Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-21
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Good Card Prepared For the
 Waterbury Bouts.

Houng Corbett and Rice Will Make Scientific Go-Willie Lewis and Jim Heywood Will Also Be in the Run ning-The Two Local Lads are Anx- ious for the Fray-other Bits of Boxing News.
 The card provided by Manager Crowley for his boxing exhibition on the night of November is one of the best that has been advertised in this part of the country. There is not man who loves the boxing game who is not familiar with the principals and who will not want a chance to see the lads when they get down to business. Tommy Sullivan and Kid Bradley of this city will furnish the appetizer for the rest of the show. They are two clever boxers and it would be hard to pick a favorite. The second bout will be corker and no mistake. Will lie Lewis is one of those boxers who is fast coming to the front and he has demonstrated on more than one occa- sion that he is clever and a good, stiff boxer. Jim Haywood, better known as the Brass City Kid," is no novice in the game. He has met Lewis be- fore and all who were present on that night remember that meeting. Hey wood was defeated. but he claims that he was alone responsible for that defeat because he was careless. He has been eager for another go with Lewis and he will certainly put up great battle this time.
 The principal star bout of the night will be a bout between Young Corbett of Denver and Austin Rice of New, London. Both are clever and fast and it will be one of the greatest and most scientific contests that has ever been pulled off in Connecticut. It will be for twenty rounds for points and all those who are anxious to see a good contest should not forget that card for the night of November 6.
 The attention of Secretary Thrasher is politely called to the numerous fa- talities and accidents that are taking place so early in the season on the football field Then he might turn his searchlight once more on the boxing game and see if he can discover why it is he desires to stop such exhibi- lions when he allows sport to con- tinue in which a mans bones are crushed like so much paper, where legs, arms and necks of the contest ants are twisted into all concesTable shapes and where very often the ls1 is beaten out of some of the players, and even after life is almost extinct the maimed and bruised body is almost pounded into a pulp. Of course the honorable secretary will tell you that the law does not give him any author ity over football games. Neither does the law nor his charter give him any authority to interfere in boxing exhibi- tfons It is very easy to see why he does not interefere in the football games. If this alleged defender of good morals made the slightest attempt to interfere with the game of football he and his society would be relegated into the wild woods and MT Thrasher would be politely told to go way back and squat. You can kill and maim for life all the football players you like because it is tolerated by those who rule the roost. Waterbury has not asked for MT Thrasher or his so- ciety and let us hope that if he per sist in coming in here he will be told what has been told to him and his agents in other places. "Keep your hands off; we can tend to our own af- fairs"
 Chicago. Oct 21.-Bi1ly Stiff, the Chicago middleweight, won the decis- ion over Larry Temple, colored, of New York, at the end of a six-round contest here last night. Stiff had the better of every round Tn the fourth he put Temple down three times with swings to the jaw. Temple was in bad shape at the finish.
 Chicago Oct 21.-While Terry Nc Govern, the ex-champion feather weight pugilist. was riding on Mad. ison avenue cable car Sunday night a clever pickpocket relieved him of his valuable gold watch, the gift of Sam Harris, his manager. When he discovered his loss Terry was wild with rage, and he vowed to get even with the thief.
 Peter Maher is working hard at his gymnasium in Philadelphia in the ex pectation of a return battle with Jacl O'Brien.
 Marty McCue wants to return to tht ring and offers to box Willie Fitzger aid. Dave Sullivan, Young Corbett ol Austin Rice.
 Kid Mcfarland says Joe Cans vii agree to fight him again. The Inter national A. c. of Fort Erie will give purse for a twenty round bout.
 Billy Newman, president of the new Polo A. O., has arranged bag-punch ing match between Rocco RafanO ant Gus Keller, to be decided on Novem Der 14.
 Tim Callahan has received an offe to go abroad and box Jack Roberts O Ben Jordan. Callahan Is willing t accept provided he receives liberal ex penses.
 In answer to the challenge of Damn. Duane to meet Joe Cans. Al Herfort says if Duane posts a good sized for felt the lightweight champion will con sent to box him.
 Efforts are under way to match Jacl Jeffries and Hank Griffin. the CalifoT mia negro heavyweight, before clul in San Francisco. Griffin was Jim lief