Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
[I(RTS IND FIGHTERS.
Everything in Readiness For
 lhe New Years Boxing.

Everything in Readiness For
 the New Years Boxing.
 Manager Hurley Has Arranged Good
 Card for New Years Night-Taree
 Good Bouts Are to Be Pulled Off,
 Jack Munroe says He Will Tend to
 sharkey and Mccoy First and Then
 Go After Jeffries Other Good
 Fighting News.
 The Waterbury Athletic clap, through Manager John Aurley, has completed all arrangements Ter the athletic carnival which will take pace at Jacques Auditorium on New Year night A good bill Of boxing has been prepared and lovers of that game will have a chance to whet their appe- tites after months of waiting. There will be three contests. The first one will be ten round % between Tommy Sullivan and Alphonse Valle. The second one will bring together Frank Klopf of Danbury and Black F'itzsinl- mons of Hartford. The main con. test will see Danny Duane and sam Boian for twenty rounds Tickets went on sale this morning at Towle,s sport ing goods store and undoubtedly q DE crowd will be present at these eAnlDl- tions. Every contest will be a corker and each will be worth the price or au.. mission alone.
 Liverpool. Dec 27.-Dick Lee CT London, and Billy Barrett of New York boxed twenty rounds at tne Gymnastic club here last night Ihey were well matched and their boxing was good throughout. Lee won on points. According to a letter received iTl New York yesterday by a prominent local sporting man. Tommy Ryan IS going to make his home in New sork in the future. The middleweight champion has sold his interest in sa- loon in Kansas City for $9,75O and will go into the same line of business in New York. Ryan has been anxious to make his abode in New York. but never got the chance. Ryan does not expect to do any more boxing after Cno NeW. } ear. He IS "Oil LII lOOul Yoos 1 GOO and has been in the ring for almost | fifteen years. During that time he has figured in about two hunded bat ties, losing about eight. Ryan ex- poets to reach New York afther Jan- uary 5. 5s s#
 Butte, Mont, Dec 27.-Miner Jack Munroe is going east to accept q vaudeville engagemgent for six weeks with Boston company. He. said last night that at the close of this engage ment he will be ready to take on Kid Mccoy, provided Mccoy will post q foffeit of $5.0Do that he talks about. Munroe has good backing and Mccoy $ money will be covered promptly. The miner laughs at the idea of the Kid stopping him in four rounds. and says;
 If Mccoy is on his feet at the end l of that time 1t will be because he has learned bow to fight since the last tinc l I saw him. Fsitz or Jeffries can stoT I Mccoy in two rounds without doubt 1 The Kid is too light Sharkcy is really the man I would like to meet and when my theatrical engagement is closed shall be willing to sign fol a go with either one After they have been disposed of Jeff will hear iron \ ne. His thousand dollar offer swon't go begging, you can bet on that.''
 The offer to Munroe from Bostor was made by telegraph, and stipulated that he would be paid at the rate ot $500 a week. He will start for Bos ton as soon as the contract is signed He has wired his acceptance of tn offer.
 George Reyers, the Boston coloref Tniddleweieht. showed a dash of his oId-time skill in a six-round bout witt Mike Shallow before the Lenox A. c Boston, on Thursday night. The two met It catch weights and Beyer rush cd things from the start and hi straight, jabs had a telling effect cl his opponent Shallow. however hat a vicious right hand swing which Il. l used continually and Beyers had Il side step often to avoid it. At t,s finish there was nothing to it e-cer Beyers and hn. of course, got the yer dict. The preliminary bouts wer. very interesting. Jimmy Walsh 0 Newton, Mass, who weighed about 1Ot pounds. made little fellow named d Denny Ryan of New York quit in ths first round. A drive in the solar pIex us with the right did the trick. II the other bout Tommy English ans Red Tirreil fought six rounds. to draw.
 Jack Bennett of Pittsburg mad, lis reapr7carancc in the ring in a stiff six-round 70 before the Broadway A O., Philadelphia on Thursday nigh
 arairst "CUh'' White. Bennett hat the better of the combat throupllo17
 and had any decision been rendered h,
 would certainly have received tn award Until the final round the mil
 was fast. In this round Bennett
 body blows began to tell and Whit
 staggered all over the ring He wa
 game. however, anr held O., with bull
 dog tenacity. The only blow of ac
 count which White landed was deliver