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UP TO DATE HE very latest news from the heavyweight division in the fight- ing game is that our old friend Jack Munroe has started serious train- ing up in Nova Sootia, and intends making a sudden descent upon. Jack O’Brien, Jack Burns and Jack John- sing. What's the matter with making it @ jackpot? HRISTY MATTHBWSON says that | ( his kid brother Harry, who wit! ! be a Gant during the ooming feason, is as good a pitcher as “Matty’’ is himself. In that case the Giants ‘will be in the same unfortunate posi- tion as one Jaines J. Jeffries at the end of the coming season, and won't ‘be able to find anything strong enougi, | to give them a fight. One Matty baked the Athletics to a beautiful brown las: summer. Two would leave nothing but; @ friazled up cinder in the baseball pot. HE fighting game in New York, although lmited by the three- round restriction, {s turning out gome new material that looks good. Take Johnny Carroll, for instance. Here 1s a young fellow with a Fitzsim- . mons wallop. He is cool, cautious and ‘as deliberate as a fisherman watting " for a bite. Usually he knocks out his ‘ opponent within the three-round limit— * and that's going some. How many of the big fights end as quickly as that? Then there 1s Jim Savage, a six-footer —Meht heavyweight—wno looks lkely j enough to turn into some sort of a champion before long. The little fol- Jows are too numerous to count. “Jack” Dorman,” like Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, has become successful enough | to begin fighting under his real name ; (O'Brien.) Art Edmunds, of Canada, } takes his punching every night in the j week and laughs over ft. Very often | he lands a knockout, but he is as hard | to put to sleep as JJoe Grim. Western lightweights and feathers by the dozen are in town, amd all busy. In a few ERRY -MGOVERN'S training camp this time Is as different from the last one as light from ‘darkness. When Terry was trained for Murphy everyoné was so sure that the wea was a “dead one’ that through the ranks of his friends Rumors are going around thet the greatest little man in the world ts him- = FORDHAM'S ENTRIES CLOSED TO-DAY Entries for the athletic meeting of Fordham University, which is to be held at Madison Square Garden next Saturday, are closed to-day with M. P. Halpin, County Court-House, city, and Louls V. Hinchcliffe, Fordham Univer- | sity, Fordham, N. Y. Up to date over | four hundred entries have been received and with the additional ones that come in to-day the list is expected to cross the five hundred mark. The best men im the country will be seen in the 60- yard A. A. U. championship. Hl The avents are as follows: 70-yard handicap, 70-yard novice, 30-yard handi- cap, 60-yard novice, Ss-yard handicap, one mile handicap, running high jump, | handicap; putting the 12-pound “shot, handicap; two intercollegiate relay races; Invitation one-mile rela to all preparatory and high s¢ 00-yard run. handicap, closed to ‘TDwenty-second Regiment; 3Wi-yard he leer closed to the Catholle A. L. closed to Fordham University GOODMAN TOD FAS FOR BERT KEYES Jack Goodman and Bert K three slashing rounds as 11 traction of the Navarre A night, Goodman ‘held the UFoughout und won easily. inan ts lighter and not as strong | as Keyes but he is quicke: Lis footwerk saved Him teom my «hard Wallop that would have Inid him low Bad We landed. He had need of all ni cleverness, for Keyes was right ufter him from ‘the beginning, swinking and inching with terrific force. dman landed some effective jabs expeoiaty Inthe Inst round, and shortly e final tap of the gong ther Were several swift changes that made the bout ¢ most Interesting of the threc faire that have been seen in ) in some weeks, ——_—__—. BRIGGS DEFEATS DESHLER. BOSTON, Feb. rounds of rugged boxing Jimmy Brigy of Chelsea, was given the decision over Dave Deshler, of Cambridge, at the Ldneoln Club last night, Aa both boys boxed at the lght- f tho nd age ew York —After fifteen Welsbt imit, 133 pounds, 1 vietor Brien’ the chiunplvnship or Nua foreland reaches ae mont of his ait ition ee body, and after six rouads Deshler fan to elow up, and at the end of the SPORTING NEWS AND COMMENT « & « ROBER T EDGREN: EDITED BY MURPHY TACKLES DOWAN T0-NIGHT A fine card of bouts is arranged for to-night's ehow of the Paddock A. Cw at No, 40 West Thirty-fourth street, and should be seen. ey Murphy, who Gardner of Lowell, and big Gus Ruilin, rangements ‘will be completed within ‘gome. first-clase the next few days. In the star bout fave Young Corbett, round battle when the little Denverite was in his prime, will be seen against This Donan boy is a Tommy hy at 12 pounds ringside. i back 2 amount. He is also desirous of clinch- ing 4 match for Attell with Jimmy Britt at 18 pounds ringside, and the Native Son will bet if he so desires. John Dohan. scapper from Scray this in a@ recent Eddie Johnson ut at Elwer's, with Seven bouts between the best boys of this city will precede the main event. The last show at this club was one of the best ever held in The American Olympic Games Com- mittee last night decided upon the team A, that will represent the United States at| the Olympic games to be held at Athens | from Apfil 22 to May 2, Archie Hahn, of the Milwaukee A. of the Cambridgeport Gymnasium; G. H. Queryrouze, New Orleans Y. M.C. A i Schick, of Harvard, will compete in’ the 100-matre race. Harry Hillman, Athletic Club, tance man in’ the land, and both attempt to bring back first prize for the 400-metres run. . E. Valentine, of phe 2 whole country in the field e GL the premier middle dis-| in the 1 compete in the pole vault, Sheldon and James Mitchell, YoAM Daniels, of the N.Y. A. C Marquard, Schwartz, of the Missouri C.; J. W) Specer, of the N. and H. J, Bornawan, of th will make up the country’s swimming] passe at the game, ' team. in his Oh! ing sonhag jn the five mile. shaw, of the Missouri A, of the Combritaypost Gymnasium, FAIR GROUNDS ENTRIES. necial to The Evening World.) Cd Fowler, | tries for to-morrow 4 and stinging ex- | last round he was mm a bad way «id 2 ‘ aa if he could mot. have sone | MURPHY CAN HAVE MATCH WITH ATTELL . Three real good fighters intend to de- sert Gotham and invade the West in quest of ring honors. Their goal is “Frisco, and if :he fight trust will make the matches, which is more than prob- able, some real good fights will be de- clded in the near future. Harry Pollock will manage the enter- prise and the fighters that will journey to the coast with him are Abe Attell, | the feather-welght champion; Jimmy | . Jim Coffroth, the fight promoter, has wired Pollock “asking jf he will bring the men out, and in all probability ar- Pollock is after a match for Attell with He the champion for” any be accommodated with a side He will match Gardner with Gans or | Mike "(Twin) Sullivan, and Tommy|Winner of Slosson andl Burns, who recently defeated Marvin | Hart, has been wired a challenge to meer’ Rahlin, YANKEE TEAM IS MADE UP William Frank, of the Irish-American] Hoppe and George Sic world's championship emblem at 18-inch to be played at, concert hall, March 2%, the winner in the Marathon race. Many Westerners will represent , of the Chicago in the standing broad jump. Hugo itt. of Williams Colle -metre hurdle rac , of the Chicago A. A., will ny P. Gloy of the } A, C., in the weight event ORL, rk for to-morrow are RACE—One mile and a quarter; of Fran amar, a0 Duni Fonda THIRD RAC *Plorizel Rockaway”: } The bon 00 ; Treelian 10 ses he 100 14 Ainberita > 104 course Only Wag! <0 iver Hainpton’ i an} fandieap. Newlin Tatiler WIS ieamo Ad 7 Coupletigith's Rattler ‘and’ Witt ieee — Billup's em HOPPE, | World | who ha Hoppe Game Will Be Widely Challenged. Whatever may be the result of the match billiard game between Willie nis, Hugo | balk line, one shot in, P te ae fos ik rN and | Madison Square Gerden r' Prinstein, the . A. C..