Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-19

Cott, WnlIe the ex-cnamplOn who Il
forced into retirement is the hero O
the squared circle. Robert Fitzsim
mons. Besides these incidents Their
is a new class of fighters before thu
public, who, if a boxing law is eve
passed by the legislatures which viii
permit bouts of twenty rounds dura
ton, will surely be capable of showins
the admirers of the sport some aft
milling
| "As far as Marvin Hart is concern
ed. would be pleased to fight him
but don't think there is anything
In the offer Of the Reno club" says
Jack O'Brien. "A Mr. Reynolds met
me at Reno and offered a $4,000
purse. which I agreed to accept pro
vided the entire amount was posted
before the fight. After he left the
train made inquiries and found that
he was looking for notoriety, and
don't think we shall hear any more
OF the offer. If he does make good
however, my signature can be secured
without any difficulty, and there should
be no trouble in persuading Hart tc
sign"
Tom Sharkey. representing George
Gardner, the Lowell, Mass. scrapper
has issued challenge to Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien to fight any number OF
rounds at from 1853 pounds up for a
side bet of $4,000. Gardner is ready
to fight O'Brien at any time or place
and will let the conqueror of Bob
Fitzsimmons name the conditions OF
the battle. If O'Brien will not fight
Is, 20 or rs rounds or to finish, Gard
ner will meet him in a six round
bout in Philadelphia, the side bet of
course not going on battle of sucn
short duration. Sharkey will post
the $4,000 side bet as soon as O'Brien
says the word.
Although Terry McGovern showed
that he has his old punch with him
by the way he sent Tommy Murphy
the dreamland route, that fight with
the Harlem lad did not indicate just
whether McGovern is capable of going
a journey without showing signs of
distress. A fight with Nelson will
show this beyond a doubt Nelson
will surely keep McGovern on the
jump and make him utilize all his
strength to get away from jabs and
hooks. And Nelson will have to be
active and speedy in order to escape
McGovern's soporific right and pre-
vent a knockout
Bosey Reiter. the former Princeton
halfback, who coached the Wesleyan
team last fall, is the latest advocate
of Walter Camps 1O-yard rule. Rel
hn hoc
on the field, and that it can be pro-
nounced success. He declares that
it will eliminate mass plays entirely
and brutality which have brought the
game into disrepute.
Harry Ferns. promising youngster.
is looked upon by the New York
fight fans as a second Terry McGov-
ern. He has only been boxing short
time. but in the ~ bouts he has en-
gagged in not one has gone over two
rounds. He is fighter of the whirl.
wind type and has a WALTON that will
send any of the bows of his weight
to the land of nod if he connects with
their vital points.
Jack O'Brien, the pugilist of the
hour. announces he will retire from
the prize ring at his Goth birthday
Jack was born on aJnuary II, 1878,
and if he adheres to his resolution
he will barely have time to accommo-
date the fighters that are clamoring
for his scalp and. incidentally, the
money they can gain trying for it,
George Dixon made his appearance
in a three-round bout before one Of
the New York clubs last week, and
his showing was pitiful to say the
least. He had for an opponent Frank
Howe. Chicago fighter who has been
displaying good form of late With
his hands swathed in light linen band
ages. Dixon entered the ring while a
volley of cheers greeted him as he
climbed through the ropes and took
his seat in his corner. Every man in
the club house, which. by the way,
was packed to suffocation, was with
the great little fighter. and they we're
anxious to see him put it all over
his younger opponent.
Although Dixon boxed a fast bout,
it was merely through the manly eff.
forts of Howe. who refused to take
any unfair advantage of Dixon and
merely Slapped him with his open
hands throughout the three rounds.
At times Dixon showed sparks of his
former great cleverness. but there
was no force behind his blows and
little Howe let Dixon hit him as often
as he wished in order to make the
bout interesting. Had Howe wished
to cut loose and put steam behind
his punches it is doubtful if Dixon
would have lasted the three rounds.
Charley Mitchell, best of all Eng.
lish pugilists. will soon be back in
New York. He will not be alone this
time, for he promises to bring as
fine a collection of English boxers
as he can lasso. It is the intention to
have them over in time for the open.
ing of Tom O'Rourke's new Tuxedo
club. just outside of Philadelphia. In
the lot there will be such fighters as
Jem Bowker, Owen Moran. Jabez
White and possibly the English heavy.
weight champion. Jack Palmer. There
is no better Judge of a boxer than
Mitchell, and in addition to these
who are all we'll known. he promises
to have something in the way of a
surprise in some of the coming boys
of England.