The Washington times., 1904-12-30
SPORTING GOSSIP
Of NAT AND RING
Defeating Lackey Will Mean
Much to Lewis.
SHOULD MEET SULLIVAN
Kid Anxious to Show His Superiority.
Americas Caught Tartar-Local
Wrestlers Challenging.


Ristie Leonard. who is backing Danny !
Lewis for his boxing match with kid |
Lackey, at the Rock Spring Club, on /
that his boy will beat Lackey that he
has started things moving to set him |
engagements in Baltimore and Philadel- |
phia.
Lewis is a strong. willing boxer, who |
can easily make 12S pounds, and has a
punch that should land many purses |
for him before his ring career ends. lie
is anxious to try his luck in other cities,
but although his manager is looking for
outside matches Lewis said this morn
ing that he would hardly be able to
leave Washington for several months,
as he has private engagements that can
not be postponed
Would Be Great Match
What the local fight fans would like
to see more than anything else would
be a match between Lewis and the
popular KID Sullivan.
The swift and exciting go those boys
furnished when they met caused more
talk than any boxing match that has
been held near Washington for years.
and although Sullivan has, in the
meantime, made q reputation by stand
ing off Eddie Hanlon for ten rounds to
a draw, and has twice beaten Tommy
DAILY, besides handing the Sieep-pfoduc-
ing punch to other good men, there are
n number of Lewis friends who are
willing to wager that if the men come
together at rs pounds, which Sullivan
claims is his legitimate weight, Lewis
Will be the winner
Sullivan is said to be eager to fight
Lewis again as he wants to demonstrate
al % 1 ne
man of the two and put a stop 10 some
of the remarks made about him by
Lewis friends. For this reason the bout
between Lewis and 1-ackey viii be of
particular interest, as the followers Of
the game want TO see how good Lewis
is at present. He has not been in the
ring since May, but in his preliminary
work shows up better than ever.
Farren and Egan.
Kid Egan. who shows some of the
marks of It conner, has been matched
wit Jimmy Farren for the preliminary
bout at Glen Echo on Monday afternoon
TO the bout between Tommy Lowe, OF
Washington and Harry Lewis, of Phil
adelphia- Farren has fought ! number
of times around Washington and has
always proved a strong attraction. Both
Lowe and Lewis are reported in good
condition and should put up 4 rafting
bout.
Eddie Burke, the oldtime feather
weight, WHO DiaUt GOOD IknIS against
Billy Plinmer, George Dixon and other
of the best men OF a few years ago, is
in town, and looking for a chance TO en-
ter the ring again He has been out
of the game for some years. but in
following his trade as an iron worker
has kept in good condition and said this
morning that he felt as strong rs ever.
Burke wants q match at 435 pounds
Americas Lost.
Americas, the star Baltimore wrestler
got his in punches last night IN Balti-
more. His conqueror was Fred Bell. OF
Wisconsin, who threw him three times.
the last fail being obtained in three min
utes- Beeil appears TO have been a
ringer who was worked in on Americus
in order TO accomplish the vengeance
OF Charley Weiss, " no formerly man
aged Americas and was angry when he
lost his prouege- BeeH must be u won
der to have thrown 50 good man IS
the Baltimorean, and 1t would not be a
bsd idea To bring MIN over here and
give him handicap match with Joe
Grant Maybe he could throw Grant
twice in an hour. Americas was unable
TO gain one fail in an hour from the
Washington man.
Walter Gallagher. OF the Petworth
Athletic Club, mas backing to meet any
l25-pound wrestler in the city. He and
Jack SPaulding should get together.
Gallagher is at present suffering from
badly. injured eye. and it is not known
when he viii be able to go on the mat
A drop of molten lead hit MIN or tn.
lower part of the eyebrow two days
ago. and in brushing it off he knocked
OF Il piece OF the skin of the eyelid i
was an extremely painful experience,
bot il is not thought his sight has been
affected.
Busy Challenges.
Eugene Karle Of the f>etworth Ath-
Ietic Club. challenges any 1os-pound boy.
Crown, OF the HighlaEders. and Nell. Of
the Old Home Club, preferred. ChaI-
lenges for Karle and Gallagher should
be addressed 10 Manager George Nau
3lGS Brightwood Avenue northwest
Harvey Tyrrell and Reddy- De wson are
still after each other. Tyrrell says ne
VIII back himself for a good bet II =
match with Dawson ii is pounds bur
Dawson asserts that his weight IS I3J
pounds. and has so far refused 10 gram
The extra pounds. He VIII probabi,
have to give in Il he wants L matca
with Tyrreu. as Harvey cannot we'll get
below I3S and be strong
Rob Roy Mactley claims that TErreIl
is no longer 3 lightweight ana that ne
should make match with him for thu
.geIterweignt honors OF the South. On
get TO the legitimate lightweight Limit
and take on Dawson.