The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-11
WITH THE BOXERS.

A wire from Frisco says that Tommy
Ryan is lo-to-7 favorite over Jack Mof-
fat for their fight next Wednesday night.
Even though big, good-natured Bob
Armstrong has not been very successful
In the ring, Tom O'Rourke thinks him
good man and recently he signed him for
three years
Al Weinig, the cyclist-boxer, is after
Rube Ferns. who recently offered 10 meet
Tommy Ryan at l5S pounds. Weinig offers
10 meet Ferns at that weight, winner to
take all. and bet him $500 to $1,000.
One OF the Nevada political parties has
added an anti-fight plank In its platform.
and IL successful at the polls there will
be no more journeys 10 Carson City to
pull OFF big fights. The action of the Ne
vada politicians cuts little figure, how
ever. as Carson has not been seriously
considered likely site for champion
ship battles since Dan Stuart ran up
against financial frost with the Fitz-
Corbett mill
A London coroner's jury has rendered
a verdict that Ponk Andrews. the fighter
who died after winning fight there the
other night. came 10 his death through
injuries received I'm falling out OF n cab
soon after the fight, and not because OF
any hurts received In the ring 1t was
supposed at first that n blow on the jaw
he received I'm the second round caused a
hemorrhage OF the brain. Andrews died
two hours after the conclusion OF the
fight.
Joe 'walcott tried yesterday to get on
a match with Rube Ferns. but even
though the colored man is on the list of
cutters. Fern considered the game too
hard. and he notified waicott's manager
that he had drawn the color line
A match was arranged recently between
Kid Mccoy and Tommy West by Bill Crow
ley TO be fought at the Nutmeg A. c. of
Hartford on September % The bout will
be for twenty. rounds at catchweights.
Both boxers signed the articles them
selves. West ard Mccoy fought several
years ago at the Manhattan A. G.. in New
York Mccoy was just bossoming out at
the time. and put West 10 sleep I'm two
rounds West thinks he can turn the ta-
bles when they meet again. Both men have
started training.
Now that the prospects for renewal
of the boxing game at New York looks
very slim Champion Jim Jeffries will
branch out as 4 strong man. He rs train
ing every day with that end In veiw. and
he feels confident that before long he
will be able TO defeat the strong men who
are going around the country issuing chal-
lenges to the world &
The ultimate that the prominent fight
ers issue regularly about retiring from the
ring are never considered sincere by the
public. so IL was no surprise for Kid Me-
Coy to announce that he has changedhis
mind. and will remain In the arena, but
will fight only middieweights. He says
Tom O'Rourke will give him good purse
to box at his club at Hartford.
A correspondent writes from Sidney.
Australia: Peter Jackson, the once great
boxing champion is fast recovering his
health and strength. He is residing at the
Brighton hotel, Lady Robinsons beach.
near Sydney. one of the salubrious and
health-giving climates In New South
Wales. Each week sees a new improve
ment He is within n few pounds of be-
ing as heavy as ever he was. The lung
trouble which looked serious when he ar
rived here couple OF months ago has
vanished altogether. so that II Is only a
matter of time whom Peter will be about
and at IL again, probably not to the same
extent as of yore. but fit and willing
enough to fight limited-round battles with
any top-notchers who may happen to pass
this way, the colored fighters Intention
being to end his days I'm Australia. Some
OF the leading sports OF Australia intend
to organize n monster benefit in his be-
half, and the necessary steps arc now In