The sun., 1898-03-25
SELF DEFENCE.

If Joe Laughlin, Of this city, is sue
cessful in his fight tonight AZ the Arena
with John Montroy, his manager K.
L. Moselcy has two more matches await
ing him. Good luck to you Joe.
A Chester paper states that Eddy
Mnny has taken to himself a wife and
shook that city. Wherc he has gone
they don't know Perhaps this informa-
ton will help the people of that city
out, Mr.. Lenny and blonde haired
lady registered at the Hotel Jennings at
midnight Sunday and left there the
next day, and ther; you are.
Jack Dougherty, of Chester, wants to
meet Flanagan, Fisher, George Ross or
Tim Callahan.
Arrangements ere being made to match
Joe Elliott and Joe Bernstein, the fight
to be decided in Baltimore.
The Athletic Club OF Philadelphia,
will have one more professional show
this season.
Sharkey says he won 81 900 on JEFF
lrless victory over Jackson, and that it
was r shame to put an Old, decrepit
man against the powerful Californian.
sharkey is willing to fight Jeffrics to
a finish anywhere outside OF San Fran
cisco for $1,000 side and the largest
purse.
Steve Flanagan and Frank Fisher will
meet in Gix-round bout at the Nonpa-
reil Club on Saturday evening.
Bob Armstrong, who is to meet Charlie
Stlong, OF Newark, \. j., at the Arena
tonight, has finished training, and now
Weighs about 225 pounds. Strong will
arrive in this city tomorrow and reports
himself in good condition.
"Kid'' Lavigne is back in New York,
and is sore over the accounts of his tight
with Jack DAILY. The "Kid' says he
will post 81 900 to arrange 60 on the
same conditions as at Cleveland. Lavigne
does not undcrrate Dal US ability as Il
boxer. lie thinks that Jack is good
man, hut not in his class. In talking
over his future plans the light weight
champion said: "No unprejudiced critic
who saw the mil will say that ! was
gone, or that the gong saved me in the
final round. | wasn't in danger at any
time. But that is not here nor there.
have come here to arrange battle for
$4,000 a side at l37 pounds to finish. "
Boxing has 4 hold on certain men,
says a New Yorker, that is unknown IN
any other game. Pennsy sylvania, New Jer-
sey and Connecticut clubs attract good
crowds of New Workers every time they
hold a fair show These men will spend
70 al
and tickets to zee a boxing bout between
second-raters. They want to see boxing,
and expense does not cut any figure with
theln."
Every fatal ending to boxing contest
has proved the following Propositions:
I) No man should be allowed to box in
any contest longer than three rounds
without first submitting toa phvsical ex-
animation by competent Physicians; l2)
no unframed man should be allowed to
engage in any boxing contest; (3i 70
gloves lighter than six ounces should be
used in boxing contests, ard "a no box
ing contest should be held On a bare
board floor.
Peter Jackson is a back number. AWk
ward jim Jcffries beat him in three
rounds. The negro eat a sorry figure,
and from future heavyweight calculations
he must he cIiminaird The 'lsl is now
cut down ~ >harNey, A!a!er, Nuhln.
JcffreS, ChoyMsl>i and MtCoy, Jackson,
Armstrong and N'NonnrI are Hnt even
possibilities Sporting men uor" thut
The MeC"y-H HUhIin fight will no, Oc de-
cidcd before a san Francisco club. That
city offers too many temptations to a ln"n
of McCoy's temperament.
Wulcott'+ match with Billy Smith,
who is called Mysterious Billy, perhaps
because he Is 80 commonplace, VII. nc
decided at Bridgeport on April n.