The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

engaging in wrestling matches and adj
vertis1ng himself.
Charley Neary, the little Milwaukee
fighter, who gained a decision over Jimmy
Briggs at Milwaukee a few nights ago.
has been matched for another go with
the Fastener, the fight to come off in
Milwaukee in the near future. The last
go between these two youngsters was not
any credit to the Milwaukee club that
pulled it off, and the impression has gone
forth that there is an element right over
in Milwaukee that would put the native
son-Graney scandal to sleep in the first
round. In the coming fight the Milwau-
kee promoters will have an opportunity
to repair their injured reputation, but
until they do so there will always be a
suspicion that Charley Neary is dearer to
the people of our neighboTing city than
any OF the native sons are to California.
The last go between Briggs and young
Neary was anything but reputable. In
the fourth round after the two bows had
underneath the Milwaukee lad, the latter
hit him while he was down, and the ref
cree declined to allow the foul. Even the
Milwaukee people who witnessed the bout
We're ashamed of the treatment accorded
the Fastener. The action was explained
by the referees statement that Briggs
which leads the people to wonder how
far fighters can go in the fouling line
over IN Milwaukee without a halt being
called.
It's Jimmy Briggs own business if he
wants to go back to Milwaukee and try
Neary again, but it might be a wise idea
II he would examine the Milwaukee boys
gloves and see that there are no horse
Shoes secreted in them before he enters
the ring.
Word comes from New York that Young
Corbett is not particular about the con-
ditions of a return match with Jimmy
Britt so long as the Californian gives
nm nm chance to even up matters for that
The Denver boy is indignant that Britt
should have the nerve to lay claim to the
featherWe1ght championship, and he is
{eInng the sporting writer's down in New
York that he is willing to give away
many pounds for return match, a match
that Will. in Young COrbetts opinion, set
tie the featherweight championship. He
ofers to fight Britt at 126 pounds, four
less than they fought at in Frisco. and
in this manner Young Corbett expects to
settle the featheTweight dispute.
Speaking of weights leads some people
to wonder what license Young Corbett has
to the featherweight championship. When
he won it by whipping Terry McGovern
ne weighed 126 pounds, which is four
pounds over limit for featherWeights AS
a matter of fact the Denver boy was
never the featherweight champion, for he
never whipped champion at 122 or less
and he possessed himself of the title only
because his battle with McGovern was
advertised as a featherweight event.
Ii Young Corbett and Terry McGovern
pounds there is no good reason why Jim
my Britt and this same Young Corbett
should not raise it four more The trou-
pie with a great many of these fighters
is that they believe they win title every
time they whip champion, regardless of
the weights laid down by the people who
made the rules. It's about time some re-
spect was had for the rules under which
these matches are supposed to be con-
Quoted.
Notes of the Fighters.
Jimmy Britt will do a monologue stunt
His injured arm will prevent him from
doing any boxing for three months
Joe Walcott, who is now in San Fran
cisco, has been matched to box the Dixie
Kid in that city. WalcOtt went to Frisco
intending to fight Billy Woods, but Mike
Schrecks manager succeeded in getting
there first and put the Cincinnati boxer
against Woods at COlma, where they box
ed twenty-five round draw.
Hank Griffin. of Jackson, Mich, who