Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-16
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Dave Sullivan is Talking 8 Whole
 Lot of Bluff.

If He Ever Meets Terry McGovern
 He Will Long for Home and Mother
 Trying to Legaize Boxing in Min
 nesota-Martin Judge Wins q Battle
 -Jefries Will Drop Brady When
 His Contract Ends.
 As noisemaker Dave Sullivan is champion. As a fighter he is mixed up somewhere between the second and third class. Just at present he IS working his tongue overtime in an e1- fort to make sporting men believe that Terry McGovern backed away from fight with him. As there are all kinds Of people in the world 1t may be that some of them will believe that Sulll- van feels as he talks. If they do Dave will have deceived them. If fighter ever was glad to get out of match, Dave Sullivan was anxious to back away from Terry McGovern.
 If Sullivan ever gets into a ring with McGovern he will be whipped so quick ly that he will not have a chance to realize that he has started. There is not a man in the featherweight class, there is not 130-pound man, and, it well may be doubted if there is q lightweight in this or any other coun- try who has any license to get into the ring with the little terror from Brooklyn. He would tie common bruiser like Sullivan into so many knots in the first half minute of play that the latter would need the services of all his friends in unravelng the tan gle.
 Oscar Gardner Is not a good match for McGovern, although when he knocked Terry down in the Broadway Athletic club he came close to putting him away. That knockdown brought McGOvern nearer to the knockout line than he ever has been before or since that time. But he steadied himself quickly, and. coming back strong. fin ished his man in good style. Now they are to have another bout in San Fran cisco April 30. IT may be that Me Govern will not be so impetuous this trip. and that the proceedings will last little longer. but there will be no change in the result.
 Last night McGovern'S manager sent out the following letter:
 "McGovern is scheduled to fight Os- car Gardner before the Twentieth Century Athletic club of San Francisco on April 30. His intentions after get ting to the coast is to meet all corners. He mach prefers to try conclusions I O V. Any other man in the champions class in California will also be accommo- dated. On the coast McGovern no doubt will have to concede pounds in order to Set on a match, and this he will do readily in many cases.
 SAM HARRIS,
 Manager of Terry McGovern."
 Harris never got closer 10 a fact than when he wrote that McGovern would have to 'sconcede pounds or let the other fellow in for q sound thrashing. There was a time when sporting men thought that McGovern was little more than a husky young fellow. who could punch hard. That was when he was whipping feather weights and did not have to half try to win. But when he met Erne, the lightweight champion, he stood re- vealed not only as one of the hardes, punishers. but also one of the fastest and cleverest boxers in the world.
 Erne is in San Francisco and it is not improbable that Jim Kennedy may be able to induce him to have another try at McGovern. There is no doubt that lot of coaxing will be necessary. but if any man can turn the trick. Ken nedy is that man. Although a fast boxer and a game fighter. Erne was punished badly by McGovern in their previous meeting. and the recollection of the force of the Brooklyn boys blows probably still is fresh in his mind. Should he agree to another meeting it will be at some weight close to the lightweight limit. and not at 12S pounds. the weight at which they fought in Madison Square Garden. And there are those who believe that McGovern can whip Erne at any weight the latter fighter cares to name.