The sun., 1898-12-12
SELF DEFENSE.

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George McFadden is out with a chal
lenge to box any first-class 12S-pounC
man.
Louden Campbell, the Pittsburg light
weight, offers to meet Jack Delaney OF
Jimmy Dime in twenty-round bout.
Johnny Reagan has matched Joe
Burke, of Brooklyn. to meet Matty
Matthews at the Pelican A. G. on De.
cember "a.
Dal Hawkins, of California, and Kid
Mcfarland will meet in a TWENTY-FIVE
round bout at the Lenox A. G. on De-
cember 20.
A club in Syracuse has offered good
purse for twenty-round bout between
Charley Golf and Jack Bonner. Billy
Madden, on behalf of Goff, has accepted.
Charley McKeever and John Mahoney
are no nearer to match than they were
year ago. When one is willing the
other isn't and vice versa. McKeever
now talks of going West for a few
months.
Bob Fitzsimmons, in his efforts to
make match with Tommy Ryar, of
Syracuse, is creating considerable ad-
verse comment by insisting upon a
$4,000 bide bet in case a fight is ar
ranged.
"Kid" Mccoy vacated his training
quarters in Astury Park Saturday after
noon.
Will Curley, the English bantam, has
issued a challenge to meet the winner of
the Palmer-Plimmer bout. Palmer, who
is quite confident of winning, has ac-
cepted Curley's def. and the pair have
made match to box in 10 weeks time
for 81 900 on the outside.
Isadore Strauss feels great confidence
in himself since his recent bout with
John Mahoney, and he is to open to box
any lightweight in the city, Charley
Mckeever preferred. 1t would be brutal
20 Strauss to match him with McKeever.
Tom O'Rourke made surprising state.
nent the other night, when he declared
hat big Bob Armstrong, the colored
ougilist, who met Jeffries in ten-round
'out.at the Lenox Club last summer,
'ould whip any heavy. weight in the
world, bar Sharkey. "All Armstrong
leeds," said O'Rourke, "is something to
at"
Sam Fitzpatrick has great faith in the
bility of Tommy Hogan to cope with
ny tirst-class feather weight. He offers
Q match Hogan against Dave Sullivan at
% pounds.
Joe Humphreys, manager of Jimmy
lose, says that he will match the latter
, box "Pedlar" Palmer if Rose whips
erry McGovern at the Greenwood A. Z,
II next Saturday night. Il
Tom O'Rourke Saturday received a
lspatch from friend in San Francisco
the effect that the twenty.round con- I
st between Jim Jeffries and Joe {
the California heavy. weight,
:. Frisco the latter part of this month is ,
I. ''-' ~ ,
Before Dan Creedon went west he sent /
challenge to London to box Frank '
raig, the "Harlan Coffee Cooler" Cree. t
IN expects to leave for England next r
arch, but adds that if Craig comes to c
merica in the meantime be will box y
m here. b
Frank Erne's manager now consents
match hlm against Joe Cans, provided =
course, the latter defeats Jack Da)v.
ne will face the colored boxer at 133 ri
unds at the ringside, or 100 pounds, -
Ugh in at 3 o'clock on the afternoon OF :,
e mill. a
F!orrie Barnett, manager of Billy "
histler, states that he is ready to match :,
histler against Jack O'Brien again in o. o.
enty-round encounter, at l22 or l24 N N.
unds, for juicy side bet. Barnett ol ol
% has Tommy Sullivan, of Brooklyn, Cd
der his wing and wishes to get an en-
cement for the latter with Patsy IL "a
ley. tt
lack Bonner, who is matched to fight ,Lft Lt
orge Beyers ut the Lenox A. G. on De
st Tuesday night, posted $500 Satur-
to make a match with Tommy Ryan ca
in. Beyers is also after Ryan and ro
n ORourke, his manager, says that if gu
1ers wins he will match the latter So
inst Ryan for 81 900 on the outside.
ON Sharkey will commence active eta
TX for his contest with Kid Mccoy to- vi
:. Tom will prepare in Bay Ridge, sh'
ere he got himself in shape for bis ke
lbat with Corbett. Bob Armstrong, the
k Dougherty and Joe Walcott will