The sun., 1898-02-06
SELF DEFENCE,

George Cole, of Philadelphia, and Jim
Janey, of Baltimore, will meet in Wash
ington on February %.
The Tuxedo Athletic Club will not give
a show in this city next week. This is
on account of death in Manager Nose
ley's family. The date of the next show
will be announced shortly.
The Mercer county Grand Jury, of New
Jersey, has decided that the Palace Club,
of Trenton, has not violated the law bv
overstepping the narrow line which d.
vides scientific sparring from prize fight
ing.
Jim Jeffries and Joe Goddard have
signed to box fifteen rounds before the
Oakland (Cal. } A. G. on February l5.
Marty McCue, of New York, is to fight
in San Francisco on February s and Feb
ruary 16. He will then return East to
challenge either O'Donnell, Bernstein,
White, Curry or Dixon at l2l pounds.
Eighteen New York clubs have applied
to the Police Commissioners for licenses.
ri can only say that we are in sight of
the applications" said President York
yeaterday, land will probably be ready
within the next few days, possibly Mon.
day, to send out the blanks that we wish
filled out and returned"
1t is reported that Tom o. O'Rourke has
leased the Ice Palace in New York,
where Brady's Palace A. C. was located
last year. O'Rourke denied the state.
ment, but he is believed to have some.
thing up his sleeve.
Dick OBrien and the Harlem Coffee
Cooler" have signed to box twenty
rounds before the Cleveland A. c., of
Cleveland, o., within the next three
months. Each has posted $3.50 and they
will weigh in at l5S pounds.
Bobby Dobbs and Bib Kane are to box
twenty rounds at Scranton, Pa, on Feb.
ruary %.
Bubby Pierce of this city would like to
meet some good 100 h., boy at the Tux.
edo Athlethic Clubs next show in this
city.
When Mr.. Jim Corbett became con-
vinced that Mr.. Bob Fitzsimmons would
not risk another meeting with him, and
the retore retired from the ring, it was
hoped that the sporting world would be
freed from all the idiotic discussions
relative to champion and championships
but, alas! such is not the case. Dan
Stuart has started Mccoy on a new tack
by saying he is the champion of the
world, and Mccoy fooIishly believes he
is. Stuart says Fitz has retired, as also
has Corbett and the next best man is
"kid' Mccoy. When, or how, is not
clear, even to McCoy's stanchest admir-
ers.
Frank Childs, the colored boxer who
beat big Bob Armstrong at Chicago last
Saturday night, is much sought after.
Before his victory over Armstrong lie
had little reputation. He is five feet
nine and one-half inches tall and is
hard hitter, it is said. Chils is to re-
ceive a chance against Joe Butler of Phil
adelphia in few weeks ut Chicago.
In San Francisco las, night Frank
McCulnell OF that city, man practical
y unknown in the boxing world, and {
who recently graduated from the anna
eur ranks, outpointed and outfought
young Critic, the Australian boxer before
he Olympia Club. The contest was a
fifteen round affair.
Dan Creedon thinks that Mccoy would ,
rot last long enough against Bob Fitz- +
mmons to get up persp'aion. t
The contest between Joe ChoynSki and 1
Tut Ryan, set to come off before the |
empire Club in San Francisco, next t
thursday evening, is off, and as far as t
he Empire Club is concerned, as that +
rganization has gone ont Of existence.