| Tuesday ev willbe entered ‘in the running broad | j, sure’ pov eane jump; H. W. Kerrigan. of the Multon- 1g) recely.G), an: awah’A. C., of Portland, Oregon, in the | denge for the trophy and several mateh | high jump; Prinstein in the hop, step| contests are likely to form a very inter- and jump, and Ray Ewry, of the 3 FLAN ¢ entertainment for the! esting featn: Friend, of the C. A. A., and R. | Sporting will be | monthy. Hoppe's of Vignaux or even ‘and’ Dick | Slosson would not by any means satisty billlard experts that the “boy had established master in the balk-line game. ¥. AL Guo] still C. Al A.,| statemenis his. reputation having become 1s in hard practice 0 room and quiet Hoppe or Slogson.. Should the latter win CITY PARK ENTRIES. from Hoppe tie publie will probably be contest between che * which in earl- ——_. treated to anot special to The Evening World.) “Student” a NS, La. Feb. 27.—The| jer.days drew crowds. challenge fnom Schaefer y certain that Louis it is alsy al Cure, the best of the Fr who is voming over next month for U: big 18.2 tournament in April, will chal- lenge the winner, und even the cjatmmant ior the 18.1 emblem, won from Vigna sight when Ge can, now playing in the French academ will also arrive here for x by Lloppe, ‘will be in fes ‘in Paris, the April tournament, kame between Slosson has ‘been contounded with that s of 18.2, ND RAGE—One mile and a elxteenth; | {umament contest in ‘April ‘Brunswick-Lalke-Coil tao Company will give @ new trophy to re- at now held by Vignuux. Vig- 100 aux got the 18.2 trophy by an appeal ourts following a tripie § tournament, +100 Cure and Slosson played, the 124 latter 104 place to the French 110 ue Freich court deciding that 104 hid Won by the best average. The effects of youthful training will 104 be noted In the comin . Hoppe’ take three-mile run morning, with He then takes a shower is rubbed down by hia brother wt Riverside Drive every tm athletic stunts. Ev bath an f ‘rank, S BN course; he Vick- | re takes no special diet, 18 a good eater matendan . 8 for muatarda re eel pounds and retires at 10.90 every night. N's use of @ long cue hay excited denl of interest, yer in the world to 184 n Rveat 1 only SULLIVAN STOPS COTE. livan, of Fall FINDH RAGE of Biddeford, engonhurst ...+ last night, Dickson ” ; van fore yay in the fourth round fourth opened w A blow on the jaw sent Cote to the mat, but he arosu twice Inside the count limit before. h went wind-up. Baishot Mises $8 tpewcewveren L10 sMeadow reese Apprentice alicwarce claimed. SLOSSON, THE STUDENT, AND HOPPE AT PRACTICE Lone HAND. FOR COMING MATCH. HOPPE’S BILLIARD HANDS. lard hands have become the attention from who have geen him in practice for tne tong, taper. , and for the purpose of securing a firmer grip on Hoppe has invented a covering for of calfskin which in- fts thickness to about large, his hands have the cue handle = FLANAGAY WILL McET JAM MITCHEL Both Have | Entered the “Fii- ” at Pastime A.C. ° John Fl pros use a cue fifty-seven in the usnal length being fifty-five inene Slosson explained his use of such bs ¢ to-day y saying that English players. » the best stroke of any ‘biliiard- its. use a cue sixty inches in lengt Slosson’s cue welzhs nineteen ounce Hoppe. has invented a new cue handle by which the usual twine wrapping at the butt is carefully covered by thick- | Inches tn This increases the thickness of dle to nearly two Inches and of calfskin” fourteen inei tue welght was n the regulation |not be accepted. nes in length, gives a perfect {Was brought wbout by This Invention | the remarkable which while seemingly sonormal have long to a reporter for The Evening fingers Very shape at pre: y other | and is confident §| defeat Flanagan, but woman's fingers on | have excited much attention from those | Hoppe uses a cue only fifty-four inches] who have examined the hand. jin length and eighteen ounces in weiglit.