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Jan. 20. Frank Childs also has been matched by. the club for a go wit tv Joe Wolcott, the battle to take place the ; middle of February.I Joe Humphreys, writing from New York* announces there will be a meeting of the American Promoters’ association in that city soon. Humphreys, who is at present traveling with Terry McGovern, has offered a purse for a match between McGovern ami Dave Sullivan. Joe is the matchmaker for the Waterbary Athletic club of Water-bury. Conn. •The New Vapor Valley Athletic cl lib of Hot Springs. Ark., is out with an offer- of $10,000 and 50 per cent of thelight picture privileges lor the McGovern and Young Corbett fight. The club is backed by Arkansas politicians and proposes to build a paviliion if the fighters will sign articles for a twenty-round contest io take place on St. Pat-* . at*i'ick*s (i2vTom Sharkey, who is to fight Peter Maher at Philadelphia. Jan. 27. will be trained for the battle by Bob Armstrong. the colored Hercules. Sharkey will continue his training at Wood’s gymnasium tmt.il next week, when, he will move down to his Sheepshead bay quarters, where he will put on the finishing touches.Billy Madden, manager of Gits lluh- j lin. has returned to New York alter a long sojourn on the road. Madden states he is there •. for the “Akron Giant;’ Despite Rulilin’s defeat by Jim Jeffries Madden's faith in his man remains unshaken and he thinks he will eventually become champion.•C. 33. Davies, wlio is well known to j the spilling fraternity as Parson Dav- j ios. is back,-in New York from Europe | and is a guest of his old friend Tom \ O'Rourke at the Delavan. Davies said that he had been to England to look after'his interests in the fuel oil business. as he owns two oil- fields in Beaumonc, Tex., and is desirous of increasing his trade in Europe.Billy Lavigne. matchmaker of the Acme Athletic club Oakland, is striving to match Art -Simms, the clever Akron. O., boxer and Jimmy Britt, amateur light weight of the Pacific .coast. If proper inducements are made Britt will fovesake the amateur ranks and try to win fame in the pugilistic world. It. is thought the directors of the Oylmpic club will try and dissuade the boxer from turning professional, as they want bin) to represent the club next year in the amateur championship contests in New York.iiI*iiNotes of the Boxers.Jim Oorbe«tl's old sparring partner, Jim Daly, is on the stage again. Ho is in Philadelphia sparring with James J. Fa ml!.■Boxing clubs are springing-up Bite mushrooms in Philadeluhin. There arc now’ seven organizations in that city active in bringing on weekly bouts and two more are promised to get into the field within th.c next week.Ix)vers of the boxing game ami who arc well in touch with “Spike” •Sullivan’smethod of fight, say lie has goneback from his. recent showing with Danny Dunne. Those who saw Sullivan in his battle with Duane my he mixed things up instead of acting in a clover wav.A! Wei nig has been matched with Dan Creedon by the*New Vapor Valley Athletic club of Hot Springs. Ark., for * twenty-round battle in Hot Springs,
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Davenport Daily Leader
Davenport, Iowa, US
Fri, Dec 27, 1901
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