Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-03
FIGHTS AND EN|afiIfRS ENl|afiIfRS.
"Reminiscences of Some of the Fights and the Contestants.

the Cincinnati Fight-PugiliSt Welsh Is Recovering From the Blow That Laid Him Out-Mrs Mccoy Not so Anxious to Renew the Marriage
 vows-Ruhlin Will Train Near Gin
 cinnati.
 An opponent of boxing declared the other day that glove fights are brutal because the pug g.lists do not engage ln ''friendiy' fstlcuffs. In other words he meant to say that fighters lose their heads and bang away with the demoralization of boys in the streets and open lots. As matter of fact, l pugiliSts who know their business do not become hot-headed in the ring. It doesn't pay to lose ones temper when under a hot fire of jabS and swings. | The pugilist who cannot keep cool and ] good natured under the most trying | circumstances seldom reaches the top of the heap. Nine pugilists out ot ten | make boxing a business in which per sonal feelings do not enter into bouts and there is no animus between the men. Many of the most important fights, no matter how sensational and | gruelling, have bristled with friendly | remarks. It was in the JeffrieS-Fitz- l simmons battle that there were ire ! Quent displays of good nature. W hen the men shook hands, Jeffries said:
 Bob, I'm going to win! But know I'll have q hard time!'
 If you can win, old man," was Fitz's reply. you are entitled to all the glory the public will shower upon you.'
 When Fitzsimmons was foored in the second round. he remarked as he 1 staggered to his feet, Jeff, that was a ! beaut.''
 It was in the Corbett-Jeffries go | that the crowd began to laugh at the champion because of his inability to 1 reach the pompadOur boxer. Jenries looked chagrined, but laughingly said: T can't get you now, Jim, but may | be 1 will later.'
 ''Nhen you do, Jeff, I'll know it.' was Corbett's response. and he spoke by the card. Probably no two fight | CTS ever entered a ring better friends than McGovern and Dixon. Terry was always an admirer of the little ! fcatherweight and as they came to the center of the ring for the referees in- struction. Dixon said:
 Terry. no hard feelingS"'
 Not bit, George. May the best boy win"'
 As DiXon's mentor. Tom O'Rourke, threw up the sponge the new feather weight champion was the first to con- sole the fallen boxer.
 "George.'' said McGovern, "you did the best you could and I love you! l hope I didn't hurt much, but it was ! stiff go. wasn't it:''
 Dixon's eyes filled with tears as he mumbled reply and shook Terry's hand with a grip that meant more than words. Fitzsimmons is one of | the best natured fighters in the ring. He may feel bitter at times. but he seldom shows his feelings. When he . tackled Corbett at Carson many on- lockers expected to see Fitz lose his temper because of the known exist | ence of bad blood between the men, but Robert was cool and good natured | even when he was down in the sixth
 round. Fitz apparently enjoys good
 hot go in which he is a factor. and the
 more his opponene fights the better he likes it. The Cornishman said after
 his mix-up with Ruhlin in the Garden
 last August:
 There's the kind of man I'd prefer
 to meet all the time. He's strong,
 game and withal a good fellow. He
 took no mean advantages and fought
 fair. He took a hard beating, too.'
 For time. there was quite lot Of
 feeling between 'Mysterious Billy
 Smith and Joe Walcott. They had
 frequent ''jawing" matches in private
 and threatened to do all sorts of things
 to each other. In one of their battles
 both were roughing it. The crowd
 was delighted because these pugiiists
 were recognized as anything but par
 Tor boxers" Walcott was in the act
 of putting Smith with his head when
 the Mysterious" nghter yelleu 10 the
 referee:
 ..NIr White. see that foul?'
 "Ohw grunted Walcott. "Oh! oh!
 lust look at what's talkin'! Oh! Oh!'
 Whereupon both pugilists burst out laughing. Kid Mccoy and Tommy Ryan have been enemies ever since the latter was knocked out by the Kid
 at NIaspeth. They have met in the
 ring twice since that mill and on each
 occasion both have lost their heads This is about the only case where pucilists have carried their differences into the ring When two men indulge in q street fight it is because they bear i'll will toward each other. They go in to slug for all they are worth, regard less of science. They do less actual damage with their fists than boxers , do with gloves on. To show Wha' friendly feeling between fighters , means it is often the case that vic |. tor promptly engages his defeated foe ) as q sparring partner. In many 1n |. stances a pugilist who is winning t easily appeals to the referee to save i. the other man from an unnecessary beating McGovern has done this sev
 eral times. Fighters seldom abuse each other verbally while inside the 2 ropes and for that matter do very lit < tie talking. There have been numer ous twenty-five round contests in New I York city during which the partici I pants have not spoken word. A I skillful man tries to beat an opponent , as decisively as possible. He makes a study of his job and proceeds to hi T blows that will bring about the de I sired result in the shortest time. Ii s he lands a knockout blow it is purely , q matter of business. There is no de , sire to injure fellow pugilist so that , he cannot recover in few moments I Pugilists nowadays school themselves to behave with decorum. It is no often that a star fighter indulges il , A rough and tumble fight in the street
 This is remarkable when it. is remem l l,arol that mast of them think ta1E