The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
Ring Chatter.

Young Corbett may open a cafe in New
York.
Joe Bernstein says he will challenge the
winner of the McGovern-Sullivan bout.
Sig Hart, it is said, will be matchmaker
or a Louisville club. Hart will try 10 have
his boys fighting every few weeks.
Philadelphians are pleased with the re-
turn match arranged to take place in that
city between Peter jackson and Ioa WI
colt.
a match between Kid Mcfarland and ono
Slelof1, 10 take place the last week in Ian
uary.
The opinion prevails in Chicago that ole
Oisen is nghtlng too much Of late and is
In need of a long rest. He recently fought
four battles in one week.
Denver Ed" Martin says if he defeats
Frank Childs he will challenge Jehries for
Ihe championship, and If the latter will not
fight will claim the title.
Only Southern men will be featured AZ
the big boxing shows to be given AT Al
lanta, Ga, this spring. h big fellows
are to be sidetracked altogether.
Mccoy is reported to have disappeared
from London. He probably learned that he
would have to pay alimony amountine 70
$500 a month and is lodging the oficiais.
James j. Corbett says there is no truth
in the report that he will go abroad WIZ
ms thSatrical engagement Is ended here.
he Will settle down TO hard training when
his contract expires.
Billy Madden il opposed TO the America
Boxing Association. He thinks that If m
association got into the ring they would
take the cream and leave nothing for the
fighters. II the association attemnfs ia
dominate ring affairs he will try 10 or
Sanize the fighters into a rival association
Fitzsimmons says he never asked Jeffriee
TO give him any inducements to fight him
He says If any sportsman will hack hin
for $4,000 he Will fight Jefries. winner to
take all. All Fitzsimmons would ask in
case he won would he the purse. .JefTries
says he will fight FitzsimmOns even IL ~
latter cannot secure backing. II is now mn
To the two men TO get together and ar
range a match or stop the controversy.
The new championship weights suggested
are lO5. ll5. l25, l35, AS, 155 and l65 Doun6s
with all above the latter weight in IT,
heavyweight division. The publication of
these weights may lead TO a discuss,on
which will help to enlighten the associa tion
which proposes TO adopt them. Their are
other points which will suggest themseIvee
10 followers OF the sport, and which will he
none the worse for being thrashed out.
Young Corbett called on Terry McGoverr
in a New York hospital last week. Ubsre
McGovern is confined since he was operatef
upon Tor an obstruction in his nose. Cor
bett said that McGovern will surely get a
return match with him. Corbett saws be
will look after the bluffs that lack Rob-
erts. the English fighter, has been maxim
but If a tight is arranged he said he would
not go TO England. This country is o.
| enough for me-" said Corbett "Rv ~
way, Terri there is nothing in those storie..
from the West in which l was made 70 sax
that you were a third-rater. and so on
have the greatest respect for Won. and ~
will surely get a return match" cor6e,,
begins a theatrical engagement in ST T.oTiS
to-day. McGovern has lost flesh since tbe
operarSl was performed. After lea vino ~
hospil - he Will return to his traT,nne
q~uarter and take light exercise until bis
nose Is perfectly healed. McGovern deniss
the stories that he intends to forfeit r.
\ Dave Sullivan. McGoVern savs ~ u
on hand Feb. 2, whether he has a nose o. .,