The evening world., 1902-11-29
FIGHT GROUND
MAY Be SELECTED.
Kentucky Fight Decision, Ex-
pected To-Day, Responsible
for Delay of Managers.

The battle-ground for the feather
weight championship battle between
young Corbett' and Terry McGovern
will surely be selected tonight. Sam
Harris manager OF McGovern. and
Johnny Considine, who Is looking after
.Corbett's interests during the latter's
absence in Denver. will meet at $50 to-
night at the New York office OF the Gin
clnnat Inquirer and select the largest
oner that has been made for the con-
test Harris and Consldlns postponed
their last meeting from Tuesday night
until this evening for the purpose OF
giving Bob Gray. matchmaker OF the
Southern A. C., of Louisville. a chance
to put in a bid for the contest.
& Giving Gray n Chance.
A decision on the legality of boxing in
Louisville may be announced sometime
to-day by Judge Toney. OF Louisville,
and as Gray has been informed from a
: reliable source that the decision will be
} IN favor OF pugilism the lighters man
ayers have given him until to-day be-
tore deeidlng definitely on the club that
Will secure the fight. Should Judge
Toney announce his decision to-day and
! decide that pugilism is legal then the
7 contest will be decided at Louisville, no
natter what inducements are offered by
~ GoN MAY Pnt
himself out thousands trying to hold
the light before. and the fighters want
20 give him a chance to get some of the
money back.
Chance of Fight Going TO Frisco.
II by chance the decision is not rem
dered to-day the Hayes Valley "a. c.. OF
San Francisco. will secure the contest.
That club has offered the fighters GO per
cent Of the gross receipts to battle for,
and besides has sent a certified check
for 5000 to ]. s. LAmbertson. of Gin
cinnati, the receiver OF the bids. as a
guarantee that the club will pull off the
cures the contest Il viii be decided on
Friday evening, Dec. Is.
Martha and Armstrong.
Denver Ed Martin. the colored
heavyweight, and Bob Armstrong. the
colored fighter Of Chicago, nave finally
been matched. They were signed last
night by the matchmaker OF the Penn
/, Art A. C., OF Philadelphia. TO meet In a
oix-round bout at that club Wednesday
evening. Dec. 10. These men fought for
the coiored heavyweight championship
In England several months ago. Martin
4 being awarded the decision at the ter
mination OF their twenty-round bout.
AThey will battle for 90 per cent. of the
gross receipts.
MARTIN Will eet Johnson. Too.
Another fight thai Martin will engage
AN in the near future is a wenty-round
aPout with big Jack Johnson. the col
inpred heavyweight Of California. Billy
paavigne, matchmaker of the Acme. A.
gu, OF Oakland, cal, recently offered
ne men 65 per cent. OF the gross re-
sipts to box at his club and the OFFER
ms Immediately accepted by Billy Mad
IIHn, manager of Martin. and Johnson's
nd lanager.
= RuhIin May Fight
Charley Con-, the California middle
weight. who is looking after Billy Mad
6sn's interests In San Francisco. has
notified Madden that the Hayes Valley
IA C.. Of Frisco, wants to match Gus
Rubin. the Akron giant, To fight the
best heavy weight 1t can secure for him.
, As Jim Jeffries and Bob Fitzsimmons
have refused to meet Rubin the pros
poets are that the club Will sign George
Gardiner. the champion middle-welght
Of New England; to tackle him; Mad
den wired Con last night to sign for
Rubin to tight any mar that the club
named.
sullivan Punches n Manager.
Dave Sullivan has got himself in
trouble in Chicago. and it is doubtful If
he will ever be given a chance to fight
Ia that city again. Sullivan committed
~ u~hprovoked assault on John Hertz
manager OF Benny Eanger and match.
maker of the America a. C, OF that
city; Wednesday night. The assault
vas the outcome OF d MISUNDERSTANDING
Hhich Hertz and sullivan had IN re,
I'd to a match between the latter ana
NanRer. Hertz would not make a match
nless sullivan agreed to hSnt Tor a
Qame 50 enraged at Hertzs remaFN KS
tbicaFo have decided not to sign sulll-
IN Is a result OF the assault.
httel and Ryan Matched.
s Attel, the feather weight boxer,
"a California, and Buddy Ryan. OF
Chicago. the promising fighter Of that
htvs have been matched TO box a six
ronud bout before the American A. c..
OF Chicago. on neat Monday might. They
will box at Us pounds. we.gl IN az s
o'clock On the afternoon Of the contest.
The weight Is a handicap 10 Ae-e' az ne
can easily hight at ~ poun|', while
Ryan will surely weigh at least twelve
meet.
santry Flights Tonight.
Eddie santry. the clever feather-
weight boxer. of Chicago. and bly,
Ryan. Of Syracuse. who Is regarded as
a coming boxer in the feather weight
division, will meet in a twenty-round
bout before the Crescent A. c.. OF Tor
onto. Canada. tonight
Young Erne and Maynard.
Another bout between feather-weIghts
TO be decided tonight will be one Of
e!x rounds between Young Erne.' OF
philadelphia. VINO made such ID mlser-
able showing IN his siX-rounI bout with
Young Coroett" a few weeks ago, and
Ellly Maynard. of this city. Thee lads
are fast FOR six rounds.
Handler knocks Ont Miller.
Zoe Handler, of Newark, N. j., knocked
Z out Herman Miller. of Baltimore. Joe
Ganns sparring partner, In the thirteenth
round before the Eureka a. /. las,
o4Flght. A Vicious left punch to the Jaw
tholdf the Baltimore boy dow and out.
Do thei time the knockout blow was
4ministered the men, who were evenly
intehad at 1855 pounds. gave a clever
I1opntring exhibition with honors even.
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