The sun., 1897-11-10
sELF.DEFENSE.

The boxing entertainment at the Arena
on Saturday night will bring together
Joe Butler and Jack Bonner in the wind
up, neither man being satisfied with the
meeting OF two weeks ago. Butler claims
that lie lad Bonner at his mercy in the
first and that the referees action saved
the Summit Hill man. Butler also de-
MES that he was unable to continue in
/ the second round and he will take care
that there is no room for any doubt on
Saturday.
The Chief Of Police OF Chicago has is
sued an order prohibiting all boxing con-
tests in the future.
Boyd Frazer, OF st. Louis, has chal-
lcng,d r ii crt Fitzsimmons, whose COM
pany is showing at the StandardThcatre,
to Il punching bag contest for 81, 600 Il
side, to take place in either st. Louis,
Chicago, or New York, with George Silcr
as referee Fitzsimmons has taken the
challenge under consideration.
Eddie Kelly has matched Paddy Dona-
van and Jack Lynch for a lO-round con-
test as soon as IA club can be induced to
offer purse.
A second Ground boxing bout has been
arranged to take place at the Winter Cir
Gus on Saturday night between Joe But
Ter and John Bonne.
Owen Zeigler and George Green are
scheduled to meet in a twenty-round
bout at San Francisco Tomorrow night
Moriarity and Billy Ernst have been
matched to fight twenty rounds on No
vember "a.
Jack SkeIly wants to match Tommy
Ryan against Jack Bennett for from $500
to 81, 600 side. The bout must be twenty
rounds.
Sheriff Doremus and posse Of depu-
ties raided Belleville Hall in Bellcvile
last night, where Il boxing benefit was in
progress for Charlie Norton, the retired
lightweight. There was Il wild stam-
pcde when the officers entered. key
Cohn OF Newark and Jack Connor of
Patterson, were boxing at the time
They were arrested with Charlie Burke,
who seconded Connor. The others
escaped.
Will Curley of England last night de-
feated Patsey Haley OF America, in a
boxing contest in twenty rounds. The
contest caused great excitement in sport
ing circles and the attendance broke the
record. The betting favored the Ameri-
can.
al. IIcrford, manager of the Eureka
Athletic Club of Baltimore, writes to the
sporting editor of TIE Sun that he is not
satisfied with the work of his crack
feathcrwcisht, Joe Cans, before the
Arena Athletic Club last Saturday night.
and is cxtrrmely y anxious to Lrove the
merit Of his wonderfully clever boxer.
He claims for Cans the feat hcrweight
championship and stands ready to have
him meet any man in his class. and will
conccdc weight up to l35 pounds. lie is
adverse to meeting wcltrrwcightS, and
wants to meet onl y those in his class.
DAILY being so much over weight in hi-
bout with Cans last Saturday night did
not give the opportunity the Balti-
morran wanted to show himself in his
true colors. lie feels confident that hrcan
polish off the best uf them at his weight.
and only awaits the opportunity to prove
his claims. Further the Ba,imuran
fears that, owing to the conditions that
existed in height, reach and weight. til;
he did uot p lease TIE PhiIadc| phianS a.
he would have liked. He is, therefore.
willing to prove to thcm all that he
claims for himself, and asks II, iav,rS.
The colorrd boxer had only received two
days notice, and was not able to present
himself in the shape in which he usually
enters the ring His wind, which is one
of his strong points, was not in fit shape,
and he could not put on the steam that
usually accompanies his work.
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