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MUNROE BEGINS || Notes of the Fighters. in his fighting since he hi ¥ a 10 be decided during the firet ! A une, Since Munroe left this two weeks ago he has been jays that Munroe hi hard fight. i Welght, will be made this afternoon 0) Will probably be made ARs renter Toe dontest.” at | 7 in Shape. |" "Kid" McCoy is in splendid condition > ‘for his six-round bout with Jack Me- ice the Quaker City hea taint, is to be decided before the Wash- fagton onda nea Club, of Philadelphia, ‘The four weeks as had at White Plains fed ten rath stats ‘ormlek Is also n@. condition and is confident he can aitpoint McCoy. ‘Tom Sharkey will be Sormick’s chief adviser, “Gorbett Will Sec Fight. * Sim Cordott will be in Philadelphia it Week and will witness the contest. is too clever ‘ar McCormick and looks for te Knock out McCormick in rounds, Matthews Wonld Fight Gans, toMatty Matthews, the ex-welter-welght pion, Who 1s matched to meat Tom in @ ten-round bout defore the any (Pa.) A. C. on Monday night, notified Matchmaker Corcoran, of club. that ho will meet Jos Gane if Ane Ga: mt of the ligntwelght chat n’s color. ‘Matthews and Gans will {in & ten-round bout at the club's the latter part of next month. Next Fight. boxer @f Philadelphia, not fought much dur- jthe-tust two y principal in Jother encounter in Philndeiphik. He has been by Jack Fogarty, matchmaker ot lel A. C., of Philadelphia, to macy Jon Gri miadie-wetght. in es Friday night fought © number ood Aghia In’ the. Quaker y LFenty-round bout between Jimmy Britt bt. which wes to have been fougni The Reliance A. C., D TRAINING ‘8 ute ibis Dang | Doing Road Work ‘ in Preparation for Bout with }Sharkey— Other News and k, Munroe, the heavy-weight fight- (of Butte, Mont., who has constantly ‘ie with Tom Carey, the mid- tid resvieiltaly well and !s Ing very clever and shifty. Mun- - says, besides going on the road 4 + works in & gymnasium, tblend keeps ip this sort of work he bound to develop into a good fighter @ will at least be able to give Sharkey iM Sclect Battle-Ground To-Day.| + ‘oane election of the battle-ground for ie-bout between Terry McGovern and | ly Yanger, the Chicago feather- { @®m Harris, manager of McGovern, wil! +eommunicate with Johnny Hertz, of \@hicago, manager of Yanger, over a wire. and the club that offers largest purse will be awarded the ii ity The contest will probably be i gither in Philadelphia or st. Matchmakers of clubs In those Et Ate ae anxious to e it. A side round bout | KuLLY WAS NERVOUS. BODWELL DID SOME GOOD ROLLING A. C. and New York A. ©, former champion skater of America, made a Wonderful trial tn hin wind-up spin for the national speed-ekating champlon- ships on Monday at Verona Lake, near Montclair, N. J. ‘The flyer travelled two miles peat a kaaMids oy on his steel runners in 5.08. His first mile was cov- ered in 2.2%, and the former champton claims that had It not been for a nasty plece of ice during the final three- SKATER COVERED TWO MILES IN 5.08. McPartlan Says He Would Have Done Better but for the Bad Ice. “Bernie” MoPartlan, of the Verplanks | aighths of a mile he would certainly have beaten 5m, for the distance. Woods's known ability and Arthur 8a- » presages a series that for speed promises to eclipse anything metropolitan athietics, . at one-half, one and five have filled beyond expectations | and will be kept open until to-morrow Alght, closing with D. H. Blayback, Ve- Wall street, New York City. cubbit: ptonship now. B. BATCH.FOGHORN) ROLCED HIGH SCORE city. ATS FISE OF OUR FRIENDS, ®HIL GORGEN RESTING LOOPHOLE CLOSED TO JEFFRIES NOW: Nevada Club Offers $25,000 Purse for Finish Fight with Corbett—Latter Accepts. Champion Jim Jeffries will have to fight Jim Corbett for the world’s cham- The latter has agreed to fight him to @ finish for a