| @ man's hand atthe coming contest there has been of discussion the 81 daik line and the 18's who ts an authority, former: | is more than 10) per cent. upset Mitchel's declares that THIS LOOKS A GOOD FIGHT, Woodward'a Pavilion, {Murphy and 4 Baldwin Likely to Furnish an Interest- ing Battle. ¢ BY JOHN POLLOCK. The next fight of importance to Ow Yorkers 1s that between ‘Tommy Mur- | phy, the pride of Harlem, and Matty Baldwin, the litle Boston slugger who | has been seen in action in three-round bouts at local clubs. They are to fght in a fifteen4pound bout ‘before the Lincoln A. C., of Chelsea, March 3. ‘This is one of the best matches “hat could be arranged between little fellows, to put up a great ow pugilistic events and they are likely battle. Those who fo! know that Murphy is one of the best men jn the country to-day, who tan do 122 pounds, amd it is at this weight that he hopes wt some fugure time to get on a march with Attell, Murphy's de- feat of Benny Yanger recently stamps him a worthy onponent for the clever Abe. Baldwin's ring performances are not so familiar with local sporting men, but he is a good one, He {8 strong and husky for a fea with knockout force with elther hand, Its a safe bet that ‘he'll give Tommy @ hard argument. Lewis and McGarry Again. The next important exhibition bout in ‘h} this city will be the four-round go be- tween Wille Lewis and Amby McGarry. tie Bronx ghter, at the Consolidated A Gin’ West Forty-eccond strect,. to-morrow night. This pair recently boxed a slash- ing three-round bout at the Summit A. C., with honors a As they both clamored for another mee ne. Matchmaker Billy El- mer lost no time {n_ engaging them to ap- pear tn a four-round bout. Mowatt Winding Up Career. Tommy Mowatt, “the Fighting Conduc-| tor," of Chicago, has decKled to engage in two more battles and then quit the ring dad study to be doctor, He claims there is little money In the game, and on that) uccount he Wants to get out of it. Mow- | atts next battle be with ‘Tom! Pren- dergast, the Wi 130-pound —flghtsr. They will come together dn a ten-round out at Grand Rapids, Mich,, on Saturday night. The Sulivans at Work, Jack Sullivan, the New England miadle- weight, and his twin brother Milo: have both started in training for thetr twenty: rodnd bouts with Hugo Kellf, of Chicago, and Joe Guns, the Wwelter-welgnt — chain: pion, “which are to be decided before the - of Los Angeles, Cal., on 16: Rey are wetting’ Into house Pacific A, March 9 an condition for thelr battles at a ro @ short distance from the battleground. The battle, for the welterweight | cham, Dlouyhip between Gans and Bullivan will at Lows Levy thi tators in. a tent than In a stuffy, club: house. Fadia Graney. the popular \refereo of fate battles in California, been. selected to referee the flmht. Neil and Tenny To-Nfght. Frankle Néll and Harry Tenny, the Call- fornia bantam-weights, are im fine shapo fos thelr twonty-round bout, which will pe nee In the betting at « Boxing at Portsmouth Again. long absence, resumed again at The fighters who event of the ey the colored fix! in the principal ng are Belfield Walcott, who fs vegarded as a coming man | try ‘conclusions in “a. tw AMUSEMENTS, morrow nist mt, a REDOKK, § New Amsterdam # FAY TEMPLETON in GEO, COMAN'S “45 Minutes from Broadway” way & Viatat Bve. 815. nd 21 ELSIE. JANIS” Sim, EL ORK by 8 O., Leslie Datiey, 1 Praoner of Zenda." teens Paul ance. Mae eral ® At. Seren ina <2 ROGERS BROS. In iets, nt ir entr a by tig ig 0 the race thrown from irele, the record could || The Lion and the fous, t will not only il set up new Flanagan !s not this style of throwing owing, but from most of his or height, and culations, Fames can be sent 3 John street CARROLL | AT BEEKMAN A. C. Johnny Carroll and Mike McDonough will furnish the star bout at the Heel: arren street, t and Taird AMUSEMENTS, _ — sears > RESERV! ADV ville: DAN 115, 25.35.50, 7 Mat. Wed. 260 er-weight and. hits MMERSTEIN’S Change of bill weekly. ADMISSION, MADISON SQUARE. GARDEN. RISMEN’S SHOW CHILDREN, 20, DAY, 25, 50c. Cit Berzac's Novelty Comedy Circus. Mr. & Mrs. Robt. Fitzsimmons, is, Jul ie ¢ Be eaatee! pres, Vitaeraph, _ Others, | GARR HURTIG#SEAMON'S wesr, Entire Orch..All Seats Res'd 25c, |. Le Roy & Clayton, Joe io Well & Co.. Delmore & Loe, Loulse Montrone, Tom Nawn & Co., ev .8.15. Mat. Tmw. &Sat.2.15 ROBERT LORAINE Man and Superman, GRAND WALLACK’S, fovn Won, Farrshan The S ies TINEES AT 2, cM Victor Herbert's Orchestra, NEXT SUNDAY EVE. Seats ni ed. E.S. Willard yp THE MIDDLEMAN Mats, Wed, & Sat, quaw Man 27th at, Mad av, Bi Popular “Price: tad ty, By. PASTOR'S Holcombe, Curtis & Webb, oan THEA, At 6th Av. Popular Prices. GARDEN i 0 ME AND. COMPLY BOUVENIRS, si oted Japanese Decorated Ten Pots, BEDFORD’S HOPE. aN, 0! Bt Every Bveniny Sa.urday and Sunday, Malinee cert und Refined Vaudeville, St. Nicholas Rink HockeyGameTo-ngt. Great Sensation. O'Brien & Buckle} ‘VESTA "VICTORIA, EMt- Bort quanrkrre, 6th St. and » Columbus Ave, HockeyClub va.N.Y.A.C. Perfect Ioe; 8 sessions datly, excopt Monday: GARRICK &% 4" io. Cole & Johnson MRA. HIG RIGO, Louis Simon & Grace lerno, 4Season: CUS fe 3d Ay. CONTINUOUS. & 30 CTS, Gracie Emmett HERMANN, others. Dilnore siators kena, &o Pfea'l Mat. Thurs Jk WEBER ara Perma SQUAW MAN'S The = Mart wae TWADDLE “ao GOLDEN WEST. aanhatten w. & fd Ay. Mat, ‘To-da; ATM) OHA! ict oF sa tl rar) mae Bowery ne. T KiNG OF THE B' way NES 38d. MATINGD SAT AT Sie N, Lawrence ence Frnseats ‘THE TRIANGLE ‘SPE t throwing ight. to be Pastime gam Square holder of the d of 13 feet 6%. surpassed t ‘SIEGEA WAS T00 "MUCH FOR ERNE Gotham Light - Weight Easy Winner in Six-Round Bout —Quaker in Distress. PHILADELPHIA, Feb, 2%7,—Charley Sieger. of New York. had all the better of a six-round bout with Young Erne in the wind-up at the Washington Sporting Club last night, Sleger was a stra to the large crowd of ring followers here, and his worok last night was greeted with rounds of applause, It wa e's first app ce in the ring since his devisive threo weeks ago by Jimmy Gardner, of Bos- ten. Tae majority pr expected that Erne would show his true form and redeem his lost laurels, They were disappointed. he first round was rather slow, but Sieger demonstrated right at the sturt tuut Le was no etsy proposition and teat Erne would have to work all (8 time to save himsely. he & 4 round brought several mix-ups, 1a which Sieger, with hard right and leie uaches Ww tue body, made Evie hoi on Coaanening the tilrd round, Steger suceceded in landing a terrifis rigat-aand swing to the jaw that e's head back and ¢ am out of sli urth round by gab “Ww th the tie New ¥ ty be di his he fewrite seat MANDE naa CARIN." Pa Eine: sarrymore Ale talo a, with 1 Rare aig 1 ; Souvenir Mat. Weds BRBOCKER. by S35. Matinee FRIv2i SOHEFF me YOR Res . To- ay at ashy | ELLIS JEFF REYS i" ‘aniervel Nxt Mon. Lawranee D’ Oresy. Embaaay Bali@ "ACADEMY OF MUSIC, 14h St. & Irving Pl. Davi Belurs>t, The Heart of Maryland B Tyler, Edna Wallace Hopper, D. MacLean, John EB, (raeeut Girl Feito David Re : ‘of the BLANCHE BATES ‘in foeaen ith, Time in) Mat DAVID RELASE wearin NR, SIC MASTER / WARFIELD wuciitasren Biway & 20th, To-night at 8. By Princess "yistisees Thur : Brown of Haat Hise drut, Casino *; “THE | raur ao THE ABL Gia Lyric aya MEXICANA Fields jwaws &4. LARA $1 Mat. Wea. J i2.w.ofl'y | in Tulle Ponhe LIPMAN ean THE DEWEY ,2\5 Mat To-day—Golden Crook Burlesquera. fa? grea THE GOTHAM (2\°%, a Mat, To-day—Transatlantlc Burlesquers. Majestic i uitin iis tant a aasee WEST END HOGAN | Mate Tid St, [By.8.15, Mats. Mon, METROPOLIS 234 Ay Wad & Sat. as: ii tutus a | Wed. 2fe., JNDER_ SOUT TES." BROOKLYN AMUSEMENTS, IMPERIAL. Dally Mats, 25c. Eve. Ley AWRHUR” DUNN} aRAcE CAMBRoN, 1 & MARIN GLAZ-|CATHBRINE COU Ke IER, JAS. J. MOR-ITISS, Three Ststere Mos TON, “Coakley &|Carte, Fereros and Hid! McBride, Smirl &|Muslcal Dog. 2 Keoenfinetoxraph_and_other sestie KAEDMD’S— at, dally, 15-25. N , Louse Gunning, Twelve Galet; ducing Von Kieln, Gibeon & au Tewella Electric ' Theatre & Ward, The Royal Musical, rive, ise ne mpany other ae Amateur nent every Thursday. #91 In prises: AMPHION. “Are ae aon, Stecloy, Doty % Coe, OLD DE. GRIND TH { SPEC ST Sate net a ata a disoasos “peoullar ‘permanent cured. morw quickly.‘ more eaaiy- on sel 4 MODBRA’ MS than by any By othe! ‘ertising physician. Do te sutter from blow sons Musscne, Pe Pea aie fab ed Eee hoe one inry in BER