The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-04
AMONG THE BOXERS.

Harry Fischer of Brooklyn is out with a
challenge to meet Tommy Ryan.
Benny Leon says he is prepared TO box
any lo-pound man whom lie has not de-
feated.
II Spike Sullivan defeats Joe Hopkins he
says he VIII make a match with Nike Leon
ard at 20 pounds
George Green, known as Young CoTbett,
writes that lie is coming East TO challenge
Kid Lavigne TO fight.
Jack Everhardt and owen Zeigler Will
have a six-roUnd go this evening at the first
entertainment OF the Quaker City Athletic
Club, Philadelphia.
1t Is said that the representatives OF
Frank Erne and George Dixon have agreed
on terms, and that an attempt will be made
this week to bring the boys together.
Charley johnson is getting in fine shape
for his bout with Tommy West at Albany,
January ~ johnson leaves for Albany to-
morrow, where he viii put the finishing
touches on his work.
In regard to the recent offer of the Ma
tional Sporting Club Of London for a TWEEN
ty-round go between Mick DOOley and Peter
Maher, the latter says: Il am ready TO
fight anyone, and the offer Of the National
Sporting Club will just suit me-"
Sammy Kelly and Jimmy Barry have been
matched to boXtwenty rounds atthe Broad
way Athletic Club on January 30 for the
bantamweight championship of America
Kelly will sail for England on January 81.
He fights FlimmeT at Birmingham on
March
Joe Fairburn, of Philadelphia, is very
ambitious to win the featherweight cham
plOnship, and he is not afraid TO box any
lad living in his class, neither does he draw
the color line. His one ambition is to de-
feat George Dixon, and their meeting would
be a bout to be long remembered
John Kirk, also known as .Reddy Kirk, of
Delaware, who claims the middleweight
championship of that State, is anxious to
meet ScAldy Quinn or John Bonner for
finish contest. His manager, Frank Coch-
ran, has posted $50 with Patrick Hannah,
OF No. sos Church street, Wilmington, TO
bind any match made for Kirk.
Sam Fitzpatrick on Saturday decided to
accept Dan Stuart's offer OF a purse for
Kid Layig ne and McKeever to box for the
lightweight championship in Mexico on
March 6, the day previous to the Corbett-
FitZsimmons bout. 1t was stated that Nc
Keever, who is still without a manager,
had already consented to Stuart's terms.
Articles will probably be signed today.
According TO a cable, a purse Of 93 600
1915 ,000) has been offered for Dan Cree
OiJu anu hll 1ANSOY W lle III bNCht9 lOOhdo
at johannesburg, South Africa, some time
in March. The Standard and Digger News
guara ntees the purse. Mccoy, who is now
in South Africa, has alre ady accepted, and
Will make Creedon a side bet of FL 900
So ,000l, and allow him $500 expenses.
Martin Julian, FitZsimmons' manag ger,
said yesterday: Il understand that Stuart
mas arranged with certain persons to have
picture OF the fight taken. He intends to
get piece OF the money paid to Stuart.
We have heard that Corbett after making a
kick, received a stated sum from Stuart,
and if we don't get the same everything
will be declared off," Fitz backs up what
Julian says.
Pepper Griffen of Cincinnati and Joe
Holcomb of Washington, The Colored welter-
weights, were the stars at the Art Ath-
letic Club, Philadelphia, Saturday night.
A fairly good crowd was in attendance,
and the boys put up an interesting COLI
test. Griffen used a pretty left handed
jab from beginning to end, and it always
found a resting place on the Washington
ian's face. The jab bothered Holcomb,
who repeatedly tried to counter hard, but
without success 1t was Griffen's bout