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Kansas City, Mo, Jan. IT. Tommy Ryan knocked cut Billy Stift in the fourth round before aiarge audience last night.
 San Francisco, Jan. IT. Frank Me Cornell, pugilis-t, who was knocked out by Spider welch last night is still unconscious and his condition is -gx. trcrnely critical.
 Detroit, Mich, Dec. 20 0- Terry Me Govern and John L. Sullivan on the same stage was the card at the Empire thester and the big man with his little -compatriot made the big hit of the sea son. Joe Humphries, the well-known eastern announcer, who is managing McGovern1n the absence of Sam Harris introduced Terry as 'the pugilistic marvel Of the twentieth century, amid loud applause.
 Helena Mont, Dec. 30-Bob Fitz- simmons and Clark Ball. his manager, Y, ,rted company this morning in the Finlen Hotel here. Fitz landed left hook punch on Ball and knocked him down and out. B4iil's head struck the steps of the woman's entrance to the hotel and an ugly gash was made in i1is head, from which the blood flowed profusely. The trouble arose over the Tact that Clark Ball this morning signed articles 0T agreement with Mnn- roe, whereby he was to be the mana ger of Jack Mnrroe Tor the ensuing six months.
 Denver. Dec. 19- Frank Erne is go- ing to quit the business "No, would mt advise anyone to go into prize fight ing. It doesn't come up to plans and specifications, !" said he. am out of 1t now after 12 years of hard labor I'm on my way back to Lewiston, close to Buffalo, where my father has a big vineyard and wine factory. I'll work For him awhile and then have q. good opening awaiting me in Buffalo house.n
 Detroit, Mich, Dee. 19-The former mighty John L. Sullivan repented in sackcloth and ashes iastevening in his cell in the Central police station. He was arrested about , five o'clock, after being drunk over B6 hours, but Mana ger Harris finally got to him and prom ised him il he got sober he would open with him at the Arcade in Toledo this afternoon. Sullivan promised and took sa pledge not to drink again on his pres ent tour. He received $500 w ed tuesday and yesterday he was broke and ran a aab in the saloons he visited.
 Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 20-Tom Jenkins again successfully defended his title as the American ,eatchas catch-can wrestling champion last night, when he defeated Jim Parr, the English cham pion, here. Parr won the first fall in IT minutes and thirty seconds by a Brick Jenkins won the second and ahird in 54 and 21 30 respectively. Both smen were badly punished. Parr proved daster than ever and gained many pretty roning falls on the cham pion, but they did not count as first falls only were allowed.
 San Francisco, Dec. 29-Jimmy Britt the lightweight champion of California will engage in one more Eight on the coast before coming east in the search of a bout. He signed with Billy La vigne. matchmaker of the Acme A. C., of Oakland, Cal, to meet the winner or the Toby drwin-Jack Clifford contest. Irwin was the winner The contest will be 20-round affair and will be de- cided the second week in January. Britt has defeated Irwin and was matched to fight Clifford. but the match fen through.
 Philadelphia, Jan. - Peter Maher announces his retirement from the ring
 New York, Dec. S0-lSam Harris, manager ef Terry McGovorn, believes that Jack Munroe, who stayed four rounds against Jim -Jeffries, would be a great drawing card on the stage, and mas offered the miner pugilst $500 q week to appear with either of his com panies. @.The Road to Ruin, Tor 1.-The King of Detectives"
 Harris says if Munroe will accept hls propositien he will find small part for tllm in one of the companies, but the feature of Manroes appearance, Harris asserts, will be to demonstrate how he knocked down Jeffres. Harris will en- gage some big, husky fellow, like Ed Dunkhorst, the @'human freight car. '" to stand up before Munr0e's blows.
 Hot Springs, Dec. 29- Young Cor bett Is here. Headmits McGoyern wid only receive 25 per cont of the contest ants division Of the gate receipts, whether he wins, loses or secures q draw. In other words Corbett" is to receive 75 DOT cent of the purse no nat; ter W hat the result of the contest may bs-