Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08
GARDNER VS.. HAMILTON.
INDICATIONS POINT TO A BIG
CROWD TO WITNESS MONDAY
NIGHTS CONTEST
AT THE METROPOLITAN CLUB
Jim Jeffries Made u Monkey of
"Yank" Kenney Friday Night in
Their Contest - General Boxing
Notes About the Big and Little
Fellows and their Plans.

All arrangements have been made for
the fistic exhibition at the Metropolitan
Club House tomorrow night, between
Oscar Gardner and Jack Hamilton.
Inquiries for tickets have been made
in such number as to indicate that
big crowd will be present. 1t will be
the first opportunity in many months
for Wheeling admirers of Gardner to
see him in ring contest, and as he is
just as big a favorite as before his
defeat by Terry McGovern, his friends
will all be at the ringside to witness
the victory which they hope for and
expect.
Hamilton arrived in the city late
last night, and is in excellent condi-
ton, and confident of reversing the
these two plucky fellows met in the
ring, upon which occasion Gardner
bested his opponent.
The preliminary promises to be one
of the most interesting curtain raisers
the club has ever arranged. 1t will be
between the redoubtable- Squirrel
Finnerty, of Youngstown, and Howard
Smith, a colored phenomenon claiming
Philadelphia as his home. The w. &
E. G. cars pass the club house, and a
special service will be provided for
Monday nights entertainment.
What faculty the heavyweight box
ers have for acting in manner con-
trary to their own interests! Just
when Sharkey and Fitzsimmons were
receiving praise from ring followers
for getting together and making
match they botch the affair and call
everything Off Fitz seems to have
been square enough in the matter, and
a good many people, including Shar-
keys own manager, are now asserting
that the sailor, who was itching for a
chance to get out of fighting the Aus
tralian, was glad of the opportunity
afforded him by the hitch over the club
at which they should meet.
There is a very popular impression
that Mccoy is always on the lookout
for marks" in the ring and perhaps
he is hardly to be blamed for corralling
all the "easy money" in sight. 1t is,
kid is afraid of any one 1t took
but very few minutes for Sharkey to
get on a match with Mccoy after his
failure to come to terms with Fitz.
The winner of this encounter is to
meet the victor of the Jeffries-Corbett
battle for the championship, so that
there is a possibility of Sharkey and
Jeffries again battling for the cham
pionship.
Talking of Jeffries and Corbett, the
closer we get to the date for the bout
the more confidence there seems to be
in the minds of the majority of the eX
perts that Jeffries will emerge from
the encounter winner. In spite of
the stories that have been going the
rounds telling of his poor condition
and inability to reduce his weight,
there is not the slightest doubt that
the champion is In splendid health and
that he has already taken off a great
deal of superfiuous flesh and will re-
duce himself still more in the remain
ing few weeks before the fight.
Mccoy says he will not fight Gus
Rubin again because he does not in
tend to meet those he has defeated. as
he sees no reason for so doing And
yet Mccoy did not lose minute in
clinching a match with Sharkey the
other day, although the sailor has al
ready knocked him out in the ring.
while the best Mccoy could do with
Rubin was to get the decision after 20
rounds of fighting.
Mccoy is not consistent If he does
not intend to meet those whom he has
defeated, then he should not poster
those who have won from him to give
him another chance.
Sam Austin. who is TO referee the coming
battle between Jeffries and Corbett, is one
OF the squarest sporting men in
America. and is an all around good fellow
besides. His views on all matters con-
nected with the ring are regarded as those
OF an expert. He not only perfectly un-
dersands tho rules Of the ring. but is
thoroughly posted on the records ana ahil