Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-10
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Paddy German, of Australia wishes
to box Tom Williams again.
Seybold of the Richmonds leads the
Atlantic League in home runs.
Mike Sears, who has been matched to
meet Jabez White at Birmingham, Eng,
sailed for the other side on Wednesday.
1t is said that Joe Walcott and Kid
Lavigne have agreed to meet in twenty
five-round bout at San Francisco next
December.
Frank Selee signed James Smith, for
merly shortstop for Hartford and Fall
River. Smith is said to be fine infelder
and good hitter.
Spider Kelly, of San Francisco, has
written a.letter to Spike Sullivan, asking
the latter to come to San Francisco and
meet him in limited round bout
Ten games were won and sixty-nine
runs were scored by the Baltimore in the
series against the Pittsburgs, the latter
players WINNING ,iisass-gasases and crossi<sz
the rubber thirty-four times.
"Black Griffo," the colored pugilist,
from Cincinnati, who was vanquished by
Otto Sieloff, says that the poor showing
which he made on Saturday night was
due to the strained tendon in the left
hand.
1t has been decided that the New Works
will play the Washingtons at Weehawken
next Sunday and the New Yorks and
Brooklyns will meet there week from
that day. Both games are postponed
contests.
Terry McGoverD and Casper Leon have
been matched to box twenty rounds at
ll2 pounds before the club donating the
best purse. Mike Small, of England, is
also ready to box McGovern either in this
country or abroad.
The date of the bout between Johnny
Van Heest and Tommy Hogan which is
to take place before the Louisville Ath-
letic Club, has been changed to Septem-
Der 81, in order to give the men more
time to get in condition.
Jim Franey, the former lightweight,
who is to tackle Australian Jimmy Ryan
before the Kentucky Athletic Club Sep
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Cincinnati and has already commenced
his training for the bout.
A match between Kid Lavigne and
Tommy Tracey has been clinched. Tho
battle is set for San Francisco in OctoberE
In making his matches the sports wonde
why Lavigne has ignored Jack Dal
with whom he has boxed two draws.
"Spike" Sullivan has notified Franz
Moran, his manager, to withdraw thu
81 900 forfeit which he posted some time
ago to meet Kid Lavigne. The reason
Spike gives for taking down his money
is that Lavigne has made arrangements
to meet other boxers in preference to
himself.
Although Kid Lavigne is the favorite
in the betting in his coming contest with
Frank Erne, which will be decided at the
Hawthorne, Buffalo, on next Monda
night, Erne's admirers are not back
| WdIQ Will huOli Ndoh. Vic DundAO' okQlM
has wagered So to $500 that Erne
knock Lavigne out.
If Tommy Ryan fails to get
match with either mysterious"
Smith, Dan Creedon or some of
cracks in the middleweight class h
tends to take trip to England. A
cuse sport has offered to pay all
Ryan's expenses if he will accompal
him to the other side.
II is now said that Arthur Irwin, the,
well-known base ball manager, has pur-,
chased an interest in the Washington
Club and will help to strengthen thq
team with Out6elder Freeman and several
other members of his Toronto team.
Irwin has some friends interested with
him in the new venture.
The match between Bobby Dobbs and
Kid Robinson at Music Hall last Mon
day night proved much more interesting
than was anticipated. Dobbs put his
man out, but not until the nineteenth
round Up to this point there was some
very lively work by beth men. Dobbs
finally caught the Kid with altSemsuuu
dous smash on the jaw that floor
aid he was counted out.