Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14
Fights and Fighters.
Three Good Battles Took Place
This Week.

~rwin" Sullivan and Dick o'Brien Go
a Draw-Jimmy Handler Has Fun
With Pat Ready George Munroe
Does the Trick to Patsy Hogan
Some More Boxing News.
Three interesting bouts took place on
"Wednesday night and the scrappers
who figured in the mills gave the spec
tators good run for their money. At
Bangor, Me, Twin Sullivan and Dick
O'Brien fought ten fast rounds to
draw. This was O'Brien's first appear
ance in the ring in some time and he
showed up well. Both men were fresh
at the finish.
Jimmy Handler of Newark took Pat
Ready of Washington into camp be-
fore the Savannah A. c., Savannah.
The two were to have gone twenty
rounds, but Handler trimmed his OPP
ponent in the eighth. Ready was prac-
tlcally out in the last round and would
have been put to sleep with another
blow. In spite of this the referee said
that Ready has "faked' it and held up
his share of the gate receipts.
George Munroe, the clever little
Ieatherweight, defeated Patsy Hogan
ID fast ten-round combat at Peoria
Ill, before the Riverside A. G.. Munroe
was the aggressor throughout and
pummeled his rival at will. Clarence
Forbes was originally to have been
munroe's opponent, but the latter failed
10 appear and Hogan was substituted :.
If Bill Doherty, who is accounted to
De the best heavyweight fighter in Aus
tralia, wants match right quick upon
MS arrival here. he can be accommo-
dated by either Gus Rubin or Denver
Ed Martin, whom Billy Madden is
ANXIOUS to pit against any pugiIist in
Lne world. Regarding this matter the
PRINCE of trainers" says: "From what
nave heard of Doherty's prowess in
me Antipodes he must be above the Or
binary run of heavyweights. That is
the kind of a man I am looking after.
and l have no doubt that Sam Fitzpat-
rick, In his challenge, meant that his
man preferred to meet only first class
men. therefore I take great pleasure
IN accepting the challenge on behalf of
Ruhlin or Martin. The only thing that
worries me is whether Doherty won't
TAKE TO the woods, as all fighters are
now doing when asked by club man.
ayers to meet either of my two cham
pions." =
Between wrestlers and boxers. Dan
McKettrick, the hustIing young man
ager, is kept busy. While clinching
match with Tom Jenkins for his pro-
fege, Joe Carroll. the English wrestling
champion, he was negotiating for a
boxing bout for Gus Ziegler against
George McFadden. This affair was
settled yesterday. They are to go
twenty rounds, at 40 pounds, at the
Seltuate A. G., Providence. r. l., on
Thanksgiving afternoon. This should
result in the warmest kind of an ar
gument. for both men reyel in the art
OF punching, and doing it hard and to
the point. =
Eddie Graney, the San Francisco
sport. has been selected the referee of
the Frank Erne-Jimmy Britt fight. at
the Yosemite A. c., on November &c
All hands agreed on Graney as soon
as his name was mentioned.
Mysterious Billy Smith tried to
whip Henry Hookins, a black sailor
with a reputation as fighter at Port
land. Ore. the other day. Hookins
AeSIly klIeQ poor Bill.
Tom Wallace, the boxer though
billed as a Philade1phian is a Chicago
stock yards boy. He was born in the
Windy city. worked in the yards for
years, and drifted east about ten years
ago.
Sammy Kelly writes from London
that he expects to eat his Thanksgiv-
Ing turkey at home. The popular feath-
erweight went abroad three years ago
to fight Will Curley, who defeated him
after Kelly's collar bone had been
broken. Since then the American has
been commissioner at the race track.
and for time manager of Jimmy
Michael, the cyclist
Meriden, Nov 14.-Jimmy Kelly of
New York got the decision over Eddie
Boylston of Brooklyn in a ten-round
bout before the Silver City Athletic
club last evening. In the preliminary
Jerry Maher of Hartford put Spike
Raworth of the club out in the fourth
round of what was to have been a
ten-round go at 126 pounds.
Detroit. Nov 14.-The troubles which
have agitated the promoters of boxing
in this city have been settled. The
bouts will be under the auspices of
the Metropolitan Athletic club backed
by James Singelyn of the Tivoli Brew
ing Co. He will be assisted in the
management by Billy Considine, who
will officiate In the capacity of match
maker. George Siler will referee the
first bouts, which will be held in the
Light Guard armory on November g.
Nelse Osborn and his Twentieth Cen
fury club. having run up against the
improbability of getting a license with
such a stiff proposition as Messrs SINCE
1yn and Considine to go against. have
retired from the fray, and Fred
Striker, who took up the Twentieth
Century club when Osborn quit. has
also withdrawn and will boost the new
organization