The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-18
AMONG THE BOXERS

With the passing OF September the nght
fans are beginning 10 talk boxing ana the
managers are planning exhibitions.
The Rhode Island A. G. or Ihorhton'
which held several fine shows last spring,
is going 10 reopen the first week or mex
month. Stanton Abbott Is to be match-
maker. and he has offered Jimmy Brlggs
a match with Terry Martin at the hrst
show. Briggs has accepted.
The boxing world shows few events
OF Importance I'm sight for the next SIX
DAYS. The George Discretionary Murphy
six mill. billed for Philadelphia for
next Wednesday night, a few years ago
might have created a Juror. In boxing cir
cles. especially in this city. Now now
ever. Little Chocolate has reached the
stage where he is considered an old man
I'm the game. and consequently little m
terest centres in the event. The bout ~
called a testimonial for Dixon, but put
ting the ex-champion against a tough 1T
tie fellow who aspires TO the world =
championship can hardly be judged as
anything soft for the boxer who was once
king OF them all. But Il IL really In line
only with some OF the bouts put on by
Philadelphia clubs in the past. No other
city I'm the country would have stood for
the bouts in which Joe Grim has figured.
II philadelphia people wanted, as they
now claim, 10 see how good George Dixon
really IL. another boy who would have
been better suited for the occasion might
have been selected to box the little black
man. A win for Murphy over Dixon Will
be nothing 10 his credit. To be defeated
by him would be a sad blow.
A l5-round bout between Harry Lewis
OF Philadelphia and Kid Sullivan Of
Washington takes place at Al Herfords
club i'm Baltimore next Friday night. Sui
Ivan is the boy whom Herford claimed
whipped Battling Nelson in a short fight
there and was afterward well wolloped by
Jimmy Britt. whom he thought he could
whip. Lewis IL the little fellow OF fine
ability who boxed against a local boy at
the Douglas A. G. I'm Chelsea, and was
rather poorly treated at the end when the
decision was presented 10 his opponent.
This bout should. however. be a good.
fast one. and perhaps Herford's second
champion will get his. as Joe Cans did
last Friday night from Mike CTwin) Sulli-
van OF Cambridge. But again. like the
Sullivan-Gans fight. II Lewis does whip
Sullivan. he will probably get what Mike
CTwln) got. a draw. for IL Is hard 10 beat
any OF the Herford stable OF fighters in
Baltimore.
Lewis is about as clever n man in the
ring as one would care TO see perform. He
seems TO lack the punch. however. but II
he had one his chances OF getting to the
top OF the ladder in his class might be
considered very good. Sullivan is a hard
hitter, game all the way through and n
hog for work. II Will be the boxer against
the fighter. and II Lewis wins II will be a
big boost for him. II is very probable that
Young Corbett will box at the Douglas
club one week from tomorrow night. Cor.
bett has already signed for the date. n
Bill Crowley is in New York trying 20
book some one to fight him. and Young
Erne OF Philadelphia will probably be the
man..
Several small bouts are billed for Phila-
delphia for the latter part OF the week.
the most important OF which is that be-
tween Jimmy Briggs and Ink Russell.
Bouts scheduled:
Monday-Jack Munroe VS.. Tom Murphy,
sydney. G. II.
Tucsday-C. Forbes VS.. Kid Farmer. Pc.
oria. NJ. Judge VS.. Rube Smith. Cripple
Creek.
Wednesday-George Dixon VS.. Ton
Murphy. Philadelphia. Jack Blackburn VS.
Larry Temple. allentown.
Thursday-Peter Maher VS.. Jack WI.
liams, Reading. Penn.
Friday-Kid Sullivan VS.. Harry Lewis
Baltimore.
saturday-Jimmy Briggs vs. INK Rus.
sell, Philadelphia.