The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-13

$500 purse. see that the papers down
East have had me on the pan lately for
drawing the color line for Walcott and
Byers and then taking on the Cooler.
Well, you can say for me that after l
am through with Craig I'll take on the
rest of the colored scrappers-Walcott.
Byers or any of them-provided they
show ME some sort of a decent purse.
| refuse to fight a colored man for
short money, and there's all there is to
that. l think Walcott's a soft propo-
sit!on. He's a swinger, and that let's
him out, and l think I can whip a
swinger. O'Rourke's man is a bit awl<-
ward, that's all. I don't know much
about Byers I've never seen him go,
but they tell me he went in and slugged
like sucker with that big Charley
Strong down at the island the other
night. Yes, the colored boys can have
my game if they want 1t. but some
body's got to show me the long coin be-
fore l get into the ring with one of
them. I'm not stuck on the job. but
I've beaten all the white boxers in my
class-bar McCoy-and 1 guess I'll have
to 20 after the dusky chaps now. I'd
give a finger or two to get that long
legged Kid into a ring with me again
He bunkoed me out of our first fight
wrote me letters and told me to go
easy with him. and that he was only
after the losers end. and l stood for
his con and did not train and got
whipped in consequence. The coppers
stopped our Syracuse go. I've tried
every way in the world to get on with
him again, but it looks to me as though
he doesn't care much about my game.
l see he's started picking out soft
marks again around the country. I've
been told in the papers that I'm a
champion at that, but he's got me
skinned to death. I see that Joe Cho-
ynski tells me to keep in my class and
not talk about fighting him. Just tell
Joe to make a match and talk about
class after the fights over. / think
I'm the middleweight champion. l
always thought that 154 pounds is the
middleweight limit used to be-but
everybody says it's 1873 now. I'm l5O-
pound man, but / would like to take
on anybody, Mccoy preferred, at 1913
pounds at the ringside, and settle the
question as to who is the best man at
the weight. I leave for West Baden
tonight for stay of week or so, and
from there l will go to Syracuse to
train for Craig"
To the blare of a big brass band
Tommy, better known as "Pedlar' Pal
mer. the crack bantam fighter of Eng
land. stepped from the deck of the
Cunarder Campania in New York last
week and grasped the hand of Terry
McGovern, with whom he will soon put
on the gloves.
McGovern had furnished royal well
come for his rival. and their meeting
was a most friendly one With Nc
Govern were Billy Gray of the West
chester club, DR.. Ordway, the Ped
lars" American representative; Tony
Harris and H. Selvy.
Palmer was one of the first to step
from the steamship and he was at once
surrounded by group of friends. Then
the band played some more, and Palm
er was carried away by his friends.
The Englishman was accompanied by
his manager, A. F. Bettison, and Sam
Bleckler, his trainer. He had had
fine voyage and was in excellent spirits.
I'm going right into training. SAID
Palmer, land as soon as this fight Is
over | shall go back to England to meet
William Curley. / am in splendid con-
dition, but will have to get rid of few
pounds. The ocean trip hasn't decreas-
ed my weight at ALL" he said with
laugh.
The fight with McGovern will take
place at Tuckahoe on September l.
do I expect to win? Well, OF course;
/ have come over here to make good
fight. and l guess no one will be disap-
pointed.
Il hardly expect to meet Dixon, al
though there has been some talk about
it.
Il shall go to Saratoga on Monday,
and start in to work at once. l nave
been over here before, you Know, ana
| shan't waste any time in sight-see-
ing"
The bout at Tuckahoe will be for
a purse of 10000, a percentage or the
pictures and the 116-pound champion
ship of the world. Palmer is one of
the two Palmer midgets who were ram
Gus for their skill as boxers before they
had entered their teens. "Pedlar, as
Tom Palmer is known, has gained
number of victories. He met Plimmer
successfully, and in 1896 met Dixon in
a six-round bout He conceded weight
to Dixon, and, although not in the best
of condition, got draw.
Palmer is now % years old, and b
feet 21a inches in height.
The absence of Jeffries on an indefin-
lite visit to Europe makes it appear as
though it is all off as far as the match
with Sharkey IS concerned, at least for
this year. Both sides will, of course.
blame the other for failure OF the
match, though the Jeffries side VIII
probably be most generally accepted.
The reason for this is that few will be-
lieve Sharkey has much of a chance
with the champion. Sharkey, of course.
unquestionably thinks he will win, as
he is nothing but courage and would
fight a freight train If called upon TO
do so but his astute manager, Tom
O'Rourke who is as foxy as they come
in his size, may hold different opn'
ion, which he will sedulously refuse to
give out for publication. He wants
Sbarkey to win, and will think several
times before matching him with man
he fears may whip his champion. AS
soon as O'Rourke feels really confident
Sharkey can whip Jeffries 1t won't be
his fault if a match is not arranged.
"If Corbett keeps on taking care OF
himself and gets chance at Jeffries
next winter he'll surprise lot OF peo-
ple," says Charlie White. the referee.
HE may not knock Jeffries out don't
think he will, but mark my WcrdS,
he'll outpoint him and get the decision.
OF course Jeffries knows lot more
now than he did at Carson City. where
he was sparring partner for Corbett,
but Jim is too clever and too quick fer
him. He wouldn't be SUCKER enouSa
20 get to him and fight him as fltz-