Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-19
SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD

gave Connors clean knockdown blow,
 striking him on the chin and lifting
 him in the air before he fell. An ex-
 tra bout was added and Barney Levi ton and Young Ryan, both of New
 Britain, went four two-minute rounds
 at catchweights For amateurs this
 was considered the most interesting ex- hibition of the evening. The, attend lance was 800.
 I Cincinnati, O.. Dec 19.-Young Cor Ibett, Trainer Tuthil1 and the cham
 pion's sparring partner, Willie Fitzger-
 aid, are now quartered at their old training rendezvous, Price Hill House, about seven miles outside of the city limits. Corbett is the picture of
 health, but somewhat high in flesh. 2
 .'I'm all right" he said, i'll response to question of how he felt I've trained many a time within the last
 year for a fight and have pulled off none, but it's not been my fault. This time think matters will go along all rsGht. propose to hold off for q few days until get well rested and then start into hard road work. '
 .FWhat do you weigh?" was asked.
 t'Wel1, don't know exactly. but it's not more than 132 pounds. The match with McGovern compels me to weigh i127 pounds at 4 o'clock, and I can do Ithat with the greatest ease. do not propose to take off my weight too fast. have lots of time to get into condi- tion. and propose to take it.
 What do think the outcome of the fight will be? Well, I've had no rea- son to change my mind. I can beat 1 lNcGovern. and do it easily. Of course, i I had some contests with lesser lights in Philadelphia which may have caused the friends of McGovcrn to think that II had gone back because did not put my man out with a punch, but those who saw the bouts realized how was handicapped. | EfIn the first place, I did not have an hours training, and, ill addition to that. every one of the chaps 1 met did everything he could to stay away from me. Most of them were sprinting matches, and yet always had my man
 going at the end. It is a pretty hard matter to knock q man out in six rounds when he runs away from you and refuses to fight.
 'sIll beat McGoyern sure as you're born. As to how long it will take me depends entirely on what course he pursues in fighting. If he wants to hurry things IT do it quickly, and if ne cares to stay away then it will last longer. But, no matter which style he adopts, will be the winner at the end" + .... ><~---
 Indianapolis, Ind, Dec 19.-Tommy Ryan, the middleweight champion pu- gilist, and his namesake, t'Philadel- phia Tommy" Ryan, are both at the springs of West Baden. The middle weight expresses an anxiety to meet Jack O'Brien. and about fight affairs in general he says: .. t1'll fight Root at 162 pounds, weigh | in at o'clock in the afternoon. At that, I would have a lot the worst of it, as at the outside would not scale more than 147 or 148 pounds. It's pretty tough to be compelled to fight i the big fellows all the time.
 "Take Carter, for instance. I think if he were taught to use his left hand
 for defense more and not leave himself
 so wide open for the right hand, he
 would be one of the hardest men in the world to beat He is certainly the toughest of all the so-called light .heayyweights. But he has always made the mistake of going in like bull after he has been hurt little and taking all sorts of desperate chances II stung him little in the Fort Erie fight. and then he dropped his left and started to swing his right. That set tied it. for I could beat him with my right alone.
 f .sThey say Jack O'Brien is wonder
 of cIeverness. l cannot say as te
 that. I would like to meet him, but
 he does not seem to want to go ovel six rounds. We could get a grea1 purse for a fight at Fort Erie, but ht ldoes not seem to want 1t. can make much lower weight than he can. Roo and I would do well there, but if box ing is started up again in Louisville
 II would like to have Bob Gray hay' the first chance at meeting betWee1 Root and me. have always fount
 Ihim to be square fellow.
 q have had some offers to meet Me
 lCoy. I will say for him that he cal get . fight with me at any time that h agrees to do 162 pounds at o'clock -IYes. he beat me once. and he beat m , good. too, and cannot forget 1t. A Ithe same time have to laugh when think of it. He kept hitting me wit ? his left right on the mouth. l neve l tgof a punch in the nose nor one on tn body. It was right on the mouth al f the time. I was all right, but n legs would not support me. l kep l sauatting down every time he hit mf : and after it nad gone along that wa : flor a time Tim Hurst said he though l that would be about all Natural.
 would like to get another show 2
 him."
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