purse of $25,000 which has been Tokopah A. C., of Nevada, Harry Corbett, of Gan Francisco, brother of the ex-champion, received @ telegram from the manager of the club last night, stating that the club would hang up such a purse for a finish fight between Jeffries and Corbett. delay he wired his brother Jim tn thia Corbett was as happy as a school- POWERS 18 NOT A MESSENGER BOY, Not for Ban Johnson Anyway, He Says, and He Does Not Purpose Chasing Him. P. T. Powers, President of the National sociation of Professional Baseball Clubs, Is very much disguated with Ban Johnson for refusing to attend the meeting which wi this city to Instead of doing so, Johnson has calied |@ meeting of tne Joint Rules Commilt- teos for next Monday tn Chisago, John- called for to-day in sider the agreement Fitageraid, the South Brooklyn | fons action riled Powers, who sald a few things. In speaking of the matter ast night Powers said I have sent « reply stating it will be Impossible for me to he in CRicago next When Johnson was in town ese latter part of thi ss ago it was arranged that & ‘hited for (an informal consultation len Los Angelen authori over the rules and a new national agree- ment should be held in this city jon have. fines, Misiciouser yates ieee thet they will not perm!t hoxing coa- Tam tired of running after Mr, Jonn- dhetmeen profeustonaln in the future Changes His Mind. light-welght chagpion, bas aia, He announted a few lad to Mght Jimmy Britt son, and I don't propose to do so any more. I shall expect to meet him to- morrow, and so does Mr. Pullman. Lam not a ihessenger to run after Jonson, and the quicker he understands that tho better, Our interests here ave as great-- es, greater than his. We have more @ the International A. j@, but when Billy Britt property interests at siake and a greator number of © uos. 1am ready to meet Accerted the, proposition By ope Air. Jabnson as per our engagement: but te hall pot run after him. » three Presidents do get to- ‘Offer to Maynard. Billy Maynard, the east wide feether-weight, Me 49 meet Terry McGovern in & atx-round the minor leaguers will asi for representatives on the National Board and that all tle votes be left to A disinterested sider for decision Chey will demand that the tripartite d have no jurladiotion over matters ‘ational | Association t association shall Preserve its present form of government TO-NIGHT’S GAMES. Stapleton, 8. I. Empire City and Linwood. Brooklyn, and At lantic, Brooklyn, Nan re a en The followers of The Fi bowling tournament t weve well repaid for their trip to Amann & Trelss's al- Fifty-fifth street and Third avenue, ‘They saw some close competitions, some splendid bowling and some high scores. hard luck that prevented of the tournament and individual happened tn second game, when the Prestos and the Knights of Columbus, muoh of a contest From the start the Prestos showed the ‘The game was sensattonal, nevertheless, and had the rooters stand- ing up during the last five frames, Excitement Was Intense. In the final frame, five had a splendid chance to reach he | , the excitement was paeater had been at any time @mring the tournament, ‘The noise of the ctiee: ing and the shouts of encouragement | proved to be the undoing of the Prestos. when the Presto IAttle wae looked for from | Hamill, the first nothing all through the game, but H. B. and its individual oganization supreme and intaot The hoard adjourned last night to meet after the new national agreement and rulex committees have settled all difter- Nat boxed since he fought and Me Corbett” tn a atx-round bout Joe Fairburn, the ha, WPA ahould te a als ws. bout between . Sj Meatderemelghe Aghler, of the Aveuia A. C., Bsblin, of Pariadelo er etre th ‘Washing Monday MeCormick. ee Kron (0.) Might-welgnt. ip to ith Tim Kearns, of Boxion t Milwaukee Jan. M & for & "go" to take place About March 1. Simms save he Teh Detter rondition this time an mer account of binselt. He A Ko Ach! Vreddy Kian, of Milnaukee A. and Kd 4 Revise ‘Athletic RUCTORS TO MEET ON MAT. iani diene Poe. ve ture, ences. wie marian SUTTON'S BIG RUN WON HIM GAME American Billiardist Tallied 200 in One Inning and Defeated French Champion, Vignaux. PARIS, Feb. 2.—George Button, the American billiard player, who defea hin countryman, Slosson, in the inter- national billiard tournament, added an ther victory to his list lasi night by cating Vignaux, the crack player of this country. Sutton won the game in sixteen inulngs, with @ #oore of 500 points to Viguaux's 47), Besides carry ing off the game Gutton secured a new record, making a run of 900, Vignaux also showed up well In the same inning, making @ run of 131, Count de Drege umpired which lasted the ne crac Hatch was the one that all expected to reo break the rec: Hatch started getting only nine pins, after that had an almost unbroken line 200 AMATEURS WILL WRESTLE, Entry List for A, A. U. Cham- pionships Filling Rapidly and Many More Are Expected, the large number of am- tiers in this vieln- sent in their entries wrestling champion: shins which are to be held at the New the ind!-| olnim of the two-year-old Dick Bernard tourney will ecosatul ever brought off in tious amateur w who have so fy. two Thundred entries have #o far} the different classes These claswoa will be 10 pounds and under, Entries will close on spectator the finksh’ of the NIMURE WAR MOBE eDL ®t the (Wo great Sid Over’ whieh the supporiert ofthe Want t cor Ye he Were almost franiic, Vixnaux will play Yen} Louls Cure (0-da cs pA Brown's great bang atthe mort. oreminent Park avenue and One or Box 6, City, Presto Five of This City Kept Spectators at Evening World’s Event Excited During Their Appearance on the Alleys. Pf strikes, and 2 or better was easily in sight. He could not sand the pres- ture, however, and made a disestrows miss on his final attempt The high team record might etill have sone, but A. L. Hatch and Bardwell s!so wiopped down and the team had to con tent Itself with being second fn the list for the time belng. The score or me Might just as easily have been 1, nd Hatch could have. passed Braun's 235 with little trouble. Knighis Were Easy, The Knights of Columbus were never in the hunt and were beaten 18 pins. The, opening game saw the Our Friends beat the Central Parks by 120 pins, the winning team getting withit: 10 of the 800 mark. Klein was high man mith | 189, watle’” Guinmerman” made almont ae exciting as the second. The Entre No| Paterson, met the New Yorks gO0d record of out-of-town teams, ‘The Paterson, five bowled well, The lowest man on the team was Bul- ger, with 172, and Blanchfeld just mlared aeuing above ew Yorks fought it out, but thelr 815 score was just sixty-nine ping short of being enough. The scores: FIRST GAME. Central Park, clty-—Arold, 14; Gum- merman, 111; Schwager, 189; Michaels. | 116; Geille, 170, ‘Total Our Friends, olty—Borger, 147; Lang, 165; Fine, 149; Gemming, 140; Klein, 189, Total, 7%, SECOND SAME: Hamil, 28: TTB. Haten, A. Hatch “1M; Bard: chighis of Columbu: clty—Minogue, 168; aateeerets: 116; Mostar 263; O'Brien, sell 186; bre. MolCens! Ralehle, 88; M _ THIRD GAME. 107; Mre. Georg!, n: 1i4; ‘Bulger, 1 SH, Three good games are on for to-night, and there should be more high scores, $< MRS. SCHILLING’S PLAY SAVED GAME FOR TEAM. But for Mrs, Schilling the Golden Rod team would have suffered a double defeat yesterday in the wome tournament on the Harlem Circle alle; The team Jost one game to the Lady Sohilling’s 161 in the the Rip Van Winkle it for her team. Hudsons, made f therday, rolling 163, side. second team and they were determined to keap | Hudsons, but Mrs. Ledies prayed Hoblitzetl, of the Lad: Geigen Rod wa tat Kicks, 200 Mre.