Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-19
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Injunction to Restrain MoGovern
 and Corbett Granted.


 --Dal Hawkins Knocked Out By
 Jack Clifford-Jack O'Brien Hard
 After Tommy Ryan-Kid McPart-
 land and Joe Cans Will Face Each
 Other.
 Louisville. Sept 19.-Judge Field, ln the Jefferson circuit court, last nlgnt granted the injunction prayed TOT py State Attorney-General Pratt to pre- vent the contest between Terry NC, ; Govern and Young Corbett, scheduled for decision next Monday night. The attorneys for the Southern AtMeIlc club will apply to the court of appears to-day for dissolution of the injunction and a decision in this matter is expect- ed by noon.
 A dissolution of the injunction Dy Ihe higher court would mean victory Tor the promoters of the contest.
 At the hearing Judge Field admitted several affidavits the purport of which was to prove that there was brutality in prize fights One of these afnday1ts was from Dr W B. Gossett. It IS sald that the doctor had been called to at tend Jimmy Handler after his bout ln this city. a year ago with Billy Hanra-
 
 dler's eyes closed, his lips badly cut and his face swollen and dishgured.
 Only one witness was called by the attorneys for the Southern Athletic club. He was R. c. Gray, the clubs man ager who declared emphaticatly that the sout was to be sparring contest, with an equal division of the money, each fighter to receive $5.00O.
 Sam Harris, McGovern's manager, was asked about the understanding that is said to exist between McGovern and Corbett. Harris denied positively that there was a secret agreement and confirmed the statement made by Gray that each man was to receive 5000, win or Iose. seThere is a verbal agree ment outside of the Nutmeg A. Q. agreement" {" said Harris, ssbut it relates to the weights
 Concerning Judge Fields decision, Manager Ora. said last night:
 At Il O clock on Friday morning my attorneys will apply to the court of ap- peals for a dissolution of the injunc- ton. The defense ayers that Judge t-eld has no jurisdiction. My lawers say there can be on injunction against an alleged criminal offense. I am ab- solutely confident the contest will take place."
  Waged merri1y McGovern and Corbett are continuing their training by taking light exercise only, all the heavy work being done. Each is firm in the belief that the match will be fought on the day scheduled. It was said yesterday by Corbett himself and his trainer that he is down to weight and now tips the beam at exactly 127 pounds McGoy- ern weighed in yesterday ana the scale showed that he was 1245z pounds, or 255 pounds below the weight he will have to make by Monday night. In talk ing of the coming contest yesterday Nc Govern said:
 T am still the featherWeight cham pion, as never was beaten at that weight My first fight with Corbett was a handicap affair at 126 pounds. In the articles for our coming fight it is not stipulated thas we are to box for the championship If Corbett should defeat me he could not defend the featherweight title because he cannot get down to 122 pounds"
 Butte, Mont. Sept I9.-Dal Hawkins of San Francisco was knocked out by I Jack Clifford last night in the seventh round The fight apparently was Hawkins up to the fifth round but he lacked the staying power of his young CT antagonist.
 Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia appar- ently intends to make strenuous efforts to compel Tommy Ryan to fight him. To this end O'Brien has posted $500 as a forfeit. The money was left with Walter Kelly of Buffalo some time be- fore Ryan's contest with Kid Garter O'Brien holds the heavyweight and middleweight championship of Eng land and Ireland and wants to possess the coveted title of middleweight champion of the world. O'Brien has this to say: s.I have been after Ryan for years. We were matched to box at Louisville some time ago, but Ryan crawled and went to England to box Johnny German before the National Sporting club. He said that the for eign club would sue him if he did not fight Now. however, Ryan has no ob- structions in the way of matches and cannot have any plausible excuses. l will leave it to the public if am not entitled to a match. I will fight him at 15S pounds for side bet and purse any time within the next five months .'' O'Brien in the meantime will not re main idle Besides his match with Joe Walcott at Chicago next Monday night before the American 4.. O., O'Brien has signed articles to box Peter Maher. This .sgov is for six rounds and is to be held on October at Philadelphia. The mill is at catchweights. Another bout in which O'Brien is to figure shortly will be with Marvin Hart. the Louis vile pugilfst. September 20 is the date set for this scrap and the Golden Gate A. C., Philadelphia will be the scene of the conflict.
 Buffalo, Sept 19.-On the night of oc- tober z. in the arena of the InternatiOn- al Athletic club at Fort Erie, Ont, Joe Cans of Baltimore, the present. cham pion among ligltweights, and Kid Me Partland will fight twenty rounds for the championship and purse of $2,= 300. Both boxers have signed articles of agreement. McPartland mas begun training at Kid Carter's former train ing quarters in Fort Erie. Cans will also train at Fort Erie. The winner of this match will box rank Erne for the championship three weeks later.
 George McFadden's first bout of im-