The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-13

WRITTEN o TIE SUNDAY REPTEL1c.
With the closing of TIE fsht game in
this city p:giliats who were gathered
here have scattered 80 various points.
Some have gone to Hot Springs ami the
West. Others intend to remain here in
one capacity or another.
BROOKLYN Tommy Sullivan win remain
here. a. ne has decided to make this city
his home. Johnny Regain will also live
here. and expects to return from Brooklyn
in a few days. He Is now visiting his fam
lily. Tommy Fcitz will likely make this
city his headquarters, although he is
matched to tight elsewhere. Andy Walsh
will also stop over in st. Louis.
Two or three OF the boys have had
various offers made to them for battles.
Sullivan, for instance, has been offered a
bout at Corsidine's club in Detroit. He
has also had an offer from Jack hermann
TO fight before the Fort Erie Club If the
Canadian officials allow that institution
to reopen, ~ Hermann hopes they will.
Feltz nds been rendered "A match with
Harry Forbes at Detroit October Il. This
bout viii take place before COns!dine's
club-the Metropolitan Athletic Assucia-
ton. Hogan has been offered d match at
kansas cay ard another at San Francis
CO. Inc 4Ilttl Is sit ltlItlt upon "A free
resumption OI the game IN tnaJ city. how
ever.
They viii not fare badly. accordingly.
Tommy sullivan may or may not accept
the bouts offered L. MIN. In case boxing Is
on a solid basis In Memphis this winter
that place VIII prove a mecca Tor a good
many local pugIlsts. II Is easily reached
from this city.
just at present fighting there is con-
Quoted on barges. in cool weather tnis
sort OF q game would NOT prove popular.
Doc Hottum. the presiding genius OF the
memphis ring, is hoping TO nave fighting
put on a legitimate basis before the Mem
phis clubs, however.
Taken all together. however. fighting IS
not now on a very substantial foundation.
Bouts in Philadelphia have been such as
to cause as little comment as possible. the
promoters probably figuring that there
was less likelihood OF interference with
minor bouts than with big fights. About
tnt Only go OF Importance held lately has
Deen the Ruhlin-Carter affair Of last week.
One man who has been coming to the
'front.' IN the fights there is Mississippi, the
negro feather weight. landed by Joe
MaclaS This youngster really seems to
be a falr-class man. When EaCiuS toutrd
him as A wonder on the Coast. fghtgoers
shook their heads. They had heard of
Macias's wonders before. The little negro
really seems Il clever fighter. however.
Considering the short time he has been
fighting. he has done some good work. He
is far from the top nOtChers. Of course.
but is too tough a proposition for any of
them to seek matches with ofT-hand.
OF course, Nississippi's color Will act
against him when it comes t. having
matches in some cities. But he seems like
ly to prove a pretty good b~read-winner in
the East and extreme West.
When the history of the local ring is
looked over. the feature standing out most
clearly is the work Of Abe Atten and Re
gan here. Next in order comes the fact
that at least two of the leading members
of the bantam division were brought to
the front here besides Regain.
Forbes won his bantam title here by put
ting DauEherty away. Up to the time
Harry fought .Attell he had been c9nsid-
cred as slightly worse than his brother
clarence, when II ans to fighting. Harry
was the lucky one of the Forbes family
as has often been commented upon. and he
stepped into Clarence's shoes and GOT a
match that would have put Clarence in
line for high honors. had the latter been
able TO make the weight that night.