El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-09

avail him anything. he nOOreu Ryan
then twice with rights to the mouth.
Ryan pulled through all right and was
careful not to give West another
led all the way.
West made an occasional rally. but
for the most part was merely a chop
ping block, Keeling about with nose
battered and blood streaming from 1t.
In the eleventh Terry McGovern came
in from his show, took Vests corner
and gave him all the advice he could.
West made one or two efforts, but to
no avail. In the sixteenth Terry ad-
vised a last desperate chance. West
began rushing, only to meet straight
jabs. The final effort came in the
seventeenth, and West was taking his
battle Ryan said afterward that he
broke his right hand in the sixth.
The articles of agreement for a
prize fight between Tom Sharkey and
Peter Maher, which Sharkey has al
ready signed, call for a bout of twenty
five rounds, and to be decided within
six weeks. The pugilists will insist
on so per cent of the gate receipts.
The sailor has some doubts about
meeting Jim JeffrieS. He believes that
Billy Brady will keep his word and will
not let the champion meet him at Car
son City. Brady says that as he has
promised Billy Madden that he will
give Gus Rubin the first chance
against the boiler-maker, he intends to
stick to his word. Sharkey is of the
opinion that if he defeats Maher. he
will have more of right to demand
match with Jeffries than otherwise.
Sharkey has withdrawn from Al Smith
his forfeit of 81, 800. He said today that
he put the money up for the purpose
of inducing Jeffries to tackle him. but
thinks it is useless to let it remain.
now that Jeffries has concluded not to
face him.
Sharkey further said that he and
Spider Kelly will leave for Europe in
the summer and tour Ireland. Scotland.
Wales. England and France. They do
not expect to return until October.
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Kid Mccoy is evidently after the
record for crossing the ocean. Nc
Coy returned to this city from Europe
last Monday. Today he announced that
he will go back next Tuesday, having
engaged passage on the Wilhelm der
Crosse This will make the third trip
Mccoy has taken since last August
Frank Childs and Denver Ed Martin
have accepted Manager Josephy's
terms to box twenty rounds for the
,olored heavyweight championship of
he world before the new Covington
Athletic club. on the opening night. the
after part of this month. Articles of
agreement have been drawn up and
to the men for their sigma |
lures. and forfeits posted with the |
Of he wit n in
he next few days. Childs leaves Chi
,ago on next Monday for Hot Springs,
Ark. where he NETS George Byers be-
fore the Hot Springs Athletic club on
the 18th of this month. Immediately
after his contest there he will come to
to go in training.
Martin will do his heavy training in
the East and put the finishing touches
on here. Both men expect to put up
the contest of their lives to gain the
and will leave no stone
unturned to be in fine fettle when they
meet in Covington.
The preliminary will probably be be-
tween Jack Keefe, the clever 115-pound
lad. who was recently matched with
Martin Rauch. for the 110-pound cham
pionship of the world. and Gus Beze
nah, Cincinnati's foremost 115-pound
boxer. The preliminary will be for
ten rounds. and should be a rafting
good contest. Meanwhile preparations
are still going on at the Central garden |
in Covington, for the new arena.
Ex-Champion James ]. Corbett is not |
he kind of a fellow to remain idle |
when there is a little money in sight. |
It might also be in order to remark |
hat Gentleman Jeems" can always |
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ne makes up his mind to do anything.
Corbett's latest is a monologue turn. |
n which he made decided hit at the |
Academy of Music. New York, where |
ne appeared at a performance held I'M !
Ter the auspices of the White Rats. |
rhe specially selected by Corbett was |
hat of short monologue, made up |
If incidents from the time he fought |
John L. Sullivan until the present |
ime. With the cleverness for which |
lie is noted. Corbett talked away. |
lot uninterestingly. for about half an
lour. He took applause gracefully.
md was professionally deaf to taking
lotice of expressions of disapproval.
Joe Choynski is in tough luck and
lie will be playing in great good for
une if he escapes doing the State of
'exas some service in its penitentiary.
oe went to Galveston. in the Lone
tar state. and there knocked out Jack
a colored scrapper. in the
bird round of what was to have been :
twenty-round bout, before the CAL
eston Athletic club last Monday night.
Iardlyhad the bout ended before a
quad of Texas rangers swooped down
n the ring and arrested the scrappers.
,cking them up in durance vile. They
in ia N def MI nf | 1
onds each. and they are to be prose-
tied with the utmost Yigor by Snecial |