The times., 1899-03-05
PUGILISTIC POINTERS.

PUGILISTIC POINTERS.
| The successful fstic session last Wednes
| day night at the Spa Athletic Club under
the management of Steve Collins. has
caused a revival of interest in the game of
| fstiana in this city. For some time prior
! to the Farrell Marshall fight followers of
| the roped arena in this vicinity had given
| up all hope of ever again seeing square
fight Fake followed fast in the wake of
fake. and patrons of the sport had grown
chary of the 'twenty-round bouts for
purse of S3G0," The new management OF
the Spa Athletic Club will place the sport
on a good plane and reap a rich reward in
the coin CT Uncle Sam. if it continues in
the path marked out by Steve Collins.
Larry Mcdonald and Tommy Cavanaugh
are in fine condition for their contest OF
twenty-five rounds at I4S pounds, which is
scheduled to take place at Steuebner's Road
House on Tuesday March = under the aus
pices of the Maryland Sporting Club.
Both men have trained faithfully for the
mill and according to the statements made
by their respective trainers, VIII nave no
difficulty in coming within the stipulated
weight limit rat " iDitioI bSSA
lected to ofiiciate as referee.
The Eureka Athletic School of this
city. which now has over fifty pupils, will
be the scene of a smoker next Thursday
night. Manager John J. O'Conor is busy
arranging the details The programme will
include heavyweight lifting by Won Boeck-
mann, wrestling by Mackey, McQuade, Cor
oum. and an unknown; club swinging by
Matt Horn. and boxing Sby Joe Bateman
and Irving. Dugan and Maloney, Dough-
erty and Holloran, Shea and Murphy.
Jones and Banks. Payne and Primrose.
and Robinson and Nash.
Admission to the smoker will be by in
vitation.
Joe Goddard, the Barrier champion. who
is to meet Gus Rubin. the Akron giant, in
a twenty-round bout before the Lenox Ath-
letic Club. of New York, is putting the
finishing touches on his training at Phoe-
nixyille Pa. During February he worked
hard and is prepared to make the battle
of his life next Tuesday night. Goddard
has both wind and muscle in excellent
shape, and in training he is putting Up
some pretty stiff boxing. The Barrier
champion seems TO think Phoenixville a
great training place. for he has made his
trained for all recent fights. His favorite
stretch is a half mile level on the banks of
the Schuylkill Canal and there he may be
seen daily Early each morning he takes
about ten-mile run. frequently over the
Valley Hills, which are the most beautiful
from a scenic point of view OF any hills in
southwestern Pennsylvania. Joe, too, has
frequently. on his morning runs, taken in
the old Revolutionary Notifications at VAL
ley Forge.
y heavyweight match that should pro-
duce one OF the fastest and hardest fights
has been arranged for tomorrow night at
the oxford Athletic Club at Frankford,
Pa. between Joe Butler, of Philadelphia.
and stockings" Conroy, of Troy, y. Y.
This will be the first time that Butler has
had an opportunity TO show his admirers
that he can box on the level when lie
wants 10. and from the talk that has al
ready been created the coy clubroom will
be too small 20 hold the crowd that Will
make the journey TO see the contest. Last
week Conroy gave Peter MaheT, the Irish
champion i hard tussle, and although he
was adjudged the loser. he was not dis
graced. Conroy will undoubtedly give But
Ter as hard. If not the hardest battle that
! ne has ever had in his life. The Trojan
I is one OF the hardest men to get at that
| is in the business today, and his remarka-
I bly, good showing against Bob Armstrong
/ last winter at the Arena Will serve to
make him a strong favorite with the fol-
/ lowers of the game.
! Billy Rotchford of Chicago. who went to
England 10 fight "Pedlar'' Palmer and was
/ taken sick has now fully recovered. The
| National Sporting Club insists upon Palm
/ er meeting Rotchford and the match viii
probably be made. If Palmer and Rotch-
] har al vii a
| National Sporting Club will be right ready
! 10 match "Pediar'' with Teddy McGoyeTn
or Oscar Gardiner. II Rotchford beats
| Palmer the club will extend an invita-
| tion to the American lads named TO come
| over. giving the first one accepting the
! privilege 10 fight his sccessful compatriot.
THE vicissitudes of the dethroned
/ champions. says Il prize ring fonoTer,
find an apt illustration in the humble Of
! fer OF a 81 900 purse by Cincinnati club
/ for a meeting between CoTbett and Gus
| Rubin, dethroned champions. Corbett
| would doubtless split the purse with Ruh
| lin If he accepted the bid. Such an OFF n
for the services of the Pompadour wou' d
| have caused an Indignation meeting
| among Corbett's friends two short years
| ago. To be transferred from monarch to
a member of the common herd from the
status of an ace TO the level of a deuce,
means rack and ruin TO the average cham
| pion with regard to his merits as an at
! traction or drawing card When Jack
] McAuliffe was the lightweight champion,
! his marker was taken by any bookmakcr
| in the country for any amount Jack cared
| to mention. But Jack faded from the
| scene OF action. and 1t is doubtful if the
| bookies who were at his beck and call in
| the sunshiny days would extend 10 him
| even a pleasant look. Jack Dempsey slip
| ped into oblivion with none so POOR as TO
| DO him reverence after the beating from
Fitzsmmons. and Paddy Ryan was desert
ed by his warmest friends after the Wa
| terloo he met at Sulivan's hands in Mis-
sissippi in 1882"
Another match between viii Curley of
Newcastle -on-Tyne and Pediar Palmer OF
London, is being negotiated. and these two
undefeated bantams of Great Britain are
expected to sign articles soon. Curiey is
anxious to fight Palmer for the champion
ship, but the latter does not seem to like
the game. Palmer and CurIey were match
ed TO box few months ago but owing to
Palmer's refusing 10 make the weight the
match fell through. The Bolinbroke Club
has now offered 81, 500 for the bout, to
come of during Derby week. II this match
goes through. George Dixon will meet the
winner when he goes abroad next sum
mer.