Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-23
BOXING NOTES.

Yesterday the managers of the Metro
politan club received a telegram from
Stanton Abbott stating that he was in
Philadelphia and that he would leave
last night for Wheeling. If he got off
on the train he expected to journey on
he will come in at 9 O'Clock this even
ing on the an-Handle. He will go d1-
rectIy to his quarters at Jack Arthur's
place On McColloch street, and will
spend his time up until next Sunday
evening in active training.
Geo. Corley, who is to meet Kid
Wcnko in the preliminary at the Met
ropolftan club Monday night, has his
training quarters at Drovers' Home, in
upper Benwoed, and he is getting in
excellent form for the bout. Corley's
friends on the South Side and at Ben
wood have unlimited faith in his ability
to make it lively for the Washington
boy and interesting TO the spectators.
He is a stout lad and has every evil
dence of combining the qualities of
strength and endurance. He will doubt
less give a good account of himself
Monday night.
Those who have watched Leslie
Pearce in his present course of training
for the match with Stanton Abbott
Monday night say he will open the eyes
of some of the sports who may be in
cIined to favor the English lad. He
has been more painstaking and sys-
tematic in his preparation for the COM
ing event than ever before and having
had no little experience in bringing
himself UP to the stand required by
successful boxers he has profted by
it. When Abbott arrives and the sports
get a look at him it is expected opin-
ions as to the merits of the two men will
begin to crystalline and some money
will go up.
Charley White, official referee CT the
Lenox Athletic Club, says that all box
ing contests should be governed by
straight Marquis of Queensberry rules.
He declares that the private agreements
reached by many principals that hitting
in the clinches and on the breakaways
should be barred detract from the quail
ity of the sport. White believes that
the club should pass rule that all
contests to be decided in its ring in
the future must be governed strictly
in accordance with the meaning of the
Queensberry code. He points to the
Gardner-DiXon, GardnerSullivan,
Smith-Green and other fights decided
without restrictions as the most inter-
esting affairs of the season. Corbett,
by the way, contradiets the statement
recently made by Julian that the fight
at Carson City was conducted under
rules that prohibited hitting in the
clinches and on the breakaway. The
ex-ehampion says that he fought Fitz-
simmons under straight Marquis Of
Queensberry rules.
Louis Weber, manager of Harry
Johnston, was in the city yesterday
and secured the signature of Buzzy
Auber for 15-round match with John
. ston at catch weight. The contest will
take place before the Beaver Valley
A. c. at Beaver Falls on February 90.
Betting ON the contest on Friday
between Jack McClelland and Tommy
Hogan before the National club of
Pittsburg, is at even money This in
dicates that local sports consider the
match one OF even terms. McClelland,
who has kept himself in condition since
the last battle. will not do much hard
work. He is training solely for wind
He is below weight, and will gradually
build UP to 12S pounds.