The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-07
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
RING FOLLOWERS WANT TO HAZE
LOCAL CLUBS ~LIOENSED.

nall, and Rotchrord Not Rntitled 70 Fight for
the Championahip-A Messenger Boys let
ter TO champion FitEslmmons-Taie Deter
mIned to stand by tho New London Course.
Tho attitude Of tho Police Board toward local
bo.ing clubs is awaited with interest by tho
,portlng public. Tho fact that each club de.
,irous of giving shows In the future must So
cure a now license from tho board puts all OF tho
local promoters on tho same basis. William
Newman, manager of the Polo A. c., which
vas prevented from holding tho Kelly
Rotchford bout on Wednesday night because
A license secured from former Mayor Strong
an Dec. 80 was declared. void under tho now
charter. mado formal application yesterday to
the board for n now license. Tho Commission
ers, after considering tho matter in executive
s,ssion, referred 1t 10 Chief McCullaRh. The
latter would make no announcement as to what
policy he would adopt. Tho Chief, however,
notified tho Greonpoint Sporting Club yesterday
that its license. like that Of the Polo A. c., was
not legal, and 1t would havo to ask
for q new one. As tho club has a
few bouts scheduled for next Monday
night, tho officials will apply to the board to-
day for q permit. II tho board and Chief Nc
Cullagh decide to license these clubs Il is almost
certain that there will DO other applications
from individuals who have been waiting to find
out which way the wind blows. Many sporting
men who claim to know say that IL any
licenses arc issued they will DO limited
IN number and the clubs that receive them will
be under strict police surveillance. The Police
Commissioners arc non-committal on the sub
feet of boxing, and 30 is Chief McCullagh, but
when the latter was an Inspector he never in.
terfered with glove bouts until they reached q
point where brutality was apparent. Followers
OF the ring say they hope that clubs, well organ.
lied and managed by competent fistic experts.
will DO permitted to exist.
II is quito probable that II Kelly and Rotch-
ford had been able to fight on Wednesday night
the arena of the Polo A. G. would have been
packed, despite the exorbitant prices for tickets.
The managers estimated that they would have
had q $4,000 house il their license had not been
knocked in the head by the police. The bout
had been arranged for twenty rounds at 116
pounds, and was carded as q championship
Kelly and Rotchford are cracking. good
boys at their weight, however. their ''go" could
ner of the battle would not have been regarded
BY the sports as superior to little Dave Sullivan
P p nEs' in England MRT fes suiiiyan tSuf Two Victories fsaaae
stamped him as the best lad Of his weight in
would be .. fayorite- in. the betting. suiIi.
n Eaa ali II the n salms IN on ord rN 70 land iy 3 psea w s S41ss
that can bring q knockout. Though not a
S shhS wsis eSSFe and !; Is sui IL = he hard Is d p ISnisns5i ap litter for
TKeliy and Rockford could decide the ques.
ton. a battle between the winner and
S Sns I ssPorss sT Dixon e s. ln ssss o %sl e from Els i1s
& H. ,H tit RSa Of fsat Hna ReES hssn sha%piSn 'ie 81 t S1
world. A fstic championship cannot DO lost in
tho ring, acsordine to an PTrecedents. unless a
tho sponge, or he commits o foul.
sun p olsee i hsle HisRt % and iefs tS Msle ccm anso aan
ton, written by himself, to be forwarded to
Champion ~Fitzsimmons:
let yoa Know how ! siwsys think p d' You nj always
i: wss ysa + ! w sos% sSSs' 6 sSS aHa again sSic Just to sH sseW "
the public that you are mot afraid of any one in the
ss no. H y eoa ssssa ' % i isss him in' once Rsspl sos ss.' 6 Sss
bert advertised that ~ would give you q 600
. ,as 5ISs; &. s5,S g oJ g y + :. az ssi. ass , sstea Tss,,i e 4 ,hi s s.
yet you hesitate. I've always read books about
s1S ~ fixed sS you WV When 9 yS yoa was S,'G pas up fo an q h 4 q;
for corbc;t they put in The paper Fits,s deadly rish!
won so cents. Could mot bet any more. because nm
ring. bob. for | win Be good luck for you. II you are
going sons tel nghs far nav way ts send i me 2 ticket =, Or let me
that you win meet him any time. YoUa FsIEsD.
~P.s.-Please answer. Bob. ] am 10 years old.
The letter has been sent to EItz by mail.
1t is generally believed that Tom Burns Of
Springfield, Mass. will manage the Chicagos
John n0 Z. Chapman spasnn' at n Merid es's and as seetS3h HIM SRo Il
fields. Burns did not say that he was going to
his old stand this year. which Is taken to mean
that he has accepted an offer from James A.
ter has made nsstH't the u st ate Hals1 hat ei he co una not
secure a better, man, than Burns, and that
the latter t would probably be engaged in the
ment Of Arson as manager of the st. Louis club
i Siit doubtless o. o 7 =, Pave ,Sn hI the way for o. Burns: The
base for Chicago in the days oil. Williamson.
was Xnson's hsip;m nteeih Il; fhialn ndi I%a the 6of teama no
A baseball crank, who has a fondness for keep
was talked of ali over the country. On Sept. 90.
d dSsd. y a game betTsen tho Detroits and an
record HsaSr I that has sSI Seldom Hnafbt been e eeuaiied % bS spS a
George Weidman. nd he put out twenty-threo
went out on strikes. and tho other three were
hipped at the plate. Bennett also had three assists
is living at Detroit, where he has built up
prosperous cigar business. He lost both legs in
2 railroad accident several years ago. just at a
lI ~ - w bio ShiOCI vi nc
diamond as q member of the Boston team. Ben
nett and Buck Ewing were the two greatest
catchers in the country ten years ago, and their
EQUALS have yet to be found In the professional
fale' Murphy. once noted rs the short stop
the New Works, Is coaching the University OF
pennsylvania baseball candidates. Ho says he
expects to have IA formidable team In the field.
y only three OF last years nine-Blakely,
n4ight, and Hoffer-have graduated. Murphy
will inaugurate a new system OF batting in tho
cage next week. He will instruct his pupils to
use an easy swing. and under no circum-
s snn according 70 his theory, is there
cla lns player (, ~, must catch the bat" Murphy dc;
atthe ball rather than swing at it. This will on
noe him to hit to right field as freely as to left,
mus facilitating the hit and rum game. BY
t tns ! hope to do away with The old plan of hit
sWahaidates under Murphy. He is u brother to !
"iAe Murphy. the 'varsity's athletic trainer.
JACK Chapman, the, well,known baseball man.
sser. who Is located at Meriden, Is running n
s.ooTiieI polo team there this winter in what IL
eia = y the Southern New England League. The
iin S9it CONSISTS Of Meriden, New Britain, Wal.
JJngi9rd. New Haven. and Waterbury, and