Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-18
THE PUGIL.ISTs.
Another AspiPant for the Hon
ops Held by Jeffries


Coy and His ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Maher May Meet Munroe.
Atlantic City, Aug 1S.-Kid McCoy,
the pugilist, last night ran his auto
| into another driven by DIR NJ. L. Mum
SON. The Munsop machine was
smashed and the doctors wife. who
was with him, was thrown violently
against the side of the vehicle The
doctor was slowing UP in front of his
home in Pacific avenue when McCoy's
auto came bowling along, struck Mum
sons vehicle and knocked it to the
! other side of the street Three wheels
and the body of the auto were smashed.
McCoy's machine lost its headlight A
man jumped from that machine and
tore off the number. Then the Mccoy
was recognized, however, by a police
man. The doctor threatens to sue.
Terry McGowern will not fight Sam
my Smith at Philadelphia as proposed.
Smith has come to the conclusion that
McGovern is too tough a game for him
and has called the battle off
The Industrial A. G. Of Philadelphia
Peter Maher and Jack Munroe. the
Anaconda miner. The club has offered
60 per cent Of the gross receipts to the
men. Maher has accepted and it is
now up to Munroe to bind matters.
The defeat of Harry Forbes by
frankie Neil 1t San Francisco the
other night came in the nature of a
surprise to those who have followed
inc hn aosf
years. Those who have seen Neil in
the ring say that he is real fighter
and sure to be heard from later on.
He is growing and in few years will
have to fight in the featherweight
class.
Gus Rubin is annoyed over Johnny
Mack's desire to match Bob ARM
strong, the colored heavyweight, with
him, to fight before the Tammany A.
c. of Boston. Rubin says he has
never faced a colored man, and the
only time he will ever meet one in the
ring will be when a negro holds the
worlds championship. IF Mack can
get any good white man to meet me
will accept his offer just as soon as he
likes says Rubin. .
In a letter to Rob Roy, John CTwin)
Sullivan writes II came out of my
contest with Eddie Connolly all right
and had an easy time Of it. He would
not box me unless it was hoth-men-on-
their feet-a-draw. ! would have beat
en- him before the limit only they gave
me big eight-ounce gloves. SO / could
not knock him out. We are to meet
again October in a f1fteen-round
contest, and I am going to bet $500
that stop him. think I can do it
and it should draw a big house. Steve
Mahoney is here with me, and we are
having high old time. I leave here
next week for Bar Harbor, where
will spend few weeks. Let the peo-
pie know that I am still on deck"
Sport followers who insist that most
pugiiists are' endowed with brains
should ponder on the story of kid
Mccoy" arrested the other day on the
charge of larceny. 1T is less than a
month ago that Mccoy was in Chi
cago penniless. Now luck changes and
Mccoy by some means or other Sc
cures possession of bonds which are
marketable at $1,000 One would nat
rraHy think that Mccoy broke a
month previous, would look fro some
| investment that woud give him a per-
nnanent income no matter how small.
Instead, Mccoy buys an automo
argue that boxers. are shrewd.--Buf-
| falo Times. ...s
Results have proven that the most
capable, shrewdest managers of box
ers to-day is none other than Sam
Harris, who was responsible for Terry
McGovern's rise to fame and fortune, =
says the Boston Post. Some time ago
Sam recognized that Terry had retro
graded, and he determined that the ex-
champion should not fight again until
he had been restored to health and
strength. This accounts for the cam
ceiling of MeGovern's matches at Fort
Erie. Following on the lines of Jim
Corbett, McGovern has been undergo
ing slow and careful outdoor eyer
else and training. and has been kept
free from all business cares and rrou-
bles. The scheme to rejuvenate and
restore the once Terrible Terry has
been kept quiet
Although Jim Jeffries has convinced
expert ring followers that he is in
class by himself, he will not be al
lowed any respite if ambitious heavy
weights can help it. The latset fighter
to challenge Jeffries is Con Coughlin,
Sam Fitzpatrick big Irish fighter.
Fitzpatrick is ready to match Coughlin
against the champion and has backed
up his def by posting $1,000 with Jim
Wakely as a forfeit Coughlin is prob
ably the only one of the heavyweights
now before the public who can come
anywhere near Jeffries in point of
weight and height Coughlin is a
trained athlete, and tips the beam at
22O pounds, in condition. He stands
six feet two inches in height and has
enough strength to knock a man out
with one blow. Coughlin has been in
the ring for years. but has not had
chance to show what he could do. In
point of skill he is said to be extremely
clever and has boxed with Jim Corbett
on several occa sions. II think that
Couahlin has good chance to whip
Jeffries." said Fitzpatrick. yesterday
'SHe is just as big and powerful and is
willing to mix it up. I suppose JEFF
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