Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-02
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.

Fitzsimmons Wants Charleston.
 and Jeffries Does Not. The Champion Is Now Doing the Kicking-Jack O'Brien Outpoints Charley McKeever Once More Humorous Account of Battle Be- tween the Big Fellows-Other Good Fighting News.
 In view of Jeffries's demand that his battle with EitzSimmonS take place ill Los Angeles, and the Cornishman's preference for Charleston, an imagina- tive person pictures the battle at long range:
 .Ring-The United States of Amer . ica.
 ''Fitzsimmons's corner-Charleston s. 0.
 s'JeffrieS'S corner-LoS Angeles.
 Round 1-Fitz sprang lightly to- ward the center of the ring and inn mediately fell into a clinch in Missouri,
  river, and the Cornishman retaliated with swing, which Jeff avoided by sidestepping into Iowa. Bob rushed and in clinch the men wrestled over to Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. In the break Fitz slipped on the Ohio river and went down but came up immediate ly on the Kentucky side. Jeff became aggressive and drew first blood near the scene of the battle of Vicksburg. Round 2-There was much sprint ing in this round. Jeff did the leading and Fitz backed into neutral corner in Maine. Jeff's second yelled foul, claiming Fitz had stepped over into New Brunswick, but it was not allow ed. In the latter part of the round the men fought savagely across the coun- try to the plains of Utah. Just as the gong sounded the referees airship be came tangled in a cyclone and was blown against Pikes Peak damaging it so badly that the fight had to be stopped"
 New London, April 2.-Nine hundred persons witnessed fast boxing exhibi tion at the New London Opera House last night between Jack Lowery o1 New York and 'ATosey'' King of this city. The bout went the limit and the referee decided in fsvor of the New London boy. A preliminary of ter rounds between Spencer White, color ed lad, and Jack Walsh resulted in tht latter's favor.
 The directors of the Washington Sporting club, of Philadelphia. hay, decided to begin injunction proceeding 0i11Cf ,,11sx +l~ 41. erweight and his manager, Tom Shar key. The club intends, if possible, t, prevent Sullivan from boxing in Phila delphia. Sharkey, as the manager O Sullivan, some days ago wired his ac ceptance of an offer made by the Wash ington club for Sullivan to meet Tin Callahan on Monday night last Th clubs matchmaker journeyed to Ney York and after a talk with Sharke- drew up articles i'll the private offic of the fighters cafe. The articles wer signed in good faith.
 On Thursday Sharkey wired the cluI calling off the match, and it was the learned that Sullivan was to box a another club tonight.
 Sullivan did not meet Callahan. an may not be permitted to box with Fit gerald tonight. The latter is rugged hard hitting youngster, and there i trouble in store for the Corkonian Il matter which way the cat jumps.
 Boston, April 2-Harvard boxer are to be invited to compete against tn best men in Oxford and Cambridg universities in England during tn coronation week. W. W. Coe of Somel vile, Mass, who is a student in OK ford university, arrived in this cit Monday evening, and has been intrus ed with an invitation to the Harvar Dlsn. Coe will box for Oxford in tn heavyweight class. The other classe will be the bantamweight. feather weight and middleweight. These stI dents have been chosen 10 represer Oxford: Tillerd, bantamweight; Squire featherweight; Champneys, middl, weight
 The Cambridge boxers are: Parke bantamweight: Probyn, a nephew ( Sir Dighton Probyn of the King household, featherweight. If Harvar and Yale decline to send over boxer the bouts will take place between O, ford and Cambridge. Coe will retur to England.
 If Bob Fitzsimmons carries h point, his proposed match with Char pion Jim Jeffries will be decided Charleston, s. C., under the auspic of the Charleston A. 0. of that cit Yesterday Fitz, in company with Ii manager, Percy Williams, conferrt with John c. Jounod and John NJ Laughlin, two we'll known busne men of Charleston representing bo the club and the exposition A we1 ago the southerners made the follo1 ing offer for the mill and came to al the Cornishman whether he would a cept 75 per cent of the gross receipt with a guarantee that the pugilis end of the purse will not be less tn $26,000, the contest to be held betwe May 15 and.June 1. The club will low the boxers to have all picture pri fleges and will pay the referee $500.
 Fitz thought this effer unquestio ably reasonable and told the club re resentatives that he was ready
 iGbt at Charleston. Lanky Bo1 practical acceptance was wired to J, fries, but no reply had been receiv