Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Still Talking of Stopping the Corbett and McGovern Co.,

Ministers Trying to Emulate Thrasher,
 Mayor and Governor Say They
 Will Not Interfere George Dixon
 and Pediar Palmer Meet in London
 To-night-Palmer is the Fayorite.
 Louisville. Sept S-A persistent eff fort is being made to prevent the Mc- Govern Corbett fight from being held in, Louisville on September 2, all though so far none of the officers has signified a willingness to take up the matter. The governor says that he has nothing to do with it, that the To- cal civil authorities are the ones to see that the law is obeyed, and that the attorney general has made no reply to an open letter addressed to him by the editor of an afternoon paper. The articles of agreement, which call for a, limited round boxing match, were submitted to the police authorities and approved.
 Church people of Louisville, however, have been Erying to arouse sentiment against the fight. At all the prayer meetings last Wednesday prayer was offered against the fight. Two ser mons were preached against it last Sunday At a meeting of the Long Run Baptist association, the oldest } and largest Baptist organization in Kentucky, resolutions opposing the fight were adopted. The governor was requested to use his prerogatfVe to stop the fight.
 Mayor Grainger is firm in his declar- ation that the fight will take place so far as he is concerned. & $. London, Sept S-Everything is in readiness for the bout tonight between Pedlar Palmer, the crack English box CT, and George Dixon, formerly feath-. erweight champion of the world. The boys will box before the National Sporting club for side bet of $500 and purse of 1,5O0, of which the winner is to receive $1, ,O00.
 The fight has aroused great interest. Palmer is favorite in the betting at odds of 10 to T. Both have trained hard and Dixon is confident he will re- deem himself.
 Matchmaker Bettinson of the Ma tionel Sporting club has notified Dixon that 1n case he secures the decision over Palmer he will be given an oppor- tunity to again meet Ben Jordan. As Dixon is anxious to wipe out the defeat which Jordan gave him at the Lenox Athletic club in New York few years ago, he will fight his cleverest to defeat Palmer and thus again have the op-. portunity of measuring his skill with Jordan
 Americans here are taking the small end of the betting, and nearly all of tneIn nave a small wager on. Dixon.
 George Gardiner, who recently de feated Jack Root at Salt Lake City is after Dig game. He announces, with every evidence of sincerity, that while he IS willing to grant Root return match. lis ambition is to meet Robert Fitzsimmons.
 William I. L.sCrowley has become man. ager of the Waterbury, Conn. Athletic club. It is proposed to hold ifs first boxing exhibition on the night of No vember 4, election night. Polls the- ater or the City. hall will be used. and no trouble is anticipated in getting a ficense.-New York Telegraph.
 Joe Choynski has once again made the announcement of his exit from the roped arena The blonde Californian who was in his day one of the clever est neayyWeights the ring has ever seen, says that he is through with the game for good and will never don the gloves again in a professional mill Choynskf was a trifie light for the heavyweight class and in nearly all his battles he met men who were heavier than he was.