The times., 1898-01-05
AMONG THE PUGII1STS.

Gus Rubin seems to have made n
prea; impression as a boxer and fighter
iR st. Louis.
III there is not a fight between Maher
and Sharkey now, it certainly VIII not
be Maher's fault.
Jack Bonner, of Philadelphia, has de-
posited 500 as a guarantee of good faith
Tor match with Dan Creedon-
Tommy west aud Dan Murphy, the
Connecticut welter-weight, have been
matched TO hoN twenty rounds at Water
bury on January 20
Dal Hawkins says that he is coming
East from san Francisco in search of a
fight with Frank Erne. Hawkins is the
man who defeated Martin Flaherty at
Carson City ywithone punch.
Kid McPartlaud and Kid Lavigne may
meet in New Orleans some time next
mouth in limited round hout- The
Tulane Athlete Club of that city, is " Hing
to give purse for the two.
The Buffalo ministers committee an
nounces that under the decision of the
Supreme Court it win prosecute all per
sons taking part in hoXing matches in
Buffalo in future where an admission
fee is charged
a Marysville, Cal. dispatch says: In
the eight round contest between Joe God
dard and Theodore Van Buskirk, Referee
Colford a wartled the decision TO the latter.
The fighting was tame up TO the fifth
round. Goddard was Knocked down in
the sixth. At the close OF the fight God
dard offered TO knock Van Buskirk out in
twelve rounds, and 1t is possible an agree
Inent may be reached between the men for
a fight
Billy Plimmer, who was looked upon
as the greatest bantam-weight in Eng
land until ne was defes ted by Pedlar
Palmer, and who has not fought since
he was defeated by Sammy Kelly in Eng
land a year ago, is anxious to get a
match with any good boy at his weight,
and has deposited $3.50 in Engla nd is a
forfeit for fight with either Joe Elnls
or Patsy Haley, of America; George Can
field, OF Sheffield, or VIII CuTley, OF Eng
land.
Kid Mcfarland, the lightweight boxer,
who is in Buffalo at present, is OF the
opinion that Kid Mccoy can whip any
man of his weight i'll the world today.
The Kid says that Mccoy would have
bat that he would have a hard task in
wirning from Bob Fitzsimmons at any
weight. MCFARLAND was TO have been
matched TO meet Owen Ziegler, of Phil
adelphia, at the Olympic Athletic Club, of
Buffalo, in q few days, but as the fight
ing game in that city is practically dead
the arrangements have therefore fallen
through.
An Eastern sporting authority says:
There is considerable ground for the be-
lief that when he gets ready for tis,
fight Dan Stuart W i'll have no difficulty in
obtaining the signatures of Bob Fitzsim-
mons and Jim Corbett- When FitZ and
Corbett fought at Carson City the inside
story of the kaleidoscope was not made pub
lie. The fight was really made for the
benefit of the ficture-making machine,
and, of course, il was stipulated that tie
two men would not do anything for at
least year TO destroy The nioney-making
value of the pictures. Another fight fol-
lowing right on the heels of the one al Car
son City would have ruined the pictures
that Stuart caused 10 be made. Stuart has
made good thing out of the picturesof that
fight, and Just as soon as the public gets
tired OF them he proposes TO have another
series. In few months. or before then,
it is likely that he VIII ask Fitz for his
signature. and Fitz will ollige him like
a little man.
Dick 0'Brien, the American middle
weight pugilist, who lost his fight with
Dick Barge, at the Olympic Club, Biz
mingham, on an alleged foul, lisciaims
any intention 10 purposely have the de-
cision rendered against him to get even
with his hackers for having withdrawn
his stake money. In q letter to the Po-
lice Gazette he says: Il am utterly at
a loss TO explain why / am accused of
having done this. ! admit I was not
in the best of condition, owing TO |
brief spell OF sickness which prevented
my training as careful as usual. Under |
the circumstances, j would have been
justified in not fighting at all, but / |
have never disappointed the public, and |
determined not 10 do so in this instance |
IL i could crawl into the ring. L made |
as good showing as possible, and really |
believe l should have won but for the 1
accidental blow which I gave Burge as |
he was going down. and which was in /
NO sense Intentional