The evening world., 1903-05-14
M'COVERN S
IN TRAINING.
Terry Getting Ready for Twenty
Round Bout with AtteI on
Decoration Day at Johnson's
Road House on Jerome Ave.

What promises to be a great battle
between little fellows will be the twenty
round bout between Terry McGovern
and Abe Attel, the clever California
| fenther-weIght which takes place be-
fore the International A. C.. of Fort
Erie, Can. on May 30. Both boys have
begun training for the contest and ex-
pect to enter tho ring At. McGovern
IS getting in shape at Johnson's road
house, Mt one hundred and Sixty-sixth
street and Jerome avenue. while Attel
: Is preparing for the battle at a road
house a few miles from the clubhouse
In Canada. McGovern Is being trained
by his brother Hughey and Charley
Mayhood. Attel Is being oked after by
Frank Erne, the ex-ligat-weisht cham
pion of the world, who is to meet War
rem Zurbrick. the Buffalo fighter. before
the International Club on Monday night.
Eddie Mcbride. Of Buffalo, will in all
| probability be selected to referee the
bout.
O'Dricn Won't Meet Hart.
That philadelphia Jack o'Brien is
afraid to meet Marvin Hart, of Louis
Vile. in n twenty-round bout is shown by
his announcement that he cannot keep
the engagement with the Southern A.. c..
OF Louisville in three weeks. O'Brten
saws he will not be aole to night for
some time, as a result OF his last hght
with Hart, and on tha; account he Is
compelled 20 call of the bout.
nuhIin and Gardner. Maybe.
Gus Rubin, who is hungry for a fight
with any OF the big fellows. will in all
probability be matcaed 70 meet George
Gardner. the clever boxer Of Lowell,
Mass. for six rounds before the Penn
Art Club. OF Philadelphia. in three
weeks. The club officials wanted tn
match Hart against Rubin, but as
Hart broke his hand in his fight with
Gardner last night the chances are
that Gardner will be given the oppor-
tunity OF tackling Billy Madden's bLS
heavyweight.
sullivan In England.
Jack C'Twin') Sullivan, who Is now In
England. has begun training for his ht'
teen-round bout with Jack Palmer, tbs
English middle-welEht champion, which
Is carded to take place before the Ma
tional Sporting Club, OF London, Oh
May -. Sullivan INDUCED In light work
on the steamer lille going to England
and with the ten days work which az
5 will get in that country he ought to be
in good enough shape TO give Palmer a
hard fSht. They Will battle for a purss
OF $1,000 and n sid bet or N'oO.
Roots Nexet Fight.
Jack Root. the light heavyweight
fighter OF Chicago. WHO came into
prominence recently by defeating kic
!. Mccoy in a t~en-round bout, Will s
again In six weeks; He is anxious e
helvy-we.ght championship OF tn
world. The prospects are the men vii
receive a good offer from Jack Herman
Of Fort Eric. Can. 10. a twenty-roun'
bout 10 be held at the club during IN,
, latter part OF next month.
!. Forbes TO Meet nnuch.
champion, and Morris Rauch, the littl
fighter of Chicago, have signed articles
S bout 9sT re Kansas 50 c mSe' on IN May / !'. g. IN.
=, sporting men OF Chicago claim Rauc
has a good chance OF beating Forbes an
intend to bet heavily on MS chances
however. and should lave 40 trouol
in securing the decision over him..
Two "hus-Bens" Matched.
. oscar Gardner, who was a wonderful
- lgAter "A few years ago, will participant
In another. fight. His opponent will b
n Billy Murphy, the Australian feather
fighter when he was at his best, The
OF viii try conclusions in a ten-raund bot
* at Sioux city tomorrow night
* FeItz Fights Tonight. ..
is Tommy Feltz, who Is doing NOR
e. fighting these days than any of I'll
~ little fellows, win meet Clarence Forbei
ii. the Western 5antam-weisht. In a twer
~ ty-round bout before the West End !