Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-31
THE PUGlL.lSTS.
Matty Matthews Put Strauss to
 Sleep Early

It Was Matthews First Appearance in a Long Time in the Ring-Fitz-
 simmons Pays a High Tribute to
 Jeffries-says He Never Need Be
 Beaten By Any Man in the World. l Matty Matthews of Brooklyn. the ] former welterweight,, champion. re-
 turned to the ring on Tuesday night.
 after long absence. He met Isadore
 strauss before the Southern A. c. in
 what was to have been a six-ruund
 Dout strauss Was no match for Mat
 IheWs, who Knocked his man out in the
 second round with a clipping right
 smash on the point of the chin. 1 strauss did not come to until five min-
 1tes later. In the first round Mat
 theWs simply sized his rival up, and l When he cut loose Strauss was not in 1 it at all
 San Francisco, Dec .31.-Champion l Corbett was around town yesterday
 showing no signs that he had fought 1 the hardest battle of his career Tues day night. Despite Hanlon's youth and lack of experience he was more dangerous to Corbett than Terry Me- l Govern because he has q harder punