Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-20
FIGHTS lind FIGHTERS.
Reported Death OF Jack Root
Ii Denied.

Late reports say lndI ne Is AfouAu
Almost as Well as Eyer-Jim JEFF
fries is Generous to His Trainers
and Managers Other Fight News.
The report that Jack Root died from
the effects of his injuries proves to be
a canard. Root was around after his
sight in Salt Lake City with George
Gardner, apparently as we'll as ever.
How the report started is a mystery.
Arrangements were practically con-
Guided yesterday morning by repre-
sentatives Of Root and Gardiner for q
return match between the two men
TO take place within two months be-
| fore the club offering the most salts
factory purse. It is probable that the
! fight will go to San Francisco or Chi
cago.
That Champion Jim .Tcffries is lib
erag TO fhe men who train him is evil
denccd from the way in which he paid
his coterie or trainers after he had re-
ceived his share OF the purse money
fos' defeating Bob Fitzsimmons. Billy
Delaney, his manager, and Jack JEFF
fries, the boilermaker's brother, each
ring partner, was rewarded With $3.50,
| while Kid Egan, his representative,
| received $500 Tho help about the
quarters got from $25 to $50 each.
Jenfries always does this after any OF
his important contests and is regard
ed as one of the best payers OF any Of
the pugiIists in the ring. The big, fell
| low is just now resting, but will soon
4 az ST naIo hoe. - n
arrangements for the champion TO ap-
pear with theatrical company for q
period OF forty weeks at large salary.
There is talk tf matching Jeffrfes
against Fred Russell, the giant Mon
tana heavyweight Russell ID now
matched to box Hank Griffin, Fitzsim-
mons sparring partner, and The tilt
is to be held at Los Angeles some time
next month. Tf Russell wins Jeffries
Twin prababiy meet him In a limited
round bout. Such q contest would
undoubtedly draw a large crowd as
Russell is favorfte lii the west. Fitz-
| simmons. who Is still on the Pacific
coast, is undecided as to his future
plans. He is expected to return to
New York by the latter part of next
month. 1T is understood that he will
appear in his old play, "The Honest
Blacksmith"
An account OF the McGovern- Reed
boxing match at New Britain Mon
day night, sent out from that CITY.
shows what they think OF outside in
reference In New Britain affairs.
sporting or otherwise, and how easy
1t was for mayor who had bis nerve
| With him to dispose Of such Interior
ence. Following is an extract from
the article.
Attorney Arthur wv. upson of Ber-
lin, representing soIhe members of the
Law and Order league and the Chris
| tian Endeavor snciety of that town
called on Mayor Bassett Of New Brit
| ain, Saturday, to ascertain whether a
license had been issued for the boxing
contest between Hughey McGovern
and Willie Reed.
Mayor Basseft told Attorney up.
son that the license had been granted
ana that the contest would take place
ana that Chief Of Police Rawlings
would be on hand to maintain order.
The mayor also told Attorney Epson
that IL he raised any disturbance at
the contest ne would cause his up
4 GO1A % nIGGSIs
Mayer Bassett told reporter that
New Britain had had enough interior
ence from the state board of health
and the county health officer, and that
he didn't want any additional interfer-
ence from outsiders
| Dick O'Brien or Boston and Charlie
Armstrong Of Lowell have been
matched to box ut Lewiston, Me, the
latter part of the week in a ten-round
bout.
According to letter received from
st Louis, Jack McIKenna and his
clever featherweight. Abe Attell, have
parted company. McKenna was In
strumental in pushing Attel to the
front and Is naturally very sore over
what he terms a genuine case OF
'sthrow down. McKenf1a now wants
to match Johnny Reagan Of Brooklyn
against Attell. Reagan formerly
trained Attell.