Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-21
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Gossip Heard Around the Homes
 of the Boxers.

s.Tims Sullivan Puts it All Over
 Charley ORourke - Young Peter
 Jackson and Dick O'Brien Are
 Matched-Spike Sullivan and Jabez
 White Will Meet in London-Tom-
 my Ryan and Jimmy Handler to
 Box-Other Good Fighting News.
 The London Mirror of Life is author ity for the statement that after one more fight Ben Jordan will retire from the ring. Jordan has not done any boxing in public for years. Jordan married the daughter of his packer and is now ill business in London.
 Tom Carey of Yonkers, known as the ''dentist," is out with def to box any of the middleweights in the ring. Harry Tuthill, Carey's manager, offers to match his man against Young Peter Jackson and is satisfied to have the tilt settled before the Eureka A. c. of Bal timore.
 Mike Donovan of Rochester who has been rapidly coming to the fore in the Welterweight division, is another boxer who is prepared to take the place of Joe Walcott and go to England and box Tommy West during coronation week at the National Sporting club, London. There is some talk now of matching Marvin Hart to box Joe Choynslzi at Louisville. Hart is just now in bad way as q result of his encounter with Kid Carter There is no doubt, how ever, that he will accept as soon as he recoyers. Choynski declares that he is more than willing to face Hart. Ed Williams, the former jockey, bet ter known as Little Ninch, is ill re- ceipt of d letter from Mick Dunn, the Australian welterweight champion, who is in Sydney. Dunn writes that he is contemplating a trip to America and upon his arrival here will issue a challenge to box either Joe Walcott or Tommy Ryan. Dunn further says that the father of Albert Griffin (Young Griffo) is anxious about his son. and says that if he returns to Australia he d him.
 l Tommy Ryan is to figure in one match before he goes to England. He has signed to box Jimmy Handler or Newark ten rounds at Kansas City at catch weights on May 26. Immediate ly after the mill, whether he wins or loses, Ryan will come east as he sails fy1., 4I,o l. man before the National Sporting club, London, on June 30.
 Young Peter Jackson, the negro well terweight, and Dick O'Brien of Boston have been matched. to box twenty rounds at Baltimore on next Friday night. If Jackson wins he will sign articles to meet Al Wienig, who has long been anxious to box him. The Buffalo pugiHst is willing to meet Jack son for any number of rounds for $1,- GOO Side
 The proposed hill between Spike Su1- \ livan and Jabez White of England has been arrange and the pair will come to- gether in an eighteen-round bout before the National Sporting club, London, next month. White has agreed to the weight proposed by Sullivan, which is 134 pounds weigh in at o'clock. The club has offered q purse of S1,O0O for the fray and the men will fight for an additional $500 on the outside
 If Dave Sullivan wants to meet Young Corbett he can have the oppor- tunity, for yesterday Reddy Gallagher, proprietor of the Coliseum A. C.. of Denver offered purse of $5000 for a bout between the pair Gallagher limits the contest to ten rounds and Is satisfied to let the winner take all or to divide the purse any way the pugil- ists wish. Gallagher has posted $5O0 as forfeit with a Denver newspaper. He says he will give fifteen days to Sullivan in which to accept, as he has already secured Young Corbett's con- sent. Corbett says that the weight, 12S pounds, as proposed in the first match, still holds good.
 Boston, May 21-ssTwin" Sullivan easily outpointed Charley ORourke in their eight-round fight at the Cam bridge A. c. last night, but owing to previous agreement calling for a draw III CitSe DOtu H1eH were on Tnolr rect at the finish, he did not receive the award. They both boxed at catch weights and O'Rourke was the favorite. For the first three rounds q very tame exhibition was given, but starting the fourth Sullivan forced matters and up to the finish had everything his own way.
 
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