Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-12
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
AFeW Bits of Information About
 the Big Fellows.

the Big Fellows.
 Bob Fitzsimmons Refuses To Go To California and Train-Jim Jeffries
 Has Decided To Go There, However
 Kid Mcfarland and Matty Mat thews to Meet-Terry McGovern Saves an Actress From Drowning. Skaggs Springs, Gal, July 12.-Bob F'itzsimmons has taken the bit between his teeth and refuses to obey the re quest of the officials of the San Fran cisco Athletic club. They want .Lanky Bob' to finish his training at Oakland, but the ex-champion is well satisfied with Ais quarters here. As a sample of F'itz's daily work, it is only necessary to point out the things he did yester- day. After going eight miles on the road he went into the gymnasium and went through an hours hard work. Then he tackled the punching bag, con- cluding with a downward punch that broke the fastening rope. While at the l bag the day before he delivered such terrific blow that a chandelier some distance away was felled to the ground
 Tom Wilson, Fitz's sparring partner, has not returned to duty. The Cornish man is sorely vexed, as he has not been able to find maA to take Wilson's place. The set of gloves which Bob has been keeping for his battle with Jeffries will be cast aside for a pair which has been ordered in Chicago. The new gloves will have the grip nearer to the fingers.
 Harbin Springs, Gal, July 12.-On next Sunday morning Champion Jim Jeffries will break camp here and go to Oakland. He will finish his training there for his fight with Fitzsimmons on July %. The big fellow did no road that his wind is all right, and gym nasium work and boxing will be his chief exercises hereafter. The cham pion put his sparring partners to a se- were test yesterday. He-lnet each man alternately, in six slashing three minute rounds, and when the performance was over all except the champion presented a sorry spectacle.
 Kid Mcfarland, the lightweight, who has not done much boxing in near ly two years, is to return to the ring. According to dispatch received from Buffalo yesterday Mcfarland has signed articles to box Matty Matthews, his old opponent, before the Industrial A. O., Fort Erie on July 28 in twen- ty-round bout. The mill is for per- centage of the gate receipts, of which weight is 138 pounds. The last time fhn ip Iap ri 1yn Tat theWs out ill one round.
 Atlantic City, N. T., July 12.-As a finale that lacked only red fire and a quick curtain for the stunts he has done this week, Terry McGovern rescued from watery grave yesterday Mabelle Moore, leading lady of the HuntIey Moore company and wife of w. Fl. Moore, the Chicago millionaire film manufacturer. When he and his fair burden once more. walked on the sill very sands of the shore and one of the little fighters friends called him by name and grasped his hand, congratu- lating him on his heroism, Miss Moore for the first time knew to whom she owed her life. She put her arms around Terry s neck and with her lips pressed close to his, gave him kiss that was uOI tOI InG SIdS0 NaTl0Ly. MISS MOOIG. in company with w. w. Huntley and other members of the company, were bathing near the Heintz pier At lit tie distance from the thespian party were Terry and his manager, Sam Har- ris, with their two colleagues James $. Kennedy and Joe Humphreys Hunt1ey and his party were taking sun bath when Miss Moore decided to swim out to the life buoy. . distance of 100 yards. She was ca Ut in the under current near the pier. All bath CTS look alike to under currents, and not even Miss Moore's prestige as lead ing lady saved her. She yelled for help and Terry went after her. He soon reached her and. without a formal in troduction put her arm around his neck and together they started for home and friends. Their companions on shore were frantic. Messrs Harris and Huntley got lifeboat and pushed out to them. Both were pretty tired when pulled into the boat
 Tommy Sullivan knocked out Dum- my Schenck in six rounds at the West End club in St Louis on Thursday night.
 Kid Sullivan and Sammy Myers, both of New York. boxed twenty rounds to q draw on Thursday night before the .4rxx oLs sA s1J. K z4T DATA 4s.o,1