Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-10-22
WATTS AND JANEY
Meet Monday Night at Music
Hall-Both Confident of
Winning.

winning.
Next Monday night a longstanding
rivalry will be settled, when Jim Janey,
of Washington, d. c., tangles up with
Jim Watts, the local colored middle
weight. These fighters met last January
in Janey's home and they boxed eight
rounds. The fighting was even up until
the last round, when Janey got his good
hand heavily to the Pendennis Pets jaw
and he was knocked down and the bout
stopped. Since then Watts has insisted
on another try at the "Black Demon" as
he is called in the East. The local man
claims that Janey came to him before the
contest and asked him to agree not to try
for knockout, and that he Watts as
scented, but in the last round Janey broke
faith and "copped" him. Janey, through
his manager, AL HEREFORD, vigorously de-
MED this story, and then commenced a
war of talk. Up to about a month ago
in spite of the accusations and challenges
that both men we're prolific with, they
seemed as far from becoming matched as
ever, when Andy Mulligan, of the Louis,
vile Athletic Club, Interested himself in
the matter to the extent of completing
arrangements for the men to settle their
difficulty and differences of opinion be-
fore his club. Both men signed the little
managers contract and at once quit talk
ing and got down to work. Janey de-
cided to do his training at Washington.
in company with Joe Cans and Jake Nc
Cabe. Janey is harricane rusher on the
Walcott order and richly deserves the
title "Black Demon" He fights all the
time when in the ling and can go through
hail of punishment without tremor.
Watts has probably trained harder for
this contest than for any other since he
adopted the ring as profession, for he
knows that to lose this fight means that
he is what is known to the sporting fra
ternity as 'dead one" An interesting
preliminary has been arranged in the ten
round bout between Tommy McQuaid
and "Kid" St. Claire. McQuaid was
seen at Music Hall several weeks ago in
preliminary bout with George Bloemer.
He was at a disadvantage at that time
from height, reach and weight, but he
fought back manfully whenever his big
opponent rushed and was just as good as
the other fellow at the close. In St.
Claire he meets man his own size and
it is probable that he will make it exceed
ingly interesting for that worthy for
awhile.
A New York dispatch states that James
]. Corbett left that city for West Baden
Springs, Ind, Monday, where he expects
to do little preliminary training for his
fight with Tom Sharkey, which is sched-
uled to come off at the Lenox Athletic
Club on November %. The ex-champion
will remain at the springs for at least ten
days. Corbett was accompanied by his
sparring partner, Jim McVey. 81 have
been in training now for four months, y
Corbett said, land if l should continue
without let-up might go stale, ano
that would be no excuse if I were
defeated"
One of the best boxing contests of the
season was that last Monday night unde
the auspices of the Monarch Athletic
Club, when Tom Lansing knocked on
Dick Moore in the twelfth round. Ian
sing proved great surprise to his mos
ardent admirers. Messrs. Cook and Yves
have been negotiating with some OF tn
pugilistic stars of the East, ard expect t.
shortly announce some interesting events
In a fight Monday night at the Ma
tional Sporting Club, London, for tn
middle-weight championship of Eng
land, Frank Craig, the "Harlem COTE
, Cooler" defeated Edwards, an Australian
pugilist, in twelve rounds.
AL HEREFORD has posted $500 for tn
appearance Of Joe Cans to meet McPar'
land at the Lenox Club on November II
. in a twenty five-round bout at IL
pounds.
!, Kid Mccoy has offered to bet tina
Sharkey will not sign the same article
of agreement to meet him as he signed t
? meet Corbett.
S Charley Harvey, who at present pilot
| the affairs of Martin Flaherty, says ths
$ Flaherty would like to meet Tomm
t White.
| Jack Delaney is ready to fight som
: good man in the 12e-pound division.