Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-24
SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD

1 Captain Titus of the New York de tectiye bureau called the reporters to his office last evening and announced that he was no longer seeking to ar rest Kid Mccoy, the pugilist, for the alleged theft of a $1,000 bill from Da- lvid Lamar on Saturday in the saloon which bears the prize fighters name. The only reason Titus gave for call ling off his sleuths was that a very prominent and reputable lawyer who wanted to keep his name out of the business had told the captain over the telephone that there was no reason for arresting Mccoy.
 It appears that the taking of the bill was only practical jolz@. 1 Jack 0'bfien of Philadelphia yester- day posted $1 ,000 as a forfeit with Al Smith, The money was left with the stipulation that the first man covering it, provided he comes within a few pounds of the middleweight limit, can have a match, O'Brien in depositing the money had this to say: ''Of late a number of stories have been circu- lated to the effect that l was afraid of meeting men who had 8 chance with me, This is silly rot. Haven't I faced Walcott, McKeever, Maher and others who have won a reputation Every one knows that I want to meet Tommy Ryan in the worst way. I have not left any stone unturned in or der to bring him to time, but when it comes to final test he has been found wanting. l will meet Ryan or any other boxer at 158 pounds, weigh ill at 3 o'clock on the day of the scrap. This is fair and square and when my mon ey is covered I will talk shop. The idea of Kid Carter agreeing to stop me inside of six rounds is funny enough to make horse laugh. 1 will give the Kid a chance provided he weighs 15S pounds and can secure backing for $1,O0O. But no matter what conditions I may advance it is dollars to doughnuts that my forfeit will not be covered.'7
 What proved to be one of the most interesting limited round bouts of the year was decided at Boston on Monday night before the Cambridge A. c. The contestants were Young Peter Jackson and Charley O'Rourke, a young Bos- | Il. six rounds and went the distance with the result that the battle was called a draw. In the first round O'Rourke had the better of things. He landed frequently on Jackson's head but Jack son did not seem to mind it. In the second things were even, but in the third Jackson showed his hand by i dropping O'Rourke with a short left jolt on the point of the chin. O'Rourke was down on the floor until eight sec onds were counted and then staggered to his feet. Jackson went at him vic iously but could not put him out. The remaining rounds were uneventful.
 In the preliminaries Matty Baldwin of Charlestown met Joe Williams. the latter winning in six rounds. Shadow Morris of Elizabeth, N. J., next whip ped Luther Manuel of Portland, Me, in six rounds. In the 145-pound class Jim Conolly of Boston had Billy Jor- dan going in the first round, but Jor- dan displayed unexpected strength af- ter that and kept Connolly working hard to make it a draw.
 1 William Elmer, trainer for wrestler George Bothner and the man who at i the finish of the match between Both. her and Jenkins on Monday night en- tered the ring and punched Referee Tom Sharkey, was in the Yorkvil1e court yesterday on g. charge of as, l sault. Elmer admitted that he had struck the referee.
 'FI thought he was giving my man the worst of it, he said.
 You had a nerve to go up against Sharkey," Magistrate Brann remarked
 ''I lost my head" was the response
 ''Fm surprised that you still have ii with you" said the magistrate.
 ''It was lucky I was there,' put in Police Captain Lantry. s'I prevented Sharkey from returning the blow"
 "Pl let you go this time,'' the mag istrate said to Elmer. s'Your nerve is good, but your judgment is bad"
 Elmer said nothing, but hurried out of court. .