Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-12-01

He Has Made Lot of Money in His
Last Battles-He says Jimmy Britt
Will Prove a Wonder-B Baltimore
May Get the aIcGovern and Corbett
Contest.
San Francisco. Dee frank Erne
has retired from the ring The former
champion, since his defeat by Jimmy
Britt on Wednesday,. declares he is
through with the squared circle for
good.
Thursday he will leave San Fran
cisco for Buffalo. After a short stay
In that city he will proceed to Lewis
ton. \. Y, where he will engage III the
wholesale wine business with his
father. who is at present erecting one
of the biggest wineries in the east.
Erne declares that fighting is the
hardest kind of life to follow.
AT the best he says. ''one only
receives hard Knocks. 1t is Il sad
realization to think that after twelve
years in the ring. being successful in
all but five battles. one must run up
against such a game young fellow and
get completely Knocked out. ~
ST would advise no young man to
follow the ring for living. l have
quit for good and am glad to do SO.
/ shall never again put on the gloves.
/ have made arrangements to engage
in business with my father. which I
think will be better for me in every
way
Britt is clever little fighter. and
with proper experience will prove ii
wonder. In our fight he had the adj
vantage of being younger than 1. and
his recuperativa powers were better.
I would not detract in the slightest
from the credit due him. j felt sure
that was in the best condition in my
career, and he deserved his victory.
1wish him success
Buffalo. Dee 1.-The defeat of Frank
Erne by Britt did net surprise BCffa-
Ionians one-tenth as much &s the an
nouncement OF d defeat Of the Buffalo
boy would have done year ago,
Within two years ERIE has met and
been defeated three times. and this.
no doubt. has weakened him to such
an extent that he is not ona-falf the
Erne he was several years ago.
It is an old Saying anon" sports
that if you knock q. man out once, he
loses third Of his r'ortivnness in f'l-
ture scraps: knock him cut twice and
he is not anywhere near half as good
and the more often he receives his
bumps the worse he becomes. until fl
nally he goes back 10 his place in tho
line he occupied when a novice-at t4e
foot of tia ladder. |-
Ernn Trained hard fer til" contest,
Letters from his friends and from HIM
sel SO stated. hut there ia no question
but that he fires it harder each time
to train fer n h9ttln fer him To make
the stipulated weight ard when IL
succeeds he has not tho strength anf
the stamina be possessed seyera
years ago. g..
He has considerable money. more
real estate ard has stock in two, CT
three enterprises.
Strange as it may appear. like Bol
Titzsimmons and Tim Cori1et+. El'ne
has made much moro money since Il:
first met defeat than when he wa:
champion of The world.
As to Britt. he 1T once Jumped II
the top of tlie Dueilistic ladder. II
at one hor,,d takns = position whic'
other boxers have had to work wear
to obtain He is rich and docs NO
have TO bo~ for q living and is in til
came for t.ln snort Of the thing NOR
than anytime nls". ~
A statement Of what Er',n has VIZ
FROM the time lro met apf 6~r~~'~
Cans in New York is interost-'o
Defeating ice Cans. New York 50 "nf
defeating Curiey s;lnnies. Fort Err;
80. 200: defeating Jern NaloEer-. ~
don. 81 800: draw with Tom Co''sis
buffalo $500: Iosine t. Cans. For
Erie. $1,000: heating Gus Gafglne,
Chicapo. 800: losing to Terry McG"s
ern. New York. Sc nfa: losing to lii
Ferns. Fort Eric. $4,000 losing TO .Til
my Britt ESTIMATED 5000: total. SGT
BOO.
If Al Herfcrfl. Inana~er If the T.
raka Athletic cl,-T 90 Paltimnr.n. v-i
post a lforfeit CT 5000 as n gllar2nfe
Of good faith Terry AtcGnycI-n m
YOUNG Csrl,ett viii a~fee ~ fipl,f
fine Monrmental City or .Fan.iarv
Berfcrd hid G25s 20" cent IF Tho "ra.
receipts for THE contest, but Gid n
offer to post a forfeit.
Sam Harris. representing Niece
ern. and John Considine appearing f.
the champion. met Saturday night N
considered Herfcrd's offer pref eraD
to others. with the recommenaatif
stated. The Hayes Valley Afilet
club of san Francisco. offered GO p
cent of tho gross receipts. and agree
TO post a $1,000 forfoit. Tho bid ";
declined. rs the California club wante
tha little fellows TO fight next mont
Neither man could get in condition
so short n time
In Louisville Saturday Judge Sic
ling r. Toney. Of The circuit court
appeals of Kentucky. handed down
decision holding that glove contes
in Kentucky cannct he enioined Fl
decision has a hearing on tho Cnrlni
slcGovarn battle that was called off
louisville two months ago The d
cision in effect is that a pronosefl Clio
contest is not an objectionable me-
fer. TIE casa may bo anpealed IL
Their. Judge Tcney's decision may i
suit in boxing clubs resnming busine
IN Kentucky.
Lost inspect for Him.
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