The evening world., 1903-04-22
MCCOY IN RING
I AGAIN TONIGHT.
Clever "Kid" Is Billed to Fight
Jack Root in Ten-Round Bout
at Detroit-Gossip of All the
Fighters.

A battle between big men is slated
30 be fought tonight. The fighters
who will Engage in this contest are
"Kid" Mccoy and Jack Root. of Chi
caso. They will try conclusions in a
ten-round bout before the Metropolitan
A. c., Of Detroit, for a purse of 5000.
Both men are reported as being In the
best shape for the encounter. They
have been training for over three weeks
for the battle. Unless the Governor of
Michigan steps In a slashing contest
ought to be seen. Mccoy Is in great
hghting form at present and will prob
ably give Root a beating. The KID
showed In his fight with Jack McCor-
mick he 10 still one of the cleverest
boxers In the profession. and as the
bout Ii only for ten ounds the PROS
poets are that he will have no trouble
Qutpointing his opponent. Bat Master
son. of Denver, will referee the bout
0raney VIII Referee.
Eddie Graney. of San Francisco. has
been selected as referee for the Britt
Fitzgerald fight for the lightweight
championship of California, which is
now set for April IS. at Mechanics
Pavilion. The managers OF both
fighters settled the whole matter in a
few minutes. There was some discus
escn as to fouls. and this was also
settled. A reputable physician is to be
1t the ringside TO examine the fighters
IN case foul is claimed. Britt after his
experience at Portland, Is wary on this
subject and suggested the doctor.
YanGer I'm McGovern's Quarters.
I Benny Yanger, the Chicago feather
weight. who has yet to suffer a defeat.
has arrived in Cincinnati. where he has
begun training for his coming twenty
round bout with Kid Broad. which is
to be fought before the Southern Ath-
letic Club. of Louisville. May .. Yanger
10 occupying the quarters where Terry
McGovern got in shape for his fights
with Dave Sullivan and young Cor
bett." Yanger is being trained by Harry
Forbes, the bantam-weight champion.
and Art Simms. the Western light
weight.
Taclker Tackles Feltz Next.
Chick Ttcker. the feather-weight of
the Avonia Athletic Club. who recently
defeated Sammy Smith. the clever
Philadelphian in a six-round bout. was
matched last night to fight Tommy Feltz,
the South Brooklyn feather-weight. a
six-round bout before the National Ath-
lettc Club. OF Philadelphia. next Satur-
day night. This ought to be one OF the
best Nights ever witnessed In the Quaker
City, as the Boys are evenly matched.
II Tucker beats Feltz he will be matched
70 night young Mississippi" the colored
feather-weight, who won four straight
lights In California.
-gieIoR Broke Kearns's Streak.
~ M. H-.-.. n.-- IT,.
who won nine out of the ten lights he
great winning streak broken recently.
Otto Sieloff, the Chicago lighter, was the
man that did the trick. He met Kearns
n 4 siI,ronnd bout before the Milwaukee
handed n right-hand swing on Kearns's
jaw. knocking him completely out.
0'Brten Cancels n Bout.
philadelphia Jack" o'Brien hurt lis
right hand so badly on Joe Walcott's
head in their ten-round bout in Bos-
ton on Monday night that he has peen
compelled to CANCEL his six,round bout
weight fighter Of Boston. which was
70 have taken place before the Ma
Saturday night. o'Brien's next bout
will be with Marvin Hart. the Louis
Vile tighter. whom he will tackle in a
'slx-round bout. before the Penn Art
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Connolly May Fight "spike."
The defeat Spike Sullivan suffered
FL the hands of Jabez White, the light
weight champion OF England, Monday
night was certal nly a hard blow for
him, for It resulted in his being sent
back again just where he Was before
he defeated Jem Maloney and Bill
Chester, the English l.ght-weights.
sullivan will probably be matched now
to Tight Eddie Connolly, the 81. John
IN. 3D. fighter, who recently defeated
Pat DAILY. the English lightweight, in
a twenty-Pound bout In London. Con-
molly has secured a hacker who is will
iing. to put up $1,000 for him to night
Sullivan.
Daa Creedon Knocked Out.
Dan creedoa, the Australian middle
weight champion. was knocked out by
Bill McCool. the Australian heavy
weight champion, In the sixth round OF
what was to have been a twenty-round
encounter before the National Sporting
Club. Of Sydney. australia, two weeks
ago. They fought for the heavy weight
championship of hat country and a
purse OF $500. A right-hand swing on
The jaw dropped creedon to the ioor,
where he was counted out. Many thou.
sands OF dollars changed hands on IN
result OF the battle.