The Nome nugget., 1901-08-20
oRTlne WORLD.

~ nasss~t --s s-*' Chris Pearson has. challenged Bot swanson for | vreStllne match. 1 s Young Qprbsss is : Denver -bot; ant right name h William Rothwell. r. crssceus, 2:osl. and The Abbot 2OSa. were to have raced at Brighter Beach, August IS.
 Nose La Fontise won the decisioy from Dave Barry at Ratte reCsesn after % rounds of clever fghtjsE Simon Bros., of the Sta-dard theatre, have practically arp.nged match be tween Nick Bpssey and Curley Carr. A mat-n has been partly arranged be,peen Tom Tracey and "Mysterious' FBilly Smith, to take place at Portland.
 Kid Carter and George Gardner are matched to box 20 rounds at San Fran cisco this month. Root declined to meet Gardner.
 "Mexican Pete" Everett. of Cripple Creek, recently knocked out Ed Me- Coy, a heavyweight of that place, in the third round
 Joe Piggott, the well-known Cali fornia jockey, has been engaged to ride in Russia. His employer is a wealthy nobleman of that country.
 Much interest is being taken in the Agnew-Rafaelm match, which is the next fight to take place at the Standard theatre, Friday evening, Aug. 23.
 George McFadden has signed articles to meet Rube Ferns at the Fort Erie Athletic club on August 20 for 2O- round contest, at l42 pounds. The club has its headquarters in Canada, just across the line from Buffalo.
 It is almost certain that the National club of San Francisco will arrange a match between Rube Ferns, the cham pion welterweight of the world, and Al Neill. Ferns last fight was with Matty Matthews, whom he defeated in | 10 rounds.
 Sam Harris and Sam Fitzpatrick, the respective managers of Terry Me- Govern and Jack Robertson, of London, the English featherweight champion, met in New York August and agreed on match between their men for the worlds championship, at l2G pounds.
 John L. Sullivan and Charley Mitchell are to box four round at Buffalo about August 23. "I'll go in the ring in good shape.' said John L., "and keep that guy hustling for those four rounds. You know me. I've cut the booze out of mine, and will hit the hay early each evening. Get gay? Well 1 t he does, he will run his mush into 'pething that will head him off, I'm ','hhs sou. Say, when step through '"o ,oPes tho gang won't know me-on '"e 'e'el' 'hey won't. weigh just 3O5 ao"' ana when l get through using the dnmbells and digging into ten miles every day I'll look like one of these complexion doctors ads" Mitchell is anxious for another chance at hi, old rlval' Its poipe," says Charley.
 n e1sr could lic.. me when Hi was ; was good condition, an Hill show :. the rblic this time"
 S YNng Peter Jackson, the California s cold ed lad, won from Jimmy Handler, l of Iewark, N. J., on July 29, in the ? hint round of the fiercest slugging math ever held in Baltimore. Both
 mel were in good condition. Handler stated the slugging as soon as the men retched the center of the ring, keeping , itnp all through the mill. He seemed td hit the negro when and where he plAased and hit hard at that Handler seemed to have the fight in hand in the
 siIth round. but the gong saved Peter,
 and gave him another chance, and he
 fought warily during the seventh and eighth rounds. Handler was still punch ing hard and often, when, just as the ninth was about to end, Jackson landed vicious left swing on the white boys jaw. sending him to the floor and ' setting him grOggy. After this there were some wild swings, with Handler gasping and dazed, until the police ordered the fighting stopped, and the referee decided in Jackson's $ favor.