| sone and Koster, 113; Mrs, Hob- Ny 169. dre MeKentlar 110; Miee Metntonky 184; Mra. Scott, 189. Total, 069. SECOND GAME. Rot Ladles—Mre Klocke, 96; Mew 145; Mra. Cramer, 75; Mire “ielumpp. 401" sure jump. 101: al, 18. otal, Mo alg 16; Amertoan vi Elephant alleys, | _Mady Mudeons—Mre, Ricker, 151; Mra Hote SELLING RACE WAR ‘MAY BE ENDED NOW Hildreth's Proposed Lawsuit to Recover Horse Likely to! | Close Such Affairs, [peciel to The Rrening World.) NEW ORLHANS, La, Feb, 20.~The Piek Bornard-Durnell and Herg-Bun- bury-EHildreth muddie resulting from the out of the Carnival Selling Stakes here on Wednesday is likely to result in a jaweuit ageinst the Crescent City Jockey Chub, Sam Hildreth has died a protest with the officials of the local club against Bunbury for failing to deliver the colt to him. Bunbury in turn has appealed the case to the Western Jockey Club. It the latter body decides against Bu bury it will mean that several owners who.had horses claimed from them by trafhers acting for other owners can vyeogver the purses won by these horees | after they passed from thelr possession, At all events, i Ie mald that Hildreth i] Will bring eetsqn in the lgeal courts ugeinat Clipper, at the Yorkville alleys, | REFEREES CALLED TWO BOUTS DRAWS. Rice and Hamilton Met in Ohe J, Gardner and Kelly Dayntloss Bost Club Association, at Thum @ York and Phos Bai Bank, at the Broadws Two more fights last night wi clared draws by th few London, Conn., and Jack Hamilton, in ® contest at Bellows Falls, Vt tuna Lodge, Argyle Lodge and fought fifteen round) Oweola Lod, ‘Tears No, 1, at the Harlem Circle Palace alloys, Rice outpointed dout should be declared a draw if both were on their feot at the finish, Jimmy Gardner, and Jimmy Kelly, round draw New York, fought @ tel LAST DAYS OF FIRE SALE AT NEHRING'S, 16 EAST 42D ST. $45.00 isteat mods! 1,000 MARK WAS THREATENED IN BIG BOWLING TOURNAMENT LAST NIGHT. LAST NIGHT’S HIGH SCORES Prestos, city. Entre Nous, Paterson. New York II, city.-.----- tt, 156. Total, 134. Total ———————— BUFFALO BOWLERS DEFEAT BROOKLYN'S. BUFFAIA, Feb, 20.—The Buffalo dow!- ing team defeated Wolf and Cordes, of Brookiyn, last night in gtx of the ten fames played in the serles for $1,000 a ‘The ten games to be played to- night will end the match. The score now stands Buffglo 16, Brooklyn 9, Buf- falo having won ten out of the sixteen games played in Brooklyn, Both teams used the loaded ball in last night's games, Tho scores: Gerhard and Foster, Bulelo—S66, 262, 287, 875, 300, B48, 407, ‘Cordes ai rd Wolf, Broglie M46, 870, 850, 364, 459. 386, 405, 362, 411 Other Bowling Games To-Night. ‘The Sun Individual Champlonahip—Remple, the White Elephant alleys. Stock Exchange Laague—Molntyre & Marshall, Cohen, Greene & Co. and T. H, Jacquelin & Co, at the White Elephi t alleys. United Bowllng Clubs—Section 1—@partan, Rosedale and Oerell, at the White Rlephant alters. tonsl——New Jersey, at the White Carruthers Natlonal--Metropolitan, Belmont and Imperial, at the Elephant Club alleys, tional League-—New Jersey va. Circle, at Starr'h alleys Manhattan Borough-Aetive, Constitution and Harlom Navy League—Friendshtp Boat Oiub, Metros Ro’ Riveralde u9—We rth alas ai cas mlveraide aliens, Clerks’ Lesgue—Kountze National Banieand United ‘states National Brox Royal Arean) League—Olaremont Council Team No 2 ve. Fordham Council Team 2, Claremont Counct! Team No. va, Sybur- yunetl, Morrisanta | Team No. 2 va, une! Fordham Coune!l ‘Teams Nor Tr'at Pomp's Grotous alleys. Anotent Order United Workman Leurue— For. League—Bismarck Ladi T ona Lad Lady ion, a Marlea Alley Owners’ Individual—Schutte vs Martens, at the Yorkville allers; Klumpp ver Brinkamas @i the Harlem Circle Palace alleys, Sportsmen's Goods, SPALDING’S OFFICIAL ICE HOCKEY offered by the Without | resentative in. this city and sign articles me before tho Fort Erie Club, of Canada. 