Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-01
THE PUGILISTS.
Another Wonder From Across
 the Pond is Exploded.


 Punches from Bob Fitzsimmons
 and He Quits-~ Eddie Lenny and
 Kid Goodman Put Up a Game Bat
 tle-Other Fighting News.
 Philadelphia, Oct 1.--An individual named Con Coughlin, also named the Irish Giant" who ought to have been anywhere else than where he was, was the sacrifice before the Washington Sporting club here last night to make a Fitzsimmons holiday. Coughlin never had any more chance than a cat would have in Hades without claws. Fitzsimmons could have put him out with a slap on the wrist. As 1t was, he dropped him few times in the first round, only half trying, and sam Fitzpatrick, his manager, threw up the sponge. It was a sorry exhlDltlon. While the crowd was waiting impa- tiently for the big guns to shoot them selves into the ring, Tom Sharkey was introduced by Referee Billy Rocap. Sharkey made speech. I'll ngnt any man in the world" he said There were calls for Kid Garter and Ierry McGovern and few others, who nap pened to be somewhere else A IeW minutes after 10 o'clock Con Cougnlln sprawled his ungainly length under the ropes. He was esquired by Jack Nc Cormick, Jim Guider and Kid Howard. Fitz followed him few minutes later < accompanied by Benny Murphy, Owen Herman and Jack Copeland. At tne bell Fftz came out of his corner Ill ms usual awkward, numbering fashion ana began fddling in front of Cougniln,s face. Coughlin was as graceIul as half ton of putty. He seemed 10 pc frightened and didn't know what to uo with his hands. Fitz stepped 1n ana gave him a jab by hooking his left to the giants mouth. The giant was jared and before he could regain ms balance Bob jolted him to the Jaw with a short right hook. Cougnlln tumbled into a clinch. F1tz was aWake now and. shaking him off roughly, hooked his left to the jaw, tumbling Coughlin to the floor, on his neck Coughlin took a. count of four and then scrambled to his feet. Fitz measured him and sent a right and left to the jaw. putting Coughlin down for nine seconds. Fitz was looking around with a grin on his face when Coughlin got up. He walked over to the recent im- I1ortation and sent an old-fashioned Ilppercut to his chin. Coughlin was about The most thoroughly scared per son in eight states. He plainly want ed to quit This was the worst thing he had ever been up against. and, while his senses were somewhat dazeu, he could clearly realize that fact. Ills seconds insisted on his continuing 1T was a shame. It was a pity, and ought not to have been, but then, un- der the circumstances, you couldns ' blame Fitz. He had to do it. He am- bled over to MT Cough1in and slapped him on the jaw with his freckled m AS Coughlin threw his heels up to the rafters Sam Fitzpatrick tossed towel in the ring. This is the pugilistic wig wag that one man has nothing more to do with the business in hand.
 Boston, Oct 1.-Eddy Lenny the Chester. Pa, boxer. and Kid Goodman nut I'D one of the most satisfactory contests which has been seen in this city this season at the Central A. .. Tuesday night. Neither wasted any time In fednting or doing anything to delay the strenuous side of the sport Goodman was the more aggressive however. and the majority of the 1UO members present thought that he was entitled to the decision for the forcing which he did. Lenny proved an art. list at foot work and repeatedly pug zled The local man by his elusiveness. He iaJbbed well, too. and scored often on the Kid. Goodman employed his customary tactics and did very well occasionally with stiff lefts to the head, The twelfth round was sensational, as both mixed it up freely and each got in some excellent work during theI round The result was draw.
 Again Harry Forbes and Tommy FeItz are to try 1t It will be in De troit, October. IA. before the Metropol- itan Athletic club.
 Jack Sullivan, the welterweight champion of New England, and Tom Carey have been matched to fight F rounds at catch weights before club in Fall River, Mass, tonight.
 Jack Mccormick, the Philadelphia heavyweight, who is to meet Jack Munroe, the Butte miner, before the Washington Sporting club of Philadel- phia on Monday night next for six rounds, is training in the Quaker City The Slowtown heavyweight is tipping his friends to bet all the money they can get that he will put the husky boy from the west away inside of the linn it.
 There must be some Irish in Billy Madden, notwiths standing that he is, or was, an Englishman. He still has hopes of Gus Ruhlin. Just why, no one seems to know. but Billy has. He has no excuse to offer for Denver Ed" Martins sudden exit with Sam McVey. T must confess writes Madden, "that McVey is the better man of the pair. am much disap- pointed that Greggains has declared off the match between Ruhlin and Mill