The sun., 1898-12-27
SELF DEFENSE.

Judging from the wav the sporting
men in New York are talking about the
twenty-round bout between Tom Sharkey
and Kid Mccoy, which takes place at
the Lenox Athletic Club on January 10,
they regard this fight a more important
one than they did the Corbett-sharkey
battle.
Owen Zeigler and Matty Matthews
have been matched to go twenty rounds
at the Pelican A. G. next Saturday night
c. catch weights.
Joe Hopkins, ,he coIored lightweight,
has agreed TO meet Eddie Saniry, OF
Chicago, in that city ~ JuDuarv y for
six rounds, weight 12G POUNDS,
Fred FOX, manager Of Joe Hop Ikins,
has, be says, received an offer from San
Francisco to bring the Cu.osed lad out
there to meet the best yz6-pound boy to
be found. FoN says he will 60, pro
vided," etc.
After the Jack Daly.Joe Cans fight, at
the Lcnox A. G., tonight, the sporting
public will be on edge for the twenty
round discussion between Gus Rubin
and Joe 'Choynski, which comes off on
Tuesday night of next week at the same
club.
Dick Case, the champion lightweight
OF the Northwest, is dying of consump-
ton at Seattle, SO report says.
Sammy Callahan, the Buffalo boy, is
on the trail of Jim Popp, the Canuck
champion. Jack Downey also wants to
fight Popp.
When Tom Sharkey was boy in Dun
dalk, ireland, he attained no little fame
at cricket as bowler, but was failure
at other parts OF the game, making poor
show at bat and in the field.
What peculiar thing ring "dope" is!
Choynski made a fine showing against
Sharkev; Rubin beat Choynski in a
walk; sharkey whipped Rubin in a
round; Ruhlin stayed twenty rounds
with Mccoy. Looks like Mccoy has at.
tempted big task, doesn't it? But you
cannot depend upon ring dope"
Mysterious Billy Smith seems disposed
to give Jim Judge, the Scranton welter-
weight, the return fight Judge is asking
for. The latter stipulates only that the
fighting must be with clean breaks.
After Casper Icons oO-round bout
with Jimmy Barry in Chicago he will
take on Sammy Harris for another bout.
Harris is the young novice who gave him
such hard bout recently in TattersalPs
Jack Arthur, of Wheeling, wants to
match Eddie Gardner, the Omaha Kids
brother, against Kid Broad, Johnny La
vack or any man IN Ohio at 120 tozaa24
pounds. He will post forfeit as bn
as response is made.
Charley Mitchell must be in earnest
when he asks for time in which to pre-
pare for his proposed encounter with
Ton, Sharkey. Mitchells latest chal-
lenge recalls the old saying, that "There's
no fool like an old fool"
1t is not SO unpopular nowadays to
tell the truth about Jim Corbett as it
was few years since. What scope
there is here for quotations from popular
sayings thine works wondrous
changes" "NIight is right" Murder
will" etc. And last, though not least:
Everything comes to fellow who is
patient and will wait till it catches up
with him." or something on that order.
Kid Lavigne, the lightweight cham
pon of the world, and Owen Ziegler, OF
have been matched to
meet in an eight-round bout at a boxing
show to be given b., Lou Houseman in
Chicago the latter part of next month.
They are to meet for so per cent. of the
gross receipts. Ziegler has been anxious
for long time to meet Lavigne. They
are to meet at catch weights. Lavigne
will start for Chicago from San Francisco
in few days to get in shape for the
battle.