The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-19
A(|I|SENAN'S RING GOSSIP
RECENT EXCHANGE OF COMI'LI-
MENTs OF HEAVYWEIGHTS WILL
RESULT IN NOTHING
FIGHT OF WELTERwEIGHTs
Charley 1Ii:chen Still Drawing ON
AIS Fund OF Hot Air-Dan
Creedon on Earth
Again.

CHICAGO, May 1S-(Special. )-Heavy-
weight Champion Jim Jeffries, Sailor
Tom Sharkey and Kid Mccoy were all on
view in New York city last weak, ana
each issued bold defiant challenges II
the pugiliStiC world in general. Je1trles
stated that he was through with the
stage for good and wanted cnance
to knock the championship aspirations
out of Gus Ruhln's head Sharkey as
serted that the dearest wish of his heart
was to meet big Jim in the ring again,
and Mccoy observed that neither Sharkey
or Jeffries need spoil for lock of a fight,
as he was ready to take on either of
the gentlemen in question on snort no
tice
OF course nothing is apt TO result from
this friendly exchange of compliments
The proposed Jeffries Rubin match has
been done to death by overadvertising,
Sharkey is not worthy of consideration as
an opponent for the champion, and NC
Coys reputation is so badly stained that
the leading athletic clubs Will probably
fight shy of him for many months 10
come When the artful Kid placed him
self under the managerial wing Of Tom
ORourke he expected that his services
would be much sought after. but so far
he has not reaPed any especial benefit
from the connection Mccoy has not yet
succeeded living down the memory OF ms
doubtful past, and has a rocky road to
travel ere he re-establisEeS himself IN
the confidence of American ring patrons.
Popular as Jeffres is in the Colleen
State, there does not app ar to be any
great amount of anxiety extant among
the officials of the Frisco clubs to see
the champion and Rubin fight out their
long talked-of battle. The general opln-
ion of sport followers on the coast seems
to be that Madden's man IS hardly ut
antagonist to pit against the huge Cal
ifornian. Ruhlin's last appearance in
Frisco ring resulted in his de1eat IN
twenty rounds by Joe Kennedy, heavy
weight who went down and out bsfore
Peter Maher in two rounds. This set
back lessened Ruhin's value as a draw
ing card at the Golden Gate, and the
beating he afterwards received at the
hands of Bob Fitzsimmons did not tend
to restore his lost prestige.
It looks, therefore. as though Jeffries
is destined to remain idle for awhile I'M
less F'itzsimmons can be induced to sky
his castor between the ropes again. A
second meeting between the giant fighter
from the antipodes and his former con-
queror would arouse interest throughout
the entire country, but all of thu other
heavyWeights rank so far below Jeffries
that the latter stands practically alone in
hi9 class.
Rumor has it that Jeffries will initiate
the example of Mccoy and Charlie Mitch
ell by opening saloon at Buffalo during
the exposition Peter Maher is said to
have like object in view, so that the
prize fighting fraternity is apt to be well
represented al the fair.
Next Saturday night Jim Ferns, the
kansas Rube," and Matty Matthews,
will clash in tWenty-round battle be-
fore the Crescent Athletic Club, of To-
rcnto, Canada. This bout will decide the
welter-weight championship of the world.
Matthews and Ferns nave met twice in
the ring, each scoring a victory. On the
first occasion Ferns administered a Sc
we're druhbing to his opponent in fifteen
rounds, but at the second trial Matthews
turned the tables and secured the de-
cision
1t is only fair to the "Rube" to state
that he was very sick man when he
stacked up against Matthews the second
time. He was suffering from bad at
tack of blood poisoning, and III a fit shape
for a bed in hospital rather than as
a principal in a ring-encounter. Despite
his lack of condition, however, he carried
fight to Matthews with the determination
of a bulldog, and kept that hard featured
individual busy from gong to gong.
The last contest between Matthews and
Ferns took place in Detroit Sept. /,
1860, and since that time the latter has
remained on the shelf recuperatng and
getting ready for another attempt to
win the welter-weignt laurels. He mas
quite regained his health and is conse-
quently about the hardest proposition In
the 145-pound division that Matthews
could select as an opponent.
The winner of tho match will probably
be matched with Joe Walcott who still
welter-weight notch. The BLACK Demon
has done little fighting of late, despite
his managers many attempts to match
him, and ORourlSe is ready to take al
most any kind of a chance iH the en-
deavor to provide work for his brunette
brrad-Winner
Charley Mitchell is still insulting the in.
telligence of the American public by issu,
ing bulletins to the effect that re intends
to arrange a. contest with James Corbett
iii the near future AS a matter of fact
there is as much likelihood of old John
l.. Sullivan rc-entering the ring as there
is of Mitchell again DOMINIC the gloves
With the eX-champiCn.
Everybody who pretends to the slightest
knowledge of things pugilistic is fully
aware that the once famous British boxer
belongs to past generation and is hope
leSSly out of the running. Moreover even
supposing that Mitchell was still capable
of fighting a few rounds without sink
ing to the ring floor from pure exhaus-
ton, Corbett would not be likely to ar
range a match with his old foemah.
The ex-champion has positively declared
that he is out of pugilism for good, and
while this statement is to be taken with
a grain of salt, it is safe to assert that
there are only two men in the business
IT.
squared circle again One is Champion
Jim Jeffries the other the man at whose
feet Corbett bowed his head at Carson
City in 1897.
Corbett's showing for twenty three
rounds against Jeffries last year proved