Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-04
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
That Card For Waterbury is
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 Other Fighting News.
 It will be a novelty for the sport loving people of Waterbury to WitArss an alh.elc contest ip fous tnedteI' but it will be a pleasure as well. N4n a ring erected on the stage every per son ill the house from the top gallery to tue orchestra circle will be able to see every blow that will be struck in the coming exhibition. The Water bury Athletic club has indeed prepared a good card and no better has been presented to the people in any city. Thursday evening, April IT, will see three good battles and will see six men in the pink of condition and ready to carry off the honors of the exhibition. Harry Galway and Andy Costello will give you an appetite for the bouts that will follow, and Galway says that he will prove to the people of this city that lie Is the best man In his class in New England. The only trouble with Galway has been lack of attention to his condition and he will have to pre- pare for this contest and prepare well or he will not be allowed to go on. He realizes that fact and he is now traill- ing hard and faithfully for the mill. Costello will need to be in the his best form to get away with the victory
 The second preliminary will bring to- gether two men who will make q hur- ricane contest from the first tap of the Dell. Willie Lewis is a stranger to most Waterbury people. but when you stop to think that he wanted to fight Dave Sullivan in private for a purse. and that only the choice of a referee prevented that contest, you can readily see that Lewis is a corker and that Le will do battle for keeps. His opponent is also stranger to the sports of this city, but young Walcott Is boxer after the style of his brother Joe and he has many victories to his credit over men who are rated high In the pugilis- tic world. The betting on this bout IS that 1t will not go the limit, and that is good betting. too.
 The big bout of the evening will bring together two little men whose regulations as boxers stand at the top of the ladder of pugilism. Dave Sulli- van, the husky Corkonian, has been in the game for some years, and he is to- day in better form than ever before. His recent encounter with Terry Me Govern. the pride of the sports. while 1t resulted disastrously for him, did not cause him any disgrace. To stay fifteen rounds with McGovern and to have almost won the battle in several rounds is a record good enough for any Of the little fellows. He will make a fast battle and he will be there to tie finish of his opponent, is the way he expresses 1t himself. Everybody knows Austin Rice, the honest and sturdy lad from New London: the pride Of Connecticut and the best man in this country on whom to get run for your money. He has been in the game for years and never has finger been point ed at his record as to the fairest ard squarest little fighter that has ever donned a glove. This is the card that has been arranged and these are the men and the sports of the state of Connecticut have never seen a better one.
 Kid Mcfarland, after successful trip through the west. has returned to town. Mcfarland is ready to box any lightweight in the world. He prefers mill with Frank Erne and is willing to box the lightweight champion at tie limit, 133 pounds. Mcfarland de- clares that a well known Buffalo sport Is ready to back him for S500O a side as soon as Erne consents to arrange a match,
 Billy Madden says that he has re ceived an offer of $2500 purse for a twenty-round bout between Denver Ed Martin, his colored heavyweiglt and Bob Armstrong, the fight 70 he held at Charleston, S. C., the day he fore the Jeffries- -Fitzsimmons encoun ter, in case these two agree to box il the south. Madden further said: ''1 wish you would ask Kid Mccoy an6 Tom Sharley if they intend to box Gus Ruhlin in London during the Ma tional Sporting clubs fstic carniva next June.
 Beacuse Fitzsimmons did nosf repl, and accept its offer of $3O,0O0 purse made on April l, for the Fitzsimmons Jeffries fight, the Century A. c. of Los Angeles, Cal, has withdrawn it's bid 4 telegram from the club to that effec was received last night. Fitzsimn.on: came out fatly yesterday and demand ed that Charleston should have tn, fight on the ground that the best offet Cdm6 lTOlu lu0FG. GTcY N1llldtuS manager of Fitz, sent telegram t, Jeffries yesterday to this effect Thi dispatch was sent before Williams knew that the Los Angeles club f;at withdrawn it's offer. The offer of th, Charleston club remains open pnti midnight tomorrow. J. c. Jaudon sDt J. F. Mclaughlin, who came to New York to represent the Southern club returned home yesterday.
 Philadelphia, April 4.-Thomas Horn kerth, better known as Tommy White the youthful pugilist who was injured in his fight with Tommy Markley a the Knickerbocker Athletic club, Gray Ferry road and Carpenter street. las Saturday night died yesterday after noon at the Presbyterian hospital Hornkerth was in a bad way towar the end of his fight and Manager Fly land stopped the bout in the fit round. Hornkerth reached his corner where he fell unconscious, and he re mained in this state until Tuesda morning. when he regained conscious ness. Dr Fairies, who was attending him. found 1t necessary to remove hin to the Presbyterian hospital Wednes