Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
FIGHTS Ind FIGHTERS.

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Stories Emanating From the
Cam ps OF the Boxers.
Joe Walcott to Meet Either Wienig,
Carter. Root or Hart--Kid Carter
Has Signed Articles for Life Jack
Root and George Gardner VIII Meet
Again in -Corbett and
McGovern win Fight at Night Under
a Tent.
Buffalo. Aug 2l.--Kid Garter, who is
matched to battle twenty rounds with
! Tommy Ryan at the International A.
1 @. of Fort Erie OF, Monday night, Sep
timber Is, has been at R8aehe's Point,
| Ont. for some time. On next Saturday,
| however, he will 80 to Fort Erie TO
train. kid Mcfarland, the popular
New York lightweight, is with him. Joe
Macias, the Kids" manager, says THAT
Carter will whip Ryan, not by out
\
did Mccoy, who defeated Ryan, SO the
tho kid does not fear a setback in
his coming fight George Siler of Chi
cage will referee the fight, Ryan hav-
1 ing objected to Eddie Mcbride, the OH
cial referee OF tina club.
| !. Knoxville, Tenn, Aug 21,--Society is
agog over o prizetight that was held
Saturday night, the acts Of winch
have lust leaked out The battle was
engineered and carried ont by So
ciety folks, and was brutal to the ex-
trefne. The fight took place at Tate
/ Springs upon property owned by
Col Thomas Tomlinson. He refused
to countenance the mill, and Is indig-
nant because the fight was pulled off
4 on his grounds despite his refusal to
permit it. 1t was six-round fight
to finish between Jack Martin and
a fighter known as Kentucky Bill"
/ Both men were soon bathed lin blood.
/ Martin won. Kentucky Bill'' had his
/ nose broken, his right eye badly gouged
and his ear split Col Martin Knowles
OF Atlanta with Others made UP the
| purse. Martin Condor, Jr, OF New
4 York was the referee. The fight was
held near the kitchen quarters of Col
i
ate building some distance away from
the coloneI's dwelling. 1t is rumored
| that number OF prominent women
| witnessed the fight from within the
building. The battle has caused great
| comment 1t is the first of It's kind
ever held In this section,
1 Joe walcott has signed articles to
Hal lat
4 ter part of next month. Ee is to be
pitted against Al Wienig, Kid Carter,
Jack Root or Marvin Hart, on Septem-
/ Der % or 20. The affair will be under
| the auspices OF the Golden Gate A. g.
This win be Walcott's first match in
this country since his return from Eng
/ land.
The friends of Kid Carter, the noted
Brooklyn middleweight, will be much
/ surprised to learn OF his marriage
According to a letter received from
! Carter, he was married at Buffalo on
| August to Miss Fannie Barron, for
| merIy Of Lynn, Mass, said to come
| from an old New England family. Car
ter is training near Buffalo for his
| fight with Tommy Ryan, which is to
| take place at Fort Erie on September
Is. If successful Carter will return to
Brooklyn and purchase a home for
\ himself and wife.
Jack Root and George Gardiner
| are to come together soon, but this
time the match will be held in San
Francisco. Root is dissatisfied with
the outcome or his contest with Gardi-
| ner, which took place at Salt Lake
City on Monday night last and which
resulted In his defeat, and Gardiner
has consented to give him another
chance. Their next match will be linn
tied to twenty rounds. No date has as
yet been set, but 1T is likely that the
combat win be held not later than
September 20. Rootesays that he will
bet the losers end Of the purse that he
wins next time.
Young Corbett has again decided to
change his training quarters for his
bout with Terry McGoEern, to BE held
at Louisville next month. The feather
weight champion will prepare for the
| fray at West Baden. Springs, Ind. 1t
was Corbett's intention OF starting for
the west yesterday, but he made up his
mind to remain until to-day. Bob GRAY.
| matchmaker of the Southern A. g.,
says the fight will be held at night ane
the scene OF the conflict will probably
be on the bicycle track adjoining the
auditorium. A circus tent will be used
for shelter. Seats for several thous-
and are already provided there and
| more can be built. The people of STRAIT
ford, Conn, are going to tender Nc
Govern and his trainers q reception be-
| fore they leave FOR the west. A hall
has already been engaged and there
will be hot time in the. old town that
night il present plans do not go amiss.