Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-16
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
American Boxers Expect to
 Make a Clean Sweep.

They Have Started Off With One
 Victory ant Believe They Will Win
 the Rest-Jeffries and Fitzsimmons
 Will Do Battle Under Canvas-Big
 Purse for Kid Mccoy and Either Root or Carter Other Fighting
 News.
 The American contingent of boxers now in England are well pleased With Kid McIadden's victory over Jim Will Hams, the bantam weight champion, and they now look for clean sweep.
 The next international contest to take place at the National Sporting club, i'll which arena McFadden knocked out Williams, is the battle be- tween Spike Sullivan and Jabez White, the crack English lightweight. They meet on June 21, and this will be the beginning of the professional bouts in the coronation carnival.
 Before this contest takes place there will be several bouts among amateurs from English and American colleges. There are apt to be some surprises i'll these contests for the Yankees, as the amateur boxers in England are almost if not as good as the professionals, as more attention is paid to the art of self-defense i'll the English colleges than is given to this branch of sport i'll the American institutions of learning.
 Denver Ed'' Martin and Bob Arm strong are also scheduled to meet on the evening of June 21. The bout will l be for the colored championship. 1 Joe Walcott and Tommy West will meet on June 23, and many believe that this pair of rival welterweights will furnish one of the best bouts of the tournament On the following night Frank Erne will tackle Pat Daly, the | Lightweight champion of England. June f p is the date selected for the Sharkey Ruhlin bout, and as the English like heavyweights, this is looked upon as the star bout, although the contest may not come up to the mark. Tommy Ryan and Johnny German are to fight, but the date has not been announced. Neither has the date been settled for the go between Kid McFad- den and Ben Jordan, although it IS cer- tain that the bouts will take place.
 All of the Yankee boxers are saRguine of victory. It has been some years since an English fighter was successful in a game of fisticuffs with our top notchers. The Americans have de throned all the champions of England, and now all the mantles. from the ban tam up to the heavy, are held by Yam kees.
 An effort to arrange a twenty-round bout between Kid Mccoy and either Kid Carter or Jack Root is being made by the Southern Athletic club. An of fer of a $3,00O purse was made yester day through it's eastern representative and accepted by Carter. Mccoy, who is at present in Saratoga, has been no tified.
 San Francisco, June 16.-The pugilis- tic championship of the world will be battled for by Jeffries and Fitzsim- mons under canvas. A shallow exca- vation will be made in the center of the lot at Fourteenth and yaIensia streets and the ground floor will run back from the ring at a slight incline on all sides. Galleries will be built The whole when completed will seat | nearly 10000 spectators. Alexander | Greggains of the San Francisco A. O. | said that the Los Angeles club, which ! made q bid for the fight, secured q I lease on the Mechanics pavilion and holds it at q prohibitive price.
 
 Willie Lewis is out with a challenge to meet any good 12S-pounder.
 Joe Tipman and George Dixon have been matched to box twenty rounds at Baltimore within three weeks. Casper Leon and "Colored Mississip 1 pi'' have been matched to box ten rounds at New Britain tonight.
 Larry Temple of Cincinnati. who has | gone to England with 'sParson'' Davies, intends to challenge the winner of the West -Wa1coft mill.
 Young Peter Jackson of Baltimore has signed articles to meet Bob Long of Kansas City at the Convention A C.. Kansas City, on June IS.
 Johnny Began of Brooklyn is getting into condition for his match with Harry are to box the latter part of this month at St Louis.
 Tim Kearns of Boston is to don the mitts again. He has arranged a fifteen round bout with Billy Gardner of Low ell. The contest will be held at Bridge port on June 19.
 Articles have been signed for twen- ty-round mill between George Munroe | and Morris Rausch of Chicago to be l held before the Phoenix A. c. of Mem phis tonight.
 The Toronto Rowing club wants to bring about a match between Jack Me- Clelland and Young Corbett some time next month. McClelland has accepted, but Young Corbett has not been heard I from thus far.
 Eddie Connolly of St John, who is in England has decided to return to this country. Connolly has not been successful in inducing any of the Eng fish boxers to meet him, although he | has had forfeits posted for several weeks.