Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-11
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
Heavyweight Matches Arranged
 to Take Place in England.

Sharkey and Ruhlin Have Agreed to
 go Abroad to Do Battle-MaItin
 Duffy Whips NIatty Matthews
 Jack O'Brien Received Quite Sur
 prise From McKeever-Jim JefSrles
 Talks.
 The representatives of the National Sporting club of London yesterday ar ranged two heavyweight matches to De decided before the noted foreign club during the ceremonies in connection with the coronation of King Edward, which are to be held next June. The pugilists who have agreed to go abroad for the purses offered by the London organization are Tom Sharkey and Gus Ruhlin. By appointment Billy Mad den, manager of Ruhlin, and Sam F'itz- patrick, acting for Tom Sharkey, met G.-C. Lea and w. 4. Gavin, who have come to America for the purpose of carrying out the scheme of the Nation kll Sporting club to hold an athletic carnival lasting one week. and Dr Ord way. who has been representing the foreign institution for the past ten years in this country, at the Gilsey house Sharkey was also present. A conference was held i'll one of the rooms of the hotel and in q short time the matches were arranged.
 The purses which the club has of- Tered for the mills are liberal ones. No especial opponents have been chosen for Ruhlin and Sharkey. They are likely to be paired against either Jef- fries or Bob F'itZsimmons. if the last named pair agree to go to the other side. At any rate they seem to be much Impressed with the importance of the trip, for they will begin training at once for the encounters. The matches are limited to twenty rounds. Peter Alaher may get chance to go to London, and if he accepts the induce ments offered it seems likely that Maher will face belt emblematic of the heavyweight championship of Ire land ii addition to the purse.
 pr Ordway said that he has practi- cally completed arrangements between fhe following fighters to participate in the carnival: Frank Erne, against any man in the world scaling from 135 to 142 pounds; Joe Walcett, at the welter- weight limit, and Tommy Ryan against any first-class middleweight Young Corbett will also be invited to tackle anybody i'll his class He may have as a rival either Jack Roberts or Will Cur ley. Nothing has been heard as vet from Yale or Harvard or from the United States army or navy relative to sending across the ocean their repre- sentative champion boxers, fencers, wrestlers and other crack athletes. Messrs Lea and Gavin say that they will f1lyrx fhic ma fnr 11fa ac fho professional boxing contests are ar ranged. Mir Gavin said: We do not intend to offer fabulous sums for the contests between the professional fight CTS, but we will do what is right by them and treat them literally. We have had no trouble thus far, but I wish it understood that we will not tolerate any pugilist who will make ex- Orbitant demands"
 Billy Madden said after the meeting that he has received an offer of 50 per cent from the Pyramid club of Chicago for six-isound tilt between Bob Arm strong and Denver Ed Martin. The club wants to pull off the fray on March 20. Madden. however, has de- cided to wait until he hears from the National Sporting club, who may want the mill.
 Philadelphia, March 11-Philadel- phia Jack O'Brien received surprise at the Washington Sporting club last night in his bout with Charley Me Keever. The boys had hardly put up their hands when McKeever sent his right across and landed squarely on O'Brien's jaw. O'Brien fell backward, landing heavily on his head He stayed down the limit. McTeever was so anxious to get at his man that it required all Referee Rocap's strength to keep him away. When O'Brien re- gained his pins he was yisibly groggy. but. he managed to avoid McKeeyer's rushes by going into clinch. O'Brien was hanging on and McKeever was using both hands. but to little advan. tage. The boys were finally separated, but .O'Brien's legs were unable to sup port his body and he again went to the floor. He gathered himself together after a few seconds had elapsed and again managed to duck away from Me Keeyer's x swings, which were too wild to do any material damage McKeeyer was too anxious, and, instead of stand ing off and trying the place q punch that would have settled the bout de- cisively, he rushed in wildly and O'Brien had just enough sense left to go to a clinch. O'Brien managed to stay out the round amid the widest demonstrations of the spectators. The minutes rest did O'Brien a world Of good, and when he came Up for the second round he was comparatively as fresh as he was at the opening of the first round. He had the better of the bout from that on to the finish. In the second he opened gash over Me Keever's right eye and at the finish had him decidedly tired.
 Chicago, March 11.-Martin Duffy, Chicago's crack lightweight, made n target of Matty Matthews last night at the America club Matthews never had a 1ook-in. and from start to finish of the six rounds was an easy mark for Duffy's lightning speed. The rounds were remarkably alike. Matthews. who seemed rather feeble and has been boiling out at Hot Springs, would make hard efforts at a right hand body punch, followed by Il left for tile jaw. Duffy would block the rights and side step the lefts, and then would cross his right over on Matthew's features with a thud. The footwork of Duffy played havoc with all Matthews's calculations.