The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-23
SPORTING NEWS.
Boxing Affairs Quiet in New
York Now.
Fitz and Rubin Are Training
Like Beavers.
ALL AFTER M'GOVERN.
Kid Lavigne and Joe Cans Both
Have Plans.
Terry VIII Probably Give Erne
Another Match.
LII AFTER M'GOVERN.

New York, July 23.-F1ghtefS row u
Very quiet these days. The possibility
of McGovern conserving to take on Erne
again and the coming heavy weight
battles to be decided next month are
arousing but little interest as yet. Gus
Rubin, the Akron giant, and BOD Fitz-
simmons are training like beavers for
their 25 round bout, which takes place
at the Twentieth Century Athletic clup
August 10. Rubin weighs 195 POUNDS
at present, while ''FitZ'' tips the scales
at 172 pounds This is the weight at
which they intend to fight Fftzsln-
mons is working at Bergen Beach
Although fighting in New York has
only six weeks to run before the Lewis
anti-boXing law goes into effect, several
important fistic events will be decided
in the meantime. The Fitzsimmons-
Rubin bout, scheduled for August 10,
and the FitZSimnons-Shark go, for
August %, are fixtures and negotfa-
lions are going on for bouts between the
lighter men.
RYAN WANTS A MATCH.
According to Jim Corbett, the sports
will not have the pleasure of seeing him
face KID Mccoy in the ring. The ex-
champion says he has not given the
match a thought, as ne intends to have
another go with Champion Jeffries be-
fore he will agree to meet anyone else
With Corbett out of tilt now behooves
the natchmakerS to secure as an OppO-
nent of Mccoy some good man who
seems sincere in his desire to fight.
Tommy Ryan. who would undoubtedly
est fights ever seen in New York. writ
ing from Chicago, has authorized Jim
Kennedy to match him with Mccoy i'll
the event of Corbett failing to come to
terms.
Ryan and Mccoy are two of the clev-
crest boxers in the ring. They have met
several times. and on each occasion have
entertained the spectators with good
fighting. Their recent six round go in
Chicago was of the sensational order
Mccoy received the decision but Ryan
holds he was entitled to the referees
verdict.
They say Jim Corbett can throw the
ICON" better than any of them. Maybe
he can, but Tommy Ryan is entitled to
some hOnorS at this particular game.
Ryan can talk more about fight, be-
fore and after, than any three fistic
stars Tt is even said that he's a better
talker than fighter. He hopes Jack Root
won't do the Dutch act" after he beats
him in Chicago next Tuesday.
ERNIE IS NOT SATISFIED.
Frank Erne wants a return match
with his conQueror, Terry McCSOvern,
and has issued a challenge to meet him
at the light weight limit. 1t seems hard
~ possible that Sam Harris would con-
sent to have McGovern meet Erne at
1873 pounds. but. if such an event is ar
ranged, Manager Kennedy says he will
offer the boys the same Inducements as
before.
George McFadden and Jack O'Brfen
have been matched to go rs rounds at
have been made for Joe Cans to meet
the winner.
Jim Jeffries will leave for Mount
Clemens in a day or two for a short
rest, and if his arm comes around in
good shape by August, he will probably
take on Corbett or some other one of
the big fellows. William A. Brady,
manager of Jeffries. will arrive home on
Wednesday next. and it is expected that
he will then announce the champions
plans
McGovern at 126 pounds. His manager,
Charley Harvey, has posted $500 to
bind the match and if the present plans
of the several prize fight managers pan
out, McGovern will have his hands full
for some time to come.
Kid Lavigne, who has just returned
from abroad, says, through his man
ager that he will fight Terry at 12S
pounds. Al HEREFORD offers to match his
man. Joe Cans, to meet McGovern at
1913 pounds, and it is rumored that Sam
Harris has accepted for McGovern an
offer to match Erne to fight Terry at
catch weights at Chicago in September.
Such a match would undoubtedly
prove popular, although those who saw
last Monday nights fight think Nc
Govern can defeat Erne at any weight.
Everyone remembers how big Ed
DunkhOrSt went to sleep after Fitz-
simmons landed a couple of punches on
him at the Hercules Athletic club some
time ago. Well, poor ''Dunkie'' went
into dreamland in a hurry because he
was fighting against time. He left the
JeffrieS training camp at AShbury Park
on the night of the fight and was told
by the champion to be back in an hour
and a half or he would lose his job.
''Dunkie'' came to Brooklyn on a fast
train, took his punch got back to AS
bury Park in an hour and thirty-nine
minutes and saved his job.
FLORAL HORSESHOE A HOODOO.
Tom O'Rourke and his Seaside Ath-
letic club are up against it since Jim
Kennedy re-entered the match making
arena The McGovern- Erne fight and
the F'itz-Ruhlin 'tgo'' are only two of
what O'Rourke might have had only for
Kennedy. To make matters worse Dix
on and Sharkey, once stars of |
O'Rourke's string, are no longer money
makers Toms fate is a sad one.
The floral horseshoe is a hoodoo in the |
prize ring. FitzsimmonS' admirers gave |
him one at Coney Island, and big Jim
Jeffries didn't do a thing to him. Me-
Govern laughed sardonically last Mon
day night when half a dozen strong men |
deposited an immense rose-covered shoe |
in Erne's corner, and the latter did not |
look particularly happy. He looked less
so when his seconds half carried him to |
his corner in the third round after Terry |
had beaten him into helplessness.
None of them things for me- says
Terry. They can send 'em along after |
the fight, not before
JOHN LIS BELT HELD FOR DEBT. |