Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-11
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Terry MeGovern Has Accepted
 the London Clubs Offer.

He Is to Get s1.50o for Expense
 Tommy Ryan Loses Fight on
 Foul-Erne is Going to England
 Dan Creedon is Not Kicking Over
 His Defeat-Ruhlin Has Posted His
 Forfeit-other Bits of Fighting
 News.
 It looks as if Terry McGovern may be induced to go to England and fight Ben Jordan after all. The announce ment that the new Adelphi A. c. of London was ready to give a purse or 5000 for the pair to meet in 2O- round bout. with an additional Sl,5OO for McGovern, to defray his expenses across the water, has proved to be quite an inducement and yesterday Sam Harris, Terry's manager, said he would accept the offer. Sam objects to arranging a match to be decided before next May. The club wants to have the mill decided within few months, but McGOvern cannot sail for abroad until April of next year. In speaking of the proposed match, Har- ris says:
 ''If Terry and Jordan come together l will insist that the fight take place on May 31. which is Derby night. I wish it also understood that either Charlie Mitchell or Parson Davies must be permitted to referee. If the club sees fit to accept these terms, l will sign the articles of agreement as soon as they arrive in this country, | and I will be ready to bet 5000 on the l outside that Terry will win"
 Kansas City, Oct 11-George Green of San Francisco got the decision over Tommy Ryan in the sixth round of a | bout at the local club last night. Ryan was the aggressor and had slightly the better of the fighting. which was hot until the sixth round when the referee gave the decision to Green, disquali- | flying Ryan for striking Green while | on his knees.
 Los Angeles, Cal, Oct 11.-Joe Bern | stein and Bill De Coursey fought twenty round draw here "Wednesday | night. They mixed it from start to finish and at times the infighting re- sembIed a rough and tumble affair. De Coursey was a little fresher at the fin ish, but Bernstein did a trif1e more | damage.
 There may have been at some time a pugiIistic contest in which the victor received the entire purse, but no au- thentic record exists. It is a fact. | however. that Joseph WalcOtt feels so confident of defeating Edward Carter he insists on the winner having all the purse. As Carter has one decision over WalcOtt, the white boy might be expected to snap at the offer, but he | demands a reasonable share as a los CTS end. and it looks as though the match might fall through. Carter says he personally has no objection to winner-take-an clause in the ar ticles. but his friends advise him to hold out for sufficient to at least pay | the training expenses of the defeated | man. Carter's friends are wise in their generation. The chances are that | the Black Demon will make short work of Carter if they meet again. | Tommy West has the distinction of a | victory over the black fellow, but in the Madison Square Garden bout wherein Walcott ''hurt his arm" the rugged West was an infant in the hands of the negro.
 He's the fOulest fighter ever met'' was merry Joe Walcott's remark to II tIs 7Orters who asked him what he tI t of Gardner. Neville Forder, | a Iacific Coast sporting writer adds:
 '.And there was ample Justification for the stricture. for if Walcott has | ever met a fouIer then he's been play ing in hard luck. Once Gardner | found that he could not hurt the negro | with his gloves, he continually met his | injumps by smashing his forearm, | from wrist to elbow. across the eyes. nose or mouth with all his weight and | strength behind it: repeatedly he but l ted his head into the chest and face of his opponent; nearly every clinch he | showed his arm under the chin. across where most folks wear their neck Out Joe has no neck. that's why he never gets it thereD And to add to all this. he slung him to the floor on two occa- sions. And after all he couldn't wfn.''
 Frank Erne. the lightweight cham pion. sailed for Europe yesterday. He went away very quietly and had noth- ing to say as to his intentions. It is to be hoped he has not gone across to challenge Jack O'Brien. the heavy weight champion of England.
 Creedon took his defeat very calmly. ''Weinig has improved" said he. 'He can be reached pretty easily, but he's good and strong and can take lot of | it. The decision? Oh. I'don't often lose fight on foul. This time I was taking every chance. saw Weinig l raise his knee an inch from the floor. | Then l slugged. He dropped the knee back and lost He's a good fellow and all right"
 Marvin Hart of Louisville, who the | western sports predict will be the mid | dleweight champion inside of another | year. has signed articles for a fight | with Billy Stift of Chicago. The two | are to come together for twenty rounds | before the Empire A. C. of Louisville |