The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-05
THE FIGHTING GAME.

Lou Housman is managing Tommy
White.
record that he can well be proud Of.
Jimmy Ryan claims the WelterWeisht
championship of the Northwest.
Patsey G.. Kerrigan, the old-time boxer,
is seriously Ill in Boston and Is not ex-
pected to recover.
Champion Jeffries enjoyed Thanksgiv-
ing day with his parents in Los Angeles
Wild Bill Hanrahan has consented to
meet Jack O'Brien in England next
month.
Tt is reported that the Jeffries-Ruhlin
mill brought in $4,000 more at the gate
than any other fight ever heId IN San
Francisco.
Charlie Grant, the colored baseball
player of Chicago, is also fighter Of
considerable ability.
the fault of his ancestors, for he Is a
descendant of Tom Sayers, the old-time
pugilist.
The Pacific Coast Athletic club has
been organized in San Francisco ana mas
applied to the police board for January
date.
The Hanrahan-Hart contest will be de-
cided in Louisville before the Southern
Athletic club. The date set Is Dec Il.
Straight Queensbury rules will prevail,
and Tim Hurst will be referee.
The mayor Of Stamford, Conn.,, who has
been approached several times to issue
permits for boxing shows, says he Will
not do so and that such sport is out of
the question as far as Stamford is con-
cerned.
It appears that a good beating does not
lessen Terry McGovern's desires to ride
behind fast roadsters. He and Tom
ber of sharp brushes on the New York
speedway, McGovern's animal being too
good for Sharkey's.
G.. M. Wilson, manager or Rube'
%ot,h h ct
will have will probably be with Joe Wal
colt. 1t is likely the match will be made
for Fort Erie. Ferns will not fight unless
Walcott gets down to 142 pounds at 8
O'Clock.
Hugh Winters, dangerous negro at 142
pounds, is looking for war. He is anxious
to fight in Chicago, If any club will give
him show. Hugh's work here a year
ago was not well liked by the people.
Figure 1t out any old way, and Benny
Yanger is the logical opponent for Young
Corbett. The past performances Of the
two against each other should not count,
but present circumstances justify YAM
ger in demanding recognition. With Nc
Govern done. Yanger now is the only man
of the weight who has never been de-
fested. He stands at the head of the
procession Of claimants, and has an alb
sclute right on merit and unquestioned
ability to tackle the new marvel.
John l.. Sullivan was one Of those who
picked Jeffries to win.
Kid Wilson has SO much confidence in
his own ability that he generally prefers
to fight on the winner-take-all plan.
Boxing bouts will probably be resum-
ed this winter at Hot Springs, Ark, un-
der the direction of Andy Mulligan.
Boxing is on the down grade In Lon
don. The National Sporting club has de-
cided to limit future fights to ten rounds
and cut purses to $500 for each event.
Eddie Burns, who has fought all through
the East and West, has issued a chal-
3enge through his manager, Harry Leach
man, to meet any man in the world who
can weigh In anywhere from 1876 to 142
pounds.
Harry Corbett, the referee of the JEFF
fries-RuhIin fight, while hunting in the
mountains Of California recently, killed
bear which weighed over 600 pounds.
Although he did not show 1t by his
work in the East, Billy Madden thinks
Denver Ed Martin has championship ma
terial in his makeup.
Joe Walcott, who is in San Francisco,
is looking for manager. Tom O'Rourke
says he will have nothing to do with
Walcott and Young Mitchell, his last
manager, has also quit him for good.
The Watita club, political organiza-
ton, of Chicago, has revived amateur
boxing contests similar TO the bouts held
several years ago at the Chicago Ath-
1etic association.
The Phoenix A. c., of Cincinnati, de-
clared off the bout between Jesse Shipp
and Oscar Gardner.