The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

ed With Creedon for the past month
To lose to Erne would mean the loss of
the championship, 50 the Saginaw lad
mas trained as he has seldom trained
before. Erne is in perfect condition,
and the fight is sure to be great con-
| test
The Hawthorne club arena will be
lighted by so big arc lights, furnished
by the clubs own plant, which is now
being put in.
The probabilities of a match be-
tween Kid Mccoy and Bob Fitzsm-
mons for the middleweight champion
| snip of the world are excellent. Fitz-
simmons has announced his intention
OF entering the ring again and has I'M
| der consideration the offer of purse
of $4,000 by the Colorado Athletic AS
ISOLATION. This has since been supple
| mented with the additional offer of a
percentage of biograph privileges.
Mccoy has accepted the Colorado
| clubs offer, and Fitzsimmons is also
taVorably impressed with it. The lat
| ter however, wants to hear from all
other big clubs before giving his de-
cision.
In letter just received from McCoys
brother, the latter says that he has
had an interview with Martin Julian,
| manager for Fitz, and he expresses
| Willingness to make a match to take
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the proposed Jetfries- Sharkey fight.
McCoy's brother also wires an offer
| made by the Westminster Athletic Club
| OF DO per cent. of the gate receipts, and
l each OF the principals to have 20 per
cent. of the picture privilege. This is
| big offer and means much over $780,
900 for the contest Mccoy, however,
| favors the offer of the Colorado Ath-
| letic Association, which is guaran-
| teed purse of 100000 and two-thirds of
the picture privilege. to be dividd be-
| tween the principals.
If the contest comes to Denver a spe-
| cial building will be built, capable of
| holding $1,000 people and so that the
| contest can be given in the afternoon.
| 1t VIII be the means of bringing many
| thousands of representative sporting
men from all parts of the United States.
Kid Mccoy has sent a letter to Fitz-
| simmons, requesting him to act prompt
| ly in the matter so that the match can
be arranged at once and a date set.
He added that he would post forfeit
of S2.50O as guarantee money and would
be content to meet Ftz on any fair
terms suggested. Mccoy also proposes
meeting Jeffries when he reaches Den
Yer, and will insist on a promise of a
match, should the Oiler-maker con-
tinue to be the champion next winter,
or the match with Sharkey fall through.
The Kid is very much incensed at a
statement given a Cincinnati paper
that he. Mccoy, was bIuffing with his
challenge.
Dial Hawkins, the clever California
lightweight, will make his third
appearance in New York on July I,
when he will try conclusions with Jack
O'Brien, the west side fighter, in a %
round bout at the Broadway Athletic
Club. The bout between these men has
IA OF n f1T
owing to difference on the weight
question. Hawkins wanted the weight
to be 1873 pounds, but as Jack Dough-
erty held off for 100 pounds, weigh in at
the ring side, they finally compromised
and after agreeing to 1872 pounds they
signed the articles of agreemsnt. This
bout promises to be a vicious battle,
for both fighters are very vigoI Gus and
stiff punchers.
Tom O'Rourke, manager and match
maker of the Lenox Athletic Club, has
come to the conclusion that there is no
money in running boxing shows at his
club during the warm weather and he
has decided to close the club after this
month. O'Rourke's action is no doubt
due to the sad and costly experience
which he had last summer, when he
lost over $4,000 lay continuing shows
through the warm weather. ORourke,
big fights which the club held last fall
and winter, but as he doesn't intend
to take another chance, he intends to
have the building idle ORourke in
tends to reopen it in September with
big fight, probably between Sharkey
and Jeffries.
Jack Root, the crack middleweight
fighter of Chicago, who has never SUI
fered a defeat and who went on from
the Windy City with a delegation of
sports for the purpose of witnessing the
battle between Jeffries and Fitzsim-
mons, has been secured to box Tommy
West for 20 rounds at the Coney Island
Sporting Club some time in July These
two men should furnish one of the best
fights ever witnessed in greater New
York. Root is the young fighter who
recently beat Billy Stiff, the Chicago
fighter. and also secured decisions over
Jim Watts, Tom Lansing (deceased),
and many other good men in the well
terweight classes. Besides being a
great fighter Root is one of the hardest
punchers in the business. They will
battle for 90 per cent. of the gross re-
ceipts.
Speaking of speed and skill among
heavyweights, it is true that the Won
derful speed and magnificent science of
Corbett has ruined our eyes, and will
for years be knock to big men who
spar on the stage or fight in the ring.
Corbett was so handsome, so fast so
exceedingly skillful and taking, both
on the stage and in the ring, that he
has made all others look like counter
feits and dray horses competing with
thoroughbreds. Corbett's stage spar
ring was simply amazing. AS most
people get their ideas of fighting and
boxing from such exhibitions the stand
ard of Corbett is the one by which they
measure all other. There never was a
heavyweight as fast as the POmpadour, |
and there probably never viii be.-EX-
change,
Says Joe Campbell: THE fact that
Maher has participated in two ques- |
tionable affairs of late will impair his |
value as a drawing card before any
reputable club. Peters friends are
losing faith in the Galway Apollo |
Thouhgh he made a 20-round draw
with Gus Ruhlin his hitting powers
We're on the wane, and those straight |
drives with the right have less force