The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-07
PAGE TO BATTLE Mccoy.
Feather Weights VIII Furnish Preiim-
inary nt West End Club.

At the preliminary for Thursday nights
show at the West End Club. Young Kid
Mccoy and Kid Page have been matched to
80 six rounds at 12i pounds. Mccoy has
appeared at the Institution several times of
late. while Pasc was an Oil standby in the
day5 Of the Fastime Club
When the West End Cub had its head
quarters il the tIs,!ne i2uidiia on Eande-
yenieE avenue. Page Inquired IL several bouts
there. be has Tough. i'll main events. meet
Ing such men as Kid Aicfadden. who is
now touring with Young Ccrbett. Though
considerably heavier than ne was on his
form.
The seEniwind-up. as stated before will
be between Cooncy Kelley and Nick Santo-
"a These youngsters Will go fifteen rounds
at 10 pounds 1t will be tiieir third fight
locally. with victory 10 the credit Of each
IN Their previous encounters.
Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan blossorned out
as baseball player Sunday and organized
a team at Clayton 10 meet a nine headed by
IOi u!nn' the former association foot ball
!soiba!i and Dug!listic circles appeared in
the lineup. of both teams. Frank Hart
piaayins IN the football line-up.
nose VINO argue that football is
tougher game than prize lighting can find
IN argument in the easy victory of the
I ISSlitas: They won b. a score OF 81 to .
STOPS OF ground balls. while Frank Hart did
wonders az the bat. John Quinn pitched in
mastery fashion for his side and managed
borhood OF the plate.
Brooklyn Tommy essayed the role of
PmltcEer and was DATED all over the lot
perturbation UPON hanG.ng down each de-
ci.ion, but his feaTs for his personal safety
era a.aysd as the game proceeded. Nick
Mike Schreck of Cincinnati was given the
decision over Harry Walsh of Canada. after
nj, Nh, roHnc$ OF fast fighting in Houghton,
al! his own way in the first six rounds onI;
TO have walsh rally and come fast a; the
Close: In the ninth round. Schreck is said
nut ne came back strongly in the tenth.
the verdict was given to Schreck. but the
spSc srJ seem f to have incliaed slightly
pounds. The Walsh in question will he re-
called as the man who was once matchef.
TO fight schreck in semi-windup at the
club. but whose heart was said to be in had
trim by the club physicians He is no rela-
here recently.
telegram was received at the West End
Club from Billy Hogan. asking that Schreck
be matched with Twin Sullivan. He also
how he came to be connected with Attell is
a MISERY as Ike Bloom is the latter's
manager
Jack Root and Lou Houseman got back
from Fort Eric Sunday. and Root is quot
ed as having admitted that the best man
won. In interviews, printed in the Chicago
papers. he states that he has no COM
plants to offer and adds that he would
like another mattel. with Gardiner.
The box of film. on which pictures of the
fight were taken. was carried to Chicago
b. a Pinkerton employee and the pictures
are expected to be developed by to-mor-
row; Root and Eouseman both state that
while having no protest TO offer. the films
Will show that Gardiner repeatedly yio-
lated the rules concerning hitting In
cliaches. Whether this made any differ
ence in the outcome. however is an ooeu
question Gardiner appears TO have won
strictly on his merits.
Word was received from Harry PoIIak
manager of Young Corbett. YESTERDAY.
stating that his man would fight in the
East July q. and would be here July p
Eis bout with the winner of the Sullivan
FeltZ go will likely be set for July al