THE RING.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9860, 9 March 1896, Page 6

THE RING.

" Weekly Press and Referee." [By Starlight.] A New York paper says : —Jim* Dwyer, the heavy-weight, of Elizabeth, N. J., is out with a challenge to meet Steve O'Donnell, or tlie winner of the Hall-Choynski fight. Dwyer has §2500, backing, and he is anxious to make a match with any big fellow in the country bar none. The contest between Fitzsimmons. and Maker was to have come off in America on Friday,' February 14th, but up tojFebruary 22nd no news of the result had beeh received in Australia. !

Pedlar Palmer, tbe well-known English light weight, left London for New. York, with his backer, on January 19th. He was matched to box four rounds with George Dixon, the darkie, in.New York last month.

E. Stanton" and J. Williams met at the National Sporting Club, London, on January 20th, to fight for £25 a-side and a purse given by the club, when the latter was knocked out in three rounds.

A well-known sport said the other day that Joe Vendig need never be poor so long as Corbett has money. A man, who overheard the remark, asked why, "Because he knows too much about the Florida Athletic Club, its members, and the conditions of the match between Corbett and Fitzsimmons," said the sport, " and if Vendig so wishes.he could dispose of his knowledge for a good round sum to any enterpising newspaper in the country. All Joe would have to do would be to get his story typewritten, show it to Corbett, and say, "Jim, I have been* offered a lot of money for this story. Jim might awing his right on Joe, and again, he might be sensible. Tut Rj'an, interviewed, stated that when he fought Goddard in South Africa the receipts totalled £2075, and then hundredsof people were turned away. Prices were :— Stage seats, £5; stalls, £3; back stalls, £2; pit, £1 10s; and gallery, 15s and 12s 6d. Ryan says there was a terrible lot of wagering on this match with Goddard. Mr Brown alone had £2000 on him. Solly Joel also had a lot of money about Tut's chance. One enthusiastic patron of the game, Dr. Merwe, laid him a thousand to nothing. When the war broke out in South Africa J. R. Coupar was appointed Chief Inspector of Police, and he installed Owen Sullivan, Artie Tally,.Tom Duggan, Bill Doherty, and Tut Ryan sub-inspectors. They had 25s per day and their living at the Goldfields Hotel—the best in the place.

S» «-* of th. It Maspeth, L. 1., on Monday evenW t„ ary 20th, and it attractel £ The exhibition was a good one, with Hali holding the advantage almost to the finUJ, his cleverness being far superior to thai shown by his opponent, but in tl thirteenth round, when he looked all over winner, he was knocked down, and restJl quietly on the floor whilo being counted out. Perhaps he was out, but the tnajoritv of those present refused to believe that h ; was unable to get up and resume aetivn work had he desired to do so. Therefor* the finish was altogether unsatisfactory ami the result will not do the sport an« b<Jj Chovnski was seconded by Tom O'iLm,!!/' " Kid " McCoy and Casper Leon, *hiU s}{ had for esquires Jack Fogarty. Ben Murphy and Sam Fitzpatrick. Tim Hurit was referee. There was a preliminary bout of six rounds between Jack Downey and Johnny Gorman.