The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-14
NOTES OF THE PRIZE RING
AND GENERAL BOXING TALK.
Block and Stevenson Are Scheduled to Tie Up This Afternoon in
a Second Bout-Death of Tommy Warren Recalls Memories
of the OneTime Champions Hardest Fight-Douglass Tour
nament for Amateurs Is Thriving.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Andy Stevenson and George Block will
battle for the second time this afternoon,
the men being matched to go ten rounds
at loo pounds. The affair will be contest
ed before the Columbian Athletic Club.
and ]. NJ. Victor will serve as referee.
AS a preliminary Jack Gaylord and Al
lofts will meet in their deferred bout,
which was held over since the stoppage
Of boxing a couple of months ago. The
main event will go on shortly after 8
o'clock to-day.
After the George Block-Andy Stevenson
battle this afternoon officials of the Co
lumbar Athletic Club announce hat a
series of contests will be carded at hat
institution. wrestling matches being in
prospect as well as boxing bouts.
In response to the statement made by
Fred Doerr that he would like to wrestle
that the club would be glad to bring the
men together IL Doerr cares to meet
Crist a. III pounds. catch-as-catch-can.
He said that such a bout could be ar
was concerned. and added that members
would be- willing to back Crist in case
Doerr wanted a side bet.
He also said that the Columbian Ath-
letic Club member would allow the match
to take place elsewhere and would still
back Crist against Doerr at the weights
mentioned.
Although there has been some talk of
wagering on the coming battle by the par
ties to the conflict. they failed to get to-
gether on the betting proposition when ar
tcleS were signed. The Stevenson party
announced that it had already placed
money on it's man, and that it did not
care to wager further.
There was some talk OF odds OF Z to 5
being offered againsf BLOCK hnf erypnort-
ers of the latter claim that they were I'M
able to locate the money.
Quite a series OF battles are carded to
follow the present match at various insti-
buttons. Bob Douglass having an amateur
tourney on hand and Jack Crowley now
being in progress of negotiations with
new institution on FRANKLIN avenue.
Another fighting club. to be known as
the GARRISON, was organized yesterday.
i M,5n Mansfield HaTsar a,c White Irss as president Ers VII VII
Kean. Jr.. corresponding secretary. Rob-
ert Hayes financial secretary. Lee Grimes
treasurer. Walter Hussman captain n
Jack Hanley instructor.
This institution has quarters on Gam
BILE street. and intends to hold an occa-
sional match there: Jack Hanley has
fought at several of the local clubs.
have further increased for the ama,eur
tourney at his gymnasium the latter part
Of this month. and that nearly every atb-
represented. Five entries have been re-
ceived in the 1O5-pound division, a class
that Is generally difficult to fill.
In the 1%25-pound class Irving Wall. a
protege of Billy Meier. is said TO be a good
man; Meier was formerly the lightweight
Club. When BOXING fieur isS 1a there rsS''H Hs
thinks well of Wall. and states that the
latter is a clever sparrer.
The death of Tommy Warren at San
Francisco last Wednesday evening re-
calls the days when the one-time feather
weight champion was in his prime and his
memorable battle with George Dixon in
Philadelphia. in January, 1897.
1t was this match that Warren's friends
claimed confirmed Dixon's right to the
title. although George had claimed the
championship since his victory in eighteen
rounds over Nunc Wallace before the Ma
The fight was announced for the cham
pionship of England and America. but
as Dixon a not then battled Warren.
the %latter's supporters insisted that he
had' best right TO the title. Dixon, with
reason. disputed Warren's claims.
Dixon had drawn with Cal Mccarthy in
Y, In a thirty-one-round fight, announced
as for the worlds title. This contest was
fought with kin gloves; h same year
Australia. He had already defeated john
ny Murphy, Martin Flaherfy: Bobby Burns
oCVAiio ~ SIoNeb haAh
Certain 1t is that the fight in question
was one of the fastest in which the little
negro ever engaged. His gloves fairly flew
and he landed on Tommy until the punch
ing sounded like the roll of a drum. War
rem was unable to stand the pace. and
Dixon was declared the winner in the
Warren had been in the Marine Corps
when he died. 1t is noteworthy that the
battles in which he figured were fought
Nunc Wallace Dixon weished liz pounds.
80 the difference between the present and
former feather-weight limits is easy to
see.
Ever hear of the time Kid Mccoy in
terviewcd ]. Pierpont Morgan?" Jimmy
Mason is quoted as saying on his recent
trip through Chicago. 1T was not very
long ago, they say, and 1t must have been
Mccoy. you know. dabbles in stocks
to a greater or less degree-in fact, quite
AND over the bar has Vanished into the
Wall street Golfers. Well. a year or so
ago. there was some furry in stocks. the
~ h, LOST tns T'; Mar anu some ws. ' the c, eneia III "a
ali.
Mccoy said he would go and see Nor
gan and show him a thing or two. He
he'd know the reason why: Not in the
plug.ugly way. you know-McCoy Is too
polls polished ed for thst sort h; Of thlng+6gt In a
Morgan bow to the cultured athlete, and
that kind of a game.
so Mccoy tosged out from silk hat to
polished feathers, gets in a rig. and IS
driven to Morgan's Office. I suppose you
expect one of two things.either that Nc
Coy. bluffed his way right to Morgan's
office an1 made Pierpont cough up the
$500. or that the clerks blocked him off,
so he never got near the big man. Neither.
He got in all right, and some one who
knew him took him straight to Morgan.
what happened In Morgan's office no
one has ever told, but the Kid didn't get