Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-25

4 StVly uOlluI kA0l ~ Hill u
them. There Were over a thousand va
cant seats in the corners of the audito-
rum of the garden when Fftz and Rub
lin clashed, and as the price of each Of
these seats was from 81 to $40 their non-
made a hole of fully 5000 in
the anticipated amount of receipts. BY
the way, the amounts which fighters
have received from the boxing clubs in
this city are something SO large that II !
the old timers, who We're glad to fight |
championship battles for 1000 a side
could come to life they would be as
founded. These indeed are he alcyon
days Of the ring.
Peter Maher, the Irish champion" is
in hard luck again, as for some reason
or other Joe Choynski, who was to have
boxed with him this week, will not clash.
There is plenty of evidence that though
boxing will stop in this state on the LIST
Of September there will be lots of fistic
sport in the immediate vicinity of New
York city, and l would suggest to Pc
ter that he and Gus Rubin would draw
pretty we'll if they would come together
again within easy reach of New York
city. They put up 20 rounds of the hard
est kind of boxing before the Leenox
club. and they quit with honors even.
On that occasion Maher claimed that he
injured one of his arms so severity that
he virtually fought one half the battle
in a crippled condition. Gus and Peter
are certainly in the forefront of the sec
ond-rate class, and another bout be-
tween them would be very interesting,
no doubt.
AL indications point to the greatest
assemblage of sports in the Madison
Square garden when Jim Corbett and
Kid Mccoy come together ever seen in
this or any other country. l am told
that the management of the Twelfth
Century club has already received
enough advance orders for seats to one
third fill the auditorium. People who
wish choice positions to see these two
most skillful boxers the ring has ever
produced would do Well to apply for
them Immediately, if not sooner.
Jim is working faithfully down at
Bath Beach, while Mccoy is doing his
work outside of Saratoga. So far there
has been very little speculation on the
while Mccoy is the hardest hitter he
will not be able to go the route. Well,
it's difference Of opinion hat makes
matches. This one is certainly going to
be a wonderful exhibition of fistic skill.
and my only regret is that it Will be
impossible to photograph 1t FOR future
reference.
There scenes to but little nance of
that South Brooklyn whirlwind, Terry
McGovern, being seen in the ring in this
city ere the Horton law expires. Ben
Jordan. the English featherweisht. may
be on the high seas. bound for this city,
but there is no definite knowledge that
such is the fact. II he intends fighting
McJONefH ne Hdu better yet q move Oh
him, or as Porrah Saulag said to the
ghost, "Ycu will be late
The only ones who really seem anxious
to tackle McGovern are men several
! pounds over his own weight, such as
George McFadden and Martin Flaherty,
and Terry show no inclination to tempt
fate again by going out of his class If
he can avoid it. He is a wise youngster
and more than seven
For some time past a chap ycleped ItSy
D,-@ 49, &C. I,,s1t -, +Hn e n - c o-r> n tnh
style of architecture. has been heralded
by his manager. Johnny Dunn, as a
featherWeight wonder one who would
when he got the chance knock seven
kinds Of tar out of Terry McGoTeefn.
Well, the other night Mr.. Ryan was
matched to fight that clever little Phila-
delphian, Tim Callahan. and quite a
crowd assembled at Coney Island to see
the encounter. 1t was the funniest fight
seen hereabouts in years. Mr.. Ryan did
all kinds of queer stunts in the first
round. Then Callahan. finding that he
had a comic acrobat and not a real fight
er in front of him. proceeded to do things
to Mr.. Ryan which amazed him Wen
derfully, and aroused the rislhlhties OF
the "awjence'' so that its roars OF laugh
ter drowned the noise of the breakers
on the beach. After using Mr.. Ryan for
a punching bag for a coupe OF minutes
Mr.. Callahan soaked him on the point
of the Jaw, and then and there went out
the hopes of Johnny Dunn that he had
a new f~eatherweight "chan.peen." Mr..
Itsy Ryan now ~retires ba k into the
ranks of the chief preliminary boxers.
Another fistic match, in addition to
those already arranged, will probably be
decided here before September l. The
principals will be Terry Mcioveln and
Ben Jordan, the English fe2~ther-Weight
champion. Jordan at last arrived here
from Liverpool on the Luciano. He was
mot at tho Mar hy Martin Downing. who
will act his manager.
The little Englishman is fairly con-
sumed with a desire to win Terrys lau-
res, and came over for the express pur-
pose of fighting the Brooklyn lad here
before the Horton law goes out Of effect
on September l. Jordan said: Il am
: very much disappointed to learn on my
arrival here that McGovern is to become
an actor. l came over to fight him. and
will take no notice of any Inducements
to light any one else. | will agree to
. meet McGovern at 122 pounds, weigh in
at 8 O'Clock on the day of the contest,
!, and will agree to fight before the club
offering the most money.
!. The National Athletic club Of Lon
: don is greatly interested in my visit
: here; in fact. several of its members are
, responsible for my eomfng, am al
4 present in good condition. l had a very
= pleasant voyage and had every oppor-
tunity to go through a daily course OF
:, training aboardship. | punched the bag
took daily runs of five miles around the
! decks and spared with my brother sam
who came over with me-
: Champion James J. Jeffries wrenche6
one of his ankles by falling from a bi-
cycle at his training quarters at Loci
! Arbor, neal Asbury Park. n. j. The in
jury was pronounced painful, but no
| dangerous. Jeffries. despite his injury
: went in bathing with his leg b~andaged
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t Tom Sharkey has picked Mccoy to wiz
2 and we all know what Kind of a prophe