The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-26
Ring Chatter.

Kid Broad and Tommy Sullivan will meet
| at Chicago Jan. 81
| Young Peter Jackson will fight Jack Bon
| ner tomorrow night.
| Sharkey and Maher were each given 81, 900
| for their fiasco in Philadelphia.
| Gus BeZenah, the Cincinnati feather
| weight has been matched to meet Billy
| Rotchford at the Chicago Athletic Club on
| Feb. l.
Frank SIavin is reported to be close on
| to a millionaire. The once-famous Aus
| tralian pugilist is a government surveyor
in the Klondike, and owns several mines
| that are paying well.
Young Corbett has stated positively that
he will not fight Aba Attel Corbett says
| Attel is a clever bantam-weight fighter,
| but he must defeat a score of clever little
fellows before he can expect to get match
| with him.
Harry Harris, who has been pugilistically
! idle since he defeated Pedlar Palmer in
| England, thinks he is about due to battle
for the feather weight championship. In a
| challenge which he fired into the camp OF
| the feather weights last week he offers TO
meet any man who will make 122 pounds
| ringside, and names Young" Corbett, Ter
| ~ McGovern and Benny Yanger as the
| particular fighters he would like TO meet.
Billy Delaney has gone to the Pacific
| coast to see how the land lies for the con-
| test between Jeffries and Sharkey in April
| Judging by the reports from Frisco the
| popular old trainer will not meet with
much encouragement from the California
| sport The sporting element of San Fran
| cisco is dead set against having Tom Shar-
key take part in a contest in that city, and
| there will be many obstacles thrown in
| the way of the match 1t would not be
surprising to hear of the bout being de-
| clared off before many moons.
little fellow down in Connecticut who
has something to howl about is quietly
cutivating a piece Of land on the outskirts
of New London, purchased; as was the
Of hard work in the prize ring. Austin
Rice is the man from this land OF steady
habits, and his record for the year is a re-
markable one. Rice fought twenty-eght
battles in 1901, entailng 423 rounds of work
about twenty-five solid hours of combat
and resulted in twelve victories, six by
knockouts and six decisions. fourteen drawn
contests. one lost on decision after TWEEN
ty rounds, and one in which no decision
was given. Oscar Gardner held the record
in 1900 with twenty-slx battles. a record
which thought to be wonderful. Rice
is a farmers lad. He has worked hard all
hsi life. never has used tobacco and doesn't
know the taste OF good or bad liquor, is
model husband, and his mOdesty and quiet
bearing have won for him the respect of
the community.
Al Smith, the veteran sporting man Of
New York. last week told what is needed
to restore boxing in his State and prevent
repetition OF what occurred during the
last days of the Horton law: II
il was conducted on the square absolutely
In those days no one ever thought of fax
ing tight, he said. THE boxers, al
though fighting was not gentleman's vo-
cation. Were honorable men. What is the
of passing bill unless there is a good
assurance that there will not be a repeti-
ton Of what happened two years ago? Mr.
Friends bill rs a good measure. He pro-
poses that the sport be placed under the
control OF a commission. There was always
something wrong with racing. you know
until the Jockey Club was formed and a
racing commission appointed. Now there
is not a cleaner sport. I have heard very
little about the Athletic Promoters Protec-
tive Association. II an organization Of this
kind is properly and has honorable
sporting men members then il would be
the best thing that could happen 10 the
sport. L am in a position TO know that
hundreds of prominent business men would
support boxing shows II they were assured
of the honesty OF the fighters and pro-
! moters."