The sun., 1898-03-20
ROl'SING RECEPTION 10 DAILY,
Given AN Ovation ON his Arrival
IN This City--.ltrady To Meet
All ('niucrS

TIL. reception accorded Jack Daily by
his many admirers in this city. when he
arrived in Wilmington via T., W. x B.
railroad at $. II O'Clock last evening, was
tlattcrlng in the extreme.
Cheer after cheer rent the air as iMly
stepped from the train and took his seat
il, an open harolcIlc, and the ovation
continued until the arrival OF the party.
which was headed by the Fi'>. Regiment
band, arrived at the Hotel West ,rn.
An informal reception followed, and
many wclr the congratulations >h"we,rd
on him ON the stand he had made in
fighting a twrnly-ru,nd draw at Cltve.
land. Ohio, on Thursday evening last.
with Kid Laviynr, OF Saginaw. Mich.
igan, champion light weight Of the
world.
DaIy'~ face and body showed II" traces
Of his recent battle and all he conp|ained
OF was Il slight soreness in his right arm.
n v came from Cleveland by way OF
Buffalo and New York. and at the last
named city he stopped "ft t" get meas
nrrd for Il $50 suit "i c!"ll donated by
Matin:: Bowling one Of his many Iicnd .
Jack will stay in his native city "i
Wilmington for one month and rest.
From here will 90 t" New York I" give
exhibitions of buy punching ut ko>ttr X
BialS inr three weeks ~ S.NUa week.
From there ne will Z" t., England t."
fight Dick Bulge. Jack had an offer Il"
stay in Cleveland II week I" give Il bag
punching exhibition at the Star Theatre.
joe Walcott has challenged Daily To
fight him for 5000 II side. the iorncr t."
weigh l;1 pounds 1T II" ring side and
Daily l3J.
lie is also offered another purse Of
SNNO t" ligI, kid IAvignr, and i, is
quite possible that Il match will soon br
arranged between the two lightwcigES,
when it is thought Jack will wrrSi the
title from Lavignr.
In acunvcrS:,t ion last night Jack stated
that he intended to take the N'>t Of care
ni himself and is ready l." meet all
rnlnrrS.
Fully 5000 people were a, the Sta,i"n
when he arrived, and this with bursting
OF Roman candles, etc., formed II. clc
that Daily will not soon forget.
In speaking OF his fight with Llvigm,
Daily said he weighed in II, the ring~idr
at I:,1 pounds and I.avignc 1T l3t!.
The betting. he said, was even until
the arrival OF y lot Of Michigan sport,
VIII" soon made the betting +" |.
After Il" third round, however, tie
money again Lccune even and towards
the end OF the battle the odds were in
favor Of Daily.
In an interview last nigh, with Jack
lMIy in regards l." his fight wit. Kid
lAvignt, Jack said:
II think the dcci-inn OF the referee,
Kid Mccoy, was very unjust one I"
me. us think, as also du most Il the
papers, that had much the best "i the
tight. and il it had hcn 23-rpvnd con-
test would surely have knocked him
out.
"N present also think ! could now
finish him in y 70 round fight
'In regards to the blow he gave me owe,
the heart, it hurt no more than any OF
his other blows. In fact | came out OF
the fight without II mark. with the OK
ceptiOn OF my hands being sore.
II never icIt better in my life, and |
don't think that | will feel any i'll effects
from the fight.
San Fitzpatrick, lNly's manager,
stopped off in New York on business,
and Tony S,annarI. hi. trainer, in SYRIA
cus-, where hr will stay for several
days.