Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-10


 when it is found, as it was in New
 London and in Louisville, that the in ternal machinery is defective, from
 whatever cause, then an invitation to any practical source of assistance Is
 proper.
 sI do not believe that the people of
 Waterbury want a diSgraceful prize
 fight in that city. If the city officials
 have been fooled, or if they are fooling
 the people, then an appeal for outside
 help should be made by citizens of
 Waterbury, who feel that their city is
 being disgraced by such an affair as the one in, question is sure to be.
 When the fight was proposed for
 New London, after license had been refused in Hartford, the citizens of ,. New London aroused themselves and finding the city officials were misrepre-
 sent1ng them, took the matter to State
 Attorney Lucas, who promptly asked T Chief Justice Torrance for a special session of the superior court, the same to sit in New London on the night of the proposed fight. in order that all persons who should violate the law .l might be promptly dealt with He then notified the mayor and others con- participants would be dealt with as the law directs.
 .i Not wishing to face the probability of states prison sentence, the con- #l teStants and others interested quickly arranged to shake the dust of Connec- j tlcut from their feet and hold forth in Kentucky, where tlfST felt sure of being welcomed with open arms
 But here an awakened citizenship rent the air with protests and the gov ernor and attorney-general took a hand, resulting in an injunction which prevented the fight
 NOW. l have to say to all inquiries LhaL II the people of Waterbury are Wni1ng 70 permit Bill Crowley to give an eAnlDltlon such as has been de- sclloeu II Qon't see what we can do.
 write this letter for a two-fold purpose. First, to make clear our po- sltlon to our friends who think we should act in the matter; and, second- ", to call public attention to this dar Ing attempt to set at defiance the laws or our state in the city of Waterbury, | s. F. THRASHER.
 Some people may think it's a cinch to manage champion pugilist," said | Al Herford, the right hand man of Joe Gans, the colored lightweight, "but to tell the truth it's no picnic When Cans was an unknown quantity it was no trouble for me to get men to box him, and they always insisted on the l purse being divided, 75 per cent to the winner and p per cent to the loser, as 1 they all thought Cans was easy meat. Now it is different. These fellows who challenge Joe to fight for the cham p1onship title are either looking for a lot of cheap notoriety or want me to fhc 3x, 111a VTYz
 mine tell you, it is a pretty tough Job getting colored boxer up to the top of the ladder these days. Of course, some may say, Look at Tom ORourke. Did he, not make George Dixon the championY That is true. put 1t was much clearer sailing then, Another thing, there was not one-quar- ter as many boxers as there are now, to say nothing of the good ones of the present time. Then there is the treat. ment usually meeted out to a colored man in the ring. San Francisco ref erees are particularly severe on them. The next time go there with the champion will dictate who shall be referee. Of course. if I mentioned man of the Wyatt Earp type I would not blame them to object, but if they won't stand for an honest mans ser Ie doing. The idea of the people on the coast to raise objections to a man like George Siler or Charley White, saying they must have a Frisco man or none at all! Didn't western referees act in that capacity in New York during the, flourish of the Horton law? They New Workers never objected, so what license have the people or the clubs out there to register kick? There's a fellow at Frisco by the name of Jimmy Britt. They call him 'phenom.' Why, of Iered to let Cans stop him in fifteen rounds or lose the gate receipts; but I guess they think 1 am a 'rummy'-a phrase the coast people use for suck CT, Look what had to concede to get the championship from Frank Erne. I fought him in his own town, agreed to the paltry purse, and also to all the in-. suits that were thrown at me. bunt that did not make me quit. I.still roasted Erne the harder, and the whole world knows the results. 1t lasted just 100 seconds. promised Erne a return match, but not right away. When | asked him and Jack Herman to meet me at Buffalo on September 10. to my disgust found Herman but not Erne When asked Herman for the ex- champion he said he went to his farm m Lewiston that very morning to fix up 9 gymnasium. Since Cans first started out have made for him and myself something like $1OO,O0O. But there's the expense best of living and best railroad travelling. Then almost everybody looAs for tip from a cham pion, and there are other things too numerous to mention.''
 Chicago. Oct 1O.-Lawrence Temple. Tom O'Rourke's new sable pugilist, shines forth upon the boxing annals as the inventor of new fighting sys- tenn, and one of the most effective de- yised since Terry McGoyern came for ward with a novel method of "cop- ping" the man ana the dollar. Tenn ple's system is picturesque. It is only practicable, however, for burly men. of broad and stocky build, possessing great physical strength and hitting power. He does not spar, feint or dance. He does not rush as other fighters do, dashing in on springy toes and with short steps, but runs just as he might if trying to catch a car. AS he arrives he keeps one glove so set as to cover nis jaw, he arches his body so that he cannot be hit in the dinner. 0v1d hk Ao4l %I. 1x.