The evening world., 1903-02-25
OBRIEN STILL !.
TALKING FIGHT
Quaker Boxer and Tommy Ryan
Engage In Words Regarding
Their Proposed Bout-0ther
Pugiistic News and Notes.

Tommy Ryan and ~"Phiiadelphia jack
o'Brfen win in all probability battle for
the championship OF tho world before
the International Athletic Club. of Fort
Erie. Canada, within two months. Jack
Herman matchmaker of the Interna-
tional Club. has received a letter from
Ryan in which he says he is ready to
fight O'Brien at the club. Her
man wired Ryan. saying he would gladly
hang UP a purse. AS o'Brien Is anxious
to box Ryan. the indications are that
the match will be arranged in a few
days.
Corbett VIII Fight ALL
'If Jim Jeffries refuses to fight me-"
saws Jim Corbett, At will take on iKd'
Mccoy, Choynski and some other heavy
weights Just as soon as my theatrical
engagements are finished. My condition
ts too goo5 to let the chance slip for a
bout / am faster han L ever was be-
fore and a harder puncher. ! think !
would have no trouble in beating Mccoy
and Choynski in a twenty-round bout. l
would sooner fight in the summer. as l
feel more like fghting in warm weather
than In winter"
Mccoy Laid Up.
''Ilid" Mccoy. the heavyweight
fighter. will not be able to fight again
for three weeks owing to the injury he
received to his right hand during his
bout with Jack Mccormick in Philadel-
phia on Monday night. Mccoy at first
did not think mis- hand was as badly in
iured as IL was and intended to begin
training to-day for his bout with Jack
Root. McCoy's bout with Root has been
postponed until the early part of April.
Matthexs's Good Work.
Mattv Matthews, the ex-welter- weight
champion. who will be matched in a few
days to meet Joe Cans. the lightweight
champion of the world. is likely TO give
the colored boxer a hard battle,
present. In the last six months he has
won four fights. lie knocked out owen
Ziegler and secured decisions over Rube
Ferns. Eddie Kennedy and Tom Couhig
In ten-round bouts at the Allegheny
(Pa.) Athletic Club.
Bonner and Hart.
Jack Bonner. the heavyweight fighter
OF Summit Hin, Pa, who is matched TO
fight Morgan Williams. the Denver
fighter. on Friday night, has just signed
articles for another fight. His opponent
Will be Marvin Hart, OF Louisville. Bon
ner and Hart will try conclusions in a
tw~enty-round bout before the Southern
Athletic Club. of Louisville. on March ..
The ten-round bout between ."Phila-
delphia Jack o'Brien and Jim Joffords.
the California heavyweight. which was
arranged recently by Matchmaker Cor
coran, of the Allegheny (Pa.) A. c., Will
be fought before that club on March ..
The bout was to have been decided on
March 4. but as Jeffords needed more
time to get into condition Corcoran
postponed the contest.
young Corbett.' who is TO tackle
Eddie Hanlon. tho California feather
weight. in q twenty-round bout before
the Yosemite A. c. Of San Francisco.
to'morrow night. has been made the
iavoriie In the betting at odds of 10 to !.
Tho showing made by Hanlon in his
contest with Abe Attel did not satisfy
the sporting fraternity. Eddie Graney
has been selected to referee the con-
test.
George Sller. of Chicago. has been Sc
lected to judge the bantam-weight
championship Tight between Harry
Forbes, of Chicago, and Andy Tokell. of
England. which Is to be decided before
the Metropolitan A. c.. of Detroit, on
Friday night. Forbes is still the favorite
~ ~ y Il OuuD vi " W D.
Besides the McGovern-Maynard lgh
tonight there are two other contests
arranged. Cyclone Kelly, the Cali
fornia middle weight, will meet Barney
Furey, OF Cincinnati. in a twenty-round
bout before the Wilmington Park A. c.,
OF Hot Springs. Ark, and Jack Collyer,
OF South Brooklyn, will try conclusions
with Pat Ready, of Washington. in A
twenty-round bout before the Savannah
tGa.) A. c.
Another battle for the colored heavy
weight championship of the world will
be fought In California tomorrow night.
The principals will be Jack Johnson, of
California, the present holder OF the
title, n Sam McVey. They are TO meet
in q twenty-round bout before the Cen
tury A. c.. OF Los Angeles, Cal
Billy Madden. manager OF Gus Rubin,
has returned from the Coast. Madden
AGAINST Jim corbett or Champion Jim
largest Hurse offered.
'chiek'' Tucker, who knocked out
Harry Haffner. In Philadelphia, In less
shortly to meet the winner OF the
Hughey MeGoyern-"Kid" Beebe hght,
which IL TO be decided before the
National A. c.. OF Philadelphia, in two
weeks.
"P0LY PREP" TEAM WINS
HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP.