The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-09

supremacy confident that he can beat the
husky Californian. It is his intention
however, to indulge in one or two bouts
with men of lesser caliber than the
champion before he battles for the cham
-plonship and he is now considering d
proposition to fight Peter Maher Man
ager Crowley, of Hartford has already
made an offer for a contest between the
two
The sporting writer on the Chicago
Journal hands sig Hart the following
i'll last night. but is now able to sit up
and look about him. He offered Gus
Bezenah-a boxer who never got over
sl23 for his life-a $50 purse to box
Clarence Forbes next Friday. Gus wired
back that he wouldn't some under $3.50,
and Sig dropped. They worked over him
all night With sandpaper and curry
comb, but could not revive him, and he
mght never nave come to had not Jack
Beauschlote shaken a piece of pork in
front of him. When he got his bear
ings he wired Bezenah to forget if, and
signed Eddie Santry and Dick Fitzpat-
rick, which viii make corking battle. :
Sam Harris, Terry McGovern's man
ager, and Billy Roche, Tim Callahan's
manager, had trouble when they met in
New York the other day, and Roche
punched Harris between the eyes. The
trouble arose over dispute in which
Roach was accused by Harris of block
ing his efforts to secure return match
with .Corbett" for McGovern. Roche
admitted he was not urging the Western
fighter to give McGovern a chance to re-
gain his lost laurels, anu reminded Har-
ris that he had in vain endeavored to
get the Brooklyn fighter to meet Kid La
Ylgne. Tim Callahan or George McFad-
den, any one of which was eager to
tackle McGovern. Harris ire was
aroused and he pulled off his coat to be-
gin hostilties, only to find that Roche
was not a bit backward about taking a
hand in the game himself. Harris came
IN, 10. "a,
Jim Popp seems te be getting back his
old form. He showed considerable abil-
ity in his mill with Armstrong
Jack McClelland and Johnny Burns
This will be a holy picnic for McClelland.
Jack Everhart has come back from
South Africa. He married Lizzie DAILY,
the actress, in London a few days ago
E Frank Cullen, a Denver sporting man,
will manage Young Corbett in the future,
it is said. Johnny Corbett will act as the
champions trainer.
Harry Forbes is now thinking of fight
ing Kid Abel The Forbes brothers are
determined that Abel shall get a beating
somewhere in the family.
Barney Connors, the rolling mill man.,
is anxious to fight somebody. He does
not much care whose game he gets, so
long as somebody meets him.
Goodbye, Frank Erne! The light
weight champion has been engaged as
boxing instructor at Oxford university,
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Billy Rotchford and Young Savers are
to go the wipdup in the next Badger
club show at Milwaukee. Sayers is a
dangerous man, and may give Billy a
terrible battle.
The Hot Springs bout between John
Willie and Al Weinig is off. Willie has
legal business here about the same date.
and could not make double trip with
railroad fares at their present figure.
Jesse Shipp is very anxious to meet
somebody who can make good showing
against him. TN do my best says he.
and if the other fellow is a good man
the crowd will see scrap, no matter
which wins"
Joe Butler, the black Philadelphia
boxer, who has been silent ever since
he showed the yellow flag IN front OF
Frank ChildS, announces that he Will
fight anybody, white Or brown.
Dutch Thurston has plenty Of money
banked and needs no fights, but has
taken on the bouts with Burns and Daily
just for fun. He thinks he can whip
both men without trouble, but the ring
generalsnip of Burns and the strength of
DAILY are going to bother him not lit
tie
Young Mowatt. The C1evelander's pretty
fight against Nunzie tickied the crowd
to death, and any bout in which Green
takes part will hereafter be largely, at
tended Green and Mowatt would make
as clever and hard combat as anyone
could wish to see.
Lon Beckwith and George Cole, negro
welterweights, who, are well known In
the East met at Shamokin, Pa, a few
nights ago. After the second round
when honors had been even, the specta-
tors climbed into the ring and a free
fight followed, which was won by the
police.
The "I-told-you-so" men are around
town thick today after the Duffy-Sieloff
battle Mattin held his own against OF
to's fierce rUsbes, and finally got to him
in great fashion. The last two rounds of
the Oshkosh mill were very one-slded,
Otto getting a bad trimming. Bar wild
swing, it is now evident that Martin Is
| Ctto's master.
Buck Montgomery was overwhelmed
with offers and challenges after his beau
tiful knockout of Hugo Kelly. He agreed
to give Kelly another chance next Thurs
day at the Pyramid. and then poeketed
defis from Burns. Thurston. DAILY and
barney Connors. He has a go on in Mil
waukee Bee IS. and has been offered a
good purse to meet DAILY Dec. Dec. Is.
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