Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-26
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Manager Crowley Has Received
 an Offer From Danbury.

The Hating Town Is Desirous of Get
 ting the Corbett and McGovern Bat
 tle-Tim Callahan Outpointed Willie
 Fitzgerald -Corbett Has Not Yet
 Posted His Forfeit for Dave Sullivan
 Tom Sharkey Hailed Into Court.
 Manager w. L. Crowley, of the Nut meg Athletic club, who was the suc- cessful bidder for the forthcoming championship contest between Young Corbett and Terry McGovern, received an offer yesterday from sporting men in Danbury, who want him to pull the fight off in that city during the week of the Danbury fair. The attendance at the fair often runs up to as high as 10000 and with so many strangers in the place it is believed that there would be q big crowd to see the fight.
 MT Crowley's offer of $14, ,000 for the privilege of having the go was ac- cepted and as such a large amount is at stake he cannot consider any place that cannot accommodate 10000 peo- pie. He said yesterday that he had not come to any decision in the matter. He had not seen Mayor Sullivan about getting a license in Hartford, as he thought the mayor had his hands full of business at this time and he wanted to wait until the mayors time was not as fully occupied.
 AIr Crowley said he had heard that some people objected to having a glove contest in Hartford because it was thought that it drew a bad class of peopl to the city. He said that was wrong idea, as a good match brought the best people in the world here,' and it would be the means of bringing just about $50OO0 into the city. Although he did not express an opinion, it is SUD- posed that Manager Crowley would prefer to have the fight here. He said there was no opposition to circus's showing in this city, and "some of the worst crooks and blacklegs in the country follow the tented arena''
 Up to date the cities of Hartford, New London, Waterbury and Danbury have been considered by the club. Sporting men agree that there will be more interest in the coming contest than there was i'll the first one and there was enough excitement at the first meeting of the men to satisfy the most jaded follower of sports.
 Philadelphia, April 26-WiIlie Fitz- gerald of Brooklyn and Tim Callahan. of this city met before the Industrial Athletic club tonight. Fitzgerald weighed in at 130 pounds at 8 p. m., and was shorn of much of his strength, Callahan outpointing him in four of the six rounds fought. Fitzgerald simply undertook to meet Callahan at his own game of long range boxing, but Tim repeatedly sent the Brooklyn boys head back with strong left hand jabs. Fitzgerald missed three vicious leads, the local man. sidestepping him in a clever mannerra Seven times in the second round Callahan caught the Brooklyn man with left hand jabs and got away without return.
 There seems to be some doubt of Dave Sullivan and Young Corbett com ing together at Denver, where the pair are slated to box en.rounds on May 23. The battle was clinched few days ago, apparently. and Sullivan began to train. Now Dave; has learned that Corbett's forfeit of $1 ,000 is not up and although he has not received any defi- nite assurance that COrbett does not mean business, he thinks that it is best for Corbett to post his money to show that he means business. Sullivan was in town yesterday and said that he had notified Corbett about the deposit but as yet had not heard anything from the Westerner. He says he will give a