Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06
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GOSSIP OF PUGILISTS

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In an interview in Chicago upon pugilistic
matters. Billy Hogan said:
Since whipping Dave Barry in twenty
rounds without gettiig a scratch, Schreck
has been taking things easy in Chicago,
and l have been flooded with offers from
various clubs about the country asking for
dates. Spokane, Wash, and Los Angeles.
Cal, want Mikes services and Frisco is
ais" willing to give him another chance to
show himself to the coast sports. So far
we have turned down all offers.
Marvin Hart claims to be the new heavy
weight champion. l cannot see it that way,
as l think Schrecks record is 80 per cent
better than that of Hart. Schreck has
$1,000 in Charley Essgs hands to fight any
white man in the world and Marvin Hart
| is preferred. Bob Fitzsimmons does not
want any of Mixes game. If Hart claims
the championship, now that he has whipped
Root where does George Garner come in?
He stopped Hart in twelve rounds al Louis
| Vile. Hart and Gardner later fought to a
draw. and Gardner beat Root twice.
Schreck knocked out Gardner. something
Bob FftZSimmons could not do. and would
surely have whipped Fitz had old Bob been
a BILE to go through a course of training and
got into the ring with him. The public rec
| ogrfzes the fact that Schreck was the only
man who had the courage to make a match
with Fitz, and was willing to fight him any
time or place. Neither Hart nor Fitzsfm-
| mons has any more right to the title than
Schreck, as he has claimed Fitz's forfeit
because he failed to meet him after sign
! ing articles.
And as to Rubin. Either Madden has
| gone dotty. or he is joking. By what remote
way Of figuring can he class Rubin as
championship possibility? Here Is some OF
| the dope:
Knocked out by Sharkey.
"Jeffries made him quit in five rounds.
Mccoy, forty pounds lighter, cut him to
! ribbons.
/ "Fitzsimmons knocked him out with ease
The annual dope beck does not even
pr blish his record"
dispatch from Los Angeles says that II
the plans of James ]. Jeffries, retired
heavyweight champion of the world, do not
go astray, the big fellow will soon be in
! control of an enterprise which may pay
him as we'll as his career In the ring. James
| F. Morley. manager of the Los Angeles
base ball team, has made a proposition to
Jeffries to become associated with him in
| big athletic club to be patterned after
tho big athletic clubs of the east. 1t is
Morley's plan to build a fighting pavilion
In connection with the club and eventually
bring some of the big fights there. II the
plans OF these men materialze, Jeffries will
be the boxing and athletic instructor. The
club will be Incorporated as soon as the
/ site Is determined. 1t is hoped to install
the finest gymnasium In the west. Accord
Ing to the program, Jeffries is to have the
full management of the club, and probably
take an active part In arranging the fights.
If all Of the plans Of Charles H. Haughton
Of the West End Athletic Club of ST. Louis
do not go amiss the irrepressible fight pro-
motsr Of the mound city will once more get
into action by pulling of a twenty-five
round bout between Mike Schreck and John
Willie. The fight fans of st. Louis have
not had the opportunity of witnessing a
pugilistic encounter In over six months,
and they are hungry for a good mill"
Haughton. who has been very quiet for
some time owing to the reform wave that
has struck ST. Louis has returned from
| Chicago. where he has been engaged in
signing pugilistic talent. According to
Haughton he has signed for a half-dozen
first-class bouts. The contests will not
| take place, however. in the club house of
the West End Club. In order to get
! not stand for boxing at the present time.
Haughton has engaged big excursion
| boat to go down the Mississippi river.
where there will not be any interference.
and the bouts will go to a finish, IL neces-
sary, without any interruption from the st.
Louis authorities big vaudeville pre-
| Torrance will be part of the program. The
!. new plan OF operation as worked out by
| the West End manager Wall call for a fight
| every Saturday night during the summer
| months. According to Haughton the excur-
| sons are to be for the exclusive enjoyment
| Of the West End Clubs members. and will
| only be a new form Of continuing the clubs
| many projects in the athletic amusement
| line.
Marvin Hart. who signs himself heavy
| weight champion Of the world" is out with
| another def to all of the living heavy
| weights of the world, says New York
| dispatch.
| "There is no man whom have a greater
! desire to meet than Jim Jeffries," he says,
| but the champion is through with fight
| ing That is what Jim told me himself at
| Reno when he turned over to me the
| crown which he has held for so many years
| I told Jeffries that was prepared to box
| him any time he should change his mind
| and get back into the game. The title now
rests with me and I am going to defend
| 1t against all Corners. This includes Cor
| bett, Fitzsimmons. Rubin, Mike Schreck
and Root I will take long rest on my
] farm near Louisville and return to Frisco
some time In September. when I'll be ready
| to box anybody the clubs managers there
/ can secure"
NOW" said the teacher. who had been
/ giving an elementary talk upon architec-
ture. ''can any little boy tell me what q
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