Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-23
THE PUGILISTS.
Danny Duane Disqualified in
 His Bout With Gardner

After Jim Jeffries- Terry McGoverns
 and Young Corbebt Meet To2Night-
 -Other Fdghting News,
 At the Troy Athletic club of Fall River Monday night full house greet ed one of the best cards seen at the Spindle city this year. The program was we'll balanced and the climax reached when the star bout between Danny Duane and Billy Gardner start ed. The preliminaries were fast and went off smoothly, the curtain raiser, between Jerry Ryan of Boston and George Ashley was awarded to Ash ley. Ashley had all the best of it from beginning to end and showed that next to Canole he is without doubt the best in Fall River. The bout was scheduled to go six rounds, but was stopped in the fourth as Ryan was plainly all in The semi wind up be- tween Kid Hessell and Guy Ashley, brother of George, was declared draw. Hessell had the best of 1t for the first four rounds and landed telling blows to Ashley's jaw and body In the third round the Fall River boy was saved by the bell alone from knock out. as the result of running into one Of Hessell's terrific rights to the side of the head. After this Ashley stalled for a couple of rounds, managing to regain his lost wind, and in the last three rounds finished strong Such an exhibition of pluck and gameness is rarely seen as was displayed by Ash ley. The principals saon entered the ring. Tn Duane's corner were Kid McFadden. Johnny Mack. his man. ager, and Hughey Murphy. Billy Gardner's seconds were his brother, Jimmy, Martin Canole and Dan Cav anaugh. This contest was pretty one to witness. Duane, clever and quick as a cat, and Gardner equally so, with reserve force of steam up his sleeve. were about as evenly
 matched as anyone could ask to see. As for scientific points Danny Duane had all the best of the battle. Gard ner knocked him down in the second with we'll directed left to the chin. Had 1t not been for Duane's elbow work he would have had draw. if not the decision. Tn the twelfth round in the clinches Duane used his elbows to such an extent that Referee Patsy Downey had to give out warning to cease such work. This apparently had no effect on the New Yorker, who con tinued to follow up these actions until he was finally ordered to his corner and the bout given to Gardner.
 Sam McVey Is hot on the trail of Jim Jeffries, but the latter refuses to
 meet him, on account of the color line, so he declares. When Peter Jackson was just about ready to quit the ring Jeffries fought him, and, of course, won, but McVey Is a big, strong col ored man.
 Young Corbett, playing in sNew York Life'' at the Star theater, will
 box on the stage this evening with his former opponent and victim, Terry
 McGovern, Manager Keogh of the playhouse so announced last night sam HarTds. NIcGovern's manager
 gave his consent readily, and it ds be
 heved the meeting may be the first step toward another flstic session be
 tween the two fighters.
 'gperaible Terry" added two items
 yesterday to his dates-ahead column
 He has agreed to meet Jimmy Briggs
 October 6. at the CIfterion A C., Bos-
 ton, for ten-rourld barley. They will
 meet at 12S pounds "Orockey'' Boyle
 is TerTy's other prey. He will fight him six rounds before the Washington
 sporting club of Philadelphia Catch weights for the Boyle encounter. The
 little matter of Sammy Smith, who de-
 sdres to meet Terry, hasnft been ar- ranged yet. Neither has the proposed
 bout with Syracuse Billy Ryan been attended to.
 'FNftz is the one particular gentleman l am hankering for,' said Jim Corbett. " chased him around the country for four years and I'm after him again. He'll fight me when I say he will. He'll have to- But won't fight until next year. The beating Jeffries gave me will take some time to wear of, I'll get over that though, and then F1tz will be taken on. When he ar rived east he rent the surrounding ozone with all kinds of threats. Hs had only one hope in life, meeting with me. He would repeat the dose he gave me in Carson City. only in much quicker time But he knew very we'll that was stiff and sore and un- able to stand a humping. I looked like ready money to him. That was why he was indulging in day dreams and fixing 1t all up In his mind how he would lick me again. But when I name the date MT Robert will have to toe the scratch I'm still in the game for keeps. I'll fight, any man in the world except Jeffries. He's an inpos~ sibilitv. There isi no man who. can beat him. I honestly think he can lick two men at time. Jeffries and will not go on the road together We had planned such a thing. but it fell through. We may double up next year. but not before. am going to rest for long time, get fat again and then begin training for a fight with Fitzsimmons." '*
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