Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02

out on his American tour after the close
of the racing season.
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speaking of McGovern, why he is one
of the most superstitious boxers now in
the game said Mike Conley recently.
Terry has habit Of splitting on his
shoes before he engages in a mill. He
always kisses his wife. too. and l have
been told that he has often prayed. On
the night of his match with Oscar Gard
ner. while on his way to the Broadway
A. G., it SUDDENLY occurred to Terry that
he had forgotten to kiss his wife. He
had barely time enough to get ready and
insisted that he must return to his wife,
who was waiting for news of the fray
at neighboring hotel I feel nervous
tonight, SAM, said McGovern to Man
ager Harris, and I think I'm going to
lose.' Harris was surprised over this UNI
expected remark and asked: Why,
Terry" Because answered the littla
champion, I forgot to kiss the missus
I guess I'll have enough time to do So
and without further ado Terry left the
clubhouse and went to his wife. He
much relieved. When the battle was
over McGovern said to Harris: Tn
very glad l went back to the hotel. 1
was punished for my forgetfulness by
being Knocked down in the first round
and it would have served me right had
l been licked
kid Lavigne had a good way to stave
off i'll luck when he was forging to the
front He invariably used to dance and
jig during the last week of his training
In those days he took exceptionally good
care of himself and would not touch a
drop of intoxicating liquor. When he
was matched to fight Jimmy Chandler,
which battle practically brought him into
prominence as a fighter he skipped the
rope a ce~ta n number of times each day;
no matter how tired or exhausted he felt
he would not stop until he hal gone
through his regular performance with
the rope. Another of his whims was to
keep tally n the number of blows he de-
llverei while punching the bag. He
would not punch it more or less than L.
500 times day. While in bathing he used
to count his strokes and did the same
thing While rowing. I remember when
visited him at the Oceanic. n. j.. one
summers day he was out of sorts. Sam
Fitzpatrick. his manager asked him what
was up. The Kid frightened up a bit
and said: II forgot to do something to-
day which / should have done and
think I win have hard luck When fur
Their questioned he told us that he had
forgotten to count the number of times
he had struck the bag and was appre-
hensive that he had not done his
usual number. We cheerad him
by telling him to make up for
the deficiency the next day, which, you
can bet he did.
Kid Mccoy will never again fight on
the thirteenth day of the month. no mat
ter how large the size of the purse may
be. He considers Friday his lucky day,
for he was horn on that day. He attri-
buttes his defeats at the hands of Jack
Mccormick and Tom Sharkey to the
number 10. He arranged the match for
both of these affairs on the thirteenth Of.
the month. You've no doubt, noticed
tfa': the Kid always tries the ring first
before he fights. Some people think this
is merely test and that he walks about
pressing his feet here and there simply
to discover some defect or other in the
canvas flooring. Not at all. It's just
because he has an idea that it viii bring
him good luck.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
If Peter Maher doesn't knock off the
chip that Tom Sharkey is carrying for
him on his shoulder Will be certain that
he is in bad health, indeed says Macon.
1t will be difficult to make me believe
that the Irish Champeen" is we'll and
hearty if he allows the Sailor Boy to
shake a fight at him as he is doing
without acceptance. Sharkey says that
ne will only be too glad to side-step Joe
Choynski whom he is engaged to meet
next month in Louisville. in favor of Ma
her, The Dublin Jackeen.'
Come. get move on you, Peter. I
have a small silver of marble Clipped off
Dan Donnely's monument on the Cur
ragh of kildare where he laid George
Cooper low. "In II rounds there was
nine kEockdowns. Besides he bruk his
jawbone."
If it viii help to screw up your courage
to the sticking point. Pether .avick, I'll
express it to Ramcat on demand.
Sailor Tom Sharkey, after looking over
the situation at Louisville. decided to de-
clare off the match with Joe Choynski Is,-
fore the Louisville Athletic clubon March
II. Sharkey. went to Louisville last Sun
day, after his engagement in this city.
and found that the sports there were sour
on ChOynski on account of the latters
contest with Jim Han in 1899. Choynski
and Hall were at the time big drawing
cards in the Fall City. but when the
crowd saw Hall go out in the third
round after what was considered a fee
BILE effort, the cry of flake" at once went
up, ana from that time Choyns.xi has not
stood we'll with the Kentucky sports. No
evidence of deliberate fake was produc-
ed on the men. but the public considered
Halls poor showing sufficient proof that
the contest was not on it's merits.