Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-27
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Gus Gardner Who Meets McFad-
 den Has a Good Record.

He Has Been Up Against Some of the
 Best in His Class and Has Held His
 Own-The Card for Thursday Night
 is the Best Ever Offered in This
 State-Tickets Go On Sale To-mor-
 row Morning-Som Good Fights
 Last Night.
 There are q number of people in thls city who do not believe that Gus Gard ner will be able to handle the hard hitting George McFadden in the main bout on Thursday evening at Poli s theater, but d glance over the record of this young and husky boxer will prove conclusively that McFadden will find that he is up against q tough proposition. Gus Gardner is but 19 years of age, yet he mas been in the ring for five years. He has been put up against all the best ones in the busi- ness and he fears no man in the ring to-day of his weight. He has record to be proud of and even George Me Fadden, good a record as he has, can- not surpass the one of this young pugil- ist. He said today to the Democrat sporting editor that he will make George McFadden travel the fastest clip he ever went in his life, and he be- lieves that he can put McFadden to the boards for the count before the limit is reached. At any rate he will be there when the bell sounds and he will find McFadden if it is possible to do so. Gardner's record is as follows: Jack Sullivan, knockout in five rounds; Billy Devine, six round draw; Howard Will son, ten round draw; Harry Burke, twelve rounds, won; Finn Callahan. ten round draw; Eddie Gardner, twenty round draw: Jack Carrig. knockout. ln nine rounds; Curley Supplies, twenty i've round draw; Jim Smith. knockout. 1our rounds; Billy Devine, knockout, four rounds; Gene Bezenah, ten round uraW; Ross Connell, knockout in three rounds; Jim Donovan, knockout in eighteen rounds; Fred McFadden. won III SIX rounds; Louden Campbell. won ln eight rounds; Art Simms, twenty round draw; Rufe Turner knockout in nlne rounds; Young Gibbs, twenty round draw; George McFadden. won in SIX rounds; and Frank Erne, to whom Gafdner lost the decision, in six rounds. LilAt IS T record as good as any of the ooAers and makes him fit competitor lol Sdcfadden. Thursday night should see some fast boxing.
 The tickets will % on sa1o +o . row morning and there should be pls demand as already two hundred are spoken Tor from other cities. An oller was made yesterday by west eIh cluD for purse of $1,OOO for
 Gardner and McFadden to meet there put both men had signed an agree nent and posted forfeits to meet here With Manager Crowley and they would not back out.
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 Toronto, May 27-Martin Duffy of Chicago was outpointed in a ten round go with Tom Couhfg of Dunkirk in this city Saturday night. Couhig out fought his man from first to last and earned the decision.
 Kansas City, May 27.-Tommy Ry- an had anothers easy mark when he tackled Jimmy Handler last night. The bout lasted just four rounds and then was stopped by. the referee be- cause Handler was on Queer street. Handler was knocked down four times in the last round and was all ln. He landed but two good blows throughout the fight and Ryan pum- melled him when and where he liked It Was easy money for Ryan although Handler got good bit for getting dumped
 Chicago, May 27-Austin Rice of New London lost his chance for a % with Terry McGoyern when he met defeat at the hands of Benny Yanger last night. Yanger was in the pink of condition for the six round bout and right from the start he made it a hust- ling fight and hammered Rice with body blows and hooks to the head and face until Rice clinched repeatedly to save himself. In the second round Rice became aggressive and he sent that left of his to Yanger's mouth and jaw and pounded him. with the right on the kidneys until he had the crowd with him who called on him to give Yanger the finishing touch. Rice was not equal to the occasion for in the next three rounds Yanger punished him so severely that Rice was forced to hold on until the referee pulled them apart. Yanger got the decision, but Rice got a good cheer from those present for his gameness.
 London. May 27.-Tom Sharkey, who arrived ill this city on the 14th inst. is now at the Two Brewers, Chipperfield, Herts, hard at work training for his contest with Gus Ruh- lin during coronation week The ex- act date has not been set.
 Sharkey is under the care of Sam Fitzpatrick and his. brother Jack. and Eddie Vernon, as well as Tank Ken ny, are with him. Kenny is his sparring partner.
 When Sharkey stepped off the ship he weighed about POO. pounds. The trip across had no effect except to give him a coat of tan.
 Johnny German and Kid McFadden are training with Sharkey. McFad- den is matched to fight Jim Williams (the loser of the Tokel1- Williams bout Monday, June 2, at the National Sport ing club. German, as has been an- nounced, is to meet Tommy Ryan.
 When Sharkey landed at Waterloo