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throughout the country who appear to
think that the manager Of the Brooklyn
terror picked out the Omaha Kid as a
soft mark for his protege whereby easy
money is to be made Conceding, for
arguments sake, that Terry utterly out
classes Gardner the question arises
where the featherweight can be found
that he does not stand hand and should
ers over as far as reputation. is concern
ed.
Kid Broad, Tim Callahan and Dave Sui
Ivan have been suggested as filter OPP
ponents for McGcvern than Gardner. But
Terry thrashed Broad to a standstill in
SIX rounds at Tattersalls in this city.
Knocked out Callahan and has repeatedly
endeavored to draw Sullivan into a fight
without avail.
With any of the three men in ques-
ton pitted against the little champion
it would be clear case of write your
own ticket in betting circles. With
Gardner in good condition, if he can be
persuaded to fit himself for a bruising
chance as any of his contemporaries of
holding his won with Terry the Terri
BILE -
Frank Erne is still bewailing his I'M
happy fate in being denied a second
chance against McGovern, and has issued
several bulletins of late railing against
the Brooklynite's manager for not ac-
comodating him as he desires Erne APP
pears to have forgotten the fact that
1t is the privilege of a conqueror to die
tate terms.
Just at present McGovern has his hands
full, having not only the match with
Gardner, but one with Tim Hegarty, Aus
tralia's champion featherweight, in
sight Both of these lads are feather
Erne, McGovern would be obliged to let
the Bu1aloan' come in at the light
weight limit, and naturally prefers to
clean up all the available feathers be-
fore taking on the king pin of the heav-
Ter grade. Erne must therefore, be
content to wait his turn. If he dislikes
being idle George McFadden will gladly
oblige him with a fight Erne was given
a very close decision over McFadden i'm.
!Sp, and that latter has always MAIN
tanned that he could best Frank in
second trial of skill. During the Buffalo
boxers stay in Frisco, McFadden re-
peatedly made overtures to him for n
return. match, but Erne always declined
the offer.
Billy Lavigne is also among the band
OF challenges pressing on McGovern's
trAil and is never weary of urging the
claims of his once famous brother, the
SAGINAW Kid for q fight with Sam
statement, the Kid has entirely re-
formed and is leading the correct life
considering the many gorgeous alcoholic
banquets of which poor George mas par
taken III the past it is hard to believe
that his much abused stomach would be
capable of standing the test of bonn
parchment of McGoVern's right and left
Jolts for any length OF time.
In his prime Lavigpe was a wonder
pQt MS sun has set ana the star of Terry
McGoVern now occupies the place in the
pugllistie horizon once held by the sturdy
nttIe hgnter from Michigan.
Marvin Hart, the Southern boxer who
recently whipped Tommy West in a fight
OF the hurricane order. at Louisville,
proved that he is possessed of laudable
amount of discretion as well as valor
by refusing to meet Kid Mccoy when
q match with tie Hoosier pugilist was
suggested to him last week.
glPf oh. 1t.
Strong and willing though, the Louis
Vile boy undoubtedly is, it would be
poor policy on his part to try conclusions
with the willy Kid at the present stage
Of his career. Hart lacks the experience
needed TO enable him to cope successfully
with the 1ndianian whose craft and ring
generalship renders him hard propo-
sition for the best in the business to
solve.
Without wishing to detraet in any way
from the glory won by the southerner in
his last battle, am of the opinion that
West made a fatal mistake in fighting
SO soon after his battle with Tommy
Ryan. Three weeks before he faced Hart
W est was maze receiver general for one Of
the most frightful beatings that ever fen
to the lot of a Queensbury pugiiist His
Tight with Ryan was acknowledged to
be one Of the most sanguinary affairs
that ever took place in padded ring.
Vests body was battered to a pulp, his
face hammered into CORY mass Of flesh,
and his nose so badly damaged that eight
stitches had to be put into the injured
organ after the fight. How West could
recover from the effects of the engage
ment in the short space of three weeks,
sufficiently to allow of his participating
In second encounter, it is hard to I'M
derStand.
Ryan admits that it was fully two
weeks before he got rid of the stiffness
and soreness which resulted from his
clash with West, and the latter was GER
tainly by far the worst punished man
of No tyVn he hat Eorto
too many guns for West, even if the lat
ter were at his best, but it is also evident
that the eastern man could hardly have
been in shape to dc himself Justice when
he ventured to swap punches with the
hard hitting young Louisville plumber.
Since the latter has sprung into prom
inence, there has been good deal of talk
going the rounds regarding his chances
against Jack Root. If Hart is DESTROYS
of meeting the Chicagoan he can be ac-
conplodated with match at 165 pounds
which | am Informed is his best fight
ing weight.
Tomorrow night Jem Mace, England's
famous champion, will celebrate his sew
entieth birthday. -AdviceS from the other
side state that the old time hero of
the ring is in remarkably good health,
and bids fair to last for many years to
come. Mace is proprietor of the Black
Lion hotel at his home in Birmingham,
and is said to be doing a prosperous
business. 4 benefit will be rendered the
odd UNI to commemorate the occasion,
and all the best known boxers in Brum-
magen have promised to take part
Mace forms one of the few remain
ing links between the gladiators OF the
turf and those who now tread the padded
canvas lie is in effect the last real
champion of England, with the raw
uns' as Jem Smith, his successor, proved
a false alarm as a London prize ring
star and Mitchell with the exception
of his draw fight with John L. Sullivan,
scored most of his wins with the 'mitts.''
Mace was one of the most scientific box
ers of his day and won all Of his victories
by clever headwork- and straight clean
! hitting. His countrymen have bestowed
upon him the sobriquet of the grand
old man of the prize ring" and surely
there is no man living who holds a bet
ter right to the title.
Another foreign puglistic phenomenon
was exploded at San Francisco on the