Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-11
ABOUT THE RINGSIDE

It is said that Jack O'Brien, the New York lightweight. will never be ablo to fight again. It is reported that his lungs are affected and that he has been ordered to a milder climate.
 Austin Rice of New London and I1ughy Murphy have been matched to box fifteen rounds at New Haven be- fore the St Patrick's Temperance Be nevolent association on January IT. Marty McCue will be referee.
 Oscar Gardner is dissatisfied with the result of his mill with Tim Calla- han at Boston on Monday night. Gar diners manager says that lie will post a forfeit for a return battle, to be de cided at San Francisco or Louisville. Jack Jeffries, brother to the cham pion, says that he is ready to meet either Joe Choynski, Jim Jetfords or Billy Stiff in a limited round bout be- fore any club in the country. Jeffries is training with the Fboilermaker at Asbury Park. e'.
 Dan Stuart, the southern sport, says that the proposed heavyweighte mill between Jim Jeffries and Bob Fitzsim- mons. in the event of the champion de- feating Gus Ruhlin, lwill be decided at Carson City between May % and June 10.
 Spike Sullivan. whossvishes to meet Joe Cans, says that lie will box the colored pugilist at Louisville for twen- ty rounds, winner take all. The south ern" A. C. of that city has offered to the pair purse of S2o, ,UOO or a good percentage of the gate receipts.
 According to q letter from a well Known English sport, Ben Jordan is one of the wealthiest pugilists in Eng land. It is said that he is worth near ly SoO,OOO and that it is his intention to make $1OO.0OO before he retires from the fistic arena for good.
 The proposed battle between Eddie Kennedy of Pittsburg and Bobby Dobbs, the colored lightweight, has been called off owing to the fact that the men could not agree on the ques- tfon of weight. Eddie Connolly has sent word to kennedy's packers that he will take Dobbs's place.
 George Dixon says that he is going to devote most of his time in the fu- ture to theatrical company of which he has a half interest. The former featherweight champion declares that he is taking care of himself and may become theatrical manager eventual ly and quit the ring for good.
 Marty McCue says that he Will leave up for two weeks the forfeit which he posted with Martin Cowan to bind a match with Terry NIcGovern at San Francisco. If he does not hear from the champion it is McCue's intention of issuing a challenge to any other 126-pounder in the business
 Australian" Jimmy Ryan says that his proposed mill with Kid Mccoy at Waterbury next month is not off. not Withstanding the fact that the Kid is matched to box Tom Sharkey in san Francisco in February. Ryan expects to leave for West Baden Springs in a few days in order to get into condi- ton. .
 Billy Madden has great confidence in Denver Ed Martin, his colored heavyweight. On last Saturday night at Boston he posted $25O with Charley Waldron as q forfeit to match Martin against either Kid Mccoy, Joe Choyn- ski,or any other big man, barring Ruh- lin and Jeffries. Martin was also measured by Dr Sargent of Harvard university, and, according to the lat ter, has the longest reach of any boxer in the world With arms outstretched he measures eighty inches. He weighs when in condition POS pounds, and Is 6 feet, 31a inches tall.