Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-21
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
There will be Plenty of Sport at
 the Auditorium To-Night.

Bouts Will Start Promptly at Eight
 O'clock-Each Contestant Is h
 Good Form and There Will Be Some
 Warm Battles-Great Interest in the
 McKeever and Walcott Go-Other
 News About the Boxing Game.
 Dark and stormy as the day broke, 1t cast no gloom over the management, the boxers or the big crowd which will appear at the Auditorium tonight. This is the Hull before the storm and the whole sporting world of the east IS eagerly awaiting the stroke of to- night. when the gladiators will step into the arena All have ceased traln- ing and are taking a well earned rest before the struggle.
 The preliminary between "kid'' Lee and "Kid' Brown will be called on the minute. If this does not last the six rounds. or if it does. Harry Galway and Frank Hallett will be ready to step into the ring as Johnnie White an nounces his decision. This bout is of considerable state importance as it will decide the championship in the bantam class. Both contestants are in perfect trim and neither will give up up4l after whirlwind battle, and one is put out of commission.
 Following will come the much looked for go between George Mulli- gan and Walter Burgo. Mulligan's friends and packers, while realizing that their knight has hard proposi- ton before him. are confident that the tall. slim young fellow will win. They base their belief on Georges clever ness and staying powers.
 The bout that takes the big interest Is that between McKeeyer and the 'Black Demon'' Walcott. This will be of more than ordinary interest in sporting circles. Mckeever, fresh from his victories across the water, is out for the place which Walcott has held for years in America. It. means everything to him. and it means every thing to Walcott. and the latter realiZ- es that his defeat will send him down the ladder. up which he has strug- gled until he became a top notcher. It is win or lose with them. everything to win and everything to lose. and this fact is what is bringing the big bunch of ring authorities from New York. Philadelphia. Boston and from all over the state
 The arrangements for a special train from here to New Haven, which will allow all the down valley and Hart ford people to get home before morn ing is a piece of thoughtfulness that patrons of the sport are thanking Moe Harris for. Walcott will probably not appear until weighing in time. It is a hard thing to get him from his train- ing quarters until the last moment.
 The exhibition is now guaranteed financial success and it will undoubt- edly be carried out in a manner that will show that clean, legitimate box ing is go in Connecticut.
 To-day Billy Hayes of Naugatuck telephoned to the Democrat requesting the insertion of an item to the effect that he should be pleased to meet Chris Hapehny at date to be agreed upon later. before one of the Athletic clubs, the Nutmegs preferred, that is willing to offer the largest purse. MT Hayes also stated that he is anxious to meet Mir Hapenny's manager, MT Mclean, and talk the matter over with him. Come. now. there's a chance for the Brass City athelte to see what the man from the rubber town is made of.
 M'COY STOPS A FIGHT.
 Kid Mccoy, the fighter. acted the role of a peacemaker on the trip to this country of the Oceanic. which arrived here yesterday A chorus girl was to blame fer. the misunderstanding, which might have become serious if the pugilist had not interfered. The Kid wouldn't say much about it after landing because he pleaded he was Tn 1,,yr l. C.. xsXl~ he has become recOnciled and whom he remarried after she had obtained a divorce. He had time to announce, however, that although he spent only two days abroad he had bought two hackney mares and stallion for his farm in Saratoga. A theatrical man on bOard-Said not to be a press agent tells the story of Kid Mccoy as q peacemaker. Here it is: One of the chorus girls in Lederer company, a charming woman and good actress, Miss Katherine Emmerson of Phila- delphia, was the cause. While playing in Boston she met l.. w. Burlan of that city When she sailed to play in the Belle of Bohemia company in London Burlan followed. Both came back on the Oceanic and Burlan, who was i'll almost all the way, had to re- main in his cabin. Miss Emmerson is vivaciOuS girl and in fun spent some of her time in walking the deck with Ernest Kennedy. a promoter of Ross land, B. c. Burlan heard of it ana told Mccoy. with whom he had be comee friendly. Burlan soon got well also. Mccoy went into the smoking room one day and found Burlan and Kennedy threatening to whip each other, and Mccoy told them to stop or he would whip both of them. Then he patched up a truce, and while the ship came up the bay Kennedy, Bur Ian and Mccoy drank one another's health fe
 BRADY'S STOCK FARM.
 William A. Brady Is about to, engage in one of the very few undertakings he has not heretofore attempted in his career. This time 1t is the operation of stock farm. Yesterday title of Il farm near Asburv Park confaipiro