Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-11
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
The Big Fighters Are Fast
 Rounding Into Form.

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 Rounding Into Form.
 Jeffries and Ruhlin Are Each Ready
 For the Fray-Kid Sayres Defeats
 Kid Garrity-Spike Sullivan and Ed
 die Connolly to Meet Again--Billy
 Stift Beat Byers-McGovern VIII Second Danny Dougherty Tonight.
 San Francisco. Nov 11.-James J. Jeffries and Gus Ruhlin are rapidly rounding into condition for their hea- yyweight championship battle, which l takes place before the Twentieth Cen tury club next Friday night. As the date of the big bout draws nearer the I interest increases. Jeffries has qult his training camp in the woods, whefe he has been doing all his preliminary work. besides hunting big game, and will put on the finishing touches near the city.
 He is already in good shape for the l fray. and those who have seen hllia work with big Bob Armstrong are or the opinion that he is just as good now l as ever.
  the champions condition and says he i will have no trouble in defending his championship title when he tackles the young Akron giant, who once fought l him a draw.
 Ruhlin is a conscientious worker when preparing for an engagement but he realizes that the coming strug- gle is one that will either make or break him and he is particularly cau- I tious to be just right when he tackles the big Californian.
 As the articles under which Jeffrles and Ruhlin will box make no special reference to the way the men will act ] in what is popularly termed a clinch, ] Jeff was asked what he considered would be the proper course for Ruhlin ! and himself to pursue: "The articles i call for contest under Marquis of Queensberry rules" replied the cham pion. ''That means that either man IS I entitled to fight away as long as he has I one arm free. At the same time It doesn't license him to hold with one hand and hit with the other. Directly the referee finds that either man is l holding and hitting.. it will be his duty l to break Us apart. He will also order up to break if he notices that wa are ] both holding and doing no fighting. ] Otherwise he is not supposed to inter- fere."
 St Louis. Nov 11.-Kid Sayres of Milwaukee defeated Kid Garrity of Chicago at the Olympic club Saturday night. Sayres had the winning hand all through, landing several hard blows on the jaw which caused the downfall of the Chicago boy in the third round. l ,I,O 1N11T stouter than his opponent, and won on merits. doing practically all leading and hitting with steam Garrity was outclassed.
 New Haven, Nov 1.-The first spar ring exhibition of the season which will be held in this city will take place November 22 in Music hall, on Court street. It. will be under the auspices of the St Patrick's T. A. and E. society, which managed several similar affairs at its club house on Wallace street last season. The executive committee of the society which has charge of the plans for the exhibition has just com pleted arrangements to bring together for the star bout of the evening Eddie Connolly of St Johns. N. B.. and Spike Sullivan of New York city. These men met here in January, 1899, in the most closely contested contest ever seen in the city. Referee Sheehan called it draw decision which Con- nolly's friends took exception. to and which has been discussed at length here since the exhibition. The coming meeting between the leading light weights will forever silence the ques- tion of their superiority. They will box twenty rounds at 40 pounds. The intermediary bout will be between Terry Hogan of New York city and Andy Costello of Grand avenue. This will be. Costello's first appearance in the ring since the accident to his hand here last winter His hand is in first class shape again and he will give the metropolitan pugilist a close battle The preliminary bout is not yet ar- ranged. Marty McCue will referee He officiated at most of the bouts held before the St Patrick's T. A. and B. socieyt last year. Charley Harvey of New York. who has host of friends here, will act as announcer.
 Chicago, Nov 11-Billy Stiff of Chi cago was awarded q decision on points over George Rvers of Boston on Sat urday at the Chicago Athletic associa- ton. Stift's margin was not apparent to a majority of the club members, who thought the colored boxer from the east was entitled to draw.
 Terry McGovern will begin training