Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-17
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Lively Times Promised in the Roped
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the Ball Field.

On, that Louisville had struck her gait
earlier in the season.
Prof. Jimmy De Forrest has matched
Jimmy Dever to meet Benny Leon for ten
rounds at 11S pounds on September 81.
The bout between Joe Choynski and
Bob Armstrong, which was to have taken
place in Philadelphia has been declared
off.
Tommy Ryan has notified Billy Madden
that he will box Gus Rubin and if mat
tiers can be adjusted properly the affair
will take place in Syracuse next month.
Charley McKeever and mysterious"
Billy Smith have deposited $500 as a for
felt that both will be at weight when they
come together on October 7 at the Lenox
Athletic Club.
Patsy Haley announces that the bat
tie between himself and Charles Kelly
has been clinched, and will be fought at
the Greenwood Athletic Club on Septem-
Der 20. The "go" is for twenty rounds.
James (Squirrel) Finnerty, the Ohio
featherweight, wishes an engagement,
and his manager, Joseph Marian, writes
! from Watertown to the effect that he will
post forfeit to show that he means bust
ness.
Manager Mulligan deserves great
credit for the good judgment he has
shown in arranging matches for the Louis
vile Athletic Club, and the public should
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future as it has done in the past
Charley Harvey, who is now manager
for Martin Flaherty, offers to match
Flaherty against any l26 to 1870 pounds.
In regard to George McFadden, Harvey
states that Flaherty will not meet Nc
Fadden, as he does not consider him
strong attraction.
"Kid" Hennessy, the young Limerick
pugilist, is slowly but surely advancing
among the topnotchers. This is due
great deal to his efficient manager and
trainer, James Langan, who has carefully
watched the "Kid's" interest at every
stage of the game.
Not being satisfied with the thrashing
he received at Philadelphia last Monday
night, Joe Bernstein has arranged another
contest with George Dixon. This time
the affair will be limited to twenty-five
rounds, and will take place at the Lenox
Athletic Club the latter part of November.
Jack Sicily and Jack Dougherty had
talk on Friday night, and as a result
match between Bobby Dobbs and Matty
Matthews was arranged. The mill will
take place at the Lenox Athletic Club on
October 81, and will be for twenty-five
rounds at catch weights. Both boxers
have posted $3.50 as appearance money.
There is a possibility that the contest
arranged between Jakey White and
Mike Sears, which was to take place at
the Olympic Athletic Club, Birmingham,
Eng, next month, will fall through.
Sears was to have received his expense
money last week, but up to date the
wherewithal has not arrived. Sears fig
ured on sailing Wednesday.
The new Monarch Athletic Club now
has representative in the East, and in
a letter received yesterday he informs
Manager Al Cook that he will surely
close deals whereby a number of star
season. The Monarch Club will leave
nothing undone to maintain its reputa-
ton as the leading sporting club of this
part of the country.
Prominent among the Irish American
pugilists of this country is Tommy Hogan,
the crack New York feather-weight, who
is to fight Johnny Van Heest, of Michi-
gan, before the Louisville Athletic Club
at Music Hall on the night of September
81. Hogan has been idle. for long time
in his native city where so much boxing
was going on, but his idleness was not
due to his own inclination by any means.
On the contrary he has, through his man.
ager, Mr.. p. II. Sullivan, tried every
way on earth to get Solly Smith, George
Dixon, Ben Jordan, the English cham
pion; Dave Sullivan, Joe Bernstein or in
fact any of the topnotchers in his class,
. to give him chance to prove what kind
of stuff he is made off and how he COM
pares with these stars, but they evidently
had wholesome respect for the speedy
little feathers prowess, for they gave him
a wide berth when matchmaking time
came around aud decided that it was a
q great deal better to fight among. them.
selves than to take him on. He finally
concluded to try his luck elsewhere, and
. accordingly addressed letter to Andy
. P. Mulligan, the enterpfising little Irish
, American manager of the Louisville An
: letic Club, asking him if he could induce
: any feather-weight in the world to meet
q him in twenty-four foot ring. Johnny
. Van Heest was in Chicago looking for a
match, and by chance he also wrote Null
ligan at the same time requesting match
/ with some one at his weight. Andy i'm.
, mediately recognized what a great con.
q test would result by bringing these two
; together, and he lost no time in prepar.
ing a contract for them to sign. Both
|, men accepted the terms Immediately, and
posted forfeit to guarantee their appear.
ance and to show how eager they were
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