The sun., 1898-11-28
SELF DEFENCE.

"Black Critic" of Cincinnati and Ed
Morris of San Francisco, also colored
have been matched to box twenty rounds
in Bridgeport on Tuesday night. The
''go" is at l45 pounds.
Jack Bonner, the Philadelphia middle
weight, has been matched to box Dan
Murphy, of Waterbury,. at Syracuse
within three weeks. Both boxers have
agreed to meet for twenty rounds.
The National Sporting Club OF London.
it is said, hss decided to match Billy
Rotchford of Chicago to meet the win.
ner Of the PIimmrr. Palmer "go" and
have the mill take place in February.
"BrookIyn" Jimmy Carroll is now
managing Da Hawkins. He says that
if Ha~ kins defeats Kid Mcfarland at
the Lenox A. g., next month he will
match him against Spike Sullivan
again.
kid" Lavigne's brother Billy Satur-
day wired to a friend to 60 ahead and
arrange match with Jack DAILY or Dick
Burgr to be settled at the Lenox A. g.,
in January. As soon az Sam Fitzpatrick
heard OF this he wired back accepting,
and is now awaiting Lavigne's reply.
Patsy Haley and Terry McGovern
were Saturday matched to box twenty.
five rounds at the Lenox A. c., some
time next month. McGovern is now
classed among the top notchers, his
victories over Tim Callahan and Harry
Forbes being both knockuuts.,
Martin Bowling received cable dis
patch from Billy Plimmer Saturday re-
queeting him to match Plimmer against
any good 116 FOUNDER. PIimmer and
"Pedlar" Palmer have been matched to
box at the National Sporting Club,
London, on December y, in twenty
round go"
Tommy Ryan and Jim Corbett are
likely to be matched by the Monarch
Athletic Club OF Syracuse for limited
round bout in the near future. Ryan
has told the club managers that lie
is willing 10 meet Jim in six, eight
or ten.round exhibition for scientific
points only.
Bill Hefferman, OF South Africa, whose
career was abruptly cut short in this
country by Tommy Ryan, who defeated
him easily, has been matched to box
"Dido" Plumb, crack English middle.
weight, in London next month. The
'go' is for twenl grounds at 1853 pounds
for purse and side wager.
Billy Newman has offered good.eized
purse lor Spike Sullivan to meet Tom
Broderick, OF Yonkers, in atwenty-round
bout at the opening of the Polo A. g.,
,t,,a nvIA
White, Brderick's manager, has
accepted, and articles of agreement will
be signed some time during the current
week.
Frank Erne, the Buffalo boxer, who
went to England a few months ago, has
returned. Erne did hot do any boxing
while abroad and has no matches on at
present. HE declares that he will not
do any boxing for al least month. AT
the expiration of that time, he adds, he
will be ready to tackle any lightweight
in the ring
'This lack of frankness in dealing
with the public is one OF the most serious
evils that confronts boxing, and yet it is
not to be compared to the cn~lness and
with which Cnrbett's friends
and seconds seek to Justify the conduct
of McVey on Tuesday night.
Billy Edwards, the A stralian vino
was recently defeated by the Coffee
Cooler in England,is coming to America
The Arena management has made
Tommy Ryan and Tommy West each
post forfeit for their appearance next
Friday night, and they will positively
appear and box.
The, next show of the Nonpareil Ath-
etic Club will take place on Tuesday
light, when Freddy Snyder. of Philadel-
,hia, is scheduled to meet Terry McGuv-
'rn, Of New Yorx. +,
The boxing bout between Joe Fair