The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-03
WITH THE PUGiLISTS.

Charles McKeever, the Philadelphia light
weight. is the latest fighter to seek a chance
with George Kerwin, the rising young Chicago
boxer Kerwin is always inclined to meet men
OF his weight, and it is likely that a match
between the two will be arranged in the
near future. McKeever comes from the East
with an excellent record.
Kid Lavigne is the best fighting lightweight
flstlara has had in years, and his record is
most enviable one, such men as Joe Wal
colt, Dick Burge, Charlie McKeever, Jack
EVerherdt, Critic and other hard ones having
been vanquished by him. Lavigne was the
hrst fighter who showed that the wonderful
Critic could be punished. 1t was in Chicago
a little over four years ago that Lavigne
boxed Critic eight rounds. The Australian
was then at the height of his fame in this
country and was regarded almost invinci-
pie Lavlgne was an unknown quantity and
still had reputation to earn. The Kid gave
Critic hard fight and, although the bout
was declared draw, Lavigne had the best
OF the milling The bout attracted great at
tention to Lavigne, and he was hailed as
the coming lightweight champion, a predic-
ton that was fulfilled.
Dan Creedon thinks Mccoy would not last
long enough before Fitzsimmons to get up a
perspiTation.
Jim Hall is very i'll in New Orleans with
rheumatic troubles, and it is thought he can
not live.
An effort. which viii antagonize the boxing
game in this state, says a New York dis
patch, will be made to bring Corbett and
Fitzsimmons together at Syracuse. 1t has
II,
the Grand opera house of Syracuse would
offer purse of $35. 0OO for a finish contest
between ''Lanky Bob and 'Pompadour JIM
II the men would agree to meet under the
auspices of the Empire Athletic club az Kirk
park.
The offer made by Bob Deadly, matchmaker
of the Olympic Athletic club OF Athens Pa
or a 1850 purse for a twenty-round contest
between kid" Mccoy and Joe Choynski has
been refused by Mccoy. As soon as Mccoy
received Deadys telegram notifying him he
Immediately wrote Deadly a letter in which
he said that as he had already received an
offer of @ 900 purse for a contest with
ChCynskl. and as he did not intend to fight
cline the offer. Deadly, however, is of the
opinion that Mccoy doesn't care about meet
ing Choynski, even if the purse were $50, 000
Parson Davies says Martin Julian is "a
sleek. fat creature" and characterizes Bob
Fitzsimmons Julian's meal ticket He
suggests that Julian hire a few detectives to
prevent Fitz from being kidnapped. The
parson made these remarks while giving his
version of the story circulated by Julian that
ne CDaviesl and Tom ORourke had tried to
job Dan Stuart cut of the management of
the proposed Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight.
For the first time in his entire ring career
Tommy Tracey. the Australian welterweight
has a match with a good purse in prospect
in which he seems to have a shade the better
OF his opponent Tommy is to meet Bob
latter city. Feb. 8, in an eight-round contest
Tor decision. The men have signed articles
TO weigh in at 148 pounds at the ringside.
'Parson' Davies is to manage the match.
The siX-rOund contest between Peter Jack
son and Peter Maher. scheduled to take place
is an assured thing, to Judge from the express
sions of the principals. According to the
views OF local critics and friends of Jackson
1t seems almost pity to stack the once great