Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-13
Fights Ind Fighters.
Jeffries Taking Things Easy At
His Home

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His Home
Tommy Feltz Whips Jimmy Deyine-
John l.. Sullivan Makes Good I'M
preston In His Monologue- Some
More News of the Boxers.
San Francisco, Cal, Nov 13.-"Jim
1effries is in no hurry to get to this
city," says Billy Delaney. Il heard
from him only a day or two ago, ana
he says he is resting easily, waiting LOT
some new aspirant for championship
honors to crop up. He is at his home
in Los Angeles. Jeffries is about the
only bona fide champion the prize ring
has had since the days of Sullivan. He
is the only man who has looked Tor
fights and not tried to avoid them.
Everyone must remember how Corbett
kept putting FitZsimmons off, and how
Fitz, after he gained the honor, object
ed to giving Jim another battle. There
has been nothing of that kind with
Jeffries He has always accepted chal-
lenges and has given FitZsimmons,
Sharkey and Rubin each two bouts in
the ring. Corbett has only had one
opportunity. His time is coming for
the repeat. OF course, the champion
expects to win. If he does he will
probably be without opponents for
some time to come" ..-E
frankie Neil is after the bantam
weight championship of the world. He
has been figuring to ascertain who
holds the coveted honor, and has de-
cided that Harry Forbes is entitled to
it, simply because others have forfeit
ed to him. "Frankie can whip Forbes
in canter," says Jim Neil. IF he
does not get a match soon with Pedlar
Palmer I shall endeayor to sign him
with the fastener at 115 pounds. L
have issued challenge in my boys
behalf for a match with any bantam
weight boxer on earth. He can whip
them all, and the faster they come the
better he'll like it,"
Baltimore, Nov 13.-Tommy Feltz
was awarded the decision over Jimmy
Devine of Philadelphia last night be-
fore the Eutaw Athletic club. The
men said their weights were 115
pounds, but Devine looked to be fat.
For five rounds he gave Fe1tz an argu-
ment and landed blow for blow. In
the seventh round Feltz landed several
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the Philadelphia to the mat. His
seconds threw up the sponge as Devine
arose to his feet, tired and groggy.
Young Corbett has agreed to meet
Billy Maynard, the East Side feather
weight, at the Penn Art A. c., Phila.
delphia, ron November &c. Corbett's
stipend for appearing. it is said, will
be $500. ~
Willie Fitzgerald. the Brooklyn light
weight, who has been living in Phfla
delphia for some time, states that he
was not in Chicago last week and
therefore, he was not knocked out by
Steve Crosby.
Dave Sullivan and Benny Yangei
will meet at the American A. O., Chi
cago, for six rounds, on December /
The result ought to show whether Sui
livan is really deteriorating or whether
his poor showing with Jimmy Briggs
was only for that affair alone.
Eddie Boyleston, the clever 122
pound boy of Harlem, who Tough
Charley Sieger a draw, and Jimm.
Kelly are scheduled for ten-rount
bout at Meriden tonight. On Novem
Der 21 Boyleston will face Tomm.
Feltz at the Savannah, Ga, A. @.
The opening of the bids for the feath
erweight championship battle between
Young Corbett and Terry McGoverl
will take place at Cincinnati on mex
Saturday. Five bids have been re
ceived so far by Stakeholder Lambert
son, and it is expected by the time til
bids are opened this number will b
increased by at least two more.
Really surprising was the work o
John l.. Sullivan at Hurtig & Ses
mons, New York. Sullivan was a
actor before the rest of the fighter
took to the stage as an additions
source of income, but he has not don
much to elevate the drama, and it wa
scarcely anticipated that he woul
come forward in monologue and max
real effort to win the approval of. th
audience by his work. Sullivan wa
the last of the heavyweight fighter
and as such will always stand hig
with the people. He is always "Youl
Truly, John L." and there were fe
who anticipated that he would /
aught else than igurehead. Instea
of this he came on the stage and tol
some good stories in a way that Shove
some careful coaching and in vol
that was audible to the gallery. f
did not dwell upon his fights and h
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of the championship was so skilIful
introduced that it did not appear to
Intentional He had one very old jol
but large part of his material W:
new, and most of it was clever, thous
there are few 'cuss words that
not particularly help matters al
should be taken out. In the matter
material Sullivan sets a good examp
for the regular monologist He he
of course. had expert assistance in pf
pairing his work, but he has paid
this assistance, and has not stood
the wings to acquire jokes in the usu
fashion. He was not expected
make good" and as a result he Is
double hit this week.
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