Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-15
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Tips From the Ring about Those Who
 Don the Mits.,

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 Billy Delaney in a. letter to Marty McCue. writes that Jim Jeffries is in the best of health and that the cham pion will surely meet Gus Ruhlin at Frisco this fall Delaney also urges McCue to come to Frisco at once, as he thinks he will be able to induce Tim Heggerty to meet him.
 Jack Everhardt, the New Orleans lightweight. who is now resident of Cape Town, South Africa, is making preparations for an extensive trip to Australia. Everhardt has been told by a prominent sport. who is now in South Africa, that he can secure a match and make lots of money by visiting the antipodes.
 A new fighting club is being talked of for Denver Three well-known Col orado sports are in the scheme to build a large amphitheatre to pull off bat ties of international importance. At present, the authorities permit bouts limited to ten rounds. but 1t is said it will not be very long before they are increased to twenty rounds.
 < Billy Roache, manager of George Layigne, has notified the latter to come east and assist Kid McFadden in his training for the latter's bout with "Rube, Ferns, which is to be decided at Fort Erie the latter part of this month. Roache wants to give La vigne a little exercise and incidentally ascertain the ex-lightweights con- tion before he pits him against some of the lesser lights in his class.
 According to report from Buffalo. Frank Erne is now on his way to Den yer, where he is listed to meet Jack O'Brien in ten-round bout. O'Brien and Erne met at Coney Island a few years ago and the result was a draw. Billy Lavigne, brother of Kid Layigne, who is now at Frisco. has sent for felt to Denver for the lex-lightweight champion to meet the winer.
 Hank Griffin, the coIored heavy weight of Frisco, wants to arrange match with either Peter Maher or Tom Sharkey. Griffin says that if Maher comes to the Pacific coast, as it is his intention, he will immediately chal- slenge him. Those who have seen Grif- fin box say that he has improved since Jim Jeffries knocked him out about four years ago. Griffin is also after the winner of the Russell-Martin scrap
 Joe Choyinski, after an absence from the ring of nearly a year, has made up his mind to don the mitts again. The noted California heavyweight has placed his affairs in the hands of Tom my West of Louisville. who is ready to back Choyinski against any of the big men. West has also Kid Cooney of Cincinnati under his wing. He says that Cooney is eager to face either Dave Sullivan, Young Corbett or any other featherweight.A ai I" -
 Harry Harris of Chicago says that he does not know anything of the con- templated battle between himself and ssPedlar'' Palmer as far as Chicago is concerned. Palmer said recently that he is to clash with Harris at Chicago, but he must be mistaken as boxing is not permitted at that city just now. Harris declares that he is willing to fight the Englishman and is of the opinion that the mill will come off at Frisco, if anywhere.
 The Frisco sports are very much dis gusted over the way Tim Heggerty, the Australian featherweight champion, is acting at present Since his arrival from the Antipodes Heggerty has had a number of chances to meet good men, but has avoided them all. Heggerty's excuse is that he came to this country only to clash with Terry McGovern and if he does not get a ;.go. with the little champion he will return to his home. The Frisco matchmakers do not take Heggerty seriously and state that he must meet a third-rate man first before they will offer a purse for him to go against McGoyern.