The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-11
Cans and Fitzgerald Tuesday Night in
Best Bout Of Week.
Changes in Bowling Last Week. -Sched-
u|eS Completed.

Boxers all over the country win have
their hands full this week. for bouts are
scheduled all the way from Boston far
out in the West Among the most prom
inent OF these will be the one OF Cans
and Fitzgerald 10 take place at Detroit
II is reported that Cans is not In the
same condition that hs was when these
two hghters met before and that this
time the plucky little aspirant will have
things all his own way. However,, that
remains TO be seen. and the bout Ia sure
to be good. no matter 10 whom the deci-
sion goes.
Among the other bouts there are some
Of decided interest. both In Boston and
Six meetings at Boston clubs will inter
est the followers OF boxing in this vicin-
ity this week.
or these meetings It would be difficult
TO pick the most attractive although the
contest between Honey Melody and
Matty Matthews. the ex-welterweight
champion. at the Central A. G. on Wed
nesday night. should prove to be excit-
Ing. as both are strong, aggressive
boxers.
The regular meeting OF the Criterion
A. G. will be held as usual tomorrow
night. The feature bout will be between
Jimmy Briggs OF Chelsea and Dave Sui
two met at the quarters OF the club on
Washington street Nov. 7. 1901. and Sulli-
van won on foul I'm the seventh round
Since then Sullivan has been performing
really frst-ciass men, while Briggs has
lost 10 the only frst-class boxers he has
met Briggs has twice met Young Cor
bett and lost. although he managed 10
stay the 10 rounds each time. Briggs
forced Terry McGovern to extend him
self for the entire Is rounds when the
BROOKLYN terror beat him few months
ago. Briggs has also boxed twice In
Philadelphia within a few months, win
ming from Kid Stein In three rounds and
boxing Sammy Smith six rounds to
draw.
The bout tomorrow night should prove
,o be a benefit for Briggs. there is lit
tle doubt OF his being better now than he
was I'm the fall OF 1902. while Sullivan has
gone back. rather than advanced. ss HIS
bout with Austin Rice at Portland proved.
There will be two preliminaries.
Tonight Tommy Feltz and George Muir
ray of Lynn will meet at the Tammany
a &. I'm Roxbury and the club Will hold
Its second meeting OF the week on Thurs
day night. when Jig stone and Tommy
DAILY will again perform.
on Wednesday night the Central A. G.
will hold It's first meeting. and Matty
Matthews, the veteran welterweight OF
Brooklyn. will go against Billy Melody.
the fast and hard-hitting Charlestown
boy. Matthews was at one time the lead
Ing man In his class. and when he was
boxing at his best there were few men In
the country that had anything on the
Melody. few years ago. was boxing
hi preliminary bouts around Boston but
he proved TO be such an adept student
that he learned something every time he
SPARED untiS he became one OF the best
men i'm his class Today there are few
boys in the boxing business who have
any advantage on Melody as he is one OF
those strong. aggressive lads who lights
all the harder when things are working
badly for him.
Three preliminsries will precede the
bout between Matthews and Melody,
which will be for IL rounds.
ON Friday night Melody will again
oppose a boxer who at one time was
In the front ranks Of the lightweights.
Eddie Connolly, who will clash with
Melody at the Lenox club on that even
ing, was also considered a top-notcher,
and his many memorable battles with
Dick BurRe, Twin Sullivan and other
noted pugilists, have made him a great
favorite with the Boston sports. There
Will be three preliminaries TO the main
event.
Sandy Ferguson OF Chelsea, who Is
considered one Of the foremost heavy
weights I'm the world. will be the attrac-
tion at the Central club Saturday night
when he goes against Jim Calvin. Gal
vim is one OF those Irish Giants" who
halls from New York, but whether he IN
risey or AL LIMERICK, remains to be seen.
Ferguson has not boxed I'm this city
since his victory over Joe Walcott and
there Is great interest I'm the man who
boxed 20 rounds with Jack Johnson who
is now clamoring for match with JEFF
fries
Cans. who IL to meet Willie Fitzgerald
at Detroit tomorrow night, has trained
faithfully for the contest. while Fitz-
gerald has also prepared himself con-
scienuously, he realizes that he has
O great chance 10 defeat the lightweight
champion.
Tonight Jack O'Keefe and Buddy Ryan.
the rival lightweishts OF Chicago are
scheduled to clash In Chicago, but II
IL not probable that they will do so. az
the clubs IN the Windy City have not re-
opened since the Iroquois theatre nre
horror.
At Portland. this evening, Chester
Goodwin and Austin Rice meet Thurs
day night Jack O'Keete IL again matched
70 meet Joe youngs. tho Bumalo fighter.
M Grand Rapids. Mich. Friday night
Kid Pants and Jimmy Hanlon will box
l2 rounds at Fitchburg. and these boys
should furnish a close, interesting con-
test
George Dixon, now being touted as the
most legitimate claimant for the feather
weight cha m pionship Of the world. IL
down TO meet Cockney Cohen ut New
castle Eng. Dixon should win. as he AL
ready has one victory TO his credit over
the Englishman.
a complete schedule for the week fol-
lows:
MONDAY.
Jack Riley vs. Bob Harper Young
Kelly vs.. Custer Dow and Tommy FeltE
vs. George Murray, Tammany A. c.
Kid Donohue and Willie Lee and Ches-
ter Goodwin and Austin Rice. Portland
Jack O'Keefe and Buddy Ryan, Chi
cago
Young Peter Jackson and Ed Snowden
c'SnowbalfD. Baltimore.
Joe Wagner W.. Kid Murphy (private)
New York.
Billy Stiff and Jack Beauscholte.
Peoria. Ill
Harry scroggs and Kid Iackey. Balti-
more.
TUESDAY.
Johnny, Sheehan vs.. Johnny Powers
Eddie Carr We. lem Macarthur and Jimmy
Briggs ". Dave Sullivan. Criterion A. g.
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