The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-02

( the world, and JOHNNY RCaEa1, OF South
Brooklyn, which was TO have been fought
at st. Louis. has been declared OF. owing
to the fact that the lads coud not come
TO terms They fought a Biashing 20
round bout in St. Louis several moGths
ago. which was declared a draw.
George Johnson, formerly Of New
York. is out with challenge TO meet
any I22-pound boxer before any club.
Johnson has a long string Of victories
TO his credit since his arrival here. hav-
ing stopped Meehan in one round.
whipped Sammy Harris in three rounds.
and obtained a draw last week with KID
Lackev.
4 special cable dispatch to the New
York sun says Arnold Lawson. a son Of
/ the Boston millionaire. has sailed for
the United States from England. taking
with him the bulldogs la Roche and
General DOmaX with which he expects
70 sweep all the American dog shows
Dave Sullivan and A5e Atten have
practically been matched for bout 10
take place before August % Before
leaving for Chicago Sullivan and Jack
McKenna, AtteII's manager. reached an
agreement that provided Tor a fight
prior to the McIovern-Y Young Cor5ett
championship affair, the winner to chaI-
/ lenge the victor Of the championship
bout Sullivan was willing enough to
meet AttelI, but insisted that the fight
take place before some club in Con
necticur. No other locality viii be con
sidered. The men viii weigh in at I27
pounds II 5 o'clock and viii post side
bet o. 11,00o.
A Chicago motor vehicle company has
secured a franchise and is operating
a line Of motor coaches IN Beatrice.
Neb-
The Hayes Valley Athletic Club. after
careful investigation. has decided that
Joe Cans and George McFa dden did not
fake In their fight recently, and has &C
coTdingly paid over the Jurse to the
winner There is every reason to be-
lieve that the. club has discovered the
facts, says Malachi Hogon, IN the Chi
eago RecoTd-Herald-" The cry OF fake
was undoubtedly due. fist. to the fight
| itsel.. and then to Cans. no had pre-
viously been In q fake fight. II Cans
had not laid down 10 McGovern IN Chi
cago followers Of boxing would not have
been so wiling to brand hin again.
Eddie" Connolly who recently de-
feated Pat" Daily in England, has been
matched to meet Tom Couhig and
/ Martin Duffy in q six-round bout in Chi
cago in about tao weeks
Jimmy" Britt, regarded = Califor-
mans as the best lightweight in the
West, has refused TO make 1 match with
Joe" Cans or George Mclsa iden. Britt
draws the color line on Gal.s AID says
that McFaddea IS not prominent enough
for hin.
4 new style OF race for bicycle riders
has been tried. It IS q lap race, but in
stead OF the race being awarded to the
man who leads al the end with the most
laps the rules call for points to be
awarded. The winner Of each lap is
credited with points, the second with
9, and the third With l point. A man
might not win & lap during The entire
race, yet on the general figuring Of
points he might show the most speed
and endurance combined
For purse Of &. 900 Jack Root and
George Gardner viii box twenty rounds
IN Salt Lake City this month They
VIII battle at the middIeweight limit.
With Spencer and Shaw as riders for
James Keene. and stable full Of good
horses, the combination viii be hard
TO skip when LOOKING for a winner
Jack Prince IS trying TO arrange q
motor paced race between Jimmy
Michael and Major Taylor. to take place
on the Coliseum at Seventeenth and
Porter Streets, PHILADELPHIA
Young Corbett has stated that after
his fight with Terry McGoveru he will
/ box Dave Sullivan and Benny Yaager.
| WOMAN WILL PROTECT HER