Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-03

Front-Joe Choynski Has Some Fun
With Frank Childs-Jack McAuliffe
Acquitted of the Charge of Theft
Kid Mccarthy, the ex-Boxer, Shot.
San Francisco, Dec 3.-Jimmy Britt,
who defeated Frank Erne in seven
rounds at the Yosemite A. G.. on last
Wednesday night, and thus put him
self in line to fight for the lightweight
championship, is native of this city,
having been born here twenty-five
years ago on October 6, last.
At the age of 18 he took up with
boxing, and until last January was
the amateur lightweight champion of
the Pacific coast While as an anna
feur Britt's record is interesting. At
ter trimming all the men in his own
class he went afield for bigger game,
and even to taking on 160-pounder.
This man was Frank Bell. and he put
him to sleep in three rounds. Joe
Rock. finished boxer, was put out
in the same time. and then came
George Eager, champion Of his year.
Two rounds sufficed for him and his
seconds, and next there was Billy Be
vert of Oakland. The scrap with him
is talked of to this day as one Of the
fastest amateur bouts ever seen
around the bay.
Britt got tired of winning medals,
and in the professional ranks he
thought he could make more money
than it was possible for him to grind
out with back bowed over the cash
book and ledger of his fathers plumb
ing business. His first professional
mill was with Toby Irwin, before the
Acme Athletic club of Oakland. It
lasted fifteen rounds, and it was evil
dent that the pride of Telegraph Hill
had met his master in the plumbers
bookkeeper.
The next fight was with Tim Heg-
arty. the Australian boxer who came
to this country to lose the big reputa-
ton that he had won on his own
heath. Timothy was knocked out cold
I'm the eighth round by one Of Jimmy's
Iefts. and has not done much since.
The third. contest was with the IA
nous Kid Layigne-the Saginaw won
der. Britt beat him to a standstill
in eight rounds, and the Michigan
boys brother threw up the sponge to
save him from a Knockout and serious
injury.
These are Britts measurements:
expanded. IS inches; biceps, 1912 inch
es; calf IA inches: thigh. 21 inches;
height. 3 feet 6 inches: waist, 80 inch
es; calf il inches; thigh, ? Inches;
reach, 6S inches. .*,..
Toledo. Ohio, Dec 3.-Joseph Kelt
ner, better known as Kid Mccarthy,
the ex-pugilist, came near meeting
death at 1890 o'clock yesterday morn
ing by being shot by G. w Wilson. 10
years old of Big Rapids, Mich. One
of the bullets lodged in McCarthy's
left shoulder and the other struck a
CHANGING blow on his chin, dropping
into his shirt bosom, where it was
found on removing his clothing at the
hospital. Yesterday the authorities
at ST Yincent's hospital reported him
to be resting easily and he may sur
vive The shooting took place on
Summit street. between Cherry and
Walnut. Kid Mccarthy was formerly
one of the best known boxers in Ohio,
but of late years has been engaged in
the saloon business in Toledo and
Cleveland.
After Denver Ed Martin gets
through with Bob Armstrong at Phil
adelphia next week he will at once pro.
coed to California to get in shape for
his twenty round bout with Jack
Johnson, the negro heavyweight, who
recently whipped George Gardner
and Frank Childs No date has been
set for the mill. but it will probably be
early next month.
The latest mail from across the
ocean brings the news that tenders
and designs are being called for in
connection with the erection OF q
monument over the grave of Peter
Jackson, the once famous colored
heavyweight pugilist, at Sydney, New
South Wales. They are to be in by the
9Th of this month.
Joe Bernstein, who has developed
into almost as good a wrestler as q
boxer, and his business manager
"Count" Koran. are back in New York
During his five months absence Bern
stein has lost only one battle with the
gloves, with Young Corbett at Balti
more. HeiS carded to do wrestling
turn at one of the New York theaters
next week. He wishes it understood
however, that no boxer his size need
have any hesitation about talking
match with him, Terry McGovern par
hcuIarly.
The bout between s'Twin'' Sullivan
Of Boston and George Byers. the col
pred middleweight, at Bangor, Ne, OF
Monday night. was the tamest kind OF
an affair They were to have boxed
twelve rounds. but the authorities
stopped it at six They were evident
" as much disappointed as the spec
tat0rs The decision was a draw.
Joe Choynski met Frank ChiIds al
Chicago on Monday night before the
Lyceum A. c.. The veteran heavy
weight was all over ChiIds during th<
contest and foored him in the second
Choynski had all the better of the tilt
and received the decision.
Jack afcAuliffe. the ex-lightweighd
champion, was discharged in the JEFF
ferson Market court yesterday on the
charge Of grand larceny which VII
ILL., 4 y 49, -,1-ofor-rnd QQainSf him