The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26
GOSSIP OF THE FIGHTERS
YANGER AND BROAD FIGHT AT LOU
IsvILLE NEXT SATURDAY.
Both Men Are Training for the Tween.
ty-Round Bout-kid Mccoy Is Con-
sidered a Back Number.


calendar is the twenty-round bout slated
for Louisville next Saturday night between
Benny Yanger and Kid Broad. The boys
will go twenty rounds before the Southern
Athletic Club. and. coming. as it does. on
Derby day. will be witnessed by large
crowd. The fight will take place in the Aud
itorium, where Bob Gray gave so many fis-
tic entertainments before the Young Cor
bett-Terry McGovern bout was prevented by
an injunction. large crowd of Indiana
men will be at the ringside.
Yanger is training at Norwood Inn. near
Cincinnati, and is working out every day.
He is sparring with Harry Forbes, the BAN
tam champion, Artie Sims, Patsy Hogan
and Gene Bezenah. He is already in good
condition, and during the week will devote
most of his time to speed. Reports from
Cincinnati say he is the picture of health
and ut to carry anybodys money in the
bout with Broad
Kid Broad Is training at Louisville. and
reports from that city discredit the rumors
in circulation short time ago that Broad
would not be able to get into good shape
for his fight with Yanger. He takes a ten
SUM work, completing his training with
several rounds with his sparring partners.
On top of ten-mile spin yesterday he
spared twenty rounds with one of his box
ing partners, and then skipped the rope 500
times. Broad will spar with Marvin Hart
this afternoon. This will give him chance
to punch as hard as he desires, as Hart is
big fellow able to stand the blows
III fanger wins the fight he will be in line
for battle with Young Corbett for the
championship. He is the most promising
winner against Broad. Young Corbett has
often said he would not make a match with
Yanger as long as the latter is under the
management of John Hertz, but should
Yanger vanquish Broad and then win from
Eddie Hanlon in June the public will de-
mand that Young Corbett give Yanger a
match.
George Memsic, of Chicago, is a Jack Mum
roe in his class Monroe stood four rounds
against Champion Jim Jeffries, and it was
claimed that he put Jeffries to the floor
Memsic accomplished the feat with Young
Corbett in Portland. Ore, Thursday night.
Memsic not only stayed the four rounds.
but foored Young Corbett in the first round.
Referee Grant acknowledged that the feath-
erweight champion almost met his Water
loo. Memsic was in excellent condition
Grant said that Corbett had narrow es-
cape, and that Memsic gave the champion
more than he received and deserves a great
deal Of credit for his work Corbett does
not take the fight seriously. He says Mem
durance, and he did not give the Chicago
lad credit for being as strong he is. Cor
bett says Memsic may make good fighter,
and If Memsic should ever come out the
champion will give him a chance.
Since the defeat of Kid Mccoy by Jack
Root at Detroit last Wednesday night, it
is said a match is proposed between Root
and Gardner for the light heavyweight
championship. Mccoy may go abroad for
awhile. as he will probably give up the
ring for some time, at least. George Con-
sidine. McCoys hacker. says the Kid is .all
in as fighter. After returning to New
York. Considine is quoted as saying:
Root couldn't fight a little bit, though
and acted like a has BEEN 1 had some
money up and lost. It'll be the last dollar
I'll bet on Mccoy for some time. 1t looks
as If he is a back number" Friends of
Mccoy have the same opinion regarding
him as that given by Considine. McCoy's
pace has been a fast one and he did not
as Root 1t has been alleged that Homer
Selby threw ammonia in Roots face dur
ing the fight in order to blind him that
the Kid might stand a chance Of winning
Selby acknowledged that he had an ato-
mizer filled with ammonia and tried to
| throw 1t on McCoy's back, but that he
in the face. Regarding Roots charges of
misunderstanding at the fight, Considine
said he knew nothing about it,
XXX
Tim Callahan is anxious to meet young
| Corbett and his manager, Billy Roche. has
| issued a challenge to the feather-weight
| champion offering to match Callahan
against the Denverite at any distance for a
| side bet. Roche will post forfeit within
a few days TO bind a match with Cor
bett.
Tim Kearns, the Boston lightweight,
who won many fights in the West during
the past year, was recently knocked out in
| Milwaukee by Otto Seiloff, the clever Chi
| cago lightweight. Kearns was to have
been seen in this city in a ten-round bout
| with some good man at the next carnival
to be given by the indianapolis Athletic
| Club, but since his recent defeat the match
| has been declared off by the club Seiloff
! will probably be matched against Ole
| Olson or some other good man for the
| main bout