The sun., 1898-11-02
SELF DEFENCE.

Frank Fisher, OF this city, has made
several cracks about wanting to fight
Jack Farrell. Now Farrell has posted
500 forfeit with the Sporting Editor of
The Sun, and if Fisher means business
he can come and cover the amount
posted Farrell will fight him any time
or any place, and at any weight. Al
though Farrell is only feather weight
he thinks he can lick all heavy weig ghts
such as Fisher.
Jack Farre) leaves here to-day for
Washington, d. c., where, on November
81, he will meet Jimmy Douglas, OF
Philadelphia, in finish fight.
Oscar Gardner received $3.50 for
beating Sam Kelly.
Joe Cans, OF Baltimore, and Kid Nc
Partland are to box twenty rounds at the
Lenox Athletic Club on Friday night
next.
James j. Corbett is training in earnest
at the Lenox A. G. in New York.
Danny Dougherty and Steve Flanagan
will box at catch weights at the Quaker
City Athletic Club on Saturday night.
Pedlar Palmer, the English feather
weight boxer. has challenged Oscar
Gardiner to fight before the National
Sporting Club, OF London, and Gardiner
has expressed willingness to accept
at any time after his fight with George
Dixon.
Peter Maher and George Godfrey will
meet at Boston ina limited round con-
test this week.
Charley Strong and Frank Childs will
meet in Chicago next Saturday for six
rounds.
Jerry Marshall OF Australia, will meet
Billy Needham, of st. Paul, in a ten
round bout at the Lenox next Friday.
Sharkey says the statement in morn
ing paper yesterday regarding his age is
wrong. He says he will be %. not q
years old on November 26, and on whica
date he homes to have double celebra-
ton.
Isadore Strauss, who has been suffer
ing from a painful ielon on his left
thumb, is getting around all right, and
will soon be ready to box any Phlladel-
phia lightweight.
Ellwood McCloskey, the old war horse
Of the l25-pound boxing class, challenged
the winner of the Fairburn.Smith bout
on Saturday night. 1t is likely that
Fairburn and Ellwood may be matched
in the near future.
Joe Dougherty and Tommy CIeary
have been matched to box in the wind
up at the Nonpareil Club on Saturday
night.
Jimmy Clair, OF Long Island, received
decision over Waite" Burge, of Boston,
in the seventh round of their fight at the
Greater New York Athletic Club Monday
night.
Gus Rubin is training in the suburbs
OF Brooklyn for his bout with Joe
Choynski at the Arena on Friday night.
Choynski will be in good shape and a
fast contest ought to result. 1t is said
that Joe Goddard will be on hand to
challenge the winner for long match,
with big money side bet.
Sammy Kelly is confined to his bed as
result Of injuries received in his bout
with Oscar Gardiner, at the Lenox A. G.
last Friday. Kelly had a close call, but
is now out of danger.
Tim Callahan, the clever Philadelphia
bantam weight, and Austin Rice, of New
London, were matched yesterday at the
Police Gazette office to meet in twenty
round bout at the Pelican Athletic Club
on next Saturday night.
Jim Judge. the welterweight boxer of
Scranton, who was recently knocked out
by Mysterious Billy Smith, in Scranton,
has been secured to try conclusions with
Charley johnson, of Philadelphia, in a
twenty.round ''go'' at the American
Sporting Club, of Scranton, within two
weeks.
Jack Bonner and George Byers, the
Boston colored middleweight, have been
matched for twenty rounds at the Lenox
A. C. The date will probably be Decem-
ber 9.
Tommy Ryan, OF Syracuse, has signi-
fed his willingness to take on Johnny
German, of New York, at l5S pounds, at
Syracuse, twenty rounds. Billy Roche,
for German, Monday, telegraphed to
Syracuse that he would sign articles as
soon as they were forwarded to him.