The sun., 1898-11-12
SELF DEFENCE.

There is some talk OF holding an anna
teur boxing tournament here in the near
future. What do you think of it, sports?
The contests will be on the level and red
hot.
Where is Jack Ward, who this time
last year seemed to be conner? He is a
member OF the First Delaware and has
jrst got back from Camp Meade.
That boxing school that Frank Bollen
has started seems to have bright future
before it.
All you separated sports get together
and we will have another Warren Ath-
letic Club. This amt no kid.
Isidor Strauss hand is getting in shape
again and he will soon be able to re-
sumo boxing.
'Mysterious Billy" Smith is the fav-
orite for the coming match with Tommy
West, which takes place at Bridgeport,
Conn, on next Monday night.
Joe Cans has been engaged to box six
nights next week at Baltimore variety
theatre, meeting all corners in the light
weight class. The week following he
meets all comers at Washington thea
tire.
Jack Becker, the big young black
smiths helper, champion of Baldwln's
Locomotive Works, who is to box Joe
Goddard on Monday night, is training
every day at the Quaker City Athletic
Clubs gymnasium"
Joe Cans profited by his victory over
Kid Mcfarland better the purse that
was hung up. He was given many
presents. One admirer gave him 500.
Others gave him smaller amounts, and
presented him with jewelry. Among
the other gifts were cane with a
diamond in the handle. Tiny Williams,
the well-known jockey, gave him sill
ver-mounted umbrella. Cans victory
caused big commotion among the col
ored "four hundred" of Baltimore.
Mysterious Billy Smith will meet
Tommy West in twenty-round 60 at
Bridgeport, Conn, next Monday.
Tim Callahan has signed to meet
George Munroe after his fight with Terry
McGovern at the Greenwood A. G.,
Brooklyn.
Jack Fox, of Brooklyn, has been sub
stituted in place of Tom Broderick to
meet Jim Curran, of England, at the
Pelican A. c. tonight. Broderick is
sick, but hopes to be about soon.
Joe Goddard is confident of defeating
Jack Mccormick in their siX-round bout
at the Nonpareil this evening. The
Barrier champion is in excellent condi-
tion, and should put up good bout.
Joe Bernstein and Billy Whistler met
at the Eureka Club, of Baltimore, Thurs
day night, and furnished one of the best
bouts seen in that neighborhood for a
long time. The contest was decided a
draw, although Whistler had shade the
better OF the argument.
Owing to unavoidable circumstances,
mysterious Billy Smith, who was
matched to box Charley McKeever, at
the Arena last night was unable to
60 on and Young Mahoney took Ibis
place.
The match between Black Critic and
Hugh McWinter, which was to have
come off at Scranton on the 18th inst,
has been cancelled by the American
Sporting Club for the reason that
the McWinters people failed to post a
forfeit for appearance. 1t was due yes
terday.
Joe Hopkins, OF New York, and Eddie
Santry, of Chicago, have signed articles
to meet IN six-round bout before the
American Sporting Club, of Chicago, on
26.
There are men in New York city who
consider that Joe Cans is the best light.
weight who has fought since the days OF
Jack McAuliffe. 1t can also be said that
this view is disputed by more than one
Billy Phelon, of Chicago, yesterday
Owen Ziegler, of Philadelphia,
to meet George Kerwin, the "mystery,"
in St. Louis on November 26. The bat
tie will be for twenty rounds. Phelon
has also arranged ''go" between
Johnny Ritchie and Patsy Haley on the
same night.
Bob Fitzsimmons, who is now in Chi
cago, made a staten ent to the effect that
if Sharkey and Corbett fight "on the
level" and if the Maher- Mccoy match
takes place, he will agree to fight If the
winners o. these two contests come to-
gether. Fiz says he weighs l7S pounds,
but can easily get down to l5S pounds.