Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-07
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Winner of Big Fight Will Have
 Many Challengers.

Winner of Big Fight Will Have l Many Challengers.
 Jim Corbett, Gus Ruhlin and Kid Me-
 Coy Are in the Race-Peter Maher
 Has Quit the Ring Forever-A Bloody Fight at Coney Island Where
 Battles Are Not Allowed-Denyer .| Ed Martin and Bob Armstrong to Battle in London.
 The winner of the coming champion ship battle between Champion Jeffr1es and Fitzsimmons will be overwhelmed with challenges by heavyweight asplr- Yants who are anxious to get a try at the championship laurels. Already there are several who intend to go after the winner of the coming encoun- ter. Gus Ruhlin, the Akron giant, who defeated Tom Sharkey at the National l Sporting club last week, is so well | pleased with his victory that he wants another chance at the championship, and has already signified his desire to | l lins manager, is more confident than ever that Ruhlin can defeat either Fitz- simmons or Jeffries, and it makes little difference to him which one Ruhlin IS pitted against, as he intends to post 3 forfeit to back up his def. Ex-Cham- pion of the World James J. Corbett is losing no time in making 1t clear that | it is his desire to have one more cham pionship encounter. and he has put his claim so strong to Jeffries that the \ champion and his manager have de- cided to give him the preference for the next match if the boilermaker wins from the Cornishman. Sharkey's de- l feat by Ruhlin has practically put him out of the running, but Kid Mccoy, the clever Hoosier boxer, will be heard l from if FitZsimmons should succeed in carrying off the championship honors. Mccoy thinks he has a good fighting chance in bout with Fitzsimmons, but he frankly auIits that he is com pletely outclassed by Jeffries, and therefore would have little chance with a giant who would have at least sixty pounds advantage in the weight.
 Peter Maher has quit the ring. The erstwhile champion says that he will never enter the rins again, no matter what inducements may be forthcoming Maher and his manager have opened a l gymnasium in Philadelphia and in the 1 future will lend his efforts in develop ing ambitious boxers instead of putting out the professionals for the long end of the purse. Those who are familiar with Maher's methods would not de- light in putting on the gloves with him for pastime, as he is a hard puncher 1srrI,A A~,1 ] A bloody encounter of seven rounds 1 took place at Coney Island on Saturday night between Jack Sullivan, the s'newsboy champion and Tug Wilson, who is known on Park Row. The de- cision of the referee at the end of the seventh round was draw, although | several of those who witnessed the mill state that Sullivanx"put it all over'' l Wilson and should have been declared l the winner. About POO sports gathered to see the contest, and they were chiefly I Wilson's retainers. It was said that the sum of $1 OOO had been wagered on the result and when the. Wilsonites saw they were about to part with their money, revolvers, knives and other im- plements of destruction were prepared I for use. N Z ' s-~ ' < The battle between Denver Ed Mar I tin and Bob Armstrong for the colored I heavyweight championship will be 4 fought at the Crystal Palace. in Lon don. on July 25. The articles call for a fifteen round bout, and, according to reports, there is as much interest taken
 in the affair as in any of the bouts de-
 cided at the National Sporting clubs carnival.
 I On July 15 at Detroit, before the
 Century A O., Tom Couhig of Dunkirk, N. r., will box twenty rounds with
 Otto Sieloff of Chicago, Couhig is con-
 ceded to be the toughest lightweight in the ring and has record as heavy puncher. The weight is 14O pounds. l Young Peter Jackson, the colored
 welterweight, who is fast approaching the championship goal in this division,
 has been matched to box Al Neil of I San Francisco at Los Angeles, Gal. The
 He has also signed articles for 'sgo''
 with Mike Donovan of Rochester. Both of these contests are for twenty
 rounds.
 Minneapolis, July 7.-Eddie santry and Young Moyatt, both of Chicago,
 fought ten rounds at the Empire thea
 ter, this city, Saturday night. Santry cleverest bout ever given in this city.
 
 A Costly Chicago Blaze.
 CHICAGO, July Hire yesterday destroyed the buildings from 3o5 to