The evening world., 1903-03-11
TWO CHAMPIONS
FIGHT TONIGHT
Joe Cans Tackles Steve Crosby
at Hot Springs and WaIcott
iheets Haghey in Ten-Round
Contest Before a Boston Club

Joe Cans, the lightweight champion.
will engage In his first fight In three
months tonight. He will meet Steve
crosby, the colored lightweight. ot
Louisville, in a twenty-round bout be-
fore the Wilmington Park A. e.. Oh
Hot Springs, Ark. for a purse OF $s.oo'
cans has been training hard for the
battielat Hot Springs. Cans and Crosby
fought twenty-round draw In Louis
Vile a few years age. Al. Herford'
OF Cans, Ii 80 confident That
his man will peat Crosby that he is Will
ing to bet 5000 10 $4,000 that he stops
Crosby I'M less than twelve round
walcott Tests Haghey.
Another important fight slated 10 be
fought Tonight will be the contest be-
tween Joe waloott, tho welter-weight
champion, and Charley HaShey. the
promising weiter- weight fighter. OF
Boston. They will como together In a
twelve months. His excellent showing
A. c., OF Boston. and q slashing fast
fight should result. Hashey has been
hRhtinR In great form during the last
twelve months. HIS recent WI
against Young Peter Jackson" whom
he fought q vicious twelve-round draw
before the same club a few months
arc, proved that he is made OF the
right STUN.
callahan TO Mes Boyle.
Tim Callahan. the Quaker City
fsather-weight, and 'iCrockey' Boyle,
who stood on Young Corbett" in a
aground bout before the Washington
SPORTING Club. OF Philadelphia. a few
rnonths NO., were matched last night
by Matchmaker Johnny Kelly TO mee'
IN a six-round bout before that ciun
next Monday night, They VIII pattlt
P~ennsyivania, both boys being the bes'
lads al their weight IN mat state
Dick O'Brien shII Fighting.
Dick o'Brisn. who has been nThtnG Ions
snsush % be retired on . pension. has eser
matched 70 meet Jack Cr~in) sullivan ths boA'
Ton wsltsr-wslphi. for ten rounds at a boxing
.how 70 b brought on at Salem, Nus, on mex
Tuesday niEht. This will be The second hEnl
,hsy have hAA, their previous encounter resulting
In 4 draw after zen rounds. O'Brien has beef
taxing good care Of himself during tbs hast si
msnthn, and. according TO the ertieA OF Salem
- Improved Ia his nShtlns. II o'Bnsp bsaii
fanlgan he will bs matched 70 nght the WHINE
d the HAGhsy-Waleot hghi'
nphne Fights Kid Grino.
nAnsy Duane. pht light weight nshLsT, Of tn
city, who has defeated all the men he haA me
dahns The last eleven months, has sno,hsr hEh
on III hands. lie las besn engaged by IN
matahmaksr Of the EaSE A. c.. Of p0aOH. .
nsest kid 0stno. the hard hitting nEhtsT, Q
FhliaAslphiA. Who recently fought Fred BTyaol
~ d utA1datill la . tWelye-round bout In Bo9on
naaha and orino Will snsAss In . tsn.round bou
Af4A 1huFsdAy Night. Johnny Mack, Duane
nahager, will match bis man asainn the Whine
81 ~ FitEssrAid-prit aght II he beats 0nno'
4ekeIl Trains for Dougbsrty.
t1ty Inksll. ne EnEiish bantam wsiEf
fs1f5f. one "a 10 NEST Danny Donshsty,
1&Iia1olphit, IN = Ax-rouDd bout before I'll
11.tII A. Q. Of PhilNdsiDhiA. on Friday nigh
s. h<rdn tuintng Cor the ooness. u AtlAnt
LIt--hmn1 kelly, sho fEonsht Tokell 70 I'll
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