Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
BOXING BRIEFS.

Battling Nelson, the lightweight
champion. is due to arrive in New York
today. He is there for the purpose OF
witnessing the Mcfarland Gross fight.
Willus Britt. manager of Nelson, said
last night that he has already received
offers from three fight promoters of
California for battle between Nelson
and Mcfarland. but he will not give an
answer until after he has had talk
with Nelson.
Young Mahoney. the clever middle
weight of Milwaukee. was awarded the
decision over Billy Rhoades. the Kan
saS City fighter. at the finish of a TWEEN
tyround battle which WAS fought on
the turf on an island three miles up the
Missouri river from Kansas City sun
day afternoon. About 800 men wit
messed the fight and considerable money
changed hands. Mahoney fought with
only one hand after the fourth round
he having broken his left hand with a
swing on Rhoades' head.
match was arranged last night be-
tween Charley Sieger, the Hoboken
lightweight and Harry Ferns. the New
York scrapper. They will come together
in a six-round bout at the next stag
ger WITS to have fought Jimmy Gardner
last Thursday night at the Princess
A. c., but the bout was not permitted
to come Off He is in fine condition and
expects to beat Ferns.
Miah Murray. manager of the Armory
A. A. of Boston, last night cabled to
Digger Stanley. the English feather
weight. offering him a good chunk of
money to come to this country and fight
Jimmy Walsh the Boston boxer, a
twelve-round bout at one of the shows
to be held by the club next month.
Stanley will probably accept it. as he
is anxious to visit America and fight
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Jack Blackburn. the colored boxer of
Philadelphia, will get some good
matches at the New York clubs if he
is successful in beating Jack Robinson.
the Chicago welterweight. at the Colin
A. c. stag in the Clermont avenue rink,
in Brooklyn, tonight. Dick Kahn, man.
ager Of Black burn. wired Matchmaker
Mulvihill last night stating that Black
burn was in the best shape of his ca
reer. and that he expects him to stop
Robinson.
Marvin Hart. the Louisville heavy
weight, and Jack Twin" Sullivan. the
clever New England light heavyweight
will battle for twelve rounds at the
Armory A. A. of Boston tonight. If
Sullivan is given the decision he will
probably be matched to fight Al Kauf
man. the California heavyweight, for
twelve rounds at one of the shows to
be held by the club next month.
The most important fight carded for
this week will be the siX-round bout be-
tween Packey Mcfarland. the much
heralded lightweight of Chicago and
Leach Cross, the New York fighter. at
the stag of the Fairmont A. c., New
York tomorrow night This will be the
first appearance of Mcfarland in "a
battle in Gotham, and as he is to be
matched TO fight Battling Nelson for
the lightweight championship title in
the event of his beating Cross, another
big crowd will surely be on hand to
see him fight and Judge for itself
if he is capable of giving Nelson a bat
tie for the title. Both Mcfarland and
Cross are already in excellent condition
and down to weight A big crowd
watched them train at their quarters
yesterday. and was much pleased with
the way in which they boxed with their
partners.