Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-15
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS
Boxers Are a Busy Lot These
 Days In Many Rings.

6eofSe DlXon May Meet some or tne
 English Boxers Al Weinig Gets a
 Fearful Pounding from Kid Carter
 Tom Sharkey's Name Is Missing from
 His Cafe.
 Fort Erie, July 15.-Kid Carter, the sturdy middleweight from Brooklyn, sent Al Weinig d own to humiliating and decisive defeat by knocking him completely out with a right hand jolt on the jaw point in the middle of the twelfth round of their twenty round contest in the ring of the International A. c. here last night, in the presence of fully 5000 spectators. Carter knocked his man out after literally cutting his face into ribbons. Weinig was scarce ly able to stand when the Brooklyn man battered down his defence and landed the knockout punch
 From the start it looked as though Carter would surely win by knock out. He was cautious and did not al- low a single blow to go to waste. He feinted with his left and then swung his right to either the body or the jaw. Weinig was apparently helpless when it came to avoiding or blocking the Brooklyn fighters leads. He fought gamely all through the bout and at times worried the Kid. Weinig made good use of his long reach. He held his left out in front of him and when Carter attempted to land with either hand, he managed to get ill a good smash. It was simply ease of game slugger pitted against better slugger and clever boxer. When it came to cleverness, Weinig was no match for Carter. On the other hand, Carter always emerged from the clinches with either an even break or a shade the better of it.
 Up to the eighth round it was a case of give and take. Weinig would rush at Carter and poke his left into the Kids face. Garter countered hard on the wind and sometimes made AIS teeth rattle with left rppercuts. Car ter proved himself to be a good two handed fighter and 3 ring general. It is doubtful if a more game boxer than Weinig has ever boxed in this ring. When Weinig received the knockout punch it was feared that he was hurt. He was soon brought to life and left Iuc TllS uudSSI0lcl. h liS hoSSbo ioA both men resembled raw beefsteak when the bout was over.
 Harry Cobb of Niagara Falls re- ceived the decision on a foul over Jim- my Smith, the bantam weight cham pion of Canada, toward the end of the eighth and last round of the prelimin- ary contest Smith hit Cobb repeat edly in clinches and was warned sev- eraI times. It was while ill a cllnch that he swung his left to Cobb's jaw and lost. Smith had the better of the bout, despite the fact that Cobb tow cred head and shoulders over him.
 Ben O'Gx'ady and Al Ellsworth two local middleweights, clashed in 8 four round tryout bout. The contest was stopped by Referee Mcbride in the third round and declared a draw. Both were roughing.
 New York, July 15.-Sam Harris yes terday engaged quarters at New Lon don for Terry McGovern, where Me Govern will train for his fight with Young Corbett, which is set for August 29. McGovern will begin training next Monday.
 New York, July 15.-Is Tom Shar- key a has been? A grave suspicion IS entertained on Broadway that he is, and down on Fourteenth street Bar ney Reich, his partner in the saloon i with the big electric sign, says without reseryation mental or verbal, that he | is a "dead one" Sharkey's name must l come down. Reich has ordered that 1 there be an end to to the luminous ex- ploitation of his partner. "Sharkey, champion of Ireland?' Reich is said to have scornfully remarked yesterday. I fsHe will be fighting for ham sand wich before long" Once Sharkey's was a name to conjure with. He re- ceiyed ten per cent interest in the sa- loon at 114 East Fourteenth street for the mere use of his redoubtable cog nomen. Men saw the letters S-H-A-R- KEY 1imned in electric light and has, ] tened to gaze on the stern, study seam- l ed face of the great fighting sailor. Sharkey went to London to fight Ruh- | lin full of faith, hope and ambition. I He declared he would win back the championship from ssthat Dutchman I RuhIin" that he would rehabilitate the halls of Tara and perchance strike a puissant blow to free Erin from the | SaXOn. CudIhcV Illel lHC " NOi foC sCISle of his career. He fell woefully beat en by the German in a ring surrounded by jeering Saxons. He went to the I hospital His native town of Dundalk tore down the decorations put up in honor of the triumphal homecoming so I confidently predicted by his family. And now his name disappears from his saloon. Ave atque vale, Sharkey.
 
 Oakland, Gal, July 15.-Jim Jeffries and his manager Billy Delaney, arriv- ed here from their old training quar- ters at Harbin Springs yesterday The big fellow knows that there are only eleven more days before his fight with F'itzsimmons and he and Delaney are of the opinion that to finish training at this place will be a positive benefit to the champion. Jeff is is in splendid condition He was in good humor when he came here, despite the long railroad ride. Tn talking of the coming l battle he said "Harbin Springs is a I splendid place to train, but I want to ] become acclimated and for that reason have come to Oakland. Yes, I am ill splendid shape at present, and when meet Fitz I should enter the ring in ] better shape than in any of my prev