The sun., 1903-10-18
FIGHTING NEWS ABROAD.
American PuStlists In EaSland 0uccceefs
Charley Haghey Defeated.

AmeeSceA PuS1lists ln Eagland ouccossfu
Charley Haghey Defeated.
The boxing season in England has begun.
and all Of the pugilists are doing well-that
Is, financially. Tho various clubs have In
creased the size Of tho purse money. whi]e
last year the National Sporting Club started
cut. which was quickly followed by tho
other organizations. Tho increase in the
offers 10 probably duo to the arrival Of Jack
O'Brisn Of America. O'Brien il popular
abroad, and In order to secure his services
the matchmaker outbid ono another. This
naturally tends to boom the sport and help
scrappers Of the smaller fry.
Pat DAILY, an American who has remained
long enough In England to win tho cham
pionship Of that country. has decided to
visit America again. His decision Is tho
outcome Of . recent challenge issued to
him by boxer Of some repute named Char
10y Knock. The. latter agreed to meet
DAILY at the once Of the London Sporting
Life. but failed to put in an appearance.
DAILY was 50 disgusted that he declared
that al the Hghtweights In England wero
afraid Of him and that he would have 70
como hero to secure bout. DAILY expects
TO sail about December or January nsxt.
Bobby Dobbs Of st. Paul, aimee hs re-
turned to England. has been extremely
lucky In securing hghts. His latest en-
gagement Is q twenty round contest with
Jim Courtney Of Barry Dock. They are to
meet in few weeks for purse and side bet.
A hoodoo seems to pursue Charley
Haghey OF Boston. Although he has
figured in number Of Aghts he has not been
able to win any Of them. His last mill
was with Bill Heveron Of London, before the
National Sporting Club, on Oct. s. The
contest was for ten rounds, and went the
limit. Henley had his opponent down for
tho count OF eight seconds In the nth.
But the Englishman, who was very game,
SSnSsd up AZ ana :SS :t1S hashssy, ssss
Bostonian going, and only tho latter's gem
eralship and defence saved him from being
knocked out.
The London Sporting Life Of Oct. > con-
tains the following paragraph: Harry
(f8D winner; f40 loser) for q contest be-
tween Jack o 'Brien Of Philadelphia and
either Charley Wilson or sergteeat Harris
date mutually agreed upon. O'Brcn
after reading this, Informed Jacobs that the
offer was too small and that II he would in
crease II to 81 500 he would accept. This
Jacobs has promised to do and 1t only re-
mains for either Harris or Wilson to accept
There 10 to be quite an e1lux Of En8lish
boxers to South Africa in the noar future,
Jem Mace, the veteran English heavy
weight, 10 the latest to 60. Mace will lesve
In months time - he has received . very
tempting Offer Billy Plmmer. George
Dixon and possibly Will Curley will also
take q trip to that part OF the world. II
is understood that pugilism there is boom
ing, and that good boxers can always get
plenty Of work to do.
Jack CLANCY Of San Francisco had tho hrst
fight abroad and was successful. Clancy
met Jim Lloyd Of South Shields at Ginnett'a 4
Circus, Newcastle, on Dot. I, in q twenty
round mill. The weight was l54 pounds and
the purse $3.50. There was . large attend
ancA and Clancy was made the favorite
because Jack O'Brien was In his corner
The American proved to be the better
man, and after comparatively easy strug-
gle knocked out Lloyd in the fifth round.
Kid Davis OF Denver, who has not lost q
fight since he went to England year ago
won another fight the other night after q
stirring effort. His opponent was jim
Cough Of Birmingham, and the min was
decided in that city. Cough was thought
a great deal Of BY the local sports and was
backed to whip the American. But Davis
was the winner in the fourth round catching
the Birmingham man on the point OF the
chin and putting him to sleep. They were
to have had 1t out for fifteen rounds.