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which George Dixon has made with
Dave Sullivan will not interfere with the
champions contest with Oscar Gard
ner, the "Omahs Kid" at Cleveland on
November "a.
Billy Madden says that he will not
permit Tommy White to enter the ring
under 1876 pounds. Madden adds that If
Ben Jordan will agree to fight another
fight White will clash with him at the
above weight.
1t has Just leaked out that Bobby
Dobbs, the phenomenal colored light
weight boxer, left for England last satur-
day in company with John s. Barnes,
formerly of Minneapolis, but more re.
Gently manager OF the Olympic A. o.,
Birmingham, Eng.
The bout between Jack Downey and
Dal Hawkins at the Greater New York
A, c., has been postponed until October
81. Both men wanted longer period
in which to train, and the club finally
acquiesced. Downey will do his training
at Lackawanna, Pa.
Ben Jordan, the English feather weight
champion, has been matched to Dox
Darkv Wallace at the National Sporting
Club, London, on Monday, December B,
for a stake Of $500 and a purse OF
$1,000. The battle is to be l22 pounds,
weigh in at 2 o'clock. -
New York sports want to get chance
to see Frank Erne and Spike Sullivan in
the ring together Following the pre-
cepts OF the heavyweights, both men ex-
press intense satisfaction at the sugges.
tion of meeting, but evince no DISPOSE
ton to ''get together"
Mike Sears announces his safe arrival
in England. Sears is scheduled to meet
Jabez White at Birmingham, on OCT. ~,
in a twenty-round bout. 1t is likely that
Sears will ask the clab to postpone the
battle few weeks SO as to give nm a
chance to get acclimated.
Matty Matthews has been matched to
box Mysterious Billy Smith at the En-
pire Athletic Club, OF Syracuse. for 4
guarantee OF $1,000, with the option OF
sixty per cent. of the gross receipts, on a
date to be named by the club before the
end of October. The weight is l42
pounds.
Jack McKeck, Of New York, who once
, held the 1O5.pound amateur boxing
championship, died in that city recently
from complication of diseases. Mckeck
since becoming professional had done
good work in the ring and had large
following. His right name was David
ADDISON. ..
The proposed alterations for the big
arena at Cheektowaga, where Mccoy and
Corbett were to have fought, will not be
made at present, it is believed, but will
he made to await the time when the
Hawthorne Club gets its case before the
: courts-which may be a very long time
! indeed.
;, Sharkey differs from John l.. Sullivan
Jack McAuliffe, Jack Dempsey, George
}. Dixon and other great fighters who ha>t
g had their careers, IN that he is a mos
e thrifty individual, and has developed
It streak Of economy that b de fair to maxi
!, him one of the wealthiest pugilists in tn
}, world.
Fred Preston, champion heavyweight
e of Australia, wants to visit this countr.
It to try his skill against some OF the tol
e notchers Of his class. A friend OF Pres
is ton has written to Sam Fitzpatrick ask
It ing the latter to make match will
either .Corbett or Fitzsimmons for tn
is foreigner.
Is Jem Curran, the English lightweight
is Is described as OF the ''gentlemanly
Y. type of fighters. He doesn't smoke q
70 drink, which isn't so remarkable, an
he doesn't swear, which is remarkable
" He is very intelligent, and it seems to b
.. his desire to learn as much abor
a, this country as he can during his sta
m here.
is The victim OF that Gilsey House brav
a was the most unoffending man OF tn
lot, Bob Fitzsimmons. When not di,
a turbed by the barroom scrappers, titz
" a gentleman in his conduct. undoub
ID ediy the Corbett- Mccoy alteration VIZ
as what determined the management t
,e put stop to boxers gathering at til
ID place.