Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-14
ABoUT THB RINGsIDE.

Billy Madden has under considera- tion an offer from club in Louisiana for a twenty-round bout between Peter Maher and Gus Ruhlin. Madden saiL yesterday that Ruhlin is very anxious to meet and as soon as the club posts a forfeit he will sign articles.
 Al Neill, the champion welterweight of the Pacific coast, and Dutch Thurston of Chicago have signed arti- cles to box twenty rounds at Oakland tonight. The mill will take place be fore the Acme A. 0. and will be for the welterweight title of the Pacific coast.
 Martin Flaherty and ''Tug" Wilson of Brooklyn have been matched to box before the Lenox 4. G., Boston, to- night.
 The match between Kid Broad and Young Mowatt of Chicago, which was postponed several times, is to be de- cided at Chicago tonight. The con test is for six rounds.
 George Gardiner of Lowell still con- tends that the foul in his recent mill with Jack Root of Chicago, at San Francisco was unintentional. Gardi- ner says that he bet $540 on himself
 
 flied.
 Spike Sullivan has accepted an offer to box either Kid Mcfarland or Otto Sieloff at Milwaukee some time this month. Sullivan is also figuring on a match with the winner of the Lavigne- O'Brien tilt at Frisco on February 2S.
 Shadow" Maber of Australia, who was not permitted to box at Chicago a few years ago, because it was said that he was far gone with consump- tion and liable to be killed in the ring, has returned to the arena again. The other night at Quebec, Maber met an unknown in a ten-round bout and knocked his rival out in six rounds. { Tim Hegegrty of Australia, who ar rived in the country about a year ago, heralded as the featherWeight cham pion Of that country, but who was knocked out by Kid Lavigne, is to en- gage in another fight. Heggerty has been matched to box Aurelia Herrera, who was defeated by Terry MeGovern at Bakersfield, Gal, next month. The go is for twenty rounds at 126 pounds.
 Although Wild Bill Hanrahan was signally knocked out by Frank Childs of Chicago the other night, it is under stood that his defeat will in nowise af- feet his contest with Joe Choynski. Ac- eordhng to a dispatch from Louisville the meeting is to be held at Louisville on February 21. The encounter is for twenty-five rounds This will be first appearance in the ring in some time.
 There does not seem to be any pros pect of match just now between George AfcFadden and Joe Walcott A few weeks ago McFadden's manager proposed contest between the pair at 13S pounds. When Billy Pierce. repre- senting Walcott. heard of this he said that he was in favor of having the bat tie arranged, but refused to consider any weight except 142 pounds. Nc Fadden ayers that 13S pounds is the best he will do.
 Tom Sharkey is in receipt of a let ter from Dave Sullivan. The little Irish boxer is hard at work getting into trim for his encounter with Terry Me Govern. Sullivan writes: q am feel. ing fine as this letter leaves me and the six weeks of hard work which I have indulged in has had it's good ef- fects. l never felt better nor more if than do at the present time. Rnb Armstrong is here, as we'll as Charlie Selger. In the future intend to let up i'll my labors, as do not care to take chance of going stale. My out door work consists of short runs of six miles. l will decrease until it is down to one mile a day. predict that the mill will not last the limit and that [ will be the winner"