Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-15
FIGHTS ARD FIGHTERS.
Prominent New York Sport Says
 the Fight Was 8 Fake.

Terry McGovern Was Approached, but Refused to Be In It-His Manager Is Said to Have Been in the Deal Cans Reported to Have Quit, but McGovern Was Fighting tair-Pad- dy Ryan, the Old Champion, Is Dead The Coming Waterbury Fights.
 Charges of dishonesty are now be- ing fired in broadsides at the partici- pants in the McGovern-GanS contest ill Chicago Thursday night. Most of these assertions are based on the pecu- liar manner in which Cans conducted himself in the ring. and there is noth- ing on which to ground anything more definite than deep suspicion.
 However. New York sporting man who desires to keep ill the background yesterday stated that he had positive evidence of a premeditated fake" He told the story as follows:
 ''Houseman, manager of the Tatter- sails A. C.: Harris. manager of McGov- ern, and Hereford. manager of Cans. entered into plct to 'fiX' the match, and win large sum Of money.
 They at first approached AicGoyen with proposal to lose to Cans. but to the credit of the little fellow he abso- lutely declined to have anything to do with the scheme. His refusal to go into the schelne was the cause of a quarrel between Harris and his charge. McGovern Stated that if he went into the ring he would net be beaten if he could possibly help it and that he would fight so long as he had q leg to stand on. He also declared Cans would have to fight CT run.
 'This attitude oil the part of Me Govern was a severe blew to ihe plot ters who expected to make a big haul from the strong admirers Of the cham piOn.
 Then they turned their attention to Cans and found him much more plin- ble. He consented to make no effort to win. and in order 10 make sure of tbat point Harris compelled Hereford to put up a 5000 forfeit binding Cans to lose the bout.
 '"Then the Dlotters sent $10.G1O east to bet on McGovern at any terms. but failed to get CD cent. The wise ones of the east smelled rat and would net be caught
 The many friends of McGoveTn ill the east will be glad to know he was not 2 party to any plot.
 George Siler did not literally and eX- actly. count ten over Joe Cans. He counted nine over the Drostrate negro and then. seeing that Cans was done. could not rise. and simply lay lo@-lihe at his feet. turned away and motioned that the seconds come in and take away the dead. The ten was not uttered-it did not need to be.
 Tie affair has given Chicago boxing
 n .,Il sides men are bowling that the fight was the prime fake of the age, and that Hereford and Harris pluckeI their chickens well Cans and Me Govern say the fight was all on the level People who sat at the ringSide are still GileSSin~. IL may be that the first blow that McGpvern dealt took the wind and steam from Cans: it may be that the negro was scared to death before he entered the ring. He looked frightened, to say the least
 wATERRTRv'S FIGHTING BOUTS.
 The fact that Tommy Feltz, the greatest fighting machiie of his weight on the face of the earth, and Toney Lewis. generally conceded to be one of the most formidable banta amweightS to-day ill the ring. are to meet before the Union Athletic club at the City hall on Thursday evening next, has stirred Connecticut's pugilistic ele- ment to a degree of interest senom equalied in local 1istiana. Large crowds are anticipated from all over the state to this contest. and specula- ton as to the outcome of the bout has been free, if not logical. The cyclone Eeltz is in active training at his quart CTS. Westchester, \. l., i'll company with Peter Maher and other celebrities while Lewis is putting the finishing touches to his work at New Dorp, s. l The last three boxing carniyalS given in this city have been losing ventures to the promoters Of the sport. On this occasion the management has put the prices down so low that everyone at all interested in the manly sport can at tend. The card is an extraordinary one, the reputation of the club is con sidered the best in New England. an6 the prices. 50. 15 cents and S1. should attract the largest crowd ever at { similar exhibition is this city.