Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-12
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Fitzsimmons Refuses to Figl t
 Earlier Than Intended.


 He Says He Does Not Care as Much
 for the Money as for the Victory
 Gus Ruhlin Will Face Kid Mccoy
 and Sharkey Will Tackle Peter Ma
 her in EngIand-Tommy Ryan and
 Jack o'Brien Will Cross the Water,
 Too, It Is Believed.
 B. H. Lea and w. A. Gavin. who are arranging q boxing and athletic carnl- val for the National Sporting club or London, to be held next June in Eng land, after a confab yesterday with Billy Madden, Sam Fitzpatrick and pr Ordway at the Gilsey house, clinched the matches arranged on Monday for Gus Ruhlin and Tom Sharkey by find ing opponents for them. Ruhlin is to be paired against Kid Mccoy and Sharkey is to tackle Peter AIaher.1 At first there was some objection raised to having Mccoy meet any one in the carnival owing to the unsavory talk which his mill with Jim Corbett ere ated after they battled at Madison Square Garden nearly two years ago. But this objection was overruled, as Mccoy is the only man outside of Jeff fries or FitZsimmons available for the Akron Giant to face just now. The Englishmen went to Philadelphia yes terday to see Peter Maher and get his signature to the articles of agreement. Sharkey has already signed and Maher will no doubt do the same. Madden says that Ruhlin is willing to fight Me- Coy and the foreigners declared that they received the Kids sanction to such match before they sailed to this country.
 A rival for Tommy Ryan has also been chosen. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien is to be his opponent. The hInlt or all the 'goes" will be twenty rounds. each round to be of three min utes' duration. Pat Daley, the fourth ward lad who went to England sey- eral years ago, will put on the mitts with Frank Erne. Joe WaIcott will probably face either Tommy West or charlie McKeeyer, as there is no man in his class on the other side. Harry Harris Is another American pugilist named to figure in the carnival. Ben Jordan is his prospective adversary Benny Yaeger, the ''Tipton Slasher" may also appear in one of the bouts.
 As to the wrestlers, George Bothner and Tom Jenkins seem to be wanted. Jenkins will be pitted against Jack Carkeek and Bothner will compete With either Joe Carroll or Tim Reilly.
 Robert Fftzsimmons is kicking over the traces in regard to his proposed nght with Jeffries. He said yesterday that if there should be a change of date from May 15 to April 27, as ai- ready planned because of the wind-up or the racing season before May 1 in California, there would be no fight. q VIII not consent to such a change, said F1tz yesterday. When I signed articles on February 15 it was stipu- lated that the fight would take place three months later. I wanted that length Of time in which to train and I am determined to have it. I think more or my chance of winning than uo or the money involved and want to ger into the ring absolutely fit. If ciup Tn san Francisco wants to bid for tne nght to take place on May 15. all rlgnt. 1t is no business of mine wheth. er the racing seasdn is on there ar nor at that time. The fight will draw bio nioneV anyway, so l do not see the wis uom or such change It will taka af least two months more for me to oat right, and do not wish to be hurriad ar all" Fitz still. believes that +ba light can be pulled off in the east ner- maps Louisville. where the game iO | pretty steep just now.
 Baltimore, March 12-Jimmy Kelley l or New York was last night disouali- neo m the tenth round of his fight with | Joe 1lpman of this city, before tha | hnlckerbocker Athletic club. for fouI- ing. The men went at each other nercely from the tap of the gong and II was rough and tumble throuohout 1lpman had much the better of tha bout and in the third and fifth rounds nad Kelley all but out. Each man LOOK turns at foul fighting. and in ina tenth round, when Kelley caught Tin man around the neck and 6elibarateiv peat him over the back and kidnevs ne was disqualified and inc figbt | awarded to Tipman.
 The proposed meeting between Har- " Forbes of Chicago and .Tem VII | Hams of England for the bantam cham plonship of the world. which was cllnched to be held before the Nationa1 | sporting club. London, on Derby night next June, will have to be transferred | 10 an earlier date. As the club does | not wish to confound this contest when Is an important one, with tba athletic carnival, which is to be held during the same month. it has been de. clded to pull off the affair some lime Tn April. The 18th of the month hos oeen suggested, but it is likely thai tba | tlme Will have to be extended nc fefoes IS at present suffering from an injured hand and could not very well [ get into trim to meet Williams by inc end or next month. The transfer of the date was suggested by Dr Ordway He mailed letter to Matchmaker Bet tinson, via the Etruria The letter is due to reach London some time next week, and pr Ordway expects to re- ceiye reply by cable.
 Manager Herford yesterday signed the articles for the much talked of match for the lightweight champions ship of the world between Frank Erne of Buffalo and Joe Cans of Baltimore. The match has been hanging fire for one month, ever since Erne ran axvov