The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-03
Gosntp OF the RinE.

sS Saa'S %;,s =: nov e;. IS. T 1891. OFT OF Hr,:s p assa%'a' No"
George Ryan Of Mnwaukee is in this city in
very clever.
Steve o'Donuell and Alec areggains have been
pic A. c. OF san Francisco on June o. Tn. stated
purps which tae men will receive 10 %. 500.
Billy Payne OF Baltimore. Who fought o ten.
round draw Win JACK Collier of RockawAy Beach
on Saturday night; wants rant 20 meet Re, an any wsitsr
lt6 pounds. he claims TO have good backing.
Arthur Buxton ha. received = letter from Billy
in sompsay with Joe Gate. Both PilmmsS and Gates
Gates Wishes TO Eight George Ross.
Johnny White. who does all the matchmaking for
e. s.'l StS 9' Ds ais man M a: sassnss t Gssfas D aHe ss az ' iss
rounds. he say, !hs. u Dixon can GO out Of mis-
TO take o'Donnell ON At she feather weight limit.
SPITE suIi',s -. s n,. rsS.,, cd, sn 70: y1sr to Q mes.
s e. su mins .. ss sas S S.'% IN Sn ling o. 70 s so sses on y Mies
the fight. the club VIM give q oi. 500 purso to the
II ZEN ss.S S0 come msn sos ,sS% ne 10 p eons sas'; siii 3. ,G a. liz;
pound. weigh in At 5 O'CLOCK.
., III L CUB Sses 81 z.r. %ssih %sii: in Of town the ,.s Su sssE
arranged 2 nfteen.round go" between George
gsys.s' s0.1.ed Ln and s.6 Dan !, 41gs5 5 hg,S Of w sdns s,S.
next month: They fought about three weeks ago
and the result Of their essay was q draw.
sammy Kelly and Johnny Murphy Tsre al
ment the affair fell through. The boys agreed
to hight for Q purse Of 81. 500 At 1l5 pounds.
weigh in aS the ringside. for 81 900 on the outside.
Each posted the aide stake. but Nurphy'B hacker
withdrew bis money = few hours afterward.
Il Iooks o. II nothing will come out OF the match
made between George Dixon ana Spike sullivan.
The idea OF n Getting Sullivan at l33 pounds II NOT
reIished by Dixon's manager. who will not let
Dixon hRht ar that weight. Dixon 10 ready 20 hGht
Sullivan NJ 1873 pounds. weigh In ~ 8 O'Clock.
for %. 500 o aide. n the affair falls throuah. which
Is moro than likely. Dave Sullivan. Il 10 thought.
will be substituted TO light Dixon. Tho boys Will
probably meet ar lis pounds.
The much.mooted match between Johnny Murphy
Of Boston and Sammy Kelly. which was made n few
days ago. has been declared OF. Both sides accuse
each other for having it fall through. Kelly will not
Tight Murphy unleas there ID . side bet Of o. 900 on
the outside. Murphy Is willing to light for a stake.
providing Kelly will meet him at ll5 pounds. weigh
In at 8 O'Clock. This. however. Kelly refuses to do.
Arthur 7. LumIey. matchmaker OF tho Palace Ath-
Ietic Club. has offered the use OF his club tonight for
o benefit to the widow OF the late Billy
non. the "Haverstraw Brickmaker.' whose career
~ q boxer was cut short last week at Athens. Pa.
when he succumbed to heart failure after . bout with
Leslie Pierce. Lumley has also kindly consented
TO use his efforts to have many Of the prominent
pugilists in the country appear and don the mits.
James J. Corbett, Bob tzsimmo Charles e" Kid'O
Mccoy. " Kid" Lavtgne, Eddie Connolly. Tommy West.
KID Mcfarland. Peter MAher. Dave Sullivan,
Charley Norton. Billy Edwards. Steve O'Donnell, and
many other prominent nstic stars have volunteered
their services. Besides the exhibitions between these
men \ ten-round bout between Stanton Abbott OF
England and Tom Hayes will take place.