The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02
UPPER CUTS AND PUNCHES.

san francisco boxing club licenses cost
81, 200.
Joe Walcott wants TO meet Jack Root.
Jack Moffat will be rendered 4 benefit
in Chicago on March 4.
Colorado Athletic Club will offer a purse
| of $4,000 for the Corbett- Nc Govern fight.
The bid will be forwarded to Cincinnati
before April Is.
Benny Yanger. the promising Chicago
featherweight, has received an offer to
meet Terry McGovern, at Kansas City
next month. r. >,
Frank Childs wilt mt&t Denver Ed
Martin in a six-rouad cdntest at Chicago
tomorrow night. ] 1rfs
George Dawson. Of Chicago. will train
Fitzsimmons for his forthcoming match
with Jeffries for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world. 4,
The Century AthI4ticoCIub, of Los An
geles Cal. has decided to make a bid
of $4,000 for theIi Jeffries- Fitzsimmons
fight, the contest to- take place during
the Fiesta celebration, oh May l. 2. and 3.
Billy Stiff. the Chicago fighter, has
signed a contract TO, fight Joe Walcott
at the Chicago Athletic, Association with
in three weeks. Walcott should put Stiff
to sleep in less than, four rounds.
Tommy Feltz, ofoBrooklyn. will meet
Harry Forbes at. St. LoHis on Thursday
Harry Harris will clash with Austin Rice
at Chicago the same tight.
Jack Beauscholte,, Tommy Ryan's spar
ring partner, has been matched to meet
Harry Peppers in a six-round go before
the Chicago Athletic Club next Saturday
night .f
Tim" Hagerty, the Australian cham
pion, and A. Herrera have been matched
to box again at Bakersfield next month
Hagerty got the decision over Herrera
in Bakersfield about week ago.
Ching Tong, the Chinese boxer, whom
Hughey McGovern defeated in fifty sec
onds on Wednesday night, is said TO have
hit the pipe before the bout.
James O'Donnell, manager of Jack
Ward, writes that Ward will cancel all
engagements for March and April, and will
go in for light training for his English
trip, which he will take in May
The dates fer the Canadian boxing
championships have been fixed for Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April I,
S, and 9. The boxing committee of the o.
A. A. c. is meeting every week in prepa-
ration for the bouts Toronto and Mon
treal amateurs will be well represented
Martin Julian. manager of the Penn
Athletic Club Philadelphia, has signed
Bill Travis, the weller weight champion
OF the South to box the best l50-pound
man he can get on next Monday night.
Travis is anxious TO meet George Cole,
Ed Denfass, Jack ODonnell Rufus Ora
ham, or Charley Stevenson.
Kid Parker has received an offer to
take Billy Lavigne's place against Jack
O'Brien in San Francisco. He will not
accept, as he thinks he is not in the
proper shape to do himself justice. The
Kid has paid $1,000 for a residence at
Thirty ninth and Clay Streets, Denver,
Col. He intends to start school for
physical culture at his new home in the
spring.
Emiel Sanchez. the Cuban wonder. of
Chicago. has been matched to fight Joseph
Leonard, of South Bend. The men will
meet at Elkha.t on March 10 in a ten
round bout. Leonard and Sanchez were
matched to fight at Grand Rapids. Mich,
but Governor Bliss stopped the fight. Joe
Martin. champion welterweight of Can
ada was today matched to meet Kid
Hennesey, of La Porte, at Elkhart next
Friday night. The bout Will be ten
rounds.
The Louisville Times says: Chief of
Police Sebastian Gunther caused the Nc
Govern Sullivan light. SATURDAY night, to
come to an end when it did. Before the
fight began Colonel Gunther had an I'M
derstanding with Referee Fitzsimmons
that when. in his opinion. either of the
principals was unfit TO continue boxing. he
(the Chief would arise from his seat
a signal that the fight was TO be stopped
In the fifteenth round Colonel Gunther,
who was sitting very close to the ring
saw that Sullivan was done for and he,
accordingly. arose. Fitzsimmons de-
clared McGoyern the winner"