Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-23
SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD

| roborate what 1 have said.'
 William Nolan, a local referee, who was a close observer of the fight, de clares Jeffries did his utmost to stop Monroe and could not do it. McDon- ald, who awarded the decision to Mon- roe. was formerly the heavyweight champion of Montana and once fought Peter Mccoy. He says Monroe land ed repeatedly upon Jeffries.
 London Dec g. Bobby Dobbs, the American negro pugilist, and Joe White match at Cardiff last night for f 90 q side and a purse of G1OO. The men were most evenly matched, and the fight. which was a hard one, ended in q draw.
 Pittsburg, Dec 23.-Matty Matthews of Brooklyn got a decision over Rube Ferns of Denver at Kenyon hall, Ale gheny, last night Ill the eighth, ninth and tenth round Matthews had Ferns almost at his mercy and another round would have put Rube out of business. Buffalo, Dec 23.-The provincial gov ernment at Toronto yesterday granted charter to the Fort Erie club, lim- ited A clause i'll the charter author izes the club to encourage the breeding of thoroughbred horses or to hold race meeting or other lawful sports. The head office will be at Fort Erie. The incorporators are John Hood, Moses Shire, William German, NJ. F., of Well land; A. c. Mcdonald Toronto. and Joseph Battle. The company is capi- talized at $S0,0OO.
 Although the doors of many states | have been closed to Young Corbett and Terry McGovern, another fistic club is in line for the combat Through the organizations representative the En- erald A. c. of Pittsburg has decided to make a bid for the mill. The club held a meeting recently and the president, E. McNamara, telegraphed to the ef- feet that the club was ready to offer the men purse or percentage if they I will consent to fight there Negotia- tions are now pending and 1t is under stood that the fighters will give the new club consideration. Boxing is permitted in Pittsburg. but it is not known how the authorities stand rela. tive to tilt of such importance as the one between McGovern and Corbett The club is confident that there will be I no Interference. McNamara says that his club can hold 10000 persons and is also willing to post $5.00O as a forfeit that the bout will come off as pei schedule.
 T Joseph Bernstein, prizefighter and actor, who resides at the Occidental
 hotel on the Bowery, has filed peti.
 tion in bankruptcy with, liabilities
 S1.572 and no assets The creditors
 are John Ross of Philadelphia. S47:
 for jewelry purchased in 1901, Herman
 Baum, $204 for iewelry purchased 1T 1898, Adolph Tietelbaum, S136 fol
 iewelry purchased in 1897. T.. Launda
 S355. money borrowed in 1909, William
 St Clair, Philadelphia, S6O, none, borrowed. in 1901, Harry Solo1Con, S42 , for breach of contract and Jacl , Dougherty. $500. money said to hay,
 been loaned to the petitioner in Den yer ill 1S999 which is denied an, , Bernstein states that Dougherty owe 1 him S21.
 i and John l.. Sullivan are both here t1li 5 week in their theatrical engagements : Corbett does a monologue at the Ly
 
 similar fashion at the Arcade.
 Corbett yesterday expressed hin
 self very pleasantly regarding Sulli ' vans monologue. and said he had Il ; doubt it would be interesting and CT tertaining. He advised all to go to tn
 Arcade and see him.
 Sullivan said that Corbett did notf T ing but talk about himself. while hi q own monologue was bright and up : date. He disparaged Corbett. Co It bett yesterday accepted an invifatio e to talk to 2,OOO poor people who are t be fed at the armory on Christina $ day, and will also act as head waite l John l.. declined like invitation : saying that since his experience at D' d troit he was afraid to mix with tl 5 crowds. Sullivan called on his ol N friend John BoIan who keeps a saloo . last night and when Sullivan wei
 back to the Jefferson hotel he w
 about "all in.'' The theatrical peop E practically kept guard over him > day.