Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-08-18

Fighting Dick Hyland, the young man who has come out of the west to show eastern lightweights how to scrap, is now with his manager, Sammy McClintic, at Saratford, Conn, where he is training for his go with Harlem's pride, Tommy Murphy. The famous place of Capt. Bond where many lightweights of the past have trained for their big gest battles, is now Hyland's quar- ters. George Decker and Little Johnnie Jones are his sparring part ners. When Hyland goes into the ring with Murphy he will have had the advantage of full months training under the most advanta- geous conditions and ought to show up in tip-top shape. Hyland will get $1,2OO for his mix-up with Tom my, win lose or draw, and he is said to be saving his "mazuma" to buy 8 bubble" that sum should help some. Fighting Dick has also con- tracted to meet Packy Mcfarland at the inaugural Diff show of the Wa bash A. C., when the season opens for pugs in Chicago the latter part of next month. According to pre- sent plans, he will again return East to meet all corners. Hyland is as much of curiosity to the sports of upper Broadway as a i've legged mule, inasmuch as he doesn't smoke, chew or get soused. Strong drink never passes his lips, and the strongest language he has ever been known to use, in the stress of greatest excitement, is "by heck. y Moreover he goes to Sunday School regularly, and would no more miss sermon than would John D. Rockefeller. Moreover, his record proves that he isn't any piker as a fighter, such as Citrus Squires, whose piety was widely heralded by the press agents.
 Terry Martin, the welterweight champion of Yankeedom has tenn porarily retired from the ring and is now taking the rest cure at Mill ford, Del. It is likely he will be back in the game next winter. Mar tin has been hard nut to crack for some of the best men of his weight in the country, and cherishes aspir- ations for the championship of his division.
 Packy Mcfarland and Benny Yan- ger are scheduled to mix things at the St. Joe A. G., Fort Wayne, Ind. next Tuesday night, and the pros pective bout is attracting a great deal of attention in the central west. There has been some trouble about the weight but it is reported that both men have now agreed to 130 pounds at noon. The battle is scheduled for ten rounds, and with two such nifty fighters should go the limit, with a close decision on points at the finish. Malachy Ho- gan will be the third man in the ring
 Colored boxers have been barred by the Crown A. C., of Brooklyn, who have announced that hereafter no Africans will be permitted to enter it's ring in any capacity. This rule was laid down my Manager Johnny Oliver when some of the members Were proposing bouts in which Jack Johnson and Jack Blackburn were to figure.
 Tony Caponi, the Chicago middle weight is trying to pick fuss with one of the sullivan twins. He has offered to take on Mike at 14S pounds at 3 o'clock, or Jack at 15S ringside.
 Larry McLane, the big twirler of the Cinuinnatti Reds, has acquired an ambition to break into the pugil- lstic limelight, and has offered to take on near-champion Tommy Burns as a starter for his victor ious ring career. Larry has made several attempts to arrange matches with big fellows, but complains that he is never given an opportunity to