Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-27


Nights Bowling Contests Other
Sporting Matter, Local and by
Wire
The boxing fever is running high in
Wheeling just now. A few months
ago the Metropolitan Athletic Club
had no rival as a promoter OF contests
with the gloves, but within the pres
ent week two very clever exhibitions
have taken place under the auspices
Of other organizations. The next con-
test to take place in the arena OF the
Metropolitan Club will be between
Jack Bonner and Nick Burley, next
Tuesday night.
The men are evenly matched, and
the best evidence of their standing is
the fact that the winner will be
matched against Creedon, who recent
" fought kid" Mccoy. A great
amount of local interest was mani
tested in Bonner's fight with AcCar-
thy in New York State Tuesday night.
No information concerning the battle
was received here until yesterday. 1t
was stopped by the police in the nine
teenth round. Reports say that it was
tame for fifteen rounds, and that Bon
ner did all the leading, but his Oppo-
nent made good defense. 1t was
declared draw.
Nick Burnley is a native of Nevada,
and has met and defeated many good
men. He began his career on the
coast. and fought several battles in
Honolulu He fought draw with
"Izid" Mccoy in Troy, n. Y. Bonner
also has fine record, with several
draws. but no defeats marked up
against him One of his draws was
also with Mccoy, in six rounds.
Eddie Bowers. of Columbus. chal-
lenged Joe Bruner, Of Cincinnati, just
before the Farragher-Stolzer contest
in Bridgeport Tuesday night. Bruner
accepted the challenge Bowers is we'll
known in Wheeling and is q very
clever boxer He is slightly heavier
than Bruner, but if the two men can
agree upon weights. it is likely that
q match will be made, and as the cir
Gus bills say, lit viii be worth going
TO see"
Farragher and Stozer will have no
difficulty in getting other matches in
this vicinity. Charlie Burns, Of Gin
cinnati, is anxious to meet either man.
and is confident of winning in the
event that he is successful in making
a match. John Bowen was defeated
by StclZer before the NJ A. c., and
thinks he can win if given another
chance. He claims TO have fought
"Buck" with one hand and made an
excellent showing. If Stolzer viii not
meet him. he is willing to take on
Farragher. He will post forfeit at
any time.
An Eastern paper says: The quick
way in which Peter Maher put Yank
Kenney to sleep in less than one round
in Philadelphia on Friday night is
still being talked about by the sport
ing men all over the country at the
present time, and everyone is sympa
thizing with Sarsaparilla Reilly and
certain doctor, a member of the New
York Athletic Club, who thought they
had a worldbeater in Kenney and
fed the fighter on three square meals
a day Now that Yank has severed
his connections with the fighting bus
mess it would not be bad idea for
him to put in an application for the
police department or become an actor.
1t was certainly q shame for Maher
" oFptl NSLHt. . lulutc, LOl ne Hon
expected to travel around the country
as brother or q ringer for Corbett.
Al. Ducase and Joe Bruner met last
light, and became engaged in an ar
gument concerning Monday nights
contest at the Beabout Club. Ducase
claimed that he was instructed to go
easy" for ten rounds The argument
esulted in the two bantams signing
lrticles of agreement in the Register
office for a contest Of twenty rounds
,r more before the Bridgeport Athletic
Club on Tuesday night. February 9Th
They are to weigh 105 pounds, and the
referee will be chosen at the iingside.
Oucase left for his home, and Bruner
viii commence training at once BTu-
ner stated later that Eddie Bowers
wants to meet MIN at lis pounds,
which is ten pounds over his weight.
He is willing to compromise and meet
Bowers at 10 pounds. after his con-
test with Ducase, which he is confident
of winning.
Eddie Gardner, a brother of Oscar
is in the city. and will go on in one
OF the preiminaries in the 122 pound
class, at the NJ A, c. next Tuesday
night
"Buzzy" Auber has issued chal-
lenge TO kid" Baker to box fifteen
rounds or more for a decision, each
to weigh 112 pounds.
INTERSTATE GOSSIP.
What the Different Teams Are Doing and
propose DoinS.
Nothing has been heard from Man