The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-02-20
BOXING Revival
WAY down EAST
Snort Shows Evidence Of
Popularity in Con-
necticut Towns.

NoW that ,nirs. LOOK dark for N. re.
vivai OF pusiiism in this state tne hshi
promoters OF Connecticut are hus,i> en-
CURED In shaking arrangement. to have
the sport carried on In III. different
towns and cities throughout in. Nutmeg
state. As matters stand nov The sport
is In a nourishinx condition. There are
only three town. in Connecticut wh"''
fsshts are held-Hartcrd. Ne. Britain
ana New Haven. Within n. next few
weeks Ii IL expected that tn. other
towns and elite. will fall In linz.
Hesisos Athletic OLA" ." Hes"me.
4 One OF the Ar.t cities expected 10 re.
sumo holding bouts I. Bridzepor' II
10 learned from reliable source that
both Jack Rose and Fred Ruli-n. the
present trying to get a nrst-cia.s attrae-
tion fer an opening show. The men
slated TO meet in hi. bout viii. In All
i,roba biilty. be Mysterious Billy Smith
and Joe waicott. II these men can he
securcd the opening show ~ the Horizon
Athletic Club. which L. the name Of the
new club. will be brouxh, on within four
weeks At least.
Carter Has three Fishts.
Rid Carter. tho crack n,,ddie-~eight OF
South Brooklyn. HES his hands fuii lust
AZ present. lie mas been matched 4"
rSht three good middl.-weights. iiis
lorsChicagu. whom he meets In twenty
round bout At the louisviii~ Athletic
Club on March J. His mex, will be with
Dick o'Irien. OF Boston. q, the younE,.
tuwn Athletic Club, on March Is, 'rh!.
go Will also he twenis-round affair
Ills third and last battle vii, surely be
his hardest. His Opponent In this con.
to win the middle. weigh, cha npionship
title. They will nEht a twenty round
bnit at ono Of The club. In Hartford.
conu.. on March r y Garter wins all
'rlahn OF champion middieweight.
Our Fighter. Abroad.
SAMMY Kelly, the i.a,her.weish,
tho clever II" Ssn,am.w-isht Of chicas".
have both started training for their
battles With the English boxers. WI!
.curfc. and I'edlar Palmer. which are
Climb OF London. on March II and IS,
Both fighters have secured quarters at
IiinHswinford. about -, miles from Lon
don. Harris IN a letter to" friend N
Kelly we're in excellent health and have
tho utmost confidence that they VIII win
their battles. tiarri. saws that Il" ana
Palmer arc To battle for a purse NJ
Si,sso and a side hrt "f 3I.""
CUnaoiIy and C"uhis.
Eddie Connolly. who /. 70 iisni kii
NrPsrtlaud in a twenty. round bout al
the Youngstown \. g. IN Friday night.
ha, also been matched To mesi Tom
CouhiE. III. promis!n: welierwe,ght
boxer. 81 Dunkirh, IN a Nen'S-r"und 90
at the Youngstown \, {. OH March I.
T.lx should be one "f the most vicious
lights tina; has ever been witnessed ~
that city. as both men arc sluH9ers,
They are 10 hal;le al i5s pounds f"i 3,
per cent. OF the Grose receipts.
Z.esier y Rns, Fighter.
owen "ieSler. she ~s!ier-weiKh, nkht-
er. Will bc Kent busy for aome linz for
FIRST viii he with Eddie Kennedy, ~
ritispurs. whom he boxes twenty rounds
al the M.houing A g Of Youngstown
n, Feb. = Il then sill meet Austria.
Han E'iiy" Edwards At tho Central \. &
Of Bradford. IA. on Feb u After
this hous he viii GO ~ Marietta. .
where he viii tackle AK" Donovan. "t
!. ana on March he IL slated to nsht
Tommy norcorau. Of Savannah, tNsr.
ty.rouri hnt;t at he Savannah \ =
N~rrdden ~ Frisco.
George McFadd~n. who l.. 20 nxht p.,
Hawkins before the Twentieth Century
Athletic club, Of San Francisco. on Feb.
aser. Riliy Roche, McFadden has
started IN training for The hEh, and /.
already below the required weight. It's
pounds. Hawkins has been raining tn-
three weeks and ~ reported =. being In
good condition.