Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
What Is Going On In the Pugilistic
 World This Week.


 The following are the principal box ing bouts scheduled for the week: Thursday, Kid McFadden ys SQlly Smith. at Los Angeles. Friday George Dixon vs Young Corbett, at Denver Saturday-Jack O'Brien vs Dido Plumb, at Newcastle; Young Kelley vs Pete Brooks, at York Bench.
 It Is with much regret that sporting men hear that George Dixon is to be one of the contestants at Denver. They had hoped he was through with the game, for he is not now physical ly strong enough to go against such hard game as can. be found in his class He certainly did not pick out anything easy when he agreed to meet Young Corbett The way that the lat ter trimmed young Broad makes Dixon's friends feel as he will have to take another defeat.
 Jack O'Brien, the Philadelphia box CT, who has been showing of what poor boxing material the English hea- vyweigbts are composed, has another easy thing for Saturday, Dido Plumb, who Is to meet him, is a fourth rater.
 Jimmy Handler finds no trouble in getting on matches, notwithstanding his many defeats. He is to meet Dick Moore at Trenton August 19.
 Young Peter Jackson, who is again cutting some figure in the boxing world, is to meet Bill Pitts at Ocean City. Md, within ten days.
 Tim Murphy, the Australian middle weight, did wise thing when he saw the boxing game at Chicago was dead. He secured employment as clerk in Chicago, and while many of the scrap pers are struggling for square meal he is eating regularly.
 Jim Corbett. finding he was not like ly to become an idol in England, re- turned to America. What he consld- cred the hardest cut was given him when he left his hotel in London to en- ter a carriage which was to bear him in the neighborhood of Whitechapel. '.The bloomn' giant yelled Il Mitch ell adherent, ito think that he would have to use his knee on Our Charlie!' He did it, though, or he'd have got his head folded in.'
 Kid Lavigne will emerge from his retirement i'll about a month. when he will meet Barney Frury in Cincin- nati His showing in this bout will show if he has regained enough of his old time form to match him against McGovern.
 Dave Wallace, the English feather weight, is going to try his luck again i'll this country. The last time he was here Bernstein made him look like q counterfeit by putting him away in one round. He wants another meet ing with Bernstein. feeling confident he can reverse the decision.
 Plans are being formed with the idea of making Fort Erie, Canada, The Mecca of pugilists. John Hermann, the prime mover in the scheme, an- nounces that he purposes to erect q club house at an expense of S,500 Ac- cording to Hermann, it will be one of the most complete, and best equipped fighting arenas ever erected. It will have seating capacity of 15,000, and Hermann says he intends to arrange bouts that will fill every seat in the house. The house will be ready for occupancy by December. Hermann is now trying to book a twenty round contest between Frank Erne and Ter " McGovern. Another match he has ill view is bout, between Tommy Ryan and Jack Root. If Tom Sharkey and Kid Mccoy come to an under standing i'll regard to a match, Her mann will bid for the contest. Until Hermann appeared in the field it looked as though Tom O'Rourke might have q monopoly of the big prize fights with his club at East Portchas- ter. O'Rourke obtained permit from the last Connecticut legislature to hold boxing contests, and workmen are now busy erecting O'Rourke's arena. It will be completed next month.