Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-15

 inducements will have to be big before go"
 Tom Sharkey yesterday declared that it was not his fault that his match with Gus Ruhlin, which was scheduled to take place next June before the Ma tional Sporting club of London, has fallen through. He says that, despiJe contrary reports, he is ready to ocA the Akron Giant, but names conditions. In q talk Sharkey said last night. am ready to box Ruhlin in England, provided the National Sporting club hangs up purse of Sf0,000 and Rutlin bets S5,000 on the outside and allows the winner to take all. The ldea pr 1 taking such long trip for So,Ooo purse is not very encouraging. un net afraid of Ruhlin or anyone else; but I want what I think the contest Is
 worth, that Is all
 If Johnny Corbett keeps his word and meets Sam Harris at Cincinnati to-day, the encounter between Terry McGovern and Young Corbett will be arranged to-day. A month ago Corbett and Terry signed articles for twenty round bout. the same to be held before l the club holding out the best induce
 ments. To-day is appointed for open l ing proposals, and nine clubs are in 1 line for the mill, but the choice of the l battle ground seems to be between Hartford and Louisville. Bill Crowley of the Nutmeg 4. C., Hartford, mas taken steps already to clinch the strug- i gle, and yesterday Joe Vendig, repre- senting him, left for Cincinnati. Crow Hey, it is understood. is ready to hang l up a purse of $12.000 for the fray Or
 60 per cent of the gate receipts. AL though Corbett has steadfastly declared that he will not be ready to box Me Govern until October 15, an effort will
 be made to persuade him to fight this
 summer. The Southern A. c. of Louis
 vile has already agreed to hang up
 S10000 for the tilt. It is possible that
 if Managers Corbett and Harris fail to
 come to some understanding to-day Me Govern will take on the next best man.
 From present indications he will de
 eide on Benny Yaeger the '.Tipton
 Slasher.'' Yaeger's manager, John
 Hertz has been notified by Harris to visit Cincinnati. and Hertz left for that
 city from Chicago last night.
 1 Boston, April 15.-Tom Stevenson, the old Harvard athlete, is suffering from concussion of the brain, as q result of being knocked out by Emory
 Paine, the A. A. U. heavyweight cham pion boxer, in their bout at the Boston A. c. on Saturday night. When Ste
 venson was knocked out he recovered within the count but was daZed and the referee sent him to his corner. The fact that Stevenson got to his feet again discounted the idea among The l spectators that he had been seriously | injured. and he later went home unas- sisted. He collapsed shortly after reaching home. however. sand a physi- elan when summoned discovered that Stevenson had sustained concussion of the brain. His condition was seri- ous Sunday. That night there was a slight improvement. but it was stated i yesterday that his condition was not favorable. Grave complications are i feared.
 Philadelphia. April 15.-Billy Ryan of Syracuse. N. Y.. and Billy Maynard of New York fought one of the fastest six-round fights seen in this city for I long time at the Washington Sporting i club last night Each man showed ability to give and take punishment and at the end of the bout both were
 very tired. The honors were even.