The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-30
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
- ,EFFRIES, THE BIG PUGIITST,
~" LRRIVES FROM FRISCO.

PFHfETHfN-N FNs
mon ,,,,Ler of the Lenox A. C.-Whnt
,"Iorh,rst says About Baseball Deal.
,.grios the stalwart p%ugllist, arrived in
AL. city yesterday afternoon from Sah FRAN
ms 2,pu o'clock. Quite n large crowd OF
cisco u. "a,,rtinr men. including Billy Brady.
thNy,,,s manager; Sam Fitzpatrick. Martin
gouru' Marty McCue. Ross O'Neil, Kid
poW,."r Tobn Farrell, Ally King, Solly Smiths
baEan' and lanes Turpv were at the Grand
pacA'tii s,a,i,p 10 greetthe visitor. After an In
Ceh'l% h.ndshuki all around the party went
iotm' vaaI.rhilt Hotel. The Californian was
ou"o .niad by Billy Delaney, his trainer. and
bcSo", t.Nries his brother. At midnight the
'hu'Ts Tor Boston, where the big lighter Ia
pa." 10 mcct all corners during the week.
snsoI,s mission to the East Is to meet Bob
S e He is not so lcshy as he was
P" No erss came TO New York about six
"noa., 400 He says that he has been dieting
mI,r.ininc some, and his appearance yester-
anu w. a., helic this fact. When Jeffries was
y Iost he weighed about 225 pounds. Now
neVI the beam nj 2l5 pounds. OF course. the
su,s,;on asked him was relative to his
pios ~ getting on a match with Champion
g..,immons, In reply Jeffries said:
~, onor TO box any of the big men. and
I'll, ,refer TO meet Fitzsimmons because
",hn ohompion. see they seem to be all
pE..,o avht me now. 1t was not so when 1
go Nav York on my first trip. l suppose
y. shoving with Bob Armstrong gave them
:. idsa that | was easy game. My hands were
= nod shane then. hut now the tools OF mypro-
,I.,.Ion are in hrst.class order, and lguess can
ILL nroye this assertion when fight some OF
,.m The fellow who set the bone oil my injured
A., made a good Job Of it. and l don't think 1t
I'm trouble me much in the future II am
careful. p,.u
.nmonss money and | am entitledto frat call.
As | understand. sharkey can nave a match
ees,h Rob II he posts a forfeit before Feb. 3.
TNnsI " his is encouraging and shows that FitZ
Means MEANS business. speaking OF Sharkey. would
tiEs to state that nothing would tickle me bet
", IN tban TO fight him again. This talk about
YER ' being entitled to the championship is all
bhnIsb' | whipped him fair and square, and II
be fso aoeSNn Nv friends tell me that you couldn't in
aa ncs him to clash with me again with a yoke
~ oxen. Well. I'll give, him the benefit o. the
GOq TsfS ana easy SS to beat. . In our fght, the Sailor
z Se% aLHytTeeIyy on the defensive. He did not do
!, much leading and acted as though he, was
afraid. Near tho close ne was very tirec ana
DIS Whom Mon will you tight, should sharkey agree
h make a match with FitzsimmonsF p was
E @HASpyybody." replied the Californian.
When asked whether he had ever run across
Peter sy. sae SiG P ln Ff IS still There's there. G Hs is drink
Ing very hard. / don't think he will ever fight
sEsinaiL said 70 n reporter of THE Bun that the
rnbITe would know definitely by next Friday
Ehether a match between FitLsimmons, and
Iearies would be e arrsnS Sed tb III suG 81 "a a fhfng
alternative. Brady said he would take Jenries
10 England
pe,ora leaving town TO rejoin Bob FitZ-
simmons. the %Iatter's manager., Martin Ju-
Iisn, is reported to have said that the champion
would gladly fight Shurkey or ANYBODY else at
The LenOx A. c.. providing Tom ORourke
should resign from the management. II was
said YESTERDAY that as Q'Rourke's TING is now
sRsrkey Is a mcmler. it is next. 70 impossible
for him to conduct the affairs of the club. and
that c he nns i 1@ sssame ms his S dueies e'Ne 6'REe saTpe
NAV resign from the club entirely. his friends
say, In which event its business affairs will be
run by Joseph Macias, the Secretary and Treas
urer. In the way of match making there are
many competent men ready to step into
ORourke's shoes at once. The latter. Of
interests. aud would also second the Sailor in
case the Cornishman should consent to meet
him here. F~itzsimmons may also have an
other chance to tackle Sharkey hereabouts.
