Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-20
Among the Sports.

best of friends in the past, but now they
have hitched horses and it remains to
be seen how long they will pull togeth-
ar in double harness.
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Tom only had the arranging of McCoy's
matches for a few days, before hearing
that Marvin Hart of Louisville after his
victory over Tommy West had expressed
the desire to put them on with Mccoy"
and al at once opened up negotiations for
match on McCoy's behalf with him.
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The report that Hart wanted match
with Mccoy proved to be canard. as in
quiry developed the fact that the young
southwestern welterweight sensibly
thought it best for him to confne him.
self to the second-raters of his grade
awhile longer before tackling one of the
cleverest men in the ring to-day. and
who, apart from Rubin, Corbett and
Sharkey. is about the only one of the
heavyweghts WHO desires meeting with
the champion Jeffries.
Then ORourke, who certainly is an
sounded Peter Lowrey, who is Peter Ma
hers manager, and found that the
Irish chaElpeen,' seeing that his match
with Sharkey was not meeting with
much encouragement from the club
managers, announced his perfect Wiling
ness to take on Mccoy on the night be-
fore the Kentucky Derby is run. But the
chief of police in the entucky metropo>
lis said nay. Hence, the match is off
unless another location be agree ed on.
So
When Mccoy ard Maher met at Con-
ey Island. last New Years day a year
ago, they fought under very peculiar
circumstances. The weather was rigid
there was no method of properly heating
the barn-like arena. and it was as cold
as Iceland. Maher was the first to en-
ter the ring stripped for the fray, with
only bath robe to protect him from
the Arctic temperature which prevailed.
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The bout was suspicious and pretty
soon it became evident to the "konwing
ones" that there was something doin'.'
but just what that something was could
not be definitely determined. When Nc
Coy came into the ring he also had a
big bath robe around him, and as he
took his seat in the southeast corner of
the ring a friend of his quickly sneaked
a couple of hot bricks under his feet.
and then his ankles were tucked around
with heavy toweling. On his hands were
pair of boxing gloves. which looked
as though they were as hard as sole
| feathers. Then ensued wranole which
| lasted fully an hour
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years and appearance, but who lis more
| than seven in fistic experience has un :
der his management a couple of rafting
good men in AL Neil the California mid
die weight, and Toby Irwin. the Cali
| fornia feather weight. Bishop for some
time has been trying to bring about q
match between Nell and Syracuse Tom
my Ryan, but he says hes"thinkss" Ryan
does not care to meet him." He says thai
if this estimate of Ryan is unjust there
will be no difficulty in getting one of the
San Francisco clubs to give asgood purse
for their contention. Should Ryan not
agree Bishop will be glad to have Neil
fight Jack Root at 15S pounds, or George
| Gardner at the same heft. Neil is said
to be in better condition than he has
, ever been before.
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In writing of Toby, Bishop says: ''Ir-
win is the name of the best California
feather weight. He is the ny who there
in Hot Springs), after defAtus Harry
Gleason, was matched wyh&Jhe Bern
stein to fight him on MarthN2a. Bern
STEM however, forfeited to irwin. Tobir
will fight Aurela HerreryM Ithe south
California crack on April Mt Bakers
field. Cal, which battle wa Nlscde the
| ol,o foo1 No. in ht
will win and l am very anxious to senc
Irwin after McGovern wh$keSthe latter
is on the coast. so l ha8 zNritten t.
Sam Harris if agreeable. # make sucl
match. 1 have told hmI1 NAT would
insist in the articles of agrkement read
ing, winner take ALL which ought to HI
convincing evidence that have un
bounded faith in my boy. and that I an
not sending him in for the losers end
as most of McGovern's challensers ar
doing.
Toby is we'll liked in California. wher
he is best known and where he has de
feated all the little men of any note. in
GLIDING the Australian championship
'Toppy' Cox. He has terrific punch il
either hand, and he is naturally left
handed. His left is the most remarkable
that / have even seen. He is game AM
clever and every bit as strong as Terry
have seen McGovern fight. and thin
he is an awful sucker for knockou
punch. and if he ever leaves himsel
open for Irwin. as he has for Others
Toby will surely get the money wit
him, for he needs but one punch.
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Everyone who has fought McGover
has had no trouble in hitting him. an
if Irwin puts a punch to his jaw, an
Toby has the cleanest and pretties
punch you ever saw, l will btt lin you
own language) a big. red apRie that Ter
ry won't come back. I was never NOR
confident or sincere in all my life tina
, when l say ! am sure Irwin can bea
him. and that l will make the match
winner take ALL Irwin can beat all tn