Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-15
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Charley Harvey and Jim Buckley. the
New York fight promoters, will meet today
to clinch a match between Tommy Muir
ply and Owen Moran, to be decided at
Buckley's new club. the New Polo A. A..
which will hold all its important contests
at Suffers Harlem Park I'm the future In
trying to clinch this match Buckley might
have decided to substitute Moran for Joe
Cans. who is slated to meet Tommy on
October %.
Leach Cross. the New York lightweight.
and Willie Fitzgerald. the Fighting
Harp" are going to battle again. This
changed wallops. They were matched last
night to try conclusions in a six-round
bout at a stag to be held by the Colin A.
c.. in the Clermont Avenue Rink, in
Brooklyn. Tuesday evening, October ~
Fitzgerald is still confident he can beat
Cross. and on that account the match wa:
arranged.
Johnny Mario. who is one of the best
lightweights in New York. was matched
yesterday to meet Dave Deshler, the Bos-
ton lightweight. for ten rounds. at a box
ing show to be brought off at New Haven,
Conn.,, Monday evening October % Desh-
Ter fights on the same style as Mario, and
as there is not much difference in their
weights. they ought to put up a slashing
hard battle.
Joe Thomas. the clever California mid
dleweight. left New York yesterday for
Stratford, Conn, where he will begin
training for his six-round battle with
Sailor Burke. which will come off at the
November IL. For the first two weeks
Thomas expects to do considerable road
work and shadow boxing. as he intends
to reduce from ten to twelve pounds. If
Thomas beats Burke he will be matched
to box Hugo Kelly before the same club.
Billy Gibson, matchmaker of the Fair
mont A. c., landed another good bout for
the club last night. He secured the con-
sent of Charley Harvey, manager of
Owen Moran. the English featherweight,
to allow Moran to fight Grover Hayes. the
fast little Quaker city light lightweight.
for six rounds on the night of November
Is. These lads ought to put up a great
scrap az they both keep fighting all the
time and besides are clever boxers.
On account of the numerous political
meetings slated to be held in the Bronx
Fairmont A. c. has postponed the six
round bout between Jem DriscolI. the
English champion. and Matty Baldwin.
the Boston fighter. which was to have
been fought that night. until November >.
Driscoli is training for the bout at Tucka-
hoe. \. Y. and is said to be a great fight
er by persons who have seen him box.
Owen Moran. the English pugilist. is so
pleased with the treatment he has re-
ceived in this country that it is hardly
probable he will return to England. How
long are YOU going to stay here, OWEN
he was asked last night by friend at the
stag of the Colin A. c.. in Brooklyn. Il
intend to remain in America twelve
months" replied Moran. land at the end
of that time / might decide to stay here
for good" Owen made So 600 out OF his
two fights in California with Eddie Han
Ion and Abe Attell.
Billy Delaney. manager of Al. Kauf-
mann, the California heavyweight. last
night informed Johnny White manager
of the National A. c. of New York that
he would let Kaufman meet the winner
of the Kid McCoy-Jim Stewart bout.
and White has decided to put on that con-
test three weeks from Friday night De-
laney had intended to only have Kauf-
mann fight one battle here. and then hike
back to California. but as Kaufman can
get more bouts here than he could out on
the coast he has decided to stay here for
some time.