Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-20
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
The Courts Knock Out McGovern
 and Corbett.

 They May Come Together One Week from Monday-A Purse for Tommy Ryan and Jack o'Brien.
 Louisville, Sept 20.-Judge White, of Ehe Kentucky court of appeals, sitting at Frankfort yesterday, refused to dis solve the injunction granted Thursday by Judge Field to prevent the fight be- tween McGovern and Young Corbett. This means that the bout cannot go on. It is knockout for the Southern Ath- letic club and also for the strenuous fistic game in the state. The South ern Athletic club is out about $5,OoO, including the forfeit of $2,5OO put up to insure the bringing off of the con test
 Politics has cut leading figure ln the court proceedings in Louisville and at Frankfort. Judge Guffy was se- lected to hear the case for the court of appeals, but he is a candidate for reelection and refused to be mixed up with 1t Judge White recently failed of re-nomination and he was the only member of the court who could be in- duced to take the case under judg- ment. The other members sat by courtesy. The Southern Athletic club will organize itself into a political club and begin to pay off the scores that have been made by the fight against the contest.
 1t was learned on good authority yesterday that if Terry McGoyern and Young Corbett really come together the scene of their contest will be Fort Erie It is said that negotiations have been quietly going on to have the combat held there. and that the only drawback now is the question of suitable purse.
 1t was learned yesterday that as soon as 1t is definitely known that the combat between McGoyern and Young Corbett cannot be held at Louisville Jack Hermann of the International A. C. will offer the fighters q purse and agree to hold the scrap a week from Monday night. He will not give the pair what they were to have received at Louisville, which was announced as $74,0O0. He will, however, make them a liberal inducement.
 Cincinnati, O., Sept 20-The news that the injunction against the Corbett-
 
 was received with tears at the camps of both pugilists. Corbett was heart broken when he was told that there was no chance for the battle to take place
 Tt Is just my luck" said he. "Here have been training for two months, and am in great shape, and there can be no fight That makes about four straight contests which have been called off against me for some reason or other. I don't know what we will do about it. 1t is too soon to make plans, but I'm willing to go anywhere to have the fight come of. fr.',,.-- The champion had tears in his eyes and spent half an hour looking at the ceiling without speaking single word
 Manager Sam Harris was dumb founded when told that the injunction had been sustained
 "Why, I did not expect that. I thought it would come of, sure, not withstanding the fact that the injune- ton was granted. I don't know what we'll do. but shall have talk with Corbett just as soon as possible and make some plans. Frisco seems to be the only place where we can fight, and we naturally want good induce ments before we will go out there.''
 Corbett and McGovern will meet this afternoon and talk over the fr- ture. At present they do not know What they can do. s
 The rather successful career of Pe- ter Felix, the colored heavyweight champion of Australia, came to an end at Sydney, Australia, on July & Felix, who had held the title for years, and who was a pupil of Peter Jackson s, met Bill Doherty, another Antipodena. They fought for purse of $750 sub scribed by a syndicate of sportsmen A large crowd was present and the gate receipts amounted to $5.000. The London Mirror of Life in describing the fight has this to say of the tilt:
 Both .men were in good condition. Felix gave his weight as 13 stone 3 pounds, and Dohefty 12 stone pounds. Paddy Basto acted as referee. Wa1ly Smith was Felix's principal second and Jack Marshall Doherty's Felix was the favorite. The display was far below championship form. Felix, who took full advantage of his long reach, had all the best of the opening rounds. In the second he knocked Bill clean off his feet with a straight leII OH lue luce. Nellx Kept up a steady fire with the left on the dial, but his right was practically useless. Doherty exercised better generalship, being very clever with feet and head work. He took his gruel unfiinching- iy, and kept steadily working his way to close quarters. Finally, in the thir- teenth round, Doherty got within shooting distance, and sent in a crash ing right, then a solid left on the nose. Felix commenced to rock, and before he had time to recover Bill gave him one, two, three. and, battered and bruised, Felix fell, and remained down many seconds after being count ed out.'
 Acting on the def of Jack O'Brien Of Philadelphia to Tommy Ryan, Jack Hermann of the International A. C., Fort Erie, has already hung out lines to capture the bout. According to a dispatch received by Hermann's rep resentative in New York, the club is