The evening world., 1903-02-27
WILL
MEET TONIGHT.
Harry Forbes, Of Chicago, and
Andy TokeII, of England, Will
Settle Championship Before
Metropolitan Club, of Detroit.

Another championship battle will be
decided tonight. The principals in this
encounter will be Harry Forbes, of Chi
cago, the bantam-weight champion of
the world. and Andy Toke!l. of England.
who is one OF the best fighters for his
weight ever produced in that country.
They will meet in a ten-round bout be-
fore the Metropolitan Athletic Club, OF
Detroit. for the title of bantam weight
champion and so per cent. Of the gross
receipts. Of which the winner will get
50 per cent. George siler. OF Chicago,
will referee the contest.
This will be the first international bat
tie that has been decided in this country
in over three years. As a result much
interest is being manifested in the out
come of the fight. and it is expected
that one of the largest crowds that ever
witnessed a boxing contest In Detroit
hostilities.
Forbes Is the favorite In the betting
at odds OF 10 TO g.. These odds will prob
ably change by the time the boys enter
OF Chicago intend to wager their money
on Tokell to beat Forbes, Both BOYS are
in the best OF condition for the contest
and confident of winning.
According to the conditions of the con-
test thew are to battle under Queens
berry rules. with clean breaks. at l6
pounds. weigh in at 2 o'clock this after
noon.
Besides the Forbes-Tokell fight there
are two other good contests sbooked to
be fought tonight. Jack Bonner, the
hard-hittlng light heavyweight of Sum-
nit. Pa. will meet Morgan Williams, the
crack middle weight of Denver Col, in
a t~wenty,round bout at Victor, Cal.
and Charley McKeever, the clever well
r -weight Of Philadelphia, will try ron
illusions with Joe Grim, the Italian
fighter, in a six-round bout before the
Ariel A.. c., OF Philadelphia. Williams
and McKeever will in all probability
their opponents.
Matthews to Fight Again.
Matty Matthews. the x-welterweight
champion, who defeated Tom Couhig in
ten rounds on Monday night, has signed
articles for another match. His next
opponent will be his old-time rival.
weight of this city. They will try con,
illusions In a twenty-round bout at a
! boxing show to be brought OF at Home
stead, Pa, on March Il. As both men
have always put up a hard fight when
they met the prospects are their com
ing encounter will be another OF those
slam-bang AFFAIRS.
Ynnper to Meet Rice.
Benny Yanger, the indicated feather
weight fighter who is matched to meet
| Terry McGovern in a twenty-round bout
| before the International A. c. OF Fort
| Erie, Canada, has decided to engage In
| one fight before he faces Terny in the
| squared circle. He will meet Austin
| Rice. of New London, Conn, who stood
| eighteen rounds before Young Corbett'
| a few months ago. They will come to-
cether in a t%en-round bout at a boxing
| show to be pulled off by the Missouri
4. C., OF Kansas City: on March !.
| ing Rice. as the latter does not class
with him.
The ten round bout between Jack Mcclelland.
| OF pntsburs, and Andy DAILY, of Boston. which
VA, TO have been fought before the Allegheny
C. tomorrow night. has been postponed
until March 6 owing to Mcclellapd having been
,.tsn suddenly III with the grip. When DAILY
1900 az McCielland's misfortune he refused to
,ara the ~latter's forfeit Of 800 which was posted
ss a guarantee that he would night on the date
named for the battle