The evening times., 1898-08-13
SPORTING SPLINTERs.

Elmer Smith has broken the 54-ounce telegraph
| pole with which he wont TO bif unsteady
shoots and curves. The bat he now weighs
40 ounces, and Smith says it's SO light he has to
look to if he has il in his hand. Another
is being made to replace the big one-then look
out
Charley Go II challenge the winner of the
Creedon Bonner ut at Coney Island on Monday
night. Sportir- hope that there will be no
fuke in the BOnner-Creedon contest, and that the
really better man will win, as there is a whole
lot of interest in the subject of Just how good
a fighter Gof is
Frank Foreman, the indianapolis pitcher, bids
fair 10 take Latham's place as baseball clown.
In the box and the base line. at bat and while
coaching, he keeps up pantomme perform
ance that beats Latham in his widest days He
gets close to idiOtc sometimes. but he keeps the
crowd in good humor and that's his object
Billy Madden is trying to arrange a match be-
tween Gus Rubin and Steve ODonnell. who is
in very good shape Just now. Madden is organ
izing an athletic and vaudeville combination,
which he intends to take on the road later in the
season. Rubin, Golf and Tommy While will go
along to meet all comers in their respective
classes in four and six-round bouts.
Mysterious Billy Smith and Matty Matthew'S
who have been arguing for three DAYS about
the question as to what weight they would meet
at. have finally come to an agreement, and as
Jack Dpugherty, manager of Matthews, and Billy
Roche, manager Of Smith, have each posted
forfeit of $3.50 for the contest the chances are
that the match will be arranged late today.
They will meet at 145 pounds for so per cent
Of the gross receipts, of which 75 per cent will
go to the winner. Matchmaker Dowdell. of the
Greater New York Athletic Club, of C ney Island.
has already made the boxers the above offer, and
they will no doubt accept it. The contest will
probably be decided on September 5.
George McFadden. the clever featherweight box
er. and Joe Cain. Of Brooklyn, were matched last
night to meet in a twenty-round bout at the
next boxing show of the Greenwood A. c., which
will occur next Thursday evening, August IS.
The boys are well matched as far as science and
hitting powers concerned. and as they have
fought the best men at their weight in this vi
cinity they will doubt furnish splendid
battle. They have both started training for the
battle, and as each feels confident Of his ability
to beat the other the bout will likely be worth
seeing. They will box at 12s pounds for so per
cent of the gross receipts.
Steve O'Donnell will help train Corbett and
not Mccoy, as has been published. O'Donnell ar
rived at Corbetts quarters at Asbury Park yes
terday and the event set aside all rumors Of his
forsaking Corbett for his rival, kid Mccoy.
0'Donnell and Corbett will begin work today,
and the latter expects to be greatly benefited
by Steves services. O'Donnell is big and husky
and remarkably clever. He has been Corbett's
his true worth, has secured him again. Some
lively set-tos now expected at the Corbett
Quarters, and Jim will get his first real boxing
practice from now on.
A telegraph operator the other day paid this
tribute to Pat Tebeau: "We think him a we'll
educated gentleman said he. Certainly no
man could have shown any better qualities than
Oliver Patsy did once at Hot Springs. His boy
was very I'LL think that the little fellow has
since died Tebeau handed me a long message
to Elmer Bates, in Cleveland, which. for good
construction and grammar. could not be exceIled
by a newspaper man. And the tenderness of the
parent and loving husband shown in that message
at once convinced me that Tebeau not as
rough as baseball critics would have us believe"