Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-10
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Opposition to Corbett-McGov-
 ern Encounter.

| Citizens Held Mass Meeting and Will
 Begin Injunction Proceedings to Pre-
 vent Fight Carter and Ryan Will
 Box for Purse of $50OO.
 Opposition to the Young Corbett- Terry McGoyern encounter, scheduled to be. held at Louisville on September 22, seems to grow stronger. as the date of the mill approaches. The ministers seem to head the opposing list and ap- parently intend to do everything in their power to- prevent the fight from coming off. An open address to the people of Kentucky and the governor with q mass meeting tomorrow are the means employed to gain their ends. nlfty preachers talked behind closed qoors all day yesterday at Louisville and after hours of debate brought forth an address. The following dispatch was received last night.
 Louisville, Sept 9. aDespite the pro- test from ministers the featherweight worlds championship contest sched- uled for September g, before the Southern A. O., between Young Cor bett and Terry McGoyern, will assured ly take place. The public may depend upon this The hour for the contest will be about 10 o'clock. James J. Corbett will be referee.
 NROB--A.r O. GRAY,
 Manager southern Al o. ',4
 Louisville, Ky, 10 .2Tshe citizens of Louisville will begin Injunction pro- ceedings to prevent the fight between McGovern and Corbett if all other means fail. A mass meeting has been called to meet on Thursday night the call being signed by forty of the lead ing business and professional men of Louisville and six ministers of the gos- pel Al this meeting a petition will be drawn up and sent to the governor and mayor. It is understood that the gov ernor has intfmated to the ministers that if the people of Louisville show strong enough opposition to the fight he will take decisive action.
 Buffalo, Sept 1O.-Keen interest is being manifested in the outcome of the coming battle between Kid Garter of Brooklyn and Tommy Ryan of kansas City, which will be fought before the International A. O. of ! ort Erie on Monday night. Here and in Chicago Ryan is a favorite at 10 to 8. In the local pool rooms Ryan opened at a 10 to 6 favorite Even money and take your pick will probably be the prevail ing odds at the ringside Carter is well liked hereabouts for his good showing against Al Weinig and for his wins over Kid Mccoy and Joe Wa1cott. Ryan, Who is in Chicago, has wired to Jack Herman that he is ill perfect physical condition. He says he will arrive in this city on Thursday morn- ing, accompanied by 100 or more Kan sas City sports, who will be prepared to wager heavily on his chances of winning. Ryan was reported to have contracted a severe cold while training. He wires that there is nothing to any such report and that he will have no complaint to make if Garter beats him. Carter will be the recognized middle weight Champion of the world if he wins from Ryan. Garter is already down to the required weight. Ayo pounds at the ringside. He has put in three weeks of faithful training with Kid Mcfarland, the New York light weight, at his quarters in Fort Erie. no great distance from the scene of the battle. He says he was never in bet ter shape and has sent letters to frfeads in New York and Brooklyn advising them to bet on him. The men box for a purse of $o,O00, 75 per cent to the winner.
 One particular feature about the training of Young Corbett is that he cheWs tobacco and did, for a while, smoke cigars. A visitor to the training quarters of the champion feather weight pugilfst at Cincinnati called Trainer Tuthill's attention to the fact. and he was asked whether it was done with his knowledge. TuthilI's reply was: "Yes, I know all about it. And I l will confess that tobacco is not a good thing to use in any form when you are in training, that is, if one is not accus- toned to it. But if a man is used to the weed and is cut off from 1t the chances l are largely in favor of doing him harm His system is used to it, he crayes for it, and 4 is a continual struggle to fight down the craving. The mental | worry that is produced by cutting 1t | off far overbalances any harm that the | use of tobacco can do. So I have all lowed the champion to go on in his l usual way. Of course he does not carry it to excess"
 Jim Corbett's old protege. George | Green. has deposited $500 that he can beat any welterweight in America. All | he asks is three months training.
 Before putting on the gloves with | Jimmy Britt, Jack Clifford of Montana l has signed to fight twenty rounds with Dal Hawkins on September 15 at Salt Lake City.
 George Siler of Chicago has finally been chosen to referee the bout be