Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-28
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
The Glove Wearers Were Kept
 Busy Yesterday.

Busy Yesterday.
 Frank Erne Is Whipped by Jimmy
 Britt in Seven Rounds -Patsey
 Sweeney Is Thrashed by George
 McFadden- sTwin" Sullivan and
 Peter Jackson Have a Peculiar Go-
 Austin Rice Gets Decision Over
 Billy Ryan.
 San Francisco, Nov 28.-Jimmy Britt, who has been in the fighting game about year, Wednesday night demonstrated to the satisfaction of the best critics of prize ring affairs that he is the best man of his weight that ever appeared within the ropes in this city. That he could whip Erne never was doubted by his supporters, allt it certainly was surprise that he exc cuted the trick in seven rounds.
 Mechanics pavilion, the scene or the battle, was fairly well filled. Un- der the conditions the men were to battle twenty rounds at 135 pounds, ringside, for 60 per cent of the re ceipts, 75 per cent of which was to go to the winner and 25 per cent to the loser. Both appeared to be in good shape, but the fight had not progressed very far before it was seen that the severe methods of Erne to get to weight had weakened him.
 In only one round did the former lightweight champion have clear ad- vantage-the fourth. He landed slight left on Britt's jaw and followed it up with terrific right to the heart. He continued to play for the CalifOrn- ian's heart, and at the close had his youthful adversary in an almost grog- gy condition.
 In every other round. clever as he was, the Buffalonian could not block the stiff body blows of his opponent. Nothing he could do stopped the rushes of the fighting machine before him, who kept boring in with his head we'll covered and well protected. Time and again he tried to stop the fierce rushes of the San Francisco boy with straight 1efts and right crosses, but Britt kept boring in and landed those terrific left swings time and again. In the seventh and last round there was severe fighting, with Britt forcing all the time and landing three blows to one delivered by Erne. Twice he sent Erne to the mat for the count and had Erne badly dazed. Three left swings in succession under Erne's left guard carried him down. As the last ter rife punch landed Erne dropped to his hands and knees and remained there during the count of ten, which lost him the fight. He was utterly unable to rise, and had to be carried to his corner.
 Erne was much cast down, but acknowledged in a manly way that he had met his master at the fighting game
 Middletown, Nov 2S.-Under the aus pices of the Middletown Athletic club at Portland yesterday Eugene Me Carthy of Brooklyn knocked out Ed die Boulston of New York in the sixth round. The battle was a fierce one, with Mccarthy the aggressor. Tn the preliminary Jerry Maher of Hartford won from Fred Miller of Portland in the sixth round on a foul.
 Hartford, Nov 2S.-Parsey Sweeney of Manchester. N. H., and George Me Fadden of Brooklyn went twenty rough rounds before the National A. c. at New Britain yesterday afternoon. There was no knockout, but at the end of the bout the referee awarded the decision to McFadden on points Up to the seventh round Sweeney forced l the fighting, but McFadden got in more telling blows than his opponent The fierce fighting began in the sew enteenth round and McFadden had Sweeney nearly out several times. 1 Both men seemed quite ready to quit when the bell rang.
 Boston, Nov 28.-Kfd Goodman, who l is to fight Harry Forbes in St Louis for the featherweight championship, 1 won his fight with Chester Goodwin l in twelve rounds before the Criterion A. c. last night. It was the best l fight seen here in several years, and Goodwin in staying the limit did more than his packers expected, as he is not ring veteran. Goodman was heav- fer and did most of the leading. ] Boston, Nov Twin (John) Su1- I livan went up against Young Peter Jackson at the Lenox A. O. last night ! for a six round bout, but the referee called them out of the ring in the fifth round owing to demonstrations of the audience. which was dissatisfied with the showing of the men. Sullivan was inclined to hug Jackson, and the latter was unable to put Sullivan out although he watched for an opening. Stafford Springs. Nov 28.-Bil1y Ry- an of New York succeeded in staying twenty rounds with Austin Rice of New London in boxing exhibition be- fore the Lincoln Athletic club yester- day afternoon. Ryan was badly used up and frequently clinched to save himself from a knockout Rice was I given the decision.
 l Chicago, Nov 2S.-Daye Sullivan is in the meshes of the law The eastern fighter came to this city a few days ago to bind match with Benny Yan- ger. and got into an altercation with John Hertz. Rangers manager. Sulli- van, it is alleged. struck Hertz, where upon Hertz had the boxer arrested. Sullivan was arraigned in court yester- i day morning. but Hertz not appearing against him the case was continued