Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-13
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien Con-
 tinues to Win.

He Made a Punching Bag Out of George Cole of Trenton Last Night
 The Boxing Match Will Take Place In New London-Fake Exhibition Given Down ill Bridgeport About the Boxers and Their Matches.
 Philadelphia, June 13.-Philadelphia Jack O'Brien made punching bag out of George Cole of Trenton last night at the Broadway Athletic club. While O'Brien did not try to knock out hls negro opponent, he would have been more merciful to him had he done so in one of the early rounds. He closed his left eye completely and the negro could barely see out of his right eye at the end of the sixth round. O'Brien used straight left-hand jab. He failed 10 knock Cole down in any round. Cole often tried to bring his right across on O'Brien's leads, but the latter stopped them with his shoulder. Cole was pitiful object when he left the ring.
 New London, June 13.-William l.. Crowley of Hartford, who will pull off, the McGovern-Corbe fight here, was in town Wednesday in conference with Mayor Dart and the police con- misisoners concerning the proposed bat tie. A rumor had it that the State Law and Order league was to have representative at the fight, and if it should take on an element of brutality, he. with the police assistance, would stop the bout. Manager Crowley wished to get the feeling of the people here. Mayor Dart is said to have told MT Crowley that a ''prize fight'' would not be allowed. but that 8 scientific glove contest would not be interfered with.
 Billy Gardiner and Tim Kearns, who
 are old rivals, will meet at Bridgeport, June 19.
 Jimmy Handler is matched to box
 Rube Ferns ten rounds at catchweights
 at Kansas City, Mo, on uJne 10. l Jimmy Britt of San Francisco hurt
 both his hands in defeating Kid La
 vigne, and will rest. Britt, for win
 ming. received $1,S23.50 and Lavigne got S624.50.
 1 Belfield Walcott and Luther Manuel were the contestants at the Cambridge l A. A. Wednesday evening. The latter was outpointed from start to finish.
 Wa1cott was declared the winner. l Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia and
 George Gardner have been matched to
 fight before the Wabash Athletic club,
 Chicago on June 23. O'Brien has agreed to allow Gardner to weigh 162 pounds at 6 o'clock on the evening of the contest.
 Nl, .4,r ,n1s S1f 1 Denver, Col, are opposed to boxing, and | it is likely that no more big matches will be held at that place. Young Cor bett will leave there at once and start east.
 Art Simms. who was beaten by Cur l ley Supplies at Fort Erie Tuesday night, has fought fifty-seven battles up to date, of which he has lost only four, one to Otto Seiloff and two to Martin Duffy.
 Bridgeport, June 13-There was crowd of fault-finders in Water street, near the corner of Fairfield avenue at 10:45 o'clock last night. A few min
 utes before, up in Turn hall, Jack Shepard had retreated to his corner in the midst of the fourth round of box , ing bout, remarking that lie was tired. Most or the crowd did not mlnce mat l ters in declaring that the affair was a | fake. A crowd of between 450 and 500
 men gathered in the hall. The first
 event passed offswithout incident. The
 main interest of the evening was cen
 tered in the bout between Shepard and
 Miller. The first three rounds were l fought with considerable spirit, with
 the advantage in favor of Miller. Dur
 ing the fourth round Shepard suddenly
 stopped fighting and walked to his cor
 her. "i'm tired" he said, as he sat
 down. The crowd groaned Efforts
 were made to get him on his feet
 again, but without success. Referee
 Dick Howell gave q decision in favor
 of Miller. There was no abrasions
 made and no blood was shed