The sun., 1898-11-11
AMONGST THE ATHLETES
Spicy Items Taken From the Latest
Happenings in the Roped Arena
and Oh the Field of Ath.
letics-.Wilmington's In.
teresting Budget.
SELF DEFENCE.

Frank B0lien, one of the cleyerest
boxers Wilmington ever turned out, has
started boxing school at room Is, Nc.
Vey Building. He will be open to give
lessons on Monday, Wednesday and Fri.
day evenings between the hours of and
10o'clock. All who would like to learn
the art of self defence would do we'll to
call on Mr.. Bollen.
A weird rumor is vending its way
among the would-be workers Of wonders.
1t is to the effect that Bob Fitzsimmons
is ready to make another match.
Mysterious Billy Smith and Joe Wal.
colt clash in a 25.round go at the Lenox
Club, on December 6. They box at
catch-weights.
| The 25-round bout between George
Dixon and Oscar Gardner, the Omaha
Kid, will be decided at the Lenox Ath-
letic Club on November 20.
George Dixon continues to rule favorite
in the betting at 100 to 80 for his fight
with Dave Sullivan at the Lenox Athletic
Club tonight.
Willie Pierce, the well-known Boston
sporting authority, will probably sign
Tim Kerns to meet Maurice Rosenberg
at boxing show to be given at the HUI
at an early date.
Jim Curran will meet Tom Brode rick
at the Pelican Athletic Club on Saturday
night.
Bert Lawson, OF Maine, is matched to
fight Jack Burke, of Lynn, Mass, before
the Eastport A. G., Eastport, Me. for a
$500 purse.
Joe Bernstein and Billy Whistler, the
two clever lightweights, should prove a
good drawing card for the Eureka A. c.,
at Baltimore tonight.
Oscar Gardiner did not find Frank
Bradley an easy mark in their six-round
fight at the Globe Wednesday evening.
Honors were even at the end of the
bout.
Oscar Gardner is the MANAGER of the
Bridgeport Athletic Club, of Wheeling,
w. Va. The club obtains its name from
a suburb of Wheeling. But Oscar con-
tinues to fight, just the same.
Reports from Philadelphia say that
Tommy Ryan kept we'll away from Jack
Bonner in their six-round bout on Tues
day night. Why should he not have
done so? A guarantee of money and Bon
ner's right always in sight! Pretty smart
peiple is Ryan.
The Arena A. c., has at last signed
Charley Mckeever and Mysterious Billy
Smith for a six round bout at the Arena
on Friday. The local man will then en-
deavor to obtain his revenge for the last
time they met.
Joe Goddard, the Barrier champion,
has been signed to meet three men next
week at the Quaker City A. c., of Phila.
delphia. On Monday night he will be
pitted against Jack Becker, Wednesday
he will face Charley Strong, of Newark,
and on Saturday his opponent will be
Walter johnson.
Matty Matthews has been matched to
fight Mike Leonard twenty rounds before
the Palace Athletic Club, of Bridgeport,
Conn.,, on November %. Leonard has
been out of the game for some time, but
the "Beau Brummel' has been taking
the best of care of himself, and expects
to have no trouble in disposing of few
aspirants for lightweight honors.
Two of the cleverest featherweights in
the world, Dave Sullivan and George
Dixon, will do battle at the Lenox Athle.
tic Club this evening. Dixon has an in
reputation and was for long
time champion of the world and is
natural fighter, as well as a scientific
boxer