The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
MEN ARE IN CONDITION
FOR LIVELY CONTESTS
All-Star Programme at Polo Rink
Will Include Some Clever
Boxers.
AUSTIN RICES RECORD
Fast Featherweight Has Met and
Defeated Most of Best Men
in Country.
RICE'S RECORD

The men who are to appear in the box
ing contests in the all-star programme un-
der the management of the indianapolis
Athletic Club al the Auditorium Polo Rink
on next Wednesday evening. are in first
class condition to put up lively contests.
An array of clever Will be seen in the
ring and the bouts should be faster and
more interesting than any that have been
given. The main contest OF ten rounds will
be between Austin Rice, Of New London.
Conn.,. and Tony Moran, of New York, two
of the best featherweights in the business.
The semi-wind-up, Of six rounds. will be
wetween Eddie Stems, Of Noblesville, and
George Koerner, Of Indianapolis, both of
whom are well known in the 13s-pound
class. There will also be a six-round en-
counter between Freddie Cole. of Alexan-
dria. who has become quite favorite with
patrons Of the game in this city. and Kid
Emig, Columbus lad, who is under the
management OF Jack Rush, the man who
made Kid Mccoy famous. The first bout
on the programme will be a four-round
| affair between two clever local lads
The clubs matchmaker paid special at
| tention to arranging the programme as
to have all the principals we'll matched
| with view of giving the best card of the
| year. The club decided TO make the ad-
mission at popular prices in order to pack
the house so as to interest more persons in
the sport Austin Rice and Tony Moran,
| the headliners. have national regulations.
Moran has met many good men in his
| Tommy Feltz. one of the topnotchers of
the teatherwelght class. Rice has been
| fighting for several years; His record dur
| ing the past two years follows:
Feb. 1s-Tfm Callahan, won, st. Louis, Is
| rounds
Feb. 27-Harry Harris. draw. Chicago, 6
| rounds
March 12-Joe Bernstein. no decision,
| Philadelphia, rounds.
April 17-Dave Sullivan, draw, Water
| bury, 20 rounds.
April 2s-Hugh McPadden. won, New Lon
May 26-Benny Yanger. lost. Chicago,
June s-Bslly Ryan. won. New London.
| 20 rounds.
Sept. mike Sears. draw. Lewiston Is
| rounds.
Sept 1s-Hugh McPadden. lost. scituate,
| 20 rounds.
Sept. 22-sammy Myers. draw. Baltimore.
| 20 rounds.
Nov 1O-sammy Smith, no decision, Phil
AI Nov. 27-Bi Billy Ryan. won. Stafford
| Springs, % rounds.
1903
Jan. 9-Tommy Feltz, draw, Boston, II
| rounds.
Jan. 14-Young Corbett. lost, Hot Springs.
| IS rounds.
Jan. 26-Eddie Toy. won. st. Louis, II
| rounds.
Feb. 19-Jack Hamilton, draw. Bellows
| Falls, Is rounds
March 9-Tommy Feltz, draw New Brit
1 ain 20 rounds
April 2-K:d Goodman, draw, North Wal
| pole, Is rounds.
| April slack Hamilton, draw, Schenecta-
| dy, 20 rounds.
Oct. BILLY Ryan, won, Westfeld, 10
| rounds.
| Nov. 4-Kid Goodman, draw, Fall River.
| Is rounds.
II will be seen that Rice has met some
of the best men in the world and has won
or secured draws with most of them. He
lost TO Young Corbet in eighteen rounds be-
| cause he not in the best of shape. This
| year he lost TO Kid Herman and fought a
| draw with Kid Abel.
The advance sale of seats will open to-
| morrow at Dallas Tyler's No. IL West Mar
ket street The club announces that its
prices will be soc. 75c and 81.