Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-26
AMONG THE PUGS.
Gossip About Coming Fights and the
Fighters.


Oscar Gardner, in the capacity of
matchmaker for the Bridgeport Ath-
letic Club, has fully completed arrange
ments for the contests on the first two
nights next week, but has not yet sue
ceeded in matching Eddie Gardner and
Jack McClelland, OF Pittsburg. Buck"
Connolly, of Pittsburg. is still kicking
on the selection of the referee by the
Bridgeport Club. Conneciy promised
to visit Wheeling yesterday to talk
over the matter, but did not put in
an appearance.
Oscar Gardner received letter from
the new Louisville Athletic Club, Of
fering a purse of $500 for fight be-
tween him and Jimmy Marshall on
the night of August 5th, promising to
arrange another battle during the fall
race meeting, at which the size of the
purse will be doubled. Oscar regards
1t as easy money, and promptly wired
his acceptance. Marshall is the boxer
against whom Gardner was recently
matched for a contest at Covington,
Ky.
Jim Franey, the clever Cincinnati
welter-weight, was a guest yesterday
of Jack" Crogan, to whom he brought
letter of introduction from "Jakie"
Stencil, CT the Louisville base ball
club. Franey is very gentlemanly
fellow, and made splendid impression
upon the lovers of boxing whom he
met during the day He looks every
inch fighter. Oscar Gardner will try
to arrange a match between Franey
and Jack Bennett, of Pittsburg, as an
attraction at the B. A. c. In the near
future.
Jim Franey tells a story which will
illustrate a very prominent character
istic of the late lamented Cholly Burns.
Franey and Burns were fighting in a
ring, and the Beau Brummel was max
ing his usual grandstand plays and
poses. He was after Franey, who was
patiently waiting for an opportunity
to send in a Highlander. Franey
was fighting on the defensive, when
Burns made lead for his head, at
the same time calling out Easy mon
ey!' The words had scarcely left the
mouth of the Fashion Plate, when
Franey landed, and sent him down and
out in heap.
George Church, a colored bantam
weight of Buffalo, N. Y, is in the city,
and wants to make a match at 1f5
pounds with any man in West V1r-
ginia, barring Oscar Gardner, for If
teen to twenty-five rounds. He can
be seen at No. 1O49 Market street.
New York, July 25.-Kid MOZART
land of New York, and Jack Ever
hardt, of New Orleans, founght rs
rounds tonight, at the Greater New
York Athletic Club, Coney Island, and
at the end of the fight both men we're
we'll able to go several rounds more.
Referee Sam Austin satisfied every
one by declaring the bout draw. This
is the third time these men have met,
and to-night's contest leaves the ques-
ton of supremacy between the two to
be settled at some future time.
The vast building was densely pack
ed. The betting was lively with Nc
Partland a slight favorite at odds CT
100 to 80. The followers of MOZART
land pressed their bets while the
crowd waited for the men to appear.
and the odds were forced to 2 to / on
the Kid
Just before the men entered the ring
one bet Of 81. 900 to 500 was registered
by a prominent hookmaker With a
we'll known clubman. The bookmak-
er took the Mcfarland end of it.
Everhardt gave his weight as los
pounds and Mcfarland owned up to
1876.