Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-30
FIGHTS Ind Fighters
The Corbett and Rice Contest is
Now Almost Assured.


Foreign Influence Some Suspi-
cion That There May Be Personal
Reasons for Thrasher's Pursuit of
Corbett and Manager Crowley.
1t is pretty nearly foregone conclu-
sion that the Rice-Corbett boxing eX-
hibition will assuredly take place No
vember 6. Even the DIRECTORS have
almost conceded that they can find
nothing Objectionable in the exhibition
as advertised and while some of them
who have probably never seen box
ing exhibition are still holding out,
the majority of them will take no fur
Their steps to prevent the exhibition.
One thing that has induced some of
the DIRECTORS to draw out Of the mat.
ter is the fact that Thrasher, who
lives down in New Haven and is max.
Ing good fat thing out of his position,
was making the balls and they were
nrlng them. They began to think that
when the last legislature would not
give Mr. Thrasher the right to control
boxing, that the members of the leg
1slature knew what they were doing.
They argued, why, then, should they
try to help Mr. Thrasher in a matter
IN which the state lawmakers refused
to even let him have look in?
The good people of this city who
nave been holding meetings to pre-
vent what they believed was to be a
violation of the law had only the word
OF this man in New Haven that sucb
was the case. Very MANY of +hen1
nave pride in their own Judgment
and fhey also feel that they can con
Duct their own little affairs witho11t
the aid of foreign interference. That is
good way to look at it. They saw
why does not Mr. Thrasber do Tho
work his charter calls on him tn .do9
waterbury is not a wicked civ nv
any means, although Mr. Thrasher
would have them think otherwise Our
clty mas as good a name for rnoraIitv
as any city in the state. We have
alWays had such exhibitions. They
nave not lowered our moral STANDING
one iota. The best people in the civ
nave patronized them. Mr. Thrasher.
Iney believe, should be told to 90 abort
ms own business and not try TO blast
Tue name OF Waterbury by heraldinp
broadcast that there was going TO he
2 prize night in this city. GamhJino
ana Illegal liquor selling are two of
the strong planks of Mr. Tbrasber,c
cnarter. He should use those blanks
q nttIe more than he does and lief the
cues attend to their own affairs. They
nave been told and they are beoinnino .,
70 realize it that Mr. Thrasher has done
Aotnlng as yet which his charter calls
on MN TO, that is, anything of imnort-
anee curing the past year, and he is
looking for notoriety in following mr.,
certain boxer and manager wber-
ever tney may appear. WHY has ha
NOT followed up the boxers in Nav
britain and other places? Why has
ne slgnaled out Corbett and MANAGER
crowley as his objects of attack? Whv
mas ne never objected to any of Ans
: nm Rlce's contests before? What IS
Lhe reason that this secretary of the
Law and Order league has, which is
FORCING him to chase Corbett all over.
the country? There must be some
tnlng behind it all, they believe. and
tney propose now to LET Mr. Thrasher
attend to his own affairs and they win
look out for their own.
Savannah. Ga. Oct 3O.-After the
nrth round Of spirited bout that was
scheduled for twenty rounds before
the savannah Athletic club, ANDY Da-
ley OF Boston last night threw up the
sponge to Tommy FeItz. Daley ex-
planned to the crowd that he had to
TAKE on six pounds yesterday to make
llS. the limit of the articles of agree
ment. and that he was so weakened
merely that he felt he was doing him.
self injustice to continue. Dalav,s
boxing weight is 124 pounds. Feltz
nad the better of the argument.
Chicago, Oct 3O.-Local methods Of
training for six round bouts are apt
10 De revolutionized if Terry Mccoy
ern stays here much longer. During
a setto between Buddy Ryan and
Jimmy Barry, at the formers training
quarters, Terry went to Ryan and
SAID: of course you are not work
ing Tor a championship fight. but your
pattle with Kid Broad on Friday night
means about as much to you. DONE
pox SO lightly. Get some big fellow
you can slug. This fancy work will
make light hitter of you if you keen
1t up You will find it's different
when you get in the ring with Broad
know what he is. He will not stand
and box with you. He is there to take
~AS IOp VI your u0d3l OIL IL You'll lei
him. That's the kind of work vol
want to get in shape for. would
advise that you get a middIeweight
and every day have a real fight with
him. This fancy tapping won't dc
at ALL"
Benny Yanger and Tim Callahan are
to have another six round bout. The
American Athletic club of Chicago
has secured the boys for Monday night
November 10.
The fighting game is too slow TO,
Eddie Hanlon in California and he has
decided to come east to meet the best
boys at his weight. He considers
Harry Forbes, the champion. or Abe
Attell as about his size. Hanlon is
regarded as the cleverest bantam evel
seen on the coast
Tom Sharkey has made another de
claration that he will never fight again
The refusal of Gus Rubin 20 meet The
former sailor caused Tom so much dis
appointment that he now says a $50,
600 offer will not be sufficient induce
ment to make him enter the rims
again.
During the past four weeks Youns
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