as Brady says that II he secures the Coney Isl
and arena he will offer more money for the
bout than anybody else.
J II amateur boxing can be conducted in the
future as we'll as The A. A. 7. tourney has
ter class OF amateurs has seldom been seen.
All Of them have displayed surprising science,
and as q result about 5000 persons have at
tended the two nights shows. There will be
bouts to reach the championship In each class
at the LenoN Club tonight. The only colored
man In the tournament is Joseph Walker Of
middleueight champion. A. Mcintosh oi the
New West Side A. G.. a club. by the way. which
than any other organization nj its kind. As
one OF the spectators said on Saturday night.
as the clubs representative continued to ap-
flyer lookin' ier trouble. all yer've Got'ter
90 is ter go to der clubhouse and say dere
AMI a member what knows how ter fight.
The report that the New York and Balti-
nore clubs would ultimately be consolidated
by Nonderhorst receiving half of the New York
stock. Freedman retiring from the Presiden-
Ey IN favor OF John, b.. Day and the manage
ment OF me team to be turned over to Ed Han
tHhI me former. who is anxious to close the
reaI with the Brooklyn Club. said yesterday:
Eo, me New York Club wants to make. any
IeI! 81 them, including the services OF Manager
kE1bS eag 4, i tG,i Sl ,nT 10 i2 cash: This price Is
Apn bettween the stockholders OF the New York
ana baltimore clubs. And there will not be
w n.y. 'hlIt l MDulu nOu leu INC new
hhUrS h!ub have the Baltimore team for less
NAN $4,000 am and have been willing to
Sssce he whole team with Hanlon as mana
\ geI a. Washington Park. Brooklyn. for prac-
Icaiy nothing. All want is half Of the Brook
IN Iluos capital stock. Not one dollar has to
De put ~; Abel could have made the deal
ong ago but for Ebbets and Byrne. Those
AZ me men TO blame for this delay. The best
mug lley ear, do Is to swallow their private
grievances and make this deal or be the Oh
eranks.' '"'' - u Dio'A''"
II aWrns ont that before getting John B. DAY
n Lb;Snn " the New York Club. Freedman tried
fsr ~ Jnnn VI. Ward. This is what the lat
aaV Ip'u Srsteaihy 10 regard to the matter:
fha reedman offered the MANAGEMENT OF
ssD, ' " lork" 10 me- three months ago. He
NJ Il" " ~ ana sad that il ! would take hold
MI '!un ne would not interfere in any way.
rx MY attend all Of the League meetings and
\ the III la Nulfetle POWER, except. of course.
AM ni'IhR or releasing Of players. He guar
~ treeu a hadsomc salary and really urged me
bnt I Nv, was at first temUted- to give in.
This oMTnn'uiitd Ia remain out Of baseball.
Jaao" Incl. however. goes to show that the
6scssrm'e never agreed To bar me out Of baseball
mnDsn OF my, relation with the Brotherhood
tsU,eiheni When the National Board re-
Mas ne nom the New York Club. a story
cure sstohIhlcq that could never again Sc
Ina 40 WIN a club under the protection OF
nails IILhtionaI agreement. Freedman's offer
'"'s S'ory 10 tho flagstaff"
as rn,% J'cnIt to, .e"ure Frank Butterworth
| eleven Val ,he columbia University football
| tge entlbNN.. 'nl IS commended bv many col