The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-21
SPORTING NEWS.
Three English Fighters Bound
For America.
Likely to Meet the Fate Of Ban
tam Palmer
MGOVERN is PLUCKY.
Says He will Meet Oscar Gard
liner and Dixon.
Kid Mccoy Now Fears Ryan
Will FIuke Out,
GOVERN is PLUCKY.

New York, Sept. 21.-Within the next 10
days there will be three more English
fighters in this country, who are now on
their way here for the purpose of carry
ing off more good money in limited round
bouts The foreign boxers who will be
here are Ben Jordan, the English feather
weight champion; Dave Wallace and
Harry Ware. Jordan is matched to fight
Oscar Gardner for . rounds; Wallace will
meet either Joe Bernstein or Marty Nc
Cue while Ware viii be put against Har-
~ Forbes OF Chicago, VINO taxes Jimmy
Barry $ place on account Of the latter
retirement from the ring. AS all Engnsn
boxers have been unfortunate in this
country il wouldn't be a surprise if Jor-
Dan, W allace and Ware were also beaten
Oscar Gardner, the Omaha Kid, viii
maze mis- appearance in the ring after an
absence OF Several months, at the 5road-
way Athletic club on September Y, where
he will meet JACK Hamilton OF Troy IN
twenty round bout. Gardner is in better
the past two years. and his showing with
Hamilton should be the best ever made by
battle and Will be fl to give the Kid
stim night when they meet.
The much discussed question as to
whether Terry MeGOvern will ever tight
Oscar Gardner or not has been finally set
tied at last sam harris, manager OF
McGOyern, when asked today if ne in
tended TO let A1cGOVern fight Gardner, re-
when I signed Terry to fight Palmer, I
gave my word to Tom o. ttourke that if
Terry fight George Dixon
when will TINS fight with! Dixon be
Either in January or February. but
before sign for McGoVern L want
o. kOurke to guarantee side bet of
5000 on the night or else L won't sign"
replied the young manager.
IF McGOvern should beat Dixon, what
will be your plans for the future?"
i Will Immediately match him with
Gardner for side bet of 5000 the fight
to take place two months after the Dixon
fight" replied Harris.
Harris further stated that he does not
want the public to think that he is afraid
20 let -1CS5oNefn n, IsI NJ SIsruner' anu sllso
feels confident that Terry can beat both
Splke SuIlNan ana Bllly Ernst nave
signed articles TO meet in twenty round
bout at the Greenwood a. c., next Sat
urday night Both feel confident Of yin
ming the battle. Iney are TO box at l5S
pounds weigh in at OK clock on the day
Jack Dougherty, manager of Jack
OBrien, has received two offers for
Erne. William A. Brady offered $1,000
guarantee and 90 per cent Of the gross re-
club during the first week in November.
w. 3. Gray, manager of the WeStcheS-
ter Athletic club offered the same induce
menIS, put jim kelnedY. manager IOr
Erne refused both offers. O'Brien is will
fight with Tim Kearns which is scheduled
to take place at the Broadway A. c., on
Sam Fitzpatrick has arranged a TWEEN
ty round contest between Fred Norris.
of England. 1t viii be decided at the
Greenwood Athletic club within three
"
Unless Charlie White is selected as ref
cree Terry McGovern says he will not
meet Fred Snyder in Philadelphia next
Friday night. Snyder has the reputation
of being the best man at his weight in
philadelphia.
Kid Mccoy believes that Tommy Ryan
is trying to funk out of a match with him
by making impossible conditions and in
view of the fact that Mccoy stands
ready to fight Ryan at the middle-weight
limit, as it has been for years recognized
and in view of the second fact that Nc
Coy once administered a sound thrashing
to Tommy, Mccoy seems to have good
reasons for his belief.
Mccoy last night sent the following. tel
egram from his training quarters on Null
dOOn'S farm, near White Plains:
Ryan knows it's impossible for me to
weigh 154 pounds. The middle weight
limit is 15S pounds. As FitzsimmOns holds
the middle weight championship. Ryan
and could not compete for the same I'M
til Fitzsimmons forfeits or defends and
loses it, 1 will post 81. 900 this week in
support of a direct challenge to Fitzsim-
mons for the middle weight championship
and will defend it against Ryan or any
other. have defeated Ryan and can do
it again.
CHARLES HZTDO MCOYD