The evening world., 1902-12-15
WANTS
~FITz-RUHL|N FIGHT
Offer of $1,000 Purse Has Been
Made and Mayor of City Fa-
vors the Contest.

The Philadelphia Penn Art A. C.'s
purse offer of 5000 for II slx-round bout
between Bob FitZsimmons and Gus
Ruhlln has stirred up the Chicago fight
promoters. and now many OF the match
makers of clubs In that city are bidding
for the contest. One offer Of $1,000 or
50 per cent. OF the gross receipts for the
men to meet In a slx-round bout some
time next month, or early In February,
hts been made. 1t has been wired to
Fifzsimmons and Billy Madden. MANAGE
OF Rubin. Madden will surely accept the
percentage offer, as he rs anxious to
have Rubin fight Fitzslmmons.
Dueh Fits Mean B%usineHsf
Although Fits has announced that he
fs ready to fight any man in the world.
barring Jim Jeffries. 1t is not certain
That he will take on Rubin. FltZslm-
mons's def was probably given out with
1ae idea Of boosting his boxing exhibit
ton tour with Jeffries, II "Lanky Bob
sleuld decide to fight Rubin in Chicago
me contest would be a harvest for both
men. The bout In Tattersall's building
y ,ald la all probability draw 5000.
The building seats 5000. and as Terry
ASEovern and kid" Broad had an
@fS.uJ0 house, II Is a certainty that FttI
and Rubin would be a bigger attrac-
Ion.
Mayor FaVors Bout.
Fitzslfnm ms Is the only heavyweight
Mayor Harrison will permit to fight In
Chicago. He has declared himself In
thut way. He says that Fltzslmmons is
o-e OF the few lighters who is on the
square, and he Is salso friendly TO Run
In 50 X is thought there Will be no
troupio in pulling of the light. There
Is no fear OF Interference by the State
authorities, for the battle will appear
on the bills as n scientific boxing ex-
hibition."
O,Brien VIII Fight WeinIE.
@PklladsIpblA jack o'Brien has made the
match with Al wleniE In which he agrees to
knock out his man in twenty rounds or forfeit
1900 welnlg issued the challenge a few days
uso and posted l,5OO as a bet against O'Brien's
&.eVu that the latter could not stop him In the
International Athletic Club. OF Fort Erie. Can
ada. early next month.
Besides this contest o'Brien has three other
matches on. The nrst OF these will be decided
tonight, His opponent viii be Charley Nc
kesver. Of Philadelphia. whom o'Bren has de-
feated . number OF times. They viii meet in a
alx-found bout before the Washington Sporting
Clue. OF Philadelphia. MeKeeTer is not the
ciever boxer he was a few years ago. He has
Eane away back and II looks doubtful II he will
last the sz rounds,
Another nEht to be decided tonight which has
aroused considerable interest among followers of
pugiiism is the six-round bout between Benny
Yanger. OF Chicago. and ''Crockey" Boyle. Of
Philadelphia. Boyle Is a clever boxer. and the
fact that he Etood six rounds before Young Cor
hetif and outpointed Billy Maynard and Willie
Mack in bouts make his chances against Yanger
appear very promising.
Boxlng bouts will be held In an old church in
Detroit soon. providing the authorities OF the city
DO not Interfere. The Gsntlcmsa's PAslime Ath-
latie Club, which was recently organized for the
purpose Of holding boxing contests. has secured
= lease on the old Woodward Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church. In 1t the club ofnciaIs intend
holding contests. PeNs Will be the seats the
spectators Will sit in.
Young Peter Jackson the eoiored weter.
ssisht hEhler. of California. has been matched to
meet Charley o'Rourke. the welter-weight fighter,
q Boston. They will meet in a six-round bou,
hsfeFs the Cambridge Athletic Club on Dec. %.
aaekhon defeated 0Rourke In four rounds a few
feafH ago. O'Rourke has improved, though, sine.
then and is likely TO give Jackson a hard fight.
billy considine. matchmaker Of the Metropoli,
~ Athletic Club. of Detroit. who succeeded Ii
esenrlng the feather-weiEht championship battl,
bsapssn Young corbett' and Terry McGovern
LIT for Detroit last night 10 complete arrange
naats for the contest. Before leaving considin,
#HaH1HA Aufp1hA M SAM GaTIlh manager o
#eoovbTn, that the contest would positively tax,
1Iaee and both boys will begin training at one,
- ne bout
saek H5cisiland. the Se"ather-weight boxer. o
rillzburz, and Hughey MePadden. Of sout1
1roohiyh. have been secured by Charley HauEh
ton TO meet In . twsnty-round bout before IN
ives Fad Athletic Club. Of st, Louis. on Thurs
DAY nsEht. Both boys are clever boxers and the
sA+ = put mp : fast and clever battle. Nc
CleiiaHd Is also matched to hght Eddie Toy, Q
Aan francisco, = ten-round bout on Friday Nigh
81 A1l2shsns. Pa.
4EatfY Matthews. the sx-welter-Eeight cham
plea. ahe reeehtly defeated Eddie Kennedy, {
RilisAarg. and osen ziegler. has arrived /
Eltfsaafx aad has begun training for his ten
haa4 with sfRubs' Ferns. Of Kansas cItS
Hlth aksa piaes In Allegheny. Pa, on Dec. 2:
s aalfHeNa bests Ferns he will be matched /
Azfztn Duly IN Chicago.
4IHIs ~seAuHahaf. Of the Avonla Athletic clul
aaaal amstsaf 10s-pound champion. VII
na sfoEsasloaal. succeeded 10 WInnin
Hsht - knocking out Hank HasIs
Hzlia- n Il. IN the tHeifth rounl
il anzioua 70 fight Andy ~
#aff4 Forbes or Andrew Toksl
HtzHt chaunlon4 achninaks
HaH4 + great little. Ths heI