The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-02
GOSSIP of THE RING.

\ Bobby Dobbs, who recently stopped DICK
Burge, wants to fight Kid Lavigne for the
light weight championship of the world
Dobbs has cabled Offering to box Laylgne
for So GEO side and the largest purse OF
fered by any of the clubs In England
Dobbs' eablegram says the National Spo aa a
club of London, will give a purse or y 800
for the men to fight for in twenty-round
bout the contest to take place the latter Part
of March Lavigne is now IN San franclsco
but if Dcbbs agrees to post $1,000 with the
Sporting Life of London, the chances are
Lavigne will accept his challenge as the
purse and side bet would certainly be worth
the trip to England
Peter Maher. the Irish pugtlist, picks Sailor
Sharkey to win from Kid Mccoy. It's all
in the punishment he says. Tom can
stand all the punches Mccoy can laaa. put put
blows coming toward him or not very much
doubt There is no question at all ABOUT
Mccoy being mighty clever. but ne won MS
reputation for cleyerness as the result Of
fights with men who were not OF the cham
pionship variety. If had money to bet 1t
would certainly go on the sSharkey end OF H.
1t would be good bet, too, because McCoy.
1 understand. is apt to be the fayorlte
Tim Hurst, the erstwhile manager of he
st. Louis Browns, who is to referee the Me-
Coy-Sharkey fight on JAM 10, recently gave
out an interview defining his ideas on the
art of deciding boxing contest. Mr.. Hurst
said few original things, and the Eastern
| ing at the mouth. Says the New York Press:
"A man possessed of Hurst's views on box
ing is incapable of giving righteous decision
| in any contest decided under the Horton
| law"
Says Corbett: CT intended to thrash Mccoy
! on the street for his assault on me a few
weeks ago, but I was persuaded from doing
so. I sincerely hope that Sharkey viii knock
him out. In my opinion Mccoy VIII run
around the ring when he faces the sailor. and
will do his best to stay the limit. He knows
| he cannot put Sharkey to sleep.
The twenty-round bout between Dial Hawk
| ms and Frank Hrne, which is scheduled to
| come off in San Francisco. may be decided at
| the Lenex club. Tom O'Rourke has offered
| the men percentage OF the gate receipts
for the contest, and is trying to induce the
| boxers to settle their differences in New York.
| Peter sMaher is taking things easy in Phil
| adelphia. He told Martin Julian that he
| would not enter the ring again until he re-
ceiFed a suitable percentage. Peter has nu-
merous offers, but the club managers insist
| on having the big end of everything in sight.
Dick O'Brien and Jack Bonner will probab-
| ly be matched to box before some of the
! Gotham clubs. They boxed 15-round draw
at Athens, Pa, early in the present year, and
Bonner is now very confident that he has
sufficiently improved to- win over O'Brien.
| Charley MeKeever has ferYarded challenge
to London to box Dick Burge. McKeever
states in g. letter TO the London Sporting Life
| that he will box Burke att las pounds for a
percentage OF the zatssrecaipts and $1,000 on
the outside. va
The date Of the contesti between Charley
! Golf and Jim Watts has been fixed for Jan
| Is in Sandusky. Theufght will be at the
mdddleweight limit.
Billy Edwards. the Australian champion
weherweight, who has srrived IN this country
| is anxious to get on q, match with Mysterious
Billy Smith.
Doc Payne and LAWYER, the Irish giant are
to furnish the preliminary ON tho night Of the
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