The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-04
MCCOY MAY TRIM HERE
TERMS .s'OR TEE FIGHT SETTLED
wITE THE CLUB AT COLUMBUS.
The Carnival at TomlinsOn Hall To-
Night, with George siIer
as Referee.

All the details for the championship fight
between kid" Mccoy and Gus Rubin
have been arranged. Homer Selby was at
Columbus, o.. Saturday and the terms
were settled with the club which is to have
the affair in hand The fight will take
place on the evening of May 4, just month
from to-day, and will be for twenty
rounds or to finish 1t is said there will
be no objection made by the police to a
finish fight, and this is what the spectators
will expect to see. The fight will take place
in a hail with a seating capacity of 5000
and with accommodate for 5000 more.
Good offers for the fight were made by
several clubs. One of the most favorable
was from the Athens Club, of Philadelphia
The clubhouse is located nine miles from
the city and will accommodate less people
than the Columbus hall 1t is thought that
Rubin will draw we'll in Columbus from
the fact that his home is in Ohio. Mccoy
will probably make arrangements to 90 MS
training for the fight in this city.
After the fight with Rubin, If he Is not
defeated, Mccoy viii make matches with
Chomski, Peter Maher and Steve O'Don-
nell, and will then try to force Fitzsimmons
to meet him. He says he is willing to fight
these men two weeks apart.
An event on the programme Of the 'Kid"
Mickey athletic carnival tonight, which
will be of much interest to local adj
mirers of athletics, is the wrestling match
between Sam Murbarger, of this city, and
doc" Payne, McCoy's sparring partner
Payne is a professional fighter. but ranks
as an amateur on the mat, having never
wrested for money. He claims to have
thrown all the best amateurs, some OF
whom he found in the big Eastern colleges
He is recognized as the amateur champion.
He thinks he can throw Marbarger in fif-
teen minutes, and has posted 500 as for
felt in case he fails.
Jimmy Blackwell of this city, has de-
clined to go on in a four-round go with
"Billy" Layton, of st. Louis, and Layton
has been matched with Tommy CaVa-
naugh.
Jack Davis, the Memphis lightweight, who
has been making this city his home for
year will meet Tommy" Cavanaugh. Of
Buffalo. Davis has done little fighting re-
Gently, and has had no desire to, as he has
q snug income and does not have to follow
the profession. But he keeps. up the pugi.
lists training faithfully, and is as much OF
fighter now as when he whipped all
Corners few years ago. His friends here
have been anxious to see him In combat
with a man worthy of his metal, and they
will now have that opportunity:
negro whom he knocked out at the recent
carnival, another chance. Canady has en-
gagged in one fight since he met Payne,
knocking out a Chicago colored heavy
weight, and has participated in some exhic
billions. He has trained with the idea or
meeting Payne again. He claims he was
not in condition the other time. or he could
have whipped Payne. Payne will also fight
Punch" Campbell, OF this city, four rounds.
The star event of .. the carnival ar will will
be the go between kid" Mccoy and
Dan Nelson Nelson has lately laid
claim to the heavyweight championship Of
Indiana and Ohio. The championship of
Ohio was held by Rubin, but he has now
claimed a bigger honor. and Nelson is the
next in line for the state championship.
Nelson is almost as large as Rubin, and
is said to be clever.
The amusing and entertaining battle
royal will be feature of the carnival.
Five young colored men will enter the ring
at once and the one to stay last will receive
q prize.
Homer Selby last night received kilograms
from Referee Siler. Nelson, Cavanaugh and
Layton, all stating positively that they
would be here tonight.