Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-15

FIGHTS IND Fighters.

Young Corbett and McGovern
Will Not Meet in New London.
The Managers Held Meeting Last
Night and the Bout Will Take Place
in Louisville The Date Has Also
Been Changed-All Arrangements
Completed for the Root and Gardner
Bout Next Monday Graney Not Sat
isfactory as a Referee.
The contest between Young Corbett
and Terry McGoyern, which was to
have been pulled off in New London on
August 20, the day prior I'd the run
ming of the Futurity at SheepShead
Bay, will not take place there, but In
stead will be decided before the South
ern A. G. at Louisville on September
Is. This agreement was reached at
late hour last night and all conditions
and forfeits will stand. Jim Corbett
will be the referee. Johnny Corbett,
manager for the featherweight cham
pion, Crowley, Vendig and Sam Har-
ris. McGovern's representative, had a
talk at the Grand Union hotel, Sara
tOga, last night, about the fight, at
which this decision was reached. In
the meantime the pugilists are training
hard at their respective quarters
Louisville sports are anxious to see
the bout and will no doubt turn out
in large numbers to witness it.
Bridgeport, Aug 15.-McGoyern did
some lively work yesterday not too
severe, but just enough to keep him
from increasing in weight. An Emer-
gency hospital physician visited the
training quarters to look over Eddie
Cain, one of the sparring contingent;
and 1t was found that his jaw was I'M
jured by, the heavy left handed punch
which Terry gave him yesterday. He
was told not to do any, more boxing
for three or four days.
Art Simms also claims that he is
sore from the battering that he has
received at the hands of the exAfeather-
weight ,championl He contends that
Terry is the only man who has ever
landed a solar plexus blow ON him.
|, In speaking to friend who visited
him the other day, McGovern said:
81 can't help but feel that there can
be only one result in my coming battle
with Young Corbett. Game and hard
hitting as he is, I am confident of, my
ability to beat him. Tell my friends
that will be in the very best possible
condition when enter the ring, and
that the Denver boy will find that he
| il facing a different man than the one
he so easily defeated last Thanksgiv-
| ing day."
Hartford, Aug 15-Tn his battle with
McGovern Young Corbett Intends to
adopt crouching attitude and he will
play for body blows. VI Eddie santry
| is expected here in day or two to
| help the champion out ia sparring. Cor
| bett has added new exercise to his
schedule. A round bag has been sus-
pended within a foot Of1the gymnasium
floor. The guy ropes are so arranged
that Gorbett can foIlnw the bag
around in a large circle, and this ex-
ercise gives him plenty of footwork,
besides an opportunityto practice more
Of his body blows. 2
| Arrangements have been completed
for the contest between Jack Root OF
Chicago and George Gardiner, the Low
| ell middleweight. The ego is to be held
] at Salt. Lake City next Monday night
and will be to a finishaaIsThe authori-
ties have issued license for the fray.
Chicago sportsmen feel confident that
Root will be victorious and are ready
to bet large sum on the Windy City
| mans chances. The betting favors
Root at 10 to s. GARDENERS friends
say that they will cover every dollar
Roots admirers may put up. The
winner will challenge Tommy Ryan.
San Francisco. Aug IL The selection
of a referee for the twenty round fight
at ,125 pounds between Kid McFadden
and Tim Hegartv, u the L Australian,
4 which is to be decided at the Yosemite
club, San Francisco, on August 20,
promises to cause much trouble. Joe
Coffroth, on behalf of the club, wants
Eddie -Graney to officiate, but Mark
Shaughnessy, Hegartys manager, OBJ
jects He does not like his work He
claims that Graney took twenty sec
onds to count Fitzsimmons out, as lie
4 was pushing Jeffries away during the
first ten. Shaughnessy prefers Eddie
Smith for the position.