Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-29
NOTES OF THE BOXERS.

Morris Levy is the only man in the
game who beat Billions Nolan. Morris
managed Young Corbett and matched him
with Nelson. Nolan insisted on $4,000 win
and 1890 draw or lose. The event drew
>lo'ooo. Nolan. by not fighting on the
percentage basis threw away $4,000.
John l.. Sullivan, who is showing in Chi
cago' mas with him strapping young Min
nesota athlete. who is known as kid"
cutter. He Is strapping fellow Of feet
inch and 203 pounds, and Sullivan be-
neVes there is something good in the
young fellow. for he is only twenty-five
years old
Otto Sieloff was knocked out Thursday
night by Jack Reed of Chicago in the
elghth round of one of the most terrific
batties ever witnessed at Peoria. Ill The
nhaI punch was an uppercut to the body
IN the f1rst minute of the eighth. when
Doth men were clinched. 1t was a Cruel
ing fight both pugilists being anxious to
mix matters from the start
Abe AtteFS mother was Sorely diSan-
pointed when her son Caesar Joined the
ranks of the pugilists. She thought that
he would get position in the Frisco city
hall as Swedish interpreter. but he was
thrown down and fell to boxing my son
Abe is good champion, but Caesar. OF,
yoi: he shall make it a box fighter, too,
in a police court. OF, yoi.''
1t looks as If Matty Baldwin and Rouse
OBrien will meet shortly near Boston,
a side. Johnny shealy. manager Of
O'Brien, says that he could raise the above
amount in two days in South Boston to
back OBrien against Baldwin at the same
weight that the latter fought Murphy the
other night at Chelsea. Larry Hanrahan,
the manager of Baldwin. is willing.
If Darky Haley. the English feather
OToole. the featherweight champion Of
Pennsylvania. in their six-round bout be-
fore the National Athletic Club Of Phtla-
delpAia. on January Ic. he will be given
a chance TO meet Abe Attell in a twenty
round bout before the Pacific Athletic
Club Of Los Angeles, Cal, for the feather
weight Championship of the world. Match
maker McCarey of the Los Angeles club
says he will give Haley fight with Attell
if he bests O'Toole.
Tony Caponi; the Italian middleweight.
who recently bested Larry Temple. the
clever colored boxer. in twelve-round
bout at Newcastle Pa, will have another
chance to show what ability he is pos
sessed of when he meets Mike Donovan,
the Rochester middleweight, in a twelve
round bout at the Rochester Athletic Club
within two weeks. If he succeeds in de-
feating Donovan he will be matched to
fig bll Huf ao Kelly Melody the new weller
weight champion. has been matched to
met Terry Martin. the Quaker city fighter,
in a fifteen round bout before the Augusta
(Me) Athletic Club on Janu lry s. Martin
has fought several fights in New England
during the last two years. Melody. how
ever. has stopped him twice in hard fights.
Their coming bout should be hummer. as
both men are rapid fighters and hard
punchers.
Hook Reyes. the Australian fighter. who
made a rather indifferent showing during
his recent visit to the east, won the light
weight championship of Australia by de-
feating Dob Turner. The battle took place
at the Gaiety Theater, Sydney. Honors
were fairly even throughout the fight, but
in the ninth round Reyes landed on the
point of Turner's jaw, staggering him.
Turner was helpless in the next round. and
the fight was stopped.