The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-04

There is q letter at this once for Paul Kelly.
Bottle Holder, New York.-He was never champion
of the world.
Billy Stiff of Chicago and Con Doyle are matched
to box ak rounds at Chicago next Saturday night.
Jack Fox OF Brooklyn has been matched TO box
" Black Grlro' OF Cincinnati twenty rounds at 1888
pounds. No date has been selected SO far, but several
clubs have offered Inducements for the match.
@. +. r.. New York.-l: Kid Hogan and Billy Plim.
Was a draw "fter eight rounds. 2. He met george
Dixon at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 20. 1893.
and received the dicision in four rounds.
Stanton Abbott. who anne to America several
years ago as thu representative lightweight champion
OF Eng and: has retired from the ring. Abbott Is at
Inc instructor. Abbott has inquired In 800 battles
since he arrived In this country.
Al Smith yesterday received q check for 81. 900
from Parson Davies. This money was sent from
Chicago by Davi 8 as n forfeit to cover Kid McCoy's
Joe ,hoynski. As smith rs not holding McCoy's
money, lie promptly returned the check to Davies.
s. GthG'ss Charlie isn a,t s;miis'e eha MsGSs s ss.a i ss Would I'd
not pay the slightest attention to u. Mccoy said that
his money, but Mitchell treated him with s.orn, tell.
ing him to go aud get a match with q middlewoighJ
Steve Flannagan's desire to meet any bantam Will
OF Kansas city agrees to nEat him. His backer, Nike
Boy. g q Newa writes to the sux that he viii meet
side let.
greene to Tom sharkey to sign for a meeting with
the freshman. The articles call Tor a battle OF an ia.
Ueunltt NUMBER OF TOuuuS, IOF NOT IMAM SO,UuO u
slide, The referee is 10 be selected a week before tho
night. Maher has 81. 900 up In Pittsburg In support OF
this challenge.
Charley hltchell's proposition to fight Kid Mccoy
at Birmingham Tor a purse OF $1,000 brought forth y
response from I, m O'Rourke who authorized tho
Police GaEstfe to cattle an on r Of a 90 200 purse and
5000 allowance. fight to take place here. An oner OF
a $4,000 purse WAS also cauled for Pedlar Palmer to
come over and fight George Dixon.
Eddie Curry. the EAST side boxer, does not like the
IDEA OF remalning Idle; and oners to 20 against any
Smith. or Oscar Gardner. Curry thinks 10 little OF
Joe Bernste MS ability 80 q fighter that he agrees to
allow the latter 10 weigh four or hse pounds more
than himself, and also consents to make the side
wager OF four figures.
Sam Fitzpatrick and d r ordway met yesterday at
the Oils y houEe anI had quite n talk req arding un
international contest between Jack Day OF Wi.
mington and Dick BurHe. ORD promised to in
duce the National sporting Club OF London to give n
purse for the twain, ordway has cIbied to the club
In reference 10 the proposed mill aud expects to re-
ceiye "a reply some time during the week.
Dick o'Brirn. the Boston pugilist who got himsrl
In disrepute with the British sports through his poor
weeks ago, has returned TO America. o'Brirn. who
arrived sunday In company with Prof. Jimmy Kelly.
OF course gives excuses for the INDIFFERENT exhibition
of his prowcss. liz says he was MT In condition be.
h viii 20 aga INST Burgc again n the EnglIshmAn viii
meet him. O'Brieu also Iays lie would ike TO night
Kli Mccoy again.
Joe Goddard has added another defeat TO hts fast
increasing string Of %"iosts." He met Theodore Van
Duskirk. the zig Cali ornia hraNyw' light. at MaryS.
Vile. Cal, on SATURDAY night In AN eight rUund bout.
The ngL.tInH was tame UP to tic MIN round. In the
sixth Goddard was shocked down. Van Buskirk
Godda' d Mas so disappointed over the result that he
offered a tidy sum to Van Buskirk TO stand before him
for twelve rounds. An agreement may be reached
between the men for another ii;ht.