1) 114; Mle Molntogh, Mhip Van Winkle iadlee—Mre. Schwels, 86; Mize AACQUET TITLE Klumpp, 4: Mra, Dougherty, a. Klum) a resented in the final match for tte amateur racquet championship to-day, the weeding-out process for which has been gol Racquet and Tennis Club in West Forty- ‘third street, expert who has worked his way to the final round, and he will be opposed by Payne Whitney, of this city. Each of these players attested his worth yester- day in matches which were: replete with lightning-llke service, almost perfect py elect Meer rales of 4 sensational Hed to retire by Whit Soares in each instance being 3 10 boy when he recelyed the news, After reading the telegram Corbett said to an Byening World reporter: “Well, my chance is here to compel Jeffries to fight me. Jeffries has sald that the only conditions under whéeh he would ever agree to fight me again Would be those calling for a finish fight. Just to show Jeffri:s that I am sincere in wanting to fight iim-I will accept the offer for a finish bout. It must, be de- vided not later than June. I think that is plenty of time for ‘Jef’ to get into shape. “Tf the club that makes the offer will post a certified check for $5,000 as a’ Suarantee that it will hold the fight I will post a similar amount and be ready, at any time to meet Jeffries or his rep- of agreement. Iam afraid, though, that the offer is not legitimate, and has been| darky [announced merely, {or the purpose of letting Jeffries dodge the chance of Aghtng me. T Intend getting “after Jeffries now, and will compel him’to fight me. I would Sooner fight him a limited-round "bout, mit as he ‘has absolutely refused to meet I will agree to fight him at the terma suemeeis MAY COME HERE. Q. A. Shaw, Jr., of Boston, and Payne Whitney, of This City, Will Decide Issue To-Day. ' New York and Boston will be | on for four days in the eS | |VIM, VIGOR, — VITALITY of Eyelids, NEW CHAMPION ~ IS LOOMING UP. _— |Anders Andersson, the Strong Swede, “Made. Good” ‘to His Claim as a Wrestler in Bout with Kreig. ‘aay A new champion of all wrestlers loomed wp on the athletic horton last night. He was Anders Andersson, the strong man from Sweden, who ‘arrived in this country several weeks ago with out any heralding as a wonder at.any game. He met Phillip Kreig, the clever big man of the Hell Gate A. ©,, in the arena of the New Polo A. A. Ono Hundred and Twenty-ninth street. ang Park avenue and in almost as quick time as it takes to tell it he bad Kreig laid flat on his shoulders twice. : When \Andersson was introduced si the “strongest man in the world" there were many of the thousand people ent who were inclined to ridicule the yemark, ‘Those same ple ed their ideas after the big Swede had been wrestling about two minutes. He was exerting himself very much,» but he showed of his power was ‘hh to convinee them that he was at was claimed of ‘him. In ist 7 minutes and 12 seconds aoe the bout n he hed Kreig on Jnack, He ‘hat gained a hold wiley e ery one's mind he was doom fett. Krelg had a waist if as about to throw his man to when Anderson by just one little "all Kreig’s Interlocked fingers brolce, fold: aad, qrableng. Kree tossed In the air as though he| ow cinces instead of 200 pounds and, “snipe the first fell. Tt took ‘him 2 min qarorda 19 gain the second fait ie and then, pandemonium ‘Broke ec. the friends of Kretg joined in congratulating Aniersson itere not one in the house who does not lieve to-day that the fs the @u any Graecs-Roman wrestler In Amerioa, Tn a word, Andersson “made good’’ his : hat “ho ll show his word Pither ‘Chan preach ft. "POSSUM HUNTERS AT THE SPORTSMEN’S ‘SHOW. They Will Tell All They Know st the Garden Next Week. | A feature of the Sportsmen's. 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