The Washington herald., 1907-09-22
AMONG THE BOXERS.

sam LangfOTd and Jim Barry VIII meet
at the SharkCy Athle Sc Club. New York.
on next Wednesday hight.
Joe Grim and Jim Barry are to box six
rounds at the Dry Dock Athletic Club,
New York, tomorrow night
Teddy Peppers knocked out Percy Cove.
the much-tOuted Western foather-Weighj.
in two rounds at 81. Joseph, Mo, last
sunday.
Bin Squlrcs feels so sure of defeating
Jack CTWini Sullivan that be authorized
Promoter Coffroth to bet the losers end
for him.
frankie Neil wants to fight owen Mo
ran as soon as the gets 90 America, and
the Los Angeles Club wants to put on
the fight.
Fred Welsh, the British boxer who was
in this country eight months ago. has
written TO friends ia New York that he
viii return 10 America early Ina Noveri-
Der He Is trying TO get on a match with
Johnny Summers before starting for
these shores, but claims that Summers is
hanging back.
INK Russell viii be kept busy in the
next thirty days. Billy Mccartney has
arranged matches for Russell which
should brighten the latters record and
add "a big amount 10 his bank account
on September a Russell boxes ten rounds
with jimmy Briggs, at Chelsea, at
catch weights Tommy Quill is his next
opponent They meet in a fifteen-round
bout at Providence at catch weights on
October &. Five days later, Russell will
have another try with Andy McGarry at
the Sharkey Athletic Club, In New York.
in a siX-r0und affair.
Honesty pays ia the ring. When Cans
faxed most OF thc time the negro did not
make much money, but since be has re-
formed he has added thousands 10 his
bank account Cans received exactly
Sl36-5SU for whipping Britt, and in ad-
d.tiou, he won $5,C00 by betting on his own
chances, which made his earning for
fifteen minutes work reach the sum Of
{lI625.SH. And yet a relative OF the negro
rsbuktd him for not becoming a Pullman
porter. The stories about Cans dissipat-
ing and gambling are said 10 be greatly
exaggerated. and those who know declare
that he puts the biggest part Of his earn
iues iu ta- bank.
Mike Donovan. the Rochester welter-
weight boxer who has engaged in POO bat
Ties and has never been knocked out. and
who recently gave Joe WalCott "a beating
that forced tine negro 10 retire from the
ring. is hot on the trail Of Kid Ketcheu.
the new wolJor-WcLghJ champion Pat
Calvin manager of Donovan. received
word from Jim CoGroth last week mat DE
would match the Rochester boy with
Ketcheu should De win from Thomas. but
ND % date KetClcu has not agreed TO
meet him. Calvin has posted forfeit of
$1,000 90 go as "a side bet 90 match with
ketchsl.
Harry Lewis Is anxious % meet INK
Russell iu O. bout of any duration, and is
willing 10 allow him % enter The ring az
catch weights. Lewis manager says:
"MaCCauey does not have To- go West
for 81 match for Russell. as Lewis IS will
ing To accommodate him ia Philadelphia.
The boys met two years ago. and since
that tine both have improved q lot in
their work Russell met Van Horne at
Il5 pounds. but if Eo wants To- enter tho
ring at catch weights Dee may DO So Rus
sell has tackled Young Efue Willie Fitz-
gerald. and others. but Le seems % be
afraid OF Lewis. judging from the way De
sidastaps him..
William Rothweu. vino is better known
o. the puaiIistic world as Young Cor
bett." had "a ruH-iu "a few nights ago in
New York with a man named Paul Jen-
ner Jenuer is "a big Enslishman. who is
"a valet for "a wealthy New Yorker EoW
iu Europe. The run-in occurred in res
tauraut in West F0rty-drst street where
the sports hang out Young Corhett was
in has cups Seeing JeuugT, De took him
for "a policeman. and had something nasty
20 say Of an policemen Jeuner protested.
and Young CUrhCtt got back at him. Jc1-
nor promptly knocked the fighter down.
Jauuer would have gone further had not
the proprietor and his walters iatertered.
At the time Jewer did not know who 10
WAS be- had quarrclej with. When he
learned that be was Young Corbett be
almost tainted
Tom O'Rourke has undertaken quite
the biggest thing De ever tackled. and BE
hes tackled some big propositions too.
This latest undertaking viii De inteTna-
tionaI iu character. and VIII DE watched
bv the sporting world with the Eeeuest
interest. ORourkc. with his pUuteEe, Joe
Rogers. better known iu the wrestling
world as "tre American Apollo" is go
iuE 10 invade ENGLAND. where George
HackpnsehmiGt. the Russian Lion.
champion wrestler OF tie world, now
lives Rogers is 60 meet he champion in
match at the champions tavGrite
Graeco-Romau style. OBourke has been
I'm correspondence with Charles g. Coch-
ran. manager OF HlCkeusChmidt. for some
months trying On close a match with the
Russian Lion Cochran recently de
cided To give Rogers "a chance, and in
vited ORourke to bring the american
Apollo 90 England and show the public
there what DE could do.
san Francisco has furnished another
pugilistc surprise by unearthiug one more
worlds champion. Billy lYoungl Kctcheu
who claims Butte, Mont, as his home,
won from Joe Thomas, the California
welter-W2ight champion, at Jimmy Cot
fr0ths Ocean View arena, In the thirty
second round with q left-haud punch 20
the body. Ketcheu was little heard OF
before he fought Thomas the first time
at MarysvilIe, Cal, where they fought d
twenty-round draw on July last. In
that bout Ketcheu made such a great
showing that another match was imme-
diately made. which proved to be the
UndOing of Thomas, who WAS considered
one OF the best men OF his weight in the
country. He beat Honey Melody I'm
eleven rounds in their first fight and again
beat him decisively i'm six rounds at Phil
adelphia a few months AFTER, when he
claimed the welter-weight title. Melody
having won it from Joe Walcott When
Thomas fought Ketchell at Marysville he
was a big favOritc Two to one went
begging until 10 to was offered. that
being the ring-side quotation, but there
were no takers. as Ketchen wasn't even
conceded possibility Of a chance. The
showing made by the Butte mitt singer in
that fight made not a few of the wise
contingent switch their opinions. Shortly
after the fight Billy Nolan offered to bet
5000 that Ketchell could beat Thomas if
they ever fought again, and Spider Kelly
was another who figured KetcheH win