The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-19
Gossip of tho Ring.

G. G. c.. New Yort.-He was born at RalifAr. Nova
Scotia, on July 20. 1870.
1t was said yesterday that Steve o'Donnell has been
engaged as boxing instructor at Harvard.
Bob Armstrong and Joe Goddard have been
matched to box twenty-five rounds before ono of the
local clubs.
Matthew Matthews and Tommy Ryan will meet In
a twenty.hye-round bout at the LenoX A. G. on next
Friday night.
good lightweight. Petersen is willing to box Sam
Tonkins again.
Jimmy Leonard. the lightweight boxer. is in town.
He has been Oh the road during the summer and in
now in great shape.
Billy Lavigne yesterday wrote from Denver that he
has matched hlu iAVigne 10 Do1 an unknown AZ
Frisco next month.
Tom sharkey has secured training quarters at Bay
Ridge. and will do his work there for his coming
contest with jim corbett.
olsper Leon taid yesterday that he has been
matched to meet Harry Forbes IN Chicago in = six
round bout on next Saturday night.
Charlie Johnson of st. Paul and Andy Walsh have
the local clubs next Saturday night.
George Dixon. win or lose with Dave Sullivan, will
go West and meet Oscar Gardner in Cleveland and
Young" Pluto in San Francisco. Both bouts are
for twenty rounds.
Charlie Kelly would like to meet Patsy Haley again.
Kelly thinks that his defeat by Haley last Friday
night was in the nature OF an accident. and believes
that II he gets another chance he can easily turn the
tables.
1t was reported yesterday that the Greater New
in the ClAremont Avenue Rink. brooklyn: An effort
Is said to be under way to have the clubs license
II sammy, Kelly defeats. Oscar Gardner. the
Omaha Kid" at the LenOG A. c. on Oct. IS. he will
be matched TO box Billy Plimmer. The little English
man yesterday cabled to Martin Bowling asking him
to match him against Kelly or any good lIo.pounder,
Billy Phelon called at THE Sun Office last night and
said that he would match Billy Stift OF Chicago
against Dan Creedon. Jack Bonner. or any good mid.
dlew eight in the business. Phelon has also g Kid"
Rauca under, his wing, and is eager to match him
against n good bantam.
Jack DAILY returned to town yesterday from SYRIA
cuse, He says that he had quite an easy task OF 1t
whipping Jenny Curran at Syracuse Monday night.
He has made arrangements to go to San Francisco
with his manager. sam Fitzpatrick. some time next
week. While there he will try ana induce Kid
LAyigne to meet him. DAILY may also stop over at
Chicago and box George kerwin six rounds.
LOUISVILLE. Oct. ls.-It took Tom lansing of this
city just twelve rounds TO knock out. Dick Moore OF
~. Paul, before the Monarch A. &. last night. The
fighting was fast throughout. hnt at no time was tho
local man in danger. Vi TO the hnal round neither
man seemed to snner from the fast going, Mo ro
relied mainly on left jAtR. while lansing had a right
swing that was always dangerous. About the middle
OF the twelfth round lansing started matters going
with q left swing on the jaw, following II up with u
right on the same place. A left jab ON the point OF
tho jaw put Moore down for the limit. The prelimi-
nary, between Gus BeIenall ard Willie Mack, both
OF Cincinnati, was decided a draw.