Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-27

beat Bonner. The latter's line is bad
one.
Captain Chapman, of the New York
police, in whose district the Broadway
Athletic club will be situated, has rec
commended the granting of license to
that club and it is almost sure to be
granted.
| A match between Jem Holloway, the
South African lightweight champion,
and Jem Curran has been arranged.
The affair is to come off in London
before the National Sporting Club on
March Is. and will be for twenty
rounds at 1876 pounds.
Billy Rotchford, the Chicago boxer,
who went abroad last summer to meet
''Pedlar" Palmer, but was unable to
fulfill his engagement owing to illness,
has been rematched to box the English
champion on May 80 next before the
National Sporting Club for a purse of
| $4,000 Rotchford, it is said, has re-
covered completely from his illness and
is now in his old-time form.
Patsy Haley, of Buffalo, who is
matched to box Terry McGovern, has
started in to train for his coming bat
tie with the young Brooklynite.
O'Rourke has not decided on any date
for the battle, but he says it will prob
ably follow the Goddard Rubin go.
Another international prize fight may
be arranged soon The Bolingbroke
club of England, which was in commu-
nication with kid" Lavigne for re-
turn match with Dick Burge when La
vigne signed to fight mysterious" Billy
Smith, is again after the championship.
| The British club offers Lavigne $4,000
and passage and assures him side bet
as large as he desires can be arranged.
Billy Lavigne, who attends to the
Kids" business affairs, has agreed in
case the Bolingbroke club will deposit
| its money in this country, to again take
| the trip and bet a few of the Britishers
| to "bloomin' standstill'' that his little
brother George will give Burge the
same beating he handed him before
AS the Englishmen are more than anx-
ious to see Lavigne fight again, it is
altogether likely the match will be ar
ranged for Derby week.
Eddy Gardner arrived home from
Pittsburg Saturday where he refereed
the Hogan cClelland contest Eddy
made quite a hit as referee and gave
general satisfaction. The sports who
attended the fight treated him very
courteously, and were enthusiastic
over the success attained by his brother
Oscar.
Kid Mccoy is going to take trip
| to London this summer. 1t is said that
he has received an offer to meet Jewey
Cooke, the crack English middle
weight, and has accepted.
Tommy White, the feather-w weight
boxer of Chicago, and Solly Smith,
| will probably be matched to meet in a
! fifteen-round bout, at the Stag Athletic
Club, of Cincinnati in few weeks.
White and Smith fought great TWEEN
| ty-fve-round draw in this city a few
years ago, and as they both are anx-
| ious to meet again, there is every indi-
| cation that the match will be quickly
arranged. If matched they will fight
at 124 pounds.
THE GARDNER-HOPKINS GO.
Enquirer
| Joe Hopkins, the colored feather
weight, who meets Oscar Gardner be-
| fore the Peoples Athletic Club, arrived
| in town yesterday from Buffalo, &C
companied by his manager, Fred Fox.
! Hopkins is in splendid fettle, and it
will take a little work to get him to
! the required weight-126 pounds. In
| appearance Hopkins resembles Joe
! Walcott, the noted colored weller
weight. Manager Fred Fox said last
| night that he has great confidence in
Hopkins, and before leaving Buffalo he
made several bets on his man beating
| Gardner Monday night. There is no
| question but what Hopkins is tough
| game, and win give Gardner a hard
| tussle.
TO FIGHT GARDNER AGAIN.
New York, February 26.-Jack
| OBrien, who has become inflated with
his own Importance, has been induced
to box Oscar Gardner again. The pair
will meet before local club in a few
weeks.
PRESIDENT POWERS
Says Wheeling strengthened the League
and That the Outlook is Bright
| Special to the Register.
Springfield, Ohio, February 26.-Pres-
ident c. B. Power in an interview says:
IN,