Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-19
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Some More Tips About the Wearers ot
 the Padded Gloves.

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 Billy Barrett wishes to meet Tommy Sullivan of Brooklyn.9as
 Kid Carter. who is to meet George Gardner at San Francisco on August 26, has arrived at Denver on his way to the Pacific coast.
 Mike Donovan. the clever Rochester welterweight wants to meet Rube Ferns at Frisco. Donovan declares that he will be ready to box within four weeks.
 Jimmy Davenport, the Boston light weight, wants to clash, with Matty Matthews. Donovan says he can get backing to the extent of $5,000.
 "Young Peter Jackson" has been matched to box Bill Pitts of Ocean City at the latter place on next Thurs day night. The encounter will be for twenty rounds.
 Joe Handler of Newark has issued a challenge, through his manager, Ike Stone, to met any lightweight in Eng lang weighing from 136 to 13S pounds, for from $500 to $1,000a side.
 ''Parson" Davies, the noted fistic manager. is at present at London. Davies is in England for the purpose of arranging several matches for some American pugilists.
 Charley McKeever of Philadelphia, has sent challenge. care of the Mir TOT of Life, London, to meet the winner of the O'Brien-Plumb contest which is to be decided this week at New Castle, England.
 Marty McCue announces that he will leave for California next month to try his luck on the Pacific coast Billy De laney says that McCue will be able to get any number of engagements as he has already boxed there.
 Joe Walcott has been engaged by Tom O'Rourke to train Bill Hanrahan for the latters coming match with Marvin Hart, which is to be decided at Louisville on August 27. It is said that Hanrahan has improved and is ill good condition.
 Advices from Australia announce the death of Tom Meadows, the cham pion lightweight of that country. Meadows, who never visited America, was in England recently. He died on June 12 last at Bathurst. He was 3S years old
 Andy Walsh of Brooklyn, not receiv- ing any encouragement from Kid Car ter in the way of a~match, states that he is going to challenge the winner of the Hart-Hanrahan battle, which is slated to be held at Louisville the lat ter part of this month.
 starlight" the noted Australian middleweight who has been trial horse for Bob Fitzsimmons, Peter IT., I;,,, TToII and ot1n,. xrynII- known Australian pugiliSts, has retired from the ring. starlight has been fighting for over twenty years and his record is a long one.
 George Lawlor, a well-known west ern heavyweight, has issued def to Gus Ruhlin. Lawlor says: q have a packer who will put up $1 1.OOO that I can whip Ruhlin. When l met him once before I was a tyro at the game and weighed but ITO pounds. now weigh 195 pounds.''
 Billy Madden, on behalf of Denver Ed Martin. has notified the manager of Joe Kennedy, the California heavy weight, that the later can have a match with Martin. Kennedy recent ly said that he was anxious to fight Gus Ruhlin. but Madden declares that he must show his skill first against an- other heavyweight.
 ..Kid' Johnson of America is the latest pugilist to try England as a field of action. Johnson, who is ban tam. has been fortuante in securing a match. According to one of the Eng fish sporting papers he is slated to box Billy Gordon. a prominent London scrapper, in fifteen-rould bout some time next week Johnson has quite a record in this country.