The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-06
O'BRIEN 5 MONEY NOT UP
Contest Between Philadelphia Mid
dle.weight and Fitzsimmons
Likely to Fall Through.

THERE'S no Likelihood OF BOD FltzSlI1-s
mons and Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia
ttcon,ing together, in the near rfuture..rsUp
! to Saturday the S. 600 Which Ianky Bob
deposited with Al Smith nearly month
ago had not been covered by O Brien.
Fitzsimmons will leave his forfeit with
Smith for another week. AT the end OF
THAT time, &if the money is not covered, he
will turn his attention Ito the heavy
weights, after claiming the middleweight
| title S:.:Es$ +, m. .Ss's.@ - = y
Fitzsinmons In his letter, adds that he
will fight any of the heavyweights, barr
! ing, of course, Jim :Jeffriess He acknoWi- o, 3
), edges that he cannot defeat the latter:
Those who are in a position to know think
that Fitzsimmons" next opponent will be.
Gus Ruhlha. 4. -, 80 ... 8
I Terry MeGovern. accompanied. by his
manager, Sam Harris, and trainers, ar
;; rived in Chicago yesterday afternoon
Among the party was Harry Tuthill. man
ager for Young Corbett:' Tuthin says
that as soon as Young Corbett" fulflls an
engagement he has with a minstrel troupe,
he Will be willing to fight all corners, for
Corbett'' does not like the stage, and at
1.-THE first opportunity he will cinch a match
with a good man. y. s-<s:.
Sam Harris disclaimed making any
claim Of robbery He said that his only
|contention was that McGovern was on his
counted out. Harris said that Young
Corbett".: certainly showed himself to be
7 the master Of McGOvern when they fought
Tin San Francisco and he had nothing but
praise to speak Of the Denver boy. =
| The entire city .of Scranton, Pa, is
talking about the escapades Of Champion
Jim ,Jeffries and Bob Fitzsinmons about
Scranton during the greater; part of last
week. These two worthless were appear
ing in the smaller towns in that section OF
the state and were using Scranton as a
base, going back there every night. Cab
: men and the attaches Of theaters tell
queer tales Of their goings on,s and sport
ing men, though saying little, are shaking
their heads and they will be :chary1ef bet
ting their money on Jeffries In the future,
Jimmy Britt and Willie Fitzgerald. viii
meet in a twenty-round contest before the
San Francisco Athletic Club on April "a
The men are to battle for so per cent OF
the gross receipts and are to weigh In at
1873 pounds at O'clock. IT,. .>s. -.
!, This let's out Benny Yanger, who was
in hopes Of getting fight with Britt.
It is learned on good authority that
Eddie aGraney Of San Francisco will be
; chosen to referee the coming champion
ship fight between Jeffries and Corbett
,sI When the men signed articles of agree.
> a. week before the mill. But Graney, Il
is said has already been approached OF
! the subject and has declared that he will
/ }accept the position. ..c;. ..:-:,:;-.;
Tom Allen, retired heavyweight cham
: pion pugilist Of the world, who for th'
5 past twenty-five years has conducted {
0 small saloon in st. Louis, died ,yesterda.
, from general debility. He was born ii
Birmingham. England. April %, 1889
6 Allen won his laurels in the days Of bar
, fist fighting and bore the title of being
. the only pugilist who lost the world
6 championship, regained 1t and retired will
it,. He lost the championship to Jen
- Mace May 1, 1870, and regained the it'll
!. by defeating Mike McCool Sept. %, 1873
f During the latter years of his life Alle1
Y devoted much of his attention to back
: ing a number Of fighters Of renown. :; =.
= Matty. Matthews, the white welte
weight champion Of the world, an,
: 'Rube' Ferns, former welter weigh
: champion, have signed articles for
S twenty round boxing contest to be he'll
d Monday, April q. '- t.
Ramon Lopez, manager of the Mexic
bull rings announces that he has secure
IL permission to give prize fighting exhibi
il tions in the bull rings. He will send a
AHlcllCdl -SpOfIlIlS man 10 the OnlIe
"a States next week who will attempt
;: make contracts with pugilistic celebrities
- Terry McGovern of Brooklyn and Benin
* 4anger OF Chicago were matched La
night, the fight to take place some tim
is between May 15 and June l, before til
Of club offering the best inducements.
a match was also made between Harr
1e Forbes, the bantam weight champion, an
8, Johnny Reagan of Brooklyn to take plat
I'd about the same time as the Yanger-Mt
II Govern contest.
er A date has been set for the contest b,
tween kid Carter of Brooklyn and To
Reilly. the middle weight champion of IL
-, west They are to. meet before the Pas
" ~ time A. c. of Portland, Ore, Thursds
~ ~ night and will come together for twen1
ne ne rounds at catch weights. If Carter viii
al al he will come east at once and meet K
Oh o. McCoy:at either Boston or. Fort, Erie. g :
- =. ..-t- g.
r. Abe Atell and Jack Reagan will :fg
ss before the West End Athletic club. Of S