Show Il Whole of Sporting Ireland Talks I I of Jf Coming Burns Roche r I Fight m BY RICHARD DAHLGREN London Feb it It Is on to Ireland Ire Ire- JeI Je I land for Tommy Tomm Burns Durns now The American champion la Is to meet Jem F Roche the champion o oC of Ireland at atthe r. r the Theater Royal Dublin on St. St Pat Pat- day and nd all sporting Ireland Is talking o of the tight fight The demand for tor 1 seats has been most gratifying to the promoters of or tho match natch I understand that a n number of the peerage and andi i other society men have engaged seals seats to see the mill and it is stated that more than one lady Indy of or high degree will watch tho the two gladiators Ia battle c for the tho worlds world's championship It may many be said that light fight promoters on on this side the water are thoroughly alive to their ability to charge and re receive re- re e col big prices for an opportunity to see sc a worlds world's championship tight light In Ina Ina 1 a recent advertisement of the Burns Burns- Roche itoch I find Ond this scale or of 1 go charges Jr for the Theater Royal floyal event 4 State tate seats 1 6 Ii 58 boxes to hold S 7 from lG dress circle 3 parterre 2 s upper circle full I 1 Is la I This is the equivalent of for tor foru u a seat scat and 7 0 0 for a 0 place In lri th tb t to td I p gallery and a n month beor the fight ht tho the priced lower lower m seats all were sold It Il is Is' confidently believed belle l that there will wUl not riot b be bP an unsold seat eat In the time house on the night of the fight This beats grand opera and indicates indi cates that British fight light promoters have havo nothing to learn along this lino line from their shrewd cousins across the Water 4 Weight eIght In England I 1 notice that there is a good r deal of or discussion and aad more moro or I lets less difference t- t of or opinion in the States as to the weights of or the time different classes of or fighters Here Is tho time English scale I as laid down for the championships of ot the Amateur Boxing association Which arc are to be fought at Alexandra IJ palace S oh o-n April 1 15 Hi Bantam 8 stone 4 pounds equal to 1 pounds feather 9 stone atone pounds light 10 stone pounds pounds- j middle lc 11 stone ston 4 poun pounds s HiS r pounds rounds heavy any weight i- i Th These weights govern the fighting game hero here and Iud there Is ig little disputing In ing o over er weights Perhaps the fightIng fighting fight fight- ing lag men Inca of the States might learn something something- from roin this this- side aide In line eveir if if EIl English lIsh liters lighters se seum rn unable unable un un- un- un able abl to staid md up up- against against- th the the- Ameri Amuri- PS ian can 1 i sg Going back to t the tI Burns B ch light i It may be interesting Int or meto e to know linow the terms term of the thern I TItle fri re i I t i r c ii- ii Di of or Queen berr rules are to govern Sovern time the match which is for Cor a a. side a purse purs of r and the heavyweight championship championship championship cham cham- of or the tho worl world Of or tho the purse money SO 30 per pOl cent is to go to tho the winner and 20 O per cent to tho the loser Under the articles the editor of or the tho Sporting Life LUc acts as stal stakeholder and andis is to appoint R. R p. p Watson as referee ret ref ref ref- as well ehl as nominate the thu time time- keeper Women runa n sit at at One feature Qt the I prize fighting I game In imi France which ImIch seems strange I to English and Americans Is IB the large attendance of women at the matches In fact they seem to be most enthusiastic witnesses of the time battles At Ata a recent international tournament in In which an Englishman George Gcorge Moore fought A Adolphe 1011 ho a 0 Frenchman there ther rel were nearly as man many women as ns men men present Paris ma may by the wa way solve sol the American pugilistic color line lino ques ques- lion tion Sam Mackey Macke an American ne- ne neWt gio gro has gotten on several matches at atthe atthe at atthe the French capital and Is a favorite with tho the lighting fighting public Johnson and the other American ue negroes rocs who are are barred barrell by the white hIte lighters fighters In the States Slates might find Paris Faris a profitable field for a n while at least I Great Oil Die The recent death of or that fill flue fine all all- round sportsman anI and athlete Joss JosSI Radcliffe recalls perhaps ono one of or the thel most remarkable sporting feats on Omi record record rec ree- ord of or which Radcliffe Ra was tho the hero He was an nn exceptionally good mahIn maimin man maim manIn In all nIl classes of or sport When over 42 years of age lie he backed backell himself to torun torun torun run swim row ride a horse and ride a bicycle a quarter of a 0 mile mUe each ont event and all nil within a a. a quarter of ot an nn hour lIe Ho won with something In hand hau The times In la which the various arlous events events' were accomplished will long stand stan a asa ns as a a. record They follow Rowing 1 I 43 sec swimming s 5 C i mIn mm 3 sec see fastening on shoei 52 3 sec running 1 maIn lOin 53 sec see see- cycling and horsemanship together 2 main 40 40 sec see total 12 lZ mIn mImi 18 48 sec time al allowed al- al lowed 15 min Um time won by 2 mm 1 12 sec The date was September 18 1891 and and- it was vms after atter 5 o'clock in the afternoon afternoon aft aft- when he started from the railway railway rail rall- way bridge SC over o tIme the Tyne Having Ha rowed his quarter quarte o of a mile he lie sprang from the boat into the water and swam swam to Haughs After landing ho he leisurely fastened on his shoeS shoe and performed the time remainder of ot his task easy In easy style Mr Radcliffe Radcliffe- was also a good boxer and and- president of IC a f golf gal club |