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pounds, weigh in at 3 o’clock on the afternoon of the oncounter.Matty Matthews and Tom Couhig of Buffalo, have signed articles to box 10 rounds at Allegheny, Pa,, before the Allegheny A. C. on February 23. The pair met last year at Hot Springs, and Coubig got the decision on a foulCharley White has been chosen to referee the contest between Andrw Token of England, and Harry Forbes of Chicago, for the bantam championship of the world, which is to be decided in St. Louis on February 26,Willie Schumacher of New York, who lately turned professional, is out with a challenge to meet the winner of the Tokell-Forbes contest. Since Schumacher left the amateur ranks he has been doing excellent work.The Western sports think a great deal of Billy Woods, the colored heavyweight, and are ready to back him for any amount against some second class man. Woods is now matched to meet Kid Carter, for 20 rounds before the Twentieth Century A. C., Sa.n Francisco, on February 28.It is likely that Willie Fitzgerald, the lightweight, will not be seen in the ring again for some time, In a recent bout Fitzgerald dislocated his shoulder. The injury has become very aggravated of late and Fitzgerald is now under the doctor’s care.Jack Downey of Brooklyn, in expectation of several bouts which his manager. Frank Richheiiner, is now arranging for him, has started in to train. The once noted Brooklyn pugilist has shown in his private bouts that he has not lost any of his old-time cleverness andSp66(I«“I think I will fool a lot of fellow's who think I am all in,’-’ said Dal Hawkins of San Francisco, yesterday. Hawkins is training at a New York gymnasium and is in fine condition. He has several matches on, and if he wins any of them he will go to England, where a “go” has been assured him with Jabez White.Tom Sharkey gives his reasons for refusing to box Kid McCoy at Philadelphia. “A victory over him,” said the ex-sailor, “would not do me much good, for I hare defeated him once already. I am now after the championship, and the only man I care to fight is Jeffries. If I defeat Munroe, I will certainly insist on a match. In the meantime I would like to tackle Jack O'Brien for six, 10 or 20 rounds before any club offering the best purse. He has been meeting heavyweights, and cannot very well refuse/'IN THE SQUARED CIRCLE.What the Fighters Are Doing in the Way of Matchmaking.Tim Kearns, who took Artie Smith’s measure the other night, is out with a challenge to box any lightweight in the business.I-Jughcy MePadden of Brooklyn, is ready to meet either Hughey McGovern, Young Corbett or Dave Sullivan for 3,000 a side.Marvin Hart, who has been out of the fistic limelight for several months, is on deck again with a challenge. Hart offers to box either Jim Jeffries or Bob Fitzsimmons for a side bet of £5,000.Young Corbett says, that in the future he will not fight any colored men. He made up his mind to this after he had received an offer to go to San Francisco! and box Joe Cans. jThe condition of Frank McConnell,the San Francisco boxer who was injured in a recent bout with Spider Welsh, is still critical and all hopes for bis recovery have been abandoned. jKid McPartland, the East Side light-! weight, will meet his old foeuian, Matty J Matthew's, at Homestead, Pa., on March ; 17 in a 20-round “go.” They meet at! 1*10 pounds.The proposed mill between George McFadden and .Patsy Sweeney of Ire- j land, which was to have taken placn ; at Boston last week, has been called ' off. Tim men wore unable to agree to j Hie question of weights.Kid Broad and Buddy Ryan of Denver, have signer] articles to box 20 rounds at Hot Springs the latter part if this month. The weight is 180
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Davenport Daily Republican
Davenport, Iowa, US
Sun, Feb 15, 1903
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