The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-22

ana Charley .Sleger. the HobOken lRht-
weight, will be arranged shortly by the
officials of the Yosemite Athletic cluo,
, Of San Francisco. Sieger has agreed to
wait until Britt's ankle is better. Sieger
is confident he can beat Britt.
a., An effort is being made to clinch n
match between Jack Munroe, the Butte
examiner, and Joe Grim of Philadel-
| phia, who took a beating from Bob Fitz-
simmons, Joe Walcott, Joe Cans and
several others. Munroe's manager has
asked Matchmaker Jack Michigan of
the National Athletic club of Phladel-
phla, to clinch the match, and it is eX-
pected the latter viii do So
Bob Fitzsimmons has decided not to
engage in any more six-round bouts
with third-rate fighters like Joe Grim.
| He is afraid of injuring his hands. After
his fight with Gardner Fitz says he will
return to New York and take on Grim
again in another six-round bout.
Al Kienig. the heavyweight fighter
Of Buffalo, who is in San Francisco, has
succeeded in getting on bout. He has
been signed to meet Joe Mllett, the
California fighter, in 2O-round bout
before the Reliance Athletic club of
Oakland, Cal, on October q. Millett
was matched to fight Billy Woods on
that date. but as he could not make
the weight he had the bout cancelled
and took on Wienig.
Another new fighting organization
has been formed in Chicago. 1t is
called the Watita League Athletic club
and will hold its first show OF Novem-
Der 2. Eddie White, the matchmak-
er, is trying to clinch match between
Buddy" Ryan and Jack O'Keefe. Ryan
has already accepted, and it is expect
ed that OKeefe will follow suit.
GAS Rubin has returned to his home
in Akron, where he will remain until
he gets on bout with some of the
big fellows Rubin says he would be
pleased to meet the winner of the Fitz-
simmons-Gsrdner bout.
Joe Baker, the Harlem feather
weight, and Johnny Burdck, "Young
Corbett's' sparring partner, have been
matched to fight to finish for a side
bet of 5000. The men have been anx-
ious to get together for some time,
and good battle is expected.
Eddie Santry and Aurelio Herrera
are down for 20 rounds at Anaconda
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Another city in the west will soon
hold boxing shows. The officials of
the Rocky Mountain A. c. of Pueblo,
| Cal, have completed arrangements for
holding fights and are looking for a
pair of fighters to begin business. They
hope to sign kid Carter and John
Willie, the Chicago light heavyweight.
Eddie Connolly, the welterweight
fighter of ST. John, N, b., and Hugo
Kelly, the Chicago fighter, will prob
ably meet in 20-round bout very
soon. 1t is thought that the officials
of the Milwaukee A. c. will secure
the contest, as they are willing to give
the men 60 per cent of the gross .e-
ceipts.
Benny Yanger, who recently return
ed from San Francisco, where he suf-
fered his first defeat at the hands of
| Eddie Hanlon, will be matched in a
few days to meet Tommy Mowatt, the
Chicago featherweight. in a six-round
bout. They will probably fight before
the Chicago A. c.
Tommy Ryan has change of mind
often. After announcing his intention
to arrange a match with Philadelphia
Jack" O'Brien as soon as the latter
returned from England, he says now
that he will make a tour of England,
Australia and South Africa and fight
all the best men in those countries.
Ryan states he will be gone two years
and he expects to clean up 100000.
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