Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-05
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Secretary Thrasher Says He
Will Wait and Watch.

He Pats Colonel Watterson on the
Back, Although the Colonel Told
Him to Purify His Own District Be
fore Going Elsewhere Young Jack,
son Defeated Tim Murphy Patsy
/ Sweeney After Joe Cans.
Secretary S. r. Thrasher Of the Law
and Order league has addressed q re-
! ply to Colonel Watterson Of Kentucky,
in the matter of Colonel Watterson
comment upon Mr. Thrasher's effort
to stop the prize fight in Kentucky
Mr. Thrasher has received a number
OF letters from Kentucky, and other
parts of the country, upon the subject,
some of which are interesting. The
letter follows:
Headquarters OF Law and Order
League of Connecticut.
New Haven, Conn, Sept 4, 1902.
Col Henry Watterson, Louisville, Ky.
My Dear Sir:--I have just read your
comments on my letter of the 9th ult,
and am much pleased with the spirit
you manifest.
In view OF your suggestion that this
is too big a country for one society
away off in the land of steady habits
to attempt to regulate and reform, and
that reform like charity should begin
at home, | may be pardoned for saying
word more.
Our habits up here in Connecticut
are not as steady as tradition would
seem to make them AS a society.
we have our hands pretty full in at
tending to our own business In this
instance, however, reform did begin
at home, and when the fleeing outlaws
sought shelter in your city, I selected.
you and your paper ais the best posi-
BILE medium through which to call pub
lie attention to the facts contained In
my letter
You did precisely what I expected
you would do, namely, you made public
two important facts with appropriate
comment, First-that the law of Ken
lucky is perfectly clear on the subject
of prize lighting, and
Secondhand it is the duty of your
local officials to enforce it.
There viii be little difficulty in sup
pressing the proposed fight if the Of
fieials once realize that public senti-
ment is in favor of the law, which
must be sthe case. 1T should find
some way to- express ITSELF
shall watch events in louisville
for the next three weeks with interest
Yours truly,
.. T. THRASHER, Secretary.
Baltimore, Sept 5.-Patsy Sweeney
Of Manchester, n. H., won from Gus
zeigler of New York in the fifth round
Of their twenty round bout Wednesday
night. Zeigler was clearly bested and
his seconds threw up the sponge.
New York, Sept 5.-Billy Madden
and his two big pugilists, GUS Rubin
and Denver Ed Martin. are coming
hS1lIes 9he trio wiii BE bai ck aiIts tfi rs
tEctty n thin Z he next two weeks. 7Tffey
We're in Paris when last heard rro1r
From that place they will proceed to
Switzerland and then sail for Ameri-
ca. Madden has had a rather success
lful trip. Both Rubin and Martin,
who have appeared in the principal
cities of England, ireland, Wales. Scot
land and France, have proved excep-
tional drawing cards Martins con-
tests in England against Sandy Fergu-
son, Bob Armstrong and Frank Craig,
the Harlem Coffee Cooler added to
the negro's reputation and upon his
arrival here he will be in a position to-
demand matches with any OF the
heavyWeighfs. 3 Madden says that the
first thing she intends to do when he
| gets back to the United States will be
! to look up Jim Jeffries and induce the
champion to meet either Rubin Or
Martin. If the brawny Boilermaker
Ignores Madden's men, Billy adds that
he viii go after the other heavy scrap-
pers and see. what he can do in the
way Of matches / a
George Gardiner, the Lowell middle
weight, Intends to direct his attention
toward Tom Sharkey Gardiner has
now accepted the challenge of the ex-
sailor who few weeks ago declared
that he was through tackllng heavy
weights and was prepared to fight any
one nearer his class. Gardiner saws
that he can get to Sharkey's weight
and will fight him for $4,000 on the
outside and the best purse obtainable.
Gardiner adds that he will be ready
to face Sharkey next month if neces-
sary.
South Bend, Ind, Sept 5.-Harry
Forbes of Chicago knocked out Big
Mackey of Find1ay, o., in the second
round last night. In the first round.
Mackey started the fighting in an ag-
gressiye manner and rushed several
times. He was wildly cheered by the
crowd, but his finish came quickly in
the second. Forbes caught him on
the jaw with a right counter and sent
h1m down for the count. AS soon as
Mackey was up Forbes sent him down
again. The third time Mackey went
70 the floor he remained there while
the referee counted him out.
While on sleeping car en- route for
cincinnati, Terry McGovern and Joe
Humphries attempted to havessome fun
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