The sun., 1898-01-02
SELF -. aNSE.

Bob FitzsimmOns and Jim Corbett are
getting substantial returns for their
challenges and counter-cllallcnges. Their
box-office receipts are increasing rapidly
Peter Maher does not talk much about
represent heavy weight tangle, but says
ne is ready to meet any Of them, from
Fitzsimmons down.
Young as he is, Kid Mccoy can give
Jim Corbett points on advertising Nc
Coy has made good start for a novice.
After challenging Ftzsimmons he ought
to be willing to fight Joe Choynski, a
man who knows more in a minute about
puglism than Ceedon does in an hour.
Mccoy would do a popular thing if he
were to cover Choynski's $1,000 in a
busness-like way.
Jack Bennett has been matched to box
six rounds with Charles McKeeyer at
the Arena on Friday, January 7. This
will be the first meeting between the two
boxers.
1t is probable that the Arenas future
shows will be held on Fridays instead
Of Mondays, as heretofore.
The Olympic Club, Athens, Pa, has
signed "Mysterious' Billy Smith and
Joe Walcott to box fifteen rounds on
January II.
Tom O'Rourke is advertising Walcott
as a welter- weight fighter in a manner
that is making the sporting world smile
and wink the other eye. Walcott recent
ly was unable to whip "kid" Lavinge,
yet it is said o. Rourke has posted for
felt for fight with Mccoy Before
Walcott reaches such high game he
should defeat "Kid' Lavinge and Billy
West and few others first.
There is considerable ground for the
belief that when he gets ready for the
fight Dan Stuart will have no difficulty
in obtaining the signatllresSof Nb Fitz-
simmons and Jim Corbctt. Y
The challenge issued by Ccrbett yes-
terday received an icy reception at the
hands Of the champion, who again
Haunted before the defeated Californian
the stercoyred command, so often used
by himself, "Go thon and get reputa-
tom Martin Julian, who is now the
official niouthpicce of the Fitz combna-
ton, said: 'Corbc,, wants the blttle,
and the only way he can get it is to
show lis that he is entitled to another
meeting. Fitzsimmons challenged him
several times while he was nothing but
niodIe eight champion. He was told
in reply to 60 out and got a reputation.
Corbett has beaten nobody but old men
and cripples Now we tell him to beat
some good man before he can expect to
get attention. We name Peter Mahcr as
Il good man Tor him to beat. This
will be our position from this time on
parson Davis, for Joe Choynski, has
issued the following ultnlatum in an
swer to Kid McCoy's announcement that
he would meat the Californian ut 1862
pounds. ".J"e Chnynski will fight Kid
Mccoy at catch weights at any place and
at any tim, FRA pl'> % ) % ,'.ir!.
lie will agree to no particular weight
Prospects for Il meeting between the two
pugists, therefore, are not very bright
at present.
Kid McCoy's challenge to meet any
middewcight in the world will not 60
a-begging, it appears, for BESIDES Joe
Choynski there are several othcr boxers
who want to meet him. Joe Walcutt,
the colorcd wondcr,iS the latest to accept
MrCoy's dcf and it is probably very
much in earnest about it. for his mana
ger, Tom VR,urkc has posted 5000 in
New York to bring about the mill.
Mccoy does not think it worth while
to consider the Walcott offer, as the cDl-
orrd man has been twice whipped by
Kid Lavigne, Il lightweight, and twice by
Tommy West, a nliddlewcight. And he
{ Mccoy put Tommy West to sleep in
two rounds.
Pugili$t Corbctt says that G will not
fight in New York, because tistic exhibi-
tions ar, in violation Of the laws Of that
State.
Two women from New York witnessed
IL prize-fght at Bridgeport, Conn. and
one of them tainted when first blood
was drawn.