The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-08
Gossip or the Ring.

Jack Dougherty has returned from New Orleans.
he will not manage kid " Mcfarland in the future.
N. 0. H.. New York-John L. Sullivan sailed for
ton.
Jerry Reidy is out with a challenge TO cross arms
with any la3' FOUNDER. Jack Delaney or Sam Bolan
preferred.
Joe bernstein and Frel Wright of Peabody. MAss.,
Island next Tuesday night.
Tommy Tracey who is to nshs Charley MsRssys3
leave for the coast TO morrow morning.
SAN Francisco. Sept. 7.-Georee Dixon and solly
Smith have settled their dispute about q referee and
division OF gate receipts. and Will eight on oct. IL. At
lxU pounds.
Jimmy Purcell of this city. who has not been doing
Tommy Martin lIey viii come together for ten
rounds Al lls pounds.
Jack skelly yesterday arranged another important
match, 10 take pla e at Greerpoint next MonIay
night. Harry Fisher OF BROOKLYN and Georges Ryan
weights.
Jack Smith. manager OF Larry Becker. left for
ing ehtr1. Is to box Frank Erne Mt Buralo next Mon.
day night: The contest wall be for twenty rounds At
l2s pounds.
Joe Humphreys writes to TIE Sun that he has So
cured tue contest between Eddie Curry and Billy
south Beach A. c. on Sept. IA. The lads Will box
twenty rounds.
The news that Peter jackson is coming to this
country was quite a bit OF pugiIistic surprise TO many
friends and a.nireIs OF the once sr.a r"lored heavy,
admit, Is in NO condIt on to light. II the reports re-
ceived from abroad are true.
Prof. jimmy Kelly sends word TO TIE Sun from
Buffalo that he mas secured IA match for bis newly.
acquired prOtege. Frank Connolly. Connolly is o
brother TO kdIIe Connolly, who fought Dies Burge
and Kid Lavigne. He Will fgnt Jack LJushln next
week. The bout Will lie decided al Bunalo.
Jerry Barnett, the uugilist who a few years ago
bade fair TO make "A nanc for himself In the roped
sQuar,, died OF pneumonia at his home. 2SI Madison
street, on Monday afternoon. after an illness OF only
two weeks. lie " as only - years OF age. Jerry, be-
sides being a boxer. WAS a well known character. He
was known as the Pride OF Pell street"
Paul Kelly was a caller at The Sun onice last night.
Kelly said that he would Ike 10 night johnny Richti0
OF ST. Louis. whom lie fOught a short time ago. Kelly
claims that 4r did nOI receive u JusI decision in thae
bout and Is aux on, TO make amends. Kelly added
that he mas u match on viii ErLnk Chase at Schemes
Ia y tomorrow uigAt. ChaSe and Kelly will boK
fifteen rounds at C"tchwtishts.
READING. Sept. 7.-lt was iate last night when the
winL-up 10 the sports took place AT Woodvale Park
Becker or BruU,lln and Harry Huber OF Reading
were the heavyweight principals. Nine rounus v ,Hs
fousht, during which tue lOCa. man received hard
punishment. In the nnal round Huber dropped un-
conscious and WAS carried to u neighDUrlng hotel,
where he Is LOW in a precLrious condition.
City A. c. last night was be tween joe Butter. u local
colurrd heavy weight. aud Tom Corey OF New York.
1t as eX ptctrd that tie bout W Ould furnish the best
en-. agrlnrut seen al III arena for a long time, but the
clearly CoT-ys superior IN every RESPECT, which was
made more evidcnt by the iatter's poor condition.
Batter. however, adopted foul tactics from the first
Call az time, and the crowd wOulu have upIlauded
had Referee Crowhurst given the decision 10 Corey
on the CoioT Il mans unfair lighting From the fret
round TO the NTH Butler clearly had the better OF the
aght, but Corey ghmey suck TO hm. In the NTH,
however, Corey came up Rroggy, and less than a min
ute had raISud when Butler caught him on the Jaw
with "a swinging leithander, and he went down and