The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-03-01
THE WORLD
OF SPORT.
What The Sporting Men
Will Seize Up In The Near
Future.

There Is & rsat JOY among tho sporting
mon In Plttsburg Mt tho present. time over
the news that pugilism ID to be allowed to
go in that city. Although the con ests
VIII 6e of Six rounds duration the sports
| are plensed nevertheless, n they fool satis-
| fled that ,hs fighters will baltic al! the
| harder for the decision.
Jim Jeffries thinks SO well of Tommy
| Ryan'S chances against any middle. weight
| living he says will he back Ryan against
| either Jack Root or Kid Mccoy for 5000
| sido and the middle weight championship
| OF the world.
Tom Sharkoy. pronting by the exper-
fences Of other lighters, does not propose
being cnnght troke and without anything
10 shIw for his many lights when his day
is passed. and is now negotiating for u
b ouse ut Sheepshen Bay.
Australian Jim Ryan is matched to
fight DIDO Plumb. who has won many
fights in England during the last few
years. The battle will DO for tlftoean
rounds. aud Will be fought 1T the Nation.
nj Sporting Club of London tie latter part
OF next month.
Jack O'BrieD, tho New York light
weight Is evidently not yet ready to agree
to date with Frauk Eruc for the light
weight championship, or anybody else.
Ills manager John 4. Dougherty, has
received II letter from tho great fighter,
who is at tho Arkansas Hot Springs, which
points in thai direction, O'Bfien writes
that ho will not enter the ring again un-
til he leils Ike ths Jack o Bren Of Six
months ago.
The $500 which Bob I'll z.immons has
up as II guarnn co that ho is in good faith
in asking match with some Of the big
fellows is NOT only there for himself, but
is also up aud can bo covered by any one
who thinks he has dog that can beat his
bulldog Pnil. The story that Phil had
bc!n beaten by an ordinary street. mon
grel lnado tho lunky Australian Angry.
and he resolved that tho money up was
for fight with man or dog. OF course
If some dog fight promoter covers ths
money EI'z says hat he will put up
another 5000, so as not TO inconypnicnco
Mr. Sharkvy
Walter Johns on OF Philadelphia knock.
ed Jack WGiIer. CT Buffalo, IN tiIiy-one
seconds at the Black Rock Club, Buffalo,
Tucsdoy nigh1
kid Gleason, who pilotod the Giants on
the diamond last season through their
rocky DAD to ninth place, hi u Cuntract
to try and do better this year.
Mysterious Billy Smith and Iuung Ma.
honey, have been matched BY > Harris to
Try conclusions in twenty -ilye-round
bout at tho Hercules Athletic Club on
HcA' hbHAHy njpnl.
Barney Drcyfuss. president OF the Fits.
burg Club, has begun to weed out his
players and has s)ld First Bnscman
koiIy oi last years Louisville team, and
shoristOp Madison 10 the indianapolis
Club.
Sam Poo.er. manager of Eddie Santry.
tho ChicnGo feat ner-woisht, will tIy to ar
range II match for his man with Ben Jor-
dan, Of Ensl,nd, tho battle 10 be fought
SONS liuo during the summer. The pros
rocNs al tho match being arranged arc
very briGnt, for the Nnt.unH CLUB wants
10 have ono of It's fighters meet good
Amaicnn dming Dcrby week
j. j.. CONAN. If California, ha, brCken
the lOnG-,taDding re, ord OF AHI with the
pistol ~ fifty yn,as. For years T.. f Par
trllge, Of BDsUon, held that record and al
though many I led to beat it many timex,
yet every person proved unsuccessful.
Mr. Gurmau, too, ha, triid to crontc q
new record before. buJ hi, efforts, us Wers
The many others, wcrG in v,.in but he
never gave up hops and When yhe contest
or r.ai WAS over his mark stood ut AL.
Frank Patterson. tho Brooklyn feathcr-
weight, whose jaw wa, broken in tie
Fight wi'h William B trrett ht tho Hlrcil-
les \. G.. ON February H. has decided to
retire from the ring.
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