The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-14
Gossip or the RinE.

soliy Smith announces that. win or lose with George
Dixon next month, he will sail for England.
Harry Petersen and j. / Brennan will he the princi-
pals in a limited round bout at Perth Amboy to- night.
Dan Creedon and Joe choynski are scheduled 60 box
q limited number OF rounds At ST. Louis on Thursday
next.
Jack skelly has matched Nike Sears TO meet Oscar
Gardner In a twcnty.round bout at Greenpoint on
oct. I. 10th to weigh in at lis pounds At 3 o'clock.
Tonight at San Francisco owen ZieSler of Philad-l-
Ehia and Eide Connolly, VII boy twsnty rounds.
&C.
Billy o'Donnell OF Memphis and Eddie Curry will
box twenty rounds TO. might, at south Beach. Joe
Bernstein and Fred Wright will figure In the prelim'
mary bout.
B,ly Newman has decided to posspGne the opening
OF the Polo A. Z. Tor at least a month. ne d9es NOT
the proper time comes.
Joe cans has two engagements on his hands. on
se!phi i. and a q i o . Sept. s9fhs viii boz BoCby bob1.
twenty rounds at Groenpoint.
Bully selfridse. the new west side boxer. who went
10 England several weeks ago. has returned home.
l." says that boxing on the other side Of tie Atlantic
is iourishing and that good bouts will command good
money aud patronage.
=" Pony" Moore says that It is very likely that
Charley Mitchell will visit America IN a few weeks:
Pony adds that as long Is the boxers on this side OF
the water have shown a Willingness t" fsht. Mitchell
will not rest conterted in England doing nothing.
Z. Rollins. the colored Australian known 90 fame as
starlight" may accompany Joe Goddard to this
country. In his day starlight has met Bob Rita.
simmons. Goddard. Peter Jackson, and Jim Hall.
starlight according 70 the London sporting LIE.
wants to meet Tom Sharkey.
Gus Rubin, who fought Jim Jenries at San Francis.
co recently TO a draw, has secured IL twenty round
match with Ed Dunkhurt of syracuse. The latter
weighs eco pounds. aud Is six feet three inches tall.
Articles OF agreement have been signed. but no den
mite club has been agreed upon.
According to a letter which Billy Madden has re.
ceiyed from Joe Goddard. the latter will not return
TO America At least for n fortnight Goddard writes
that he Is enjoying the sights OF London. and upou nj.
arrival here VIZ took M Bot F~itksimmous, Jim Cor
bett. Peter MAher. and Tom Sharkey.
Fred Miller. manager and backer of Billy O'ponneIl
OF Nen. phis, said last night to a r porter OF The SrS
that II O'Donneil whips Eddie Curry he viii maj h
him against the winner OF the smith Dixon attic at
San Francisco. Miller says he will wager $1,000 on
the outside, aud insists that the weight be al leg
pounds. welel IN at u O'clock.
MLw ACKEE, sept. lS.-Au old fashioned prize fight.
which hal been arranged to take place NJ a saloon on
the Port WRshir gton IoId. two miles north OF the
city. was rudely broken up by sheriff lsepring and q
squad OF deputies early yesterday morning. When
the Sherin's men arrested the principals the SOC
angry spectators turned on tho onicia!.. aud durins
the melee that followed chairs. b or bottles, rock:
ami cluhs were hurled at the deputies. who werg
compelled to level their revolyers in order to hold
the crowd at bay. Several OF the Officer were
bruised and cut, and two OF the three handrunet
prisoners wero rescued by their friends. Tho hal
Mas completely wrecked.