Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-31
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
ig Boxing Tournament Ar-
 ranged for This City.

Dave Sullivan and Austin Rice "li | Meet for Twenty Rounds in the Main i l Bout-Harry Galway of This Clty ! and Andy Costello of New Haven First Preliminary Willie Lewis ana Joe Walcott's Brother Second Pre- riminary-several Good Bouts Took Place on Saturday Night.
 Waterbury has been burdened wlth me fairly good boxing exhibitions nd with some very bad ones i'll the st few years. On Thursday evening, bril- IT. the lovers of good boxing VIII
 treated to an array of bouts that fll not only please you but will create yfore enthusiasm than any eNhlpltloii | any kind that has been held Ill the augatuck valley. This was all rought about by William H. CroWles Hartford. who has been secured as anager and matchmaker of the Ma Iual Athletic club of this city ana De s spared no efforts tQ make this flrst aibition under his management one the best the state has ever witness ! Everybody in the state remembers ht big boxing affair ill Hartford, here Terry McGovern went down to sfeat before young Corbett All those l lho attended know how well that was Sducted and what an immense Ang crowded into the coliseum i'll t, tford to witness the bouts. It was llof the most representative gather tt3 that has ever attended an athletic .,4nt.
 In the first place Polls theater has Ebeen secured for the exhibition and 5there is not one seat in the house that Twill not be available for good view kof the bouts The first preliminary 'will be ten round go between Harry fGalway of this city and Andy Costello |pf New Haven. Each of those chaps Ehas been looking for the other for some months and good sized purse being ffered they jumped at the chance to yin a few of the long green and incl entially to give the other fellow a Whipping. That bout will be fast pough to suit everybody and if Gal ay takes care of himself and trains nscientiously he should make things Try interesting for Costello.
 The second preliminary will be rker and will be twelve round af- ir, between Willie Lewis of New York
 Id "Bel' Walcott, a brother of the Pck demon, Joe Walcott. Lewis is e man who was matched to meet Fave Sullivan in private for purse S2,500 but that match fell through a Few days ago on disagreement over the referee. Walcott is a fighter after tue style of his brother, and this should 2 hurricane fight from the first tap the bell. The weight will be 133 i.uds.
 wAe final go of the evening is one
 will attract people from all over
 country and will bring together 70 of the best little men in this coun- ". Everybody has seen or heard of Pave Sullivan and know what he is hpable of doing. His last battle with pcGovern in which he was beaten af- . Ter fifteen hard rounds was one of the 5best boxing exhibitions seen. in the kSouth in years Had he not trained flown too finely for that battle it is more than likely that he would have Finished the husky Terry McGovern. However in this battle he will have fthe advantage of weight, for the bont calls for weigh in at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the stipualted weight 12S pounds. As his opponent Sullivan will have that honest. hard working boxer, Austin Rice of New London. who has conceded all kinGx weight to Sullivan in order to oot
 match with him. Rice has a 1.aeorf nat has never been equaIed by an1 lghter in this or any other. conntrI9 ma while he may not be as fast as some of the little fellows. he is q stava, ana generally has the punch that fell, The story before the battle is over.
 Inere IS card that should he abI, 10 fiu Polls theater from inc ion f, ineSpottom. Manager Crowley has ots, been selected to referee the bouts. am that Is another thing in it's favor
 tolIoWers of pHgilism who have wis lfed Bob Fitzsimmons at his trainin quarters at Bath Beach and watcba lim go through his schedule have ma, eled at the "oid man's'' fine condition
 hose who expected to see him .
 prough a light course of training wer ftonished to see the former chamnio
 it ih an hours work in the gym
 eslum that wore out all his attend
 ts before he was ready to quit.
 An afternoon with the Cornisbma
 his quarters will dispel the idea tha
 ge has affected him in any way. HI
 beed is remarkable and his capacit
 Pr hard work has been a reyelatio
 Ten to his most intimate friend
 any have inquired how he has pre
 Frved himself to such an extent, fc
 f appears today as strong and vigo
 ls as he was ten years ago.
 Only a few days ago Dr Sayag
 lysical instructor of Columbia unive
 ty. saw Fitzsimmons punch the ba
 pd box with big Gus Ruhlin. and
 be conclusion of the exercises r
 harked that it was no wonder Il ,ornishman was so successful at h
 rofession. Despite the violent exc
 ises the former champion had take
 h examination showed that his hea
 ction was normal.
 Few fighters tackle their schedu
 with the same willingness as th.
 hown by Fitzsimmons. He is alwa- Feady for work and seems to enjoy h training as well as the winners CT of the purse.