The evening times., 1898-04-02

dispatch to The Times from Mount
Pleasant, Iowa, says: Warren Beckwith.
son-in-law Of Robert Lincoln, has con-
cluded that he will not permit himself TO
be used as an advertising medium for
rival baseball clubs this season. His CON
tract TO pitch for the Ottumwas has been
declared off. and he left here this morning
for Creston. Iowa, where he has secured
a clerkship i'm the office OF Division SU-
perintendent Juggan, of the Burlington
road. Beckwith's : determination to play
ball this season was strongly opposed by
his family. Everything possible was done
10 get him TO give up his plans. but here
tofure without avail Finally an open
rupture came, resulting in young Beck
gith registering at one Of the local hotels.
In the meantime Captain Beckwith, for
merry roadmaster Of the Burlington sys-
TEN. through President Perkins, secured
a position for his son at Creston, which he
has accepted.
The Columbia Athletic Club team will
meet the nine Of the Central High School
this afternoon at p m, at Columbia
Field.
Kid Mccoy does not believe in too
much training. Says the Kid in an in
terNiew: Il don't believe in training
four OF five weeks. When YOU do that
you eXpend all your energy training. I
want to save my strength for the fight
After I'm through with Rubin IN give
Joe Choynslli a fight. If he is out Of il.
and don't want il. Til take on Peter Ma
her"
How about Fitzsimmons?"
"IU get a fight with him in due
time. was the reply. He II have TO
night me some day. III fight my way TO
the top. ! didn't want the champion
i IA. R,Tr
make him fight me but spit I'm his eye
] had my money up. but he wouldn't COW
er it, After ! have won Two or three
more fights he viii have 10 fight me
Bun I'll never fight in New York. as long
as Tom O'Rourke is AT the head of the
pugilis,iC game. ] can't forgive him for
the way he always trea,ed me
Stanton Abbott is responsible for the
following warning TO boxers: II you
ave h'any bloomink chink in your pock-
cts when YOU land In San Francisco
and YOU want TO mix with the boxing
crowd of that city. just lay a submarine
arsenal OF fshhooks in every one OF your
biawsted pockets!
There would hardly be enough money
in ten-round blackened glove contes-
between Kilrain and myself" said Suu-
van recently. in six rounds Jake and /
could satisfy the public. / think. by Civ
ing a lfveIier exhibition than would be
the case in lengthier contest.
What is undoubtedly the best 1lS-pound I
match that could have been arranged /
from the large number Of heavy bantams I.
who claim the championship was made
IN Chicago this week. Billy Rotchford. (
the clever 11S-pounder. was matched
against Jimmy Barry. the bantamweight .
champion. for a siX-rJund contest a. catch
weights. The managers Of the big show
scheduled for Tattersalls April Is signed
the men for a purse. the size Of which
was not given out, of which the winner of
the bout is to receive - per cent and the
loser the other 25 per cent. One not well
acquainted with the boxers and who does
not know their abilities almost to perfec-
tion can have no idea of how closely the
boys are matched. Although Rotchford
viii have a big advantage in weight and
also i'm height and reach there is hardly
anybody that predicts better than a draw
for him. Barry's admirers are hopeful
that the little champion will prove fast
enough TO earn the referees decision but
those who saw Rotchford outpoint Maxev
Haugh Monday night at the Montello
Club entertain a very high opinion Of the
heavier man. The consensus OF opinion
regarding the outcome Of the match is
that six rounds will not prove enough to
decide winner, and that the bout will
most likely end I'm draw. Rotchford's
contest with Sammy Kelley which was
10 have been decided at Troy. n. Y. April
g. has been declared of from the Eastern
end.