmons says he will not fight
Kid Mccoy, as he does not intend to
enter the ring again.
Phil Dwyer, the noted turfman, is
willing to back Kid Mccoy against any
man in the world for $40, 600.
The Mccoy -Creedon fight was the first
big battle in New York that big John H.
has missed.
James J. Corbett thinks this: Mccoy
proved by last nights battle that he is
the best fighter of his weight and height
| in the world. His future az puglist is
assured if he follows the rules hf health
and leads steady, temperate life.
Creedon was good fighter and there are
few better men in the ring, but Mccoy is
one Of them. His reach and cleverness
won the fight for him last night, and
may win him many another.
Dan Creedon, the defeated man says:
want to say, right at the outset, that
Pm whipped man. wasfairly whip
ped. haven't the slightest kick COM
ing.
Billy Ernst, who recently had the mis-
fortune to be defeated by Jack DAILY, of
this city, in nineteen rounds, has been
matched to meet Jack Bennett, of Sum-
nit Hill, Pa, in a fifteen-round bout at
the next boxing show to be given by the
Olympic Club, of Athens, Pa, in its club
house, which takes place next Monday
night. Ernst will try hard to secure the
decision over Bennett, as he knows that
by getting such a verdict it will enable
him to get on return match with Jack
DAILY, whom he is still of the opinion he
can easily defeat. Billy has another
think if he thinks he can best "Morv."
Sandy Ross, who seems to be the best
l4S-pound man in Australia, is out with
challenge to meet any of the men at
that weight in this country.
The receipts of the Lavigne- Walcott
fight at San Francisco were said to be
something over $4,000. The fighters
divided sixty per cent, or SS,4O0.
George Green, known as "Young Cor
bett," and Billy Gallagher, who knocked
out Danny Needham recently, will box
twenty rounds in February.
Several matches between American and
foreign boxers are scheduled to take
place at the National Sporting Club of
London within the next three months.
The Americans are George Byers, Danny
Mcbride, Billy O'Donnell and Joe Bern
stein. The latter may receive the first
chance against Ben Jordan.
M. J. Connolly and J. J. Quinn have
deposited $1,000 at Pittsburg to back
Peter Maher against any man in the
world for the heavy weight champion
ship. The Maher people will claim the
title if the challenge is not accepted with
in a reasonable time. The def is par
ticularly against Sharkey. Maher's
hackers will cover any size bet demanded,
will fight anywhere and share receipts
on the percentage plan, winner take all,
or will accept suitable purse.
An Englishman who saw the contest
between Sullivan and "Pedlar" Palmer
in England told reporter the other day
that it was the luckiest escape from
defeat the bantam champion ever had.
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