Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-25
NOTES OF THE BOXERS,

81 have made Tommy Burns proposition
to star him abroad" remarked Sig Hart,
the Chicago manager, after his return from
the east. II want him to go to Australia
where the fighting is. 1t is certainly dead
here. You try to get the big fellows to-
gether anywhere and what happens? You
find out there is a governor who doesn't
like the sport and a lot in between him and
the game who have reasons for butting in
to slow it up. There you are. 1t is not the
Philadelphia people, either. who stop
ping 1t. 1t Is on account of the black eye
the sport has east. anyway, l think
All kinds of rumors are coming east to
the effect that the respective managers of
Battling Nelson and Kid Herman are ar
ranging for a battle to take place on July
in Milwaukee. bout of this brand will
be probably the biggest drawing card in the
pugilistic line In many years in the middle
west and would undoubtedly attract
thousands of admirers of the sport to Mil
waukee.
Another important battle between promi-
nent pugilists has been arranged The fight
ers who were matched Willie Lewis the
clever and hard-hitting welterweight and
Billy Honey Melody of New England.
who claims the white welterweight cham
pionship Of the world. They were signed
by Miah Murray. matchmaker of the Lin
coin A. c.. of Chelsea. Mass. to try conclu-
sons in a fifteen-round bout at the show
There has been a hitch in the negotia-
lions between the Lincoln Club and Terry
McGovern and Jimmy Britt, and that pair
are not likely to do any fighting there after
all. According to all reports the club was
willing to see good, big, generous hunk
of money for the fighters, but the latter
on the strength of their recent accomplish
ments at Madison Square Garden, thought
the purse, Pythian Hall and the furnish
ings about their caliber. 1t was breakers
ahead when a demand OF this magnitude
came up for discussion. and the matter
practically ended there.
In view of their recent exhibition in
New York. Britt and McGovern in suggest
ing a Pacific coast purse, greatly oyerrated
the value of their services. There are I'M
doubtedly clubs who would be willing to
put up big money. but it will be a long
while from now before anything like the
reported $4,000 wanted by the fighters can
be raised
, Ike Bradley. the little English boxer who
came to this country few weeks ago de-
termined to whip all of the little boxers
we have on this side OF the water, but who
was given severe beating by Tommy
O'Toole. the Quaker city bantamweight, in
a six-round bout. has gone back to Eng
land. Bradley got Disguised after his de-
feat by OToole. and taking the $500 which
he received for boxing the Quaker city lad
he bought his passage and is on a steamer
at present bound for the other side
Charley Sieger, the rugged lightweight of
Hoboken, who has fought a great many
hard battles during the last few years has
been matched to fight Harry Edels. the
New England walterweight. for twelve
rounds at show to be brought off by
the Crescent Club. at Brockton, Mass, to-
night
Joe Thomas, the welterweight of Califor-
mia. who came east In search of matches
has drawn the color line. Thomas was Of
fered a match with Joe Cans by the Ma
tional A. c., but passed 1t up, saying that
he did not care to fight negroes. The man
agement is now trying to secure some other
good man to meet Cans.
Foreign Entries at the Henley
LONDON, June 25.-The following are
the foreign entries for Henley regatta, to
be held on July 3. and S:
Grand challenge cup-Argonaut Rowing
Club Toronto. and Club Nautique de Gand.
Belgium.
Silver goblets-M. Orban and r. Orban
Club Nautique de Gand Belgium. and u,
Molmans and Guillame Wiser, Sport Maui
tfque de Gand. Belgium.
Diamond sculls-Gaston de la Plane, So.
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