The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

friends had to smuggle him away from
the actress, and that is why the pugil-
ist sailed from Dublin on 12-day boat
instead of from Liverpool on much
faster vessel When Fougere found out
that the object Of her alteration had
sailed she Immediately engaged pass
age. The chansonette will reach New
York before the fighter. She Is desper-
ately in love with Jeffries, and declares
that she Will marry him. Jeffries met
the singer during his recent visit to
Paris, and when he announced his IN
tention of returning TO London she can
celed her engagement without a mo-
ment's notice and went with him.
Palmer. who sailed for England the
morning after the fight, on the steamer
New York, was naturally much cha
grined by his defeat and claimed that
it was due to an accidental blow. The
day before he thought that If he had
fought differently and had made n
waiting race of it, he would have had
a better chance. The fact of the mat
ter is that he was outclassed. 1t is an
omen secret that Palmer has been go
ing it Bit for the past three years in
London, but never in his life has he
seen the day he could whip McGovern.
He talks of coming back to this coun-
try and fighting McGovern again. and
says that he will wager $4,000 that he
L.
do anything of the kind. His talk re-
minds one of that of Paddy Ryan when
he was defeated by John l.. Sullivan
at Mississippi. The day he was beaten
he said he thought that Sullivan had
"hit him with a telegraph pole. A few
days thereafter. when his wound pad
healed and the pain had left his bruises,
he was certain that he could whip half
a dozen Sullivans." Years after he
tackled Sullivan in California, and Sui
" made a punching bag of him in a
couple of rounds. If Mr.. Palmer ever
fights McGovern again the odds will be
10 to / on the South Brooklyn BOY.
In connection with McCoy's efforts to
arrange a meeting with the Cornish
man, Tommy Ryan seems equally as
anxious to meet the kid Ryan mas
thrown down the gauntlet to MCCOY
and is ready to fight him. He, how
ever, refuses to give away any We1gnt.
and wants the Kid to get down to l54
pounds, which Mccoy cannot very well
make In letter to the Kid, Ryan
says
your various challenges to Robert
F'itzsmmons not having been accepted
by him. am ready to accept your pro-
posals and fight you for the middle
to give away any weight to you. A
claimant for the middleweight cham
pionship should weigh 154 pounds at the
ringside, and that is what l should ex-
pect you to do.
1t is announced semi-offlclally that
the receipts of the McGovern- Palmer
fight amounted to $16,922. The fighters
received $4,000 each and the club re-
tanned the balance.
Joe Cans and Spider Kelly have
signed articles to meet in 25-round
bout at 1856 pounds at the Lenox, Oct y.
Australian Jimmy Ryan says that
Choynski showed the white feather IN
his fights with Goddard in the anti
podes. but American sportsmen decline
to believe that statement. they KNOW
Joe too well.
According to Jim Jeffries. the British
sports We're fairly dazed when they re-
ceived the news of Palmers do"nlan.
George Munroe, McGovern's sparring
partner is to meet Billy Barrett before
a Gotham club in a few weeks. Nc
Govern thinks Munroe is a conner ana
has a chance with any of the bantams.
Tommy Ryan says that he considers
Jack O'Brlen of Philadelphia the COM
ing champion of the welterwelght di-
vision.
Since Loudon Campbell of Pittsburg
knocked out Larry Burns of Cohoes, y.
Y, in 20 rounds at Coney Island his
services are in demand among the New
York clubs. Campbell VIII probably
meet Marty McCue before the Lenox
club in the near future.
Tommy Hogan, the Western feather
weight, is in New York looking for a
watch with Dave Sullivan or any OF
the top-notchers
Says a well-known sporting writer:
Australian Jimmy Ryan has an Inflated
idea of his ability since he lasted "
rounds with Choynski, and now offers
to fight Mccoy and forfeit all claim TO
any part of the purse If he Is not there
at the end of 20 rounds. Jimmy must
be Joking, as he never did anything
that entities him to any consideration
at the hands of Mccoy, although per-
haps he figures that because Choynskl
lasted the limit against the Hoosier
that he can do the same thing. MCCOY
will doubtless be pleased to accommo-
date the Australian, providing any club
will make an offer for the fight, as easy
money is the kind the Kid is looking
for.
Bob Fitzsimmons has been promised
a match with the winner of the Jeffries-
Sharkey fight, which is to take place
at the Coney Island Sporting club on
Oct 49, F'itz says he is taking the best
of care of himself and will be in better
shape when he fights than he ever was
for any battle that he has SO far taken
part in, not barring his championship
fight with Corbett.