Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
RATHER TAME FIGHT
JIM THOMAS AND SAM BENNETT GO
TEN MILD ROUNDS.
VERY LITTLE DAMAGE DONE.
KID MCCOY TO CLAIM THE CHAM
PIONSHIP TODAY.
lays He VIII Post a Forfeit to Fight
Any Man in the worId-Dan Cree
don's Arm Said to Be Para
lyzed-GenernI Sport
ing Gossip.

Leavenworth. Kas.. March s.-(Special)
ten-round fight between Jim Thomas. Of
Chicago. and Sam Bennett, of Montreal,
Canada. took place last night at a sporting
esort south of the city. The contest was
many OF whom put up considerable money
Ipon their favorites. 1t was about mid
night when the principals entered the ring.
Both men put up good fight and ap-
,eared to be evenly matched. for neither
won any material advantage over the 9TH
.r until the tenth round was reached. In
this round Bennett punched Thomas seven
times in the face without being struck in
fturn. The round closed with a heavy
light from Bennett. When time was called
9th men responded and the contest was
declared a draw.
Billy Williams. Benefits backer. issued a
challenge to fight any man In Kansas at
13o pounds before the club offering the
largest purse. 1t was accepted by Tom
Lemans and IL is probable that the fight
will come or at the Same place in the
near future.
Kid Mccoy will to-day claim the cham.
I1oQSnlp OF the WOriO Dy 0S1ault, through
the refusal of Bob Fitzsimmons to meet
hin. While the claim of Mccoy Is regarded
ir many quarters as preposterous. the fact
rmains that he has had his money posted
Or a battle with the lank Australian and
4 t1ere is no particular reason why any man
Who pretends to be the champion fighter
~ the world should refuse to defend that
1tle when the opportunity affords. Numer-
= BUS opinions have been given on McCoys
claim. Some of them are as follows:
Tom O'Rourke-.I don think Mccoy has
any right to claim the championship just
because Fitzsimmons win not agree to fight
him now. Mccoy should fight Peter Ma
her first, and IL he defeats him, then he
Will be in line for championship honors.'
Sam Austin-"McCoy is certainly deserv.
Ing of some recognition, as he has acted
IN good faith, has posted his money and
lived up to the requirements of the prize
ring. think. however. he should fight
country will not regard him as the cham
pion until he has done so.''
Pat Powers-'I think Fftzsimmons 10
entitled to at least a years rest. Then il
he is challenged by a fighter who is will
ing to put UP enough money for a side bet.
and refuses to fight, the pugilist who has
challenged him can claim the title by de-
n William A. Brady-''McCoy has no right
10 claim the championship. He should first
of all issue challenge to fight any heavy
championship of the world. IL no one ac-
cepts his challenge at the expiration Of the
stipulated time. then he could lay claim
to the title. Mccoy should fight Maher, as
Peter is as much entitled to the champion
ship as the Kid.
Owen Maloney, the old-time fighter
..Maher Is entitled to the championship.
fight any man in the world. That makes
him champion; Yes II MCCOY puts up his
IT, them Mecoys na csm 70 ahs
Spider Keliy-"Maher is the real cham
ago and offered to fight any Of them. And
when they failed to pick It up: why that
moment he was the champion Yes. If Nc
Coy puts up money to fight any man in the
world and Maher refuses to meet him, why
then "a Mccoy is entitled to the championship
Eddie Kelly-"Mccoy's challenge to fight
T f1tz or Corbett cuts no fee. Those two
have retired from the ring. But If Mccoy
es ready to fight any man in the world and
then Maher refuses to fight him. why then
MCCOY has right to the title. But his
fight him cuts no ice for the simple reason
that Fftz has announced himself as on the
retired list and as not willing to fight any
se11s Charley MccDS cDaiysasAecordnE to all prese
lenged Fitz and the latter refuses to fight
him. II Mccoy means business he should
put up his money and announce himself as
the championship. He has no right to
make a mark of Fitz or any one else. ne
must must be ready to take on Maher or any
Coy or any one else at Fitz or Corbett will
be looked on as bluffs. pure and simple, for
selves as out of the fighting business. So
let Mccoy substitute the name of all cemers
Tor that OF Fitz and then If his challenge
the title"
John Duffy. who has been the referee in
SEeverat Enr ,. ch,a.mpionship tghts-'I think Nc
Fitzsimmons doesn't fight him. If Mccoy
has the money Fftz ought to fight him.
Jim Hall, the only man who claimed to
have ever defeated Fitzsimmons-"Fftl-
simmons and Corbett have both retired
one by choice. the other by defeat. Maher
ahdu,s and Mccoy Coy both have money. Mccoy
should claim the championship II Fitz-
simmons doesn't accept his challenge. and
then Mccoy and Maher should fight it
out"
Lou Houseman-.I dislike to exnres. an
epinion. II seems to me. however. If a
nghler makes a challenge and backs It
up with good money. he is entitled to a
hoe can't see why II should not stand. !"
Jach Everhardt-'I don't care to cay.
These These Championship claims without fight
BOD Armstrong-"A challenge is a chal-
ienge and Fitzsimmons has no real excuse
ios S-hr,,n ms refusal to accept McCoy's def.
should be considered the champion II Fitz-
summons does not agree to meet him.
Chicago, March S.-Tom Hanton IL st,,
looking for chance to match Stiff against
Dan Creedon for his show. which is to
come during the early part of next month
The genial local promoter took a trip out
to sec Colonel Hopkins Dams protector
and manager, TO see II something could NOT
be done TO get the two middleweights to-
gether. The colonel met Hanton and, al
though he at first refused to consider n
gave ont the fact that Creedon would mott not
be able to fight for a long time to come.
as his left arm is almost paralyzed from
an injury received while boxing with Joe
Choynski. previous to his match with Nc
. Coy.
Joe Cans, the Baltimore colored light
weight who got decision over Frank Gar
rard in hard and bloody battle at Cleve-
land recently. has been matched to meet
kid" Mcfarland in twenty round
,eontest at Cleveland April T. Cans is a
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