Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-12
Jim Says That "Jetf'' Is
"a Big Ok
Tom Sharkey and Kid Mccoy
May Meet Again.
All the PugiIists Are Confident Of
Winning Fights.

There is fight in the air, says New
York special. Fight talk eddies and
swirls around the corners that angle
the "tenderloin" and other less known
places in Greater New York The
Jcfilics.C Corbctt proposition and the
Fitzsimmons-Sh -Shalkey argument con
tinue to go the rounds among folk who
delight in wondering why and saying
when.
Jim Corbett has only one opinion of
the outcome of his meeting with the
champion, and that is-well, Corbett
has grown modest Of late, and simply
says that he'll take the belt. lie
says:
II know Jeffrics is a big OK, hard to
hurt and with Il destructive punch.
But as everyone will admit, I'm clever
with my hands and feet, and I think
can jab this husky mountain Of
Drawn and muscle into wonderland.
If get him guessing how it happened,
I'VE got him beaten It's business
with me. There's money in it and I'm
after the COIN
1t is on the cards that before the
Fitzsimmons-Sh Sharkcy bout the kid
will take on the sailor again Tom
O'Rourkc does not keep his stable
idle He has no use for eats that don
catch mice and he probably will have
Sharkey meet McCoy-for there's
money In it.
on the outskirts there abidcs one
Gus Ruhlin. Billy Madden Is hand
ling the Akron giant, aud both are
trying their best TO get Wihin the
brcastworks Rubin wants to fight
any of them. He has not anything
TO lose and has II punch in his pugl-
listic makeup that might land the
money, the glory and the things that
go to II heavyweight winner
HE'LL LOOK SMALL ENOUGH.
Big Ed Dunihorsi, of this city, VINO
Is scheduled TO meet Gus Rul'.'n III II
oO.round contest ~ Niles the latter
part of this month, ~ one of the great
est characters That ever entered the
ring. naya the cleveland Plain Dealer.
Dunkhorst according lo his own state
ment. does not win because nc can
fight. but simply hccalISc he II too big
TO hp fought sua cssfrly. There has
never been more willing mnn In the
ring than this sam" nunkhorst. lie
will meet anybody and do the best inc
can He sayH that he is not to blame
because he is 50 large and The only
thing that ne bars IN the articles that
hcsigu5ii thHt hr ulaat come towcight
said last night, "bu, that makes no
difference TO me-; If agree to box
do not care If the other fellow weighs
twice ~ much AS do, and If he wei chs
bali as much am atill better suited.
Waite 10 MEET McGONERN
Terry McGoycrn and Tommy White
of Chicago have boon matched for /
siXIound bout in Chicago, the confess
To take plncc March 2s The fight vii
he at Tattcrsnlls under the manage
mcnt OF l.. NJ lIouscmm.
MAIIERS MONEY TIED UP.
Tho journey of Peter Maher from
New York 10 Youngstown ana his vic
tory over Stockings Conroy, emitting
lin to percentage of the door mon
ey amounting to nearly 800, VIII al
have been bootlrsS If the claim of !, j
Quinn of pittsburg he sustained by tn
courts Quinn claims that Maher /
indebted to him in the sum of Sl2Ot
representing the aggregate of varlou
sums loaned the pugilist by him durin
tho year 1898, and which Maher agree
10 repay Jan. !, 1899 but which II
failed to do. Accordingly through
youngstown attorney, the Pittsburge
entered suit in the courts for the r.
coyery Of the money and caused an a
tachment to issue for Maher's share c
the receipts Maher denies the llabi
ity, claiming that in reality he is
creditor Of Quann to the amour
OF several thousand dollars, viii
his manager sets up the clail
tint the contract under whic
Maher came here was mac
with him and in his name, and tina
consequently, the present action WI
not hold. However, the fact relnaiI
that the money is tied up and is like
70 continue so for some time to con,