Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-16
Fights and FIGHTERS.
Date OF the Corbett and McGov-
ern Battle Again Changed.

ern Battle Again Changed.
It Will Take Place September % Both
Lads are Still Hard at Work Train
ing The Fight Between Denver Ed
Martin and Bob Armstrong Was on
the Level-Jack Bonner and Tommy
Ryan to Meet.
Instead of battling with the authori-
ties Of Connecticut, as he said he
would, Manager Crowley of the Nut.
meg A. @. of New London, where the
fight between Young Corbett and Terry
McGovern was to have been decided OH
the 29th of this month, has wisely
thrown up the sponge in token OF de-
feat. The battle has been transferred
to the Southern A. g. OF Louisville, and
the only thing in the original articles
that has been changed is the date, the
boys meeting on September p. They
will battle for guarantee purse Of
$4,000, with the understanding that IL
the receipts amount to over $4,000 the
fighters will get go per cent gross
been made to Young Corbett's staff OF
trainers in the shape, of a harness
maker. Corbett has received instruc-
tions to cut loose ON his 1504pound
punching bag and he Is sailing in with
a vengeance. Corbett's weight varies
good deal. He takes off a little, then
builds himself up and his process OF
working is so nice that he grows
stronger and stronger. He is as pow
erful as a welterweight.
Bridgeport, Aug 16.-The fact that
the battle-ground has been shifted from
New London to Louisville, Ky, cuts no
figure with McGovern. He Will con-
tinue training here until a few days
before the date of the contest, when he
will pack up and HE himself south.
Terrys' wife. unheara1ded, broke in
upon her husbands training camp
Thursday. Mrs McGoyer1i was accom-
panied by her two children, and Terry,
who: had just returned from his nine
mile spin orlithe read. found his family
awaiting him. Terry passed a pleasant
hour in their i company, after which
dinner was served. Terry's Wife
watched him go through his work In
the gym and seemingly found great en-
joyment in the manner in which her
famous little husband buffeted Artie
Sims and '.Corneyv Wheeler q local
lightweight. who has been substituted
for Eddie Cain while the latter's dislof
Gated Jaw is mending. There has been
big demand from numerous fashion
able women to see Terry train. In
order to crafty the longing of the
400" of Fairfield county, Manager
Harris has set aside Thursday, Aug 81,
as ladies' day at the training camp.
Al twenty-round contest between
Jack Bonner, the Summit Hill miner,
and Tommy Ryan is being arranged.
The mill will be decided in Kansas City
during the coming fall. Sam Fitzpat-
rick has taken Bonner under his wing
and expects great things from his new
charge Sam has been in communicar
ton with the, Kansas City people and
5is conff1ehts Oh clfnching the mHtchs
The full details, however, will mot be
settled until after Ryan's mill with
Kid Carter OF Brooklyn at Fort Erie
next month. If Ryan and Bonner box
the "go' will be at catchweights.
The talk that the fight between
Denver Ed Martin and Bob Arm
strong, which was recently decided at
London, was fake is strenuously
denied by both Charles q (Parson)
Davies and Billy Madden, managers,
respectively, of the rival pugilists.
Davies says that the bout was honest
ly fought and that Armstrong was de-
feated on his merits. Davies is now
seeking another contest, to be fought
in this country, and in a letter ito the
n r. o. 4~S So ExxHg
lows. II desire to thank the Mirror
and other London journals for the kind
mention they have made of Bob Arm
strong and myself i'm connection with
the Crystal Palace boxing tournament
4 should also like to state that Bob
Armstrong has no excuses to offer for
his failure to beat Denver Ed Mar
tin, preferrfng to be declared the loser
rather than to win through any tech
nical claim, as previous to the contest
there were many runors to the effect
that the affair would not be on it's
merits, for the reason that both men
were from the United States Of Ameri.
ca, and strangers here. and no side
wager being posted on the result; also
the fact that Martins manager Mr.
Madden and myself are friends of long
standing. The result Of the contest,
lIOAl llAGg tCIOICt Oh llk1 press
and public, has shown there was not
the slightest foundation for those re-
ports. In conclusion. I will say TINT
Bob Armstrong is willing to box Den
YER Ed Martin again twenty rounds on
any reasonable terms, only asking that
he will have not less than eight weeks
time from the date of signing articles
of agreement in order to properly con-
dition himself. the contest to take
place in America