Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-17
GOOD CARD
Has Been Arranged
By the Rubin Central
Athletic Club.
John DenisOn Will Meet
Geo. Church.
Tommy White Has Good Show
With Terry.
Important Matches Made In East
Local Sporting News.

ed program for m entertainment to
he given in short timc at its club
rooms, corner of Carroll and Exchange
SITS.
The most important number on the
program will be four round so be-
tween Johnny Dennison and George
Church. Both men are from Cleveland.
The other numbers will be as fol-
lows:
Frank Lilies VS.. Jack DIETRICH.
Jack Palmer VS.. ID. Phelps.
VIII Briener vs. Chas Phillips.
Fred Boiling VS.. Il. Wlnkleman.
Harry Kerns VS.. Billy Smith.
Joe Kern VS.. Fl. Dorance.
Kid Gray VS.. unknown.
All of the events will be four rounds.
No decision will he given. John Leh-
man will give bag punching exhibit
tion and Fred Smith and John Layery.
100 pound wrestlers will contest for
donors.
TERRIBLE TERRY'S EQUAL.
The students Of the fighting game
are unable to figure out how the
mighty Terry McGovern Is TO continue
his unbroken record of jig time vic
tories after next Tuesday evening.
when he meets Tommy White at Tat
tersnlls, Chicago, says the Enquirer.
They recognize Terry's strength. his
cyclonic movements, his wonderful
punching qualities and all the poweress
he has in stock. They count on the
wonderful condition he Is always in on
account of the absolutely correct meth
ods Of life he follows. Then they look
over Whites career. II Is the most
wonderful in the books. Like McCov-
ern, he has always been of strictly
correct habits. and ut the age of 30
years, after l07 ring battles, he Is as
strong or stronger than evey He has
fought that many battles, not men
tonng nearly AS many more exhibit
tions. He has never ebeen knocked
out. He has only hen knocked down
six times. He went down before Aus
tralian, Billy Murphy in go that was
scheduled for II friendly one. Ren
Jordan toppled him over in London,
hut White was still fighting when his
seconds stopped the argument in un-
necessary alarm. Pete Peterson and
Dick Green each knocked him over,
but were afterwards whipped In the
same fights. Billy Whistler sent him
off his pins in the first, but White
made the meet draw in 90 rounds.
FIGHTS BOOKED.
A number of fistic battles that or
dnarily would take about four years
to decide probably will he rolled into
the four months remaining before the
Lewis law will repeal the Horton
lighting bill that permits of the decls.
Ion In New York of 25-round fights,
At least four of the contests now on
the schedule are of thc ampionship
class fights that usually take weeks
In the arranging and months before
they are decided. The most import
ant fights now down for decision are;
Robert Fitzsmmons and nd. Dunk
horst, nj Hercules Athletic club, April
~.
Terry McGovern and Tommy War
rem, AT Brookway Athletic club, April
10.
Joe Walcott and Tommy West, at
broadway Athletic club, week OF May
LIST.
james j. Corbett and James i
lcnries, NJ Seaside Athletic club
MAY IA.
Charles t"kidl Mccoy and Thomas
sharkey, at Seaside Athletic club, June
u,
Charles ('Kid'1 McSoy and james
j. Jeffries, at place not yet named
July 30.
Robert Fitzsimmons and Gus Ruh
lin, at Wcstchcstcr club,
The limit of each or these is to b'
25-rounds. In addition there. are many
lesser contests that now do not attrac
more than passing interest, being en-
tlrely overshadowed by the strength
Of the fights between the blg fellows,
FIGHTS OF THE WEEK.
The best battle OF the week in tn,
East is that scheduled for tonight II