Kansas City journal., 1898-01-13
ATHLETICS.
ReIcree-ShIras Cmpire-kaempn and Brunner
The standing of the teams:
MEN WITH THE MITTS.
Grino Gets a Decision Over Billy
Lewis-Sullivan Talks of Cor
bett and FitzsfmmOns

The fifteen round glove contest scheduled
between Young Critic and Frank McCon-
nell, at Vallejo, Cal, Tuesday last. did
not take place. Owing to the small size
of the house. Mcconnell refused to enter
rnE f. SaSSs no5
gle. Billy Lewis was chosen as substitute
for Mcconnell. and Tom sharkey was ae-
t n the eiincses and to fight for de-
cision. Rough-and-tumble fighting began
in the first round. Lewis assumed the ag-
gressive and enraged Critic. who fought
back with fierceness. Sharkey was kept
busy preventing the men from clinching.
As the bell sounded both men were on
In the second round Griffo landed hard
several times on Lewis jaw and neck with
his left. Lewis was strong. but inclined to
round Griffo landed his left three times
on the jaw in quick succession. Lewis
rs Gro landed hs IPfsf left s and @ right
peatedly on the face and jaw. In trying
TO part them Sharkey got a smash on the
7 The e ten tenth hand and last ' round was lively. Lew;
is hit hard on Griffo's neck, He fell
through the ropes. but Immediately repeat,
cat and landed many times. but did not
seem to worry his big opponent; Lewis
uppercut in clinch and again hit Sharkey.
| bruised face and red blotches on his CHEST
Griffo was very red, but was not punished
At the sound of the gong SharkeyN N gave ae the
| fight to Critic. Lewis weighed 100 pounds
| and was not trained for the contest.
Regarding the status of the Corbett.Fitz-
simmons negotiations, John L. Sullivan
says: These guys make me sick with their
washerwoman tactics. They fought like
they are talking like them. The public will
soon get sick of them and they'll come
near killing the boxing game. too. tltz-
simmons has taken the wrong attitude.
He's got no right on earth to dictate terms
| TO Corbett by saying Go hight Maher hrst
II that had been said to him when he
he have been? Yes. Fitz ought to fight
Corbett again, and if he does. he'll lick him
quicker than he did at Carson Fitzsim-
mons knownS that Corbett can't hurt him.
| In the fight at Carson Corbett hit ftZ two
I blows to one. and yet Bob was never Srog-
gy at any stage of the fight. If hadn't
| fought Corbett." he finally remarked, Il d
been all right to-day. but it was the same
old case of overconfidence. 1t looked like
fndihs trsin But T''e Know wv what What am am talking
about when | say Fitzsimmons can beat
Corbett in quick fashion the next time they
quicker than FitZ can"
KID Mcfarland doesn't intend to let a
few pounds stand in the way of d match II
he can help it, and he is not averse to go
ing out of his class If by so doing he can
get an opportunity to fight for a profitable
purse. He was AT the ringside in Buffalo
the other night when Ryan made play
thing Of Hefferman and lost no time in
challenging the welterweiSht champion to
fight MCFARLAND is one of the leading ifs
tic lights of the country. He gave Kid
Lavigne the hardest battle that doughty
/ Westerner ever had and stood MIN on TO
what appeared to 80 men out of 100 as a
draw. but which was given to LaFigne on
points He has since repeatedly challenged
LaNigne to another battle. put mas SO far
been put off with excuses until at last. hay
ing beaten about every other lightweight
in the business. he has been forced to look
for welterweght honors.
As soon as new pugiistic champion
establishes himself in the good graces or
the public all sorts of stories are started
about him, some of them true and others
| fabricated. Some fellow has come to the
| front with affidavits to the effect that Nc
| Coy once worked behind necktie counter
| in a Louisville dry goods store and yelled
Cash until he got tired of the job. An