The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-29
Sporting News Of Local and General 1ntere

to Benny Yanger, Joe Bernstein or Tom
my White.
A Philadelphia club is thinking OF ar,
ranging a bout between Gus Runhn ana
Bill Hanrahan.
Four athletic clubs are now in the field
at Atlanta, Ga. The boxing game Is on the
boom in that city.
Jack Root and George Gardner will post
a $1,000 side bet for their hight, winch VIII
probably be held in San Francisco.
Young Corbett now has a manager, as
sistant anage sparring partner, trainer
rubber and secretary in his etinu
Says Bob Fitzsimmons: L have re-
peatedly announced, l died .pugilsucaIty
with the Horton law, so Jenrles heeoh I
challenge me-"
Joe Walcott wanted to meet Dutch
Thurston, but Charley Burns's easy VIC
tory over the Californian has changed the
colored champions mind.
Tampa. Fla, is mentioned as a posi-
bility for the next championship fight Inc
people down there are in favor OF seeing
the big fellows perform
On account of McFadden's good showing
| against Jack Bennett, he is again In ue-
mand. and boxing clubs in Cincinnati,
Philadelphia and Louisville are Offering
him inducements.
Joe Bernstein, who is in St. Louis. pre-
Lparing for his contest with Tommy White,
New Years day, announces that ne Will
not return to the Pacific coast, but VIII
make his future home in Chicago.
When James ]. Corbett was in Indianapo-
lis recently he said he wanted 10 get on a
fight with Jeffries. 1t seems as II he VIII De
accommodated, as Jeffr1eS has announced
that he will go into the ring and will take
Corbett on if Fitzsimmons refuses to light.
Ever since Hanrahan whipped Marvin
Hart in such short order, at LoulsVllIe'
there has been nothing doing in the box
ing clubs of that city. Hanrahan says ne
will return to Louisville after New Years
and will be ready TO fight Sharkey' hlaher
or Choynski in that city.
James J. Jeffries, Tom Sharkey, Terry
McGovern and other pugilistic celebrities
nave accepted invitations TO attend a New
Years eve ball in Tammany Hall. New
York. One thousand trumpets Will be DIS
tributed among the jewellers, and 1902 will
be greeted with the greatest possible IAN
fare.
1t will be that about the first
thing which Johnny Rothwel CHoung
Corbett') is credited with announcing after
he had put Terry McGovern to sleep at
Hartford, was that he did not intend TO go
into the show business. as he believed that
it was not only the downfall of many a
good pugilist, but that he was a fighter,
not an actor. Now reports have 1t that
Rothwell will return from a visit to his
parents and will organize a vaudeville
troupe for the road. This actor business
among p%ugilists is getting TO be about the
limit. Here is the latest champion com
| pletely ignoring all fighters to go on the
stage, and Champion Jeffries's manager
has announced that jeff is tired OF the
road. The fighters or the present day want
to pose as stage celebrities, and after a
season or two before the footlights they
are not fit to fight anybody.
The latest pugilistic joke going the
rounds is that Tommy Ryan, the middle
weight, is out with a challenge to meet
Tom Sharkey. In speaking of the matter
Ryan says: II would like TO fight Sharkey,
because | think he is easy for me. If Shar-
key accepts my challenge | wish he would
answer soon, as 1 have been contemplating
a trip to England next year, where / have
several engagements in sight. l see that
leave the champion alone, as he knows
that he has no chance" Now this sounds
~funny-Ryan dying to fight Sharkey, one
of the best h~eavyweights in the business,
when he has worn out his shoes sidestep-
ping Joe WalcOtt. a 140-pound man. But
then Ryan says he draws the color line,
but, nevertheless, he fought Frank Craig,
the Harlem Coffee Cooler" q colored
fighter who outweighed him at least TWEEN
ty pounds, a couple of years ago.