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MANY MATCHES MADE
BOXING IN THE EAST TAKES AN
OTHER LIVELY TURN FOR THE
SUMMER MONTHS
FOUR BIG, EVENTS SLATED

OOrbett to Meet Observation-Disclosures
mons and Sharkey Sign Articles
Ryan and Root and NaIcOtt and
Smith the Other Cards Scheduled
-FItx and Sharkey and Ryan
and Root Most Discussed.
Despite all the talk about the wiping
off the statute books of the Horton box
ing law. New York is to have a veritable
carnival Of the sport during the ap-
preaching summer. CorBett and Jeffries
are scheduled to battle for the heavy
weight championship Fitzsimmons and
Sharkey are once more to face each
other in the squared circle; Tommy Ryan
and Jack Root are to contend for the
middIeweight championship honor; Joe
Walcott and Mysterious" Billy Smith
are in training for a bout. and last, but
far from least, Terry McGovern is to do
battle with the hard hitting and stout
hearted Oscar Gardner. These are but
b 1.-THE of the many matches that are
being arranged. but are the choicest.
They win all likely take place in New
York. the major portion OF them before
the Coney Island Athletic club.
FITZ AND SHARKEY FIRST.
or all the battles that are scheduled
to occur in the near future perhaps the
one In which most interest is being taken
is the promised return meeting between
Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsimmons.
There is every reason why this meeting
should prove interesting to the fraternity
Fitzsimmons has defeated Corbett. who Is
to meet Jeffries. Jeffries defeated Fitz-
simmons. who is slated for a go with
Sharkey. and Sharkey made Jeffries con-
clude that a years rest would not be
bad thing for a fighter to indulge IN.
Should Fitzsimmons win from Sharkey,
and COrbett from Jeffres, then there
is every reason TO surmise that the old
foes. Fitszlmmons and Corbett, will
again face each other in the roped
arena.
SUCH A THING POSSIBLE.
1t Is by no means impossible that the
two battles viii so eventuate Fftzsim-
mons has license TO win from Sharkey.
upon the showing made at San Fran
cisco. when Wyatt carp decided that
the COrnishman had fouIed the sailor,
and Corbett Is being touted to outpoint
the big DOilermaker. who was formerly
his sparring partner. SO far Fitz
and ShaTkey are concerned. the result
of their meeting should relegate at least
is taking his last chance. If he cannot
beat the sailorman now, he is certainly
out of the game. Should he achieve
a victory over the sturdy sailor, then
F'ltzsimmons stock will again boom, and
Jeffries. or Corbett, whichever may be
declared the winner in their go, will
find II necessary to meet the Cornish
man. or yield TO him the title he lost
IN his battle with Jeffries.
CORBETT IS CONFIDENT
Corbett IS talking about his match with
JefIries with all the confidence Of man
who sees victory In sight. He admits
that Jeffides dssa hard proposition, and
that he could not hope to defeat the big
Californian in any save one way-and
that Is TO outgenera! him ,Corbett says
that should he fail to win back his cham
pionslp title, he hopes he will be car
ried outrof the ring a stretcher. That
is easier said than desired however, but
ii is notable that Jeffries is not talking
much; and that he Is said to be in any,
thing but the best Of shape No one has
much confidence in the match, and there
will probably be none Of the interest
shown that is expected when Fitzsim-
mons and Sharkey meet That will b.
the battle of the bunch. The winner will
know that he has b5en in the ring and
the loser Will find it out after he awak-
ems from his enforced slumber There
will be no pronounced favorite when the
odds of the titzsimmons-S ha rkey b Ut
are announced. That much goes almost
without the saying.
RYAN AND ROOT.
Tommy Ryan is a bit stale in the fight
ing line. and he proposes to give away
lot of weight to Jack Root in their bat
tie. And yet Ryan should win Root Is
undoubtedly good man, strong ard
clever. but he lacks the experience of
the Syracuse boxer, and he is also shy
some of the skill that has made Ryan
famous. and brought many victories to
him. The argument is already being adj
VanCed that Ryan viii not stand punish
ment. and that Root is the man who will
hand Ii out TO him. That is q matter 10
be seen later on. If Root can do any
thing with Ryan he may defeat him.
But in order to do so he must perform
much faster work than he has yet b en-
called upon for. He VIII have big ad
vantage as to weight, The match having
been made at $50 pounds. Ryan ce tain
ly cannot be better than l5G, in prime
shape. and ten pounds Is quite a leverage.
Ryan viii be the favorite when the men
enter the ring.
WALCOTT AND SMITH.
Joe Walcott should make short work of
the mysterious boxer from Boston. Smith
is far from clever, so far as defensive
work counts He like Walcott. is an
aggressive boxer, and 1t IS Coub full If he
will last long against such a man as Joe
Walcott. The Barbados freak should
make the battle brief and decisive, as
he probably will He is as big as Smith
weighs as much. and all he lacks Is
height, which defect. it has been shown,
is OF little detriment to the remarkable
black. There is one peculiar feature 10
the meeting however, and that is that
Smith is taking on the only man Tommy
Ryan has carefully avoided The stub
born contests between Ryan and Smith
are part of ring history. Ryan has the
better Of the argument, and If he is OF
the belief that WalcOtt is dangerous
game. then Smith would seem to have
little chance to win.
TOO LONG AN INTERVAL
Makers Of boxing matches are prone
to defer the meeting too long after the