Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-01
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Jim Corbett Says Jeffries Does
 Not Want Him.

Corbett Says He May Manage a Hotel l in the West-Joe Walcott's First Ap-
 pearance- -Fitzsimmons Says He Will Fight Again--Wants Another
 Go With Jeffries
 Milwaukee, Wis, Oct 1.-There IS a strong probability that James J. Cor bett may accept proposition made to him when he was here last week to manage a hotel The plans arrange I for a special overhauling of the house in question with the addition of gym nasium. It is to be virtually a hrst class hostelry and physical culture school combined.
 Regarding his future prospects, cor bett, who is looking bigger and strong CT than i'll some time, said:
 sI have been having an immense time around the country" said he. II like the work, as my mOnolOgue has made hit everywhere, and you know a mono1ogue is purely extemporane- ous, although don't suppose could make many believe it, but it is all mine, and take up the full amount of time allotted to me. I am booked in- to May and guess l will be i'll San | Francisco in June, and after that I don't know what will do.'
 sFight?'
 ''Fd like to, if Jeffries will meet me, but 1 tell you he doesn't want my game. l made him more trouble than anybody he ever fought, and with three months training I think l can beat him in twenty-five round con- test. But they may not give me 3 chance. l am not supposed to talk fight under my contract, but can't help it when hear lot of four-fushing i'll the heavyweight class"
 The same science that Corbett has heretofore displayed in his boxing con- tests is equally shown Tn the game of golf, which has taken a great hold up on him. Since the company has been out this season each day he has devot- ed two hours to the links, and through out the country has met some of the most noted golf experts. One of Cor bett's pet trophies is a solid gold golf ing stick, presented to him by the Duke of York, whom Corbett met and played with in Toronto last October.
 Portland, Ore, Oct 1.-ts'If good in- ducements are offered to me I would go into the ring again." said Robert FItzsimmons yesterday upon his ar rival with his company to appear at one of the local theaters. ''I see by press dispatches that I am quoted as being willing to meet anyone, bar Jef- fries If there is anyone in the world l would care to fight it would be lief. fries. He is the only man to defeat me out of 329 battles since first start ed, and if go into the ring it would be to wrest the championship from him. My hands are not in condition and will not be for some little time, but when they are all right I will be ready to talk business. Mccoy comes out with challenge and an offer to bet So,O0O, and if he will renew that offer when my hands are well I would like a chance at him.''
 Joe Walcott will make his first ap. pearance next week at Philadelnhia since his return from England, where he whipped Tommy West before the National Sporting club, London, last June. Walcott is to meet George Cole, another negro, of Trenton, before the Golden Gate A. c. The bout is for six rounds. Cole is fair fighter, but not 1n Wolcott's class. He made a good showing against Jack O'Brien lately. however, and his friends expect him to give the "Black Demon hard tussle. The mill was to have been, held last night, but was postponed. s
 The six-round bout between Joe Cans and Martin Duffy, the crack Chi cago lightweight. which was to have been held at Philadelphia before The Golden Gate A. c. on October s, has been called off. Duffy injured his hand few days ago while training with Joe Choynski. Gans's next fight will be against his old foeman, Kid Mcfarland, on next Monday night at Fort Erie before the International A. c., for the lightweight championship. The "go' is for twenty rounds.
 Joe Bernstein requested that his ten round bout with Young oCrbett be post poned for 9 week. The Eureka A. e. of Baltimore has granted the request. and the contest is scheduled to take place on October 16, instead of the 9th.
 Patsy Haley, once one of the fastest and cleverest of featherweight boxers, IS now at Chicago, and will at once fit nlmself for work on farm Abe Pol lock is tending to his interests. Patsy is said to look far better than at any time in the last five years, says he has cut out the booze and will get down to work and trim anything of his size.
 Art Simms, the well known light Weight. who was McGovern's sparring partner at Cincinnati, was married re. gently to Miss Lillian Pardee of Akron. O., telephone operator of that place GUS Ruhlin was among the guests.
 Dal Hawkins, the one-time crack lightweight, has seen his best days, ac- cording to accounts received from Butte, Mont, of his fight with Jack Clifford, the promising Butte light. weight He has lost his punching power and his ability to take punch has left him.
 WITH THE POLOISTS.
 Portland Trying Hard to Get Into the
 League.
 Cy.1o TT.