The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-04

KEGS. He was the brother of Australian
Billy, and we all remember that cratic
genius when in his prime. Tim how
ever stopped in Frisco, on his way East,
and had the misfortune to but up against
AL Neill. Al lost but little time In con-
vincing the champion that there were
others. Since then Al has been laid
low by Jack Moffat twice and then
Jack Moffat lost, owing to a dislocated
shoulder. But Tim came to Chicago
and asked for match. He wanted to
appear at Tattersalls on a percentage,
but the management could not see where
his drawing power came in. Tim is
nice, gentlemanly, smooth-talking fell
low, and used all of his persuasive pow
er to convince the directors of the club
that he was worth as much money as
Fitzsimmons or any other of his coun-
trymen. His arguments We're not con-
vincing, and he was offered purse, not
large, but large enough for a beginner.
When informed of the fact that the club
would give nothing but the purse, Tim
naturally was indignant and Informed the
managers that it WAS an awfully Grim
py purse for a champion, don't you
know" Nevertheless he accepted, and
know the rest
Murphy fought fairly we'll. but then
when up against a fighter he does not
show we'll. His manner is odd, and he
lights in a peculiar fashion. But if he is
champion in Australia he has but lit
the chance of being here There are a
number of fourth and fifth Iaters in this
country who would take his measure
easily. But then he may have something
up his sleeve, and if Kid Garter is de-
feate1 next Friday night, it may De pos
siple that Tim will get "mtee the graCes
OF the American public and prove to
them that they have some fighters in
the antipodes. Up to the present time
some of the best men in this country
have been tumbled over by Australians,
but they were of far higher class than
Murphy, and 1t appears that ali Of the
good ones have left the land of the
kangaroo and are trying to accumulate
some American dollars. Fitzsimmons.
however, has retired and he was the
greatest of these who claimed Aus
tralia as their home Creedon is all in:
Jim Hall passed away from the fighting
horizon some wears, ago. Australian Billy
Murphy still thinks he car fight but was
whipped short time ago by a novice
SO that Tim Murphy is the only one left,
and he will have to- do considerably bet
ter if he expects to uphold the honor of
kangaroodOm. 81
When Charley Burns arrived in town
last week he came in ellis-s usual good
humor but he. was aggravated at seeing
himself on a bill made up of such prize
beauties as appeared on the Tattersalls
programme. When he came into the
office he said: I've got no collection
to dat card, but, say, it's about the
ugliest ever see. Look at de mugs you
got dere. Why, they lined us up in Tom
ORourke's in New York de odder night,
Matty Matthews, Kid Broad and meself,
and everyone said 1 was de beauty of
fearfully good-looking" 1t certainly is a
fact that Burns would not win much of
a prize in a beauty show, nor would any,
body care to use him for a model for
bust work. That Is, bust work from a
sculptor's standpoint, In the ring, how
ever, he is a good one, and retains his
temper better than perhaps any man In
the business. He made hit in his go
with Matty Matthews, and showed that
he was as game as good-na tured. He is
a rough one, and fights all the time, al
though wild most of the time. He stands
punishment and is game to the core.
S+s&
The next big battle Of Importance IN
the West will take place Nov. 10, when
Terry McGovern and kid" Broad come
together in this city at Tattersalis The
pair are to meet at 126 pounds, weighing
IN at o'clock on the afternoon of the
battle. Broad is out at a suburban road
house and is putting in some pretty hard
ticks at training. Joe Macius, the bust
ness representative of Tom ORourke.
has the Cleveland fighter in hand. and
promises to put him into the ring against
the champion ait to go a few" as he
puts 1t. A feature of the McGovern-
Broad tight Is that there is to be a real
winners end. The men are to fight for
81 per cent Of the gross receipts, and Of
this the victor will receive about Go per
cent and the loser, So per cent. In the
major portion of McGovern's matches it
has been found that his opponent al
ways stood out for and demanded even
split Of the money. In making the match
with Harris, +MaciuS agreed to allow Sam
harris to name the manner in which
the money was to be split. at would like
TO have enough of the money to pay
training expenses" was the only sug-
gestion made by Broad's manager. '"Tdis
is refreshing" replied Harris "I get
this SO seldom that I am willing to do
anything you consider fair" They agreed
then on the IS and IS cut, and George
Sller was named as referee. Soft band
ages will be allowed
This will be McGovern's first appear
ance in this city since he annexed the
lightweight championship to his belt.
A writer in the st. Louis Star cannot
divine how Jack Root could have saved
$4,000 in four years Of scrapping. ''How
he managed to hold out so much from
the Windy City CRATER would make in
teresting reading concludes the doubt
ing Thomas from the Mound City. I will
enlighten the benighted one. Root has
fought more often in Chicago than any
other Western boxer. Whenever he has
fought his part of the per centage or
guarantee purse has figured considera bly,
more than the gross receipts of a St
Louis boxing match amounted to. 1 re-
call very distinctly that the last boxing
match 1 witnessed in st. Louis-the one
stopped by fatality in one of the
preliminaries-netted kid Broad and
Tommy White something less than $3.50.
That is to say. the gross receipts of that
show figured about $3.50. This is about
the figure paid to a couple of fairly at
tractive preliminary fighters. Whatever
Root has earned does not concern the
general public. He is a clean, hard work
Ing, conscientious boxer, who saves his
money and cares for his family. Were
the grating" of the st. Louisans less