The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-23
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Both McGovern and Hegarty were in
San Francisco at the same time and
yet nothing ever came of it, Some say
Sam Harris was to blame, while others
assert that Hegarty could not have been
drawn into the ring with Terry with a
rope. Be that as it may. Timothy He
garty is ready to be expressed back to
Australia c. o. d.
Well if Otto only knew it, Lavigne
was so nearly licked in that fight that
he probably won't take the chance again.
Hegarty fought all around his man and
but for the fact that he got gay and
started the clown act, only to run up
against settling punch which should
never have landed, Otto would be she'd
ding tears over the Lavigne pueiistic
corpse. George can't do it again Mr.
Floto.
! Claude Billings is the euphonus name
| OF a gentleman who has been delving
| in the Utah mines until he has come to
! the conclusion that he is pugilist Mr..
Billings has sent out a def to Champion
Jim Jeffries, whom he swears he can
lambast into a state Of coma for money,
marbles or chalk. Claude is evidently
feeling well. but the champion doesn't
hear those kind of yowls. Go out and
lick some one. Claude, and then go to
Salt Lake and have "Lovey' frame your
picture.
Memphis will be thrown open to the
pugs the first of the year again and
| once more the Phoenix club Of that
stricken city will rise from the legal
ashes. Paddy Carroll has been asked to
emigrate with his brogue from Chicago
announcing for the Tennesseeans.
~
George Tebeau says he has signed six
California men for the American asso-
! citation ball team at Kansas City, two of
whom Oscar Jones of Los Angeles
| pitcher, and f. L. Nordyke of San
Francisco. outfelder. Tebeau is going
ahead with the American association
| but he will go up against hard, very
| hard wall when he strikes Jimmie Man.
! ning's representative, Jimmie Whitfield,
who is the Western league president this
year.
S. H. Harris has sent to the news
! papers a circular letter denouncng
William Rothwel, ("Young CorbettD
| for refusing to give McGovern a return
match at once.
The letter is being sent to every news
paper of prominence in the country in
an endeavor to work up a sentiment
against the Denver fighter. Mr.. Harris
demands that Rothwell shall at once
name a date for another fight.
If Rothwell does the proper thing. he
will tell McGovern to keep his promise
| with Frank Erne before he makes too
many demands on the Colorado man.
\ McGovern fought Erne at 125 pounds
| agreeing to return match at 1870
pounds if he won.
He did win and Erne was never able
to get the return match Before the
| McGovern camp says too much about
broken promises, why not keep a few
made by it's own representatives?
| 49,
Tom Sharkey is in training for his bout
| with Peter Maher, which will be decided
in Philadelphia on January II.
Sharkey has been doing light training
for the past two weeks in expectation of
a match with Jeffries, but now that a
fight with Maher is an assured fixture
he has decided to increase his schedule.
Jack" Mccormick. of Philadelphia,
will assist Sharkey in his preparation.
Mccormick, Sharkey believes, is an ex-
cellent man to work with, as he is just
as good wrestler as he is boxer.
AS Maher is pretty hard puncher
Sharkey intends to put himself in the
best possible condition in order to be
able to withstand the Irishmans de-
livery, If such is necessary.
Although the bout is only limited to
six rounds, the result will mean much to
Sharkey. inasmuch as the Sailor expects
to clinch a match with Jeffries next
month.
The closing date for stake entries for
next year at Memphis and also the Ten
nessee Derby and Oaks of 1903 is Jan.
uary Z instead Of January l. as hereto
fore announced.
49,
Jack OGrady, the clever Canadian
featherweight champion. is out with a
sweeping challenge to fight any man in
the country at 124 pounds. O'Grady has
: been suffering for sometime with an alb
scess in his ear, but is all right now and
is ready for business.
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Who would have thought that Perry
Queenan was not an Iirishman? AS tG
plain fact, Queenan is a Bohemian, ant
his name is Henry Yak He took ar
Irish name, and has a distinctly Irish
physiognomy. u