The evening world., 1902-11-13
SAMMY KELLY IS
DUE HERE SOON,
Clever Little Boxer Will Be Wei
coined Back After Three
Years. Absence Abroad.

Sammy Kelly, the clever littlo hEhtei
who for years boxed successfully agains
the best feather weights in the world
is due home from England Thanksgiv
ing Day. He has been away thre.
years and in that time has followed
various occupations. from betting com,
missioner at the race tracks in Eng,
land n France to managing Jimmy
Michael, the champion cyclist.
Kelly went to England three years
ago to fight Will Curley. In that con.
test he received a rough deal at the
hands OF the English sporting men and
referee. There was little or no fair
play showed him and he lost the de-
eision after having broken his collar
bone. He sustained this injury by being
foully thrown by Curley.
Hard luck marked Kelly's efforts at
everything after that fight. His wife.
suddenly after her arrival there and
was buried within a stones toss of the
Era,ye OF Fred Archer, the noted jockey.
FJNelly then followed the races with only
moderate success and became netting
commissioner for a prominent owner.
AFTER the last English racing season
kelly went 10 France and soon after
became the manag OF Jimmy Michael.
Differences Of opinion as to the best
training methods separated the pair re.
.I kelly has many friends in this city
welcome when he returns home.
Fight Will Go to Frisco.
The feather weight cha mpionship bat
tie between Young Corbett." the pres
ent holder OF that title. and Terry
McGovern, which has been prevented
on two different occasions by the au-
thorities. will surely be decided In San
Francisco the latter part OF next mouth.
Both Corbett and MoGovern are anxious
TO have the contest come off, and as a
consequence they will be prepared on
that is offered by the clubs Of San
francisco.
$4,000 offered Will lie Accepted.
The $4,000 OFFER made by the officials
OF the San Francisco A. C. will prob
ably be accepted by Corbett and Nc
Govern. The San Francisco Gu has
already been granted the license by the
Board Of Supervisors to hold a profess
slonal boxing show during the month OF
December, and on that account the eluo
will get the preference over the others.
both fighters will leave for the oattle-
ground within two weeks 10 ger lnto
lOI W
will start with his sparrtn& paFtnet.
Willie Fitzgerald, after his hght with
lilly Maynard in Philadelphia Nov a.
xieEIer and Sweeney
Owen ZisElsr. the sI.Phlladelphia Vsltsr'
veixht nEhter, who recently knocked out IaoA
Bennett In less than one round betoss the ss1an-
aah A. c.. will meet PatAey Sweeney. the ruSGsd
llEht.wslEht Of Boston. in . si1-rouAd bout ostors
The crltarton A. c.. Of Boston. Monday night.
nsth men signed the articles Of agrssnasl ~.
night. This should be one OF the pest osulSs
pulled of at the Hub In a long time. SWeensJ
Ia one Of the EameSt fighters that ever put on
he gloves, and In order to win Zieglsr Will have
- ssht his best.
waIcOtt Barred in Three cities.
II will only be a question o, a short time
before Joe walcott. the Wsltsr-weiGht ehAmRion
Of the world. will not b Sllowsd to hsht In any
Of the elubA In this country. waloOtt'S suspicious
reputation to such an extent that the elues 10
chicago. Philadelphia and san Francisco nave
reused TO allow him to box before them
ConnoIIy'H Next Fight in England.
Eddie Connolly. the hard-hitting lightweight
snyEer. OF Boston. who has bssu nEhung With
great success In England during the last elk
months, has been matched TO hsh' Jack Palmer,
III. English middle.WslEh;. They VII, meet In
a h,teen-rourd bout before the Ns,!onai S~JcTtIng
club. ~ London, on Nov. "a. They will battle
for 4 parse OF Sl,Vpl AMI a SIDE bet .! $1,000,
cenno.iy is tTsiuins hard for the contest, as he
O.. Gs.'.mtle4 70 tti. Palmer
D~Oughcrty and Hurst Matched.
usnIy pouslcrty. the clever fsathef-wsight
boxc.. Of Philadelphia, who recently boxed
Tommy Fe.,T 4 twenty-ruund draw in savannah,
Will Ne matched IN a few days 10 meet Joe Hurst,
the cas-. vide azh;er, 'or twenty rounds DO
feso tho Savannah Gal ~ {. on Nov. a.
DOughtrty ought TO experience little trouble IN
e~r'csfiug iIurst, as the latte does not class
With han in any way. Dnugherty and Tommy
Fs!iz WIN be matched again shortly 10 hght be-
'qyc the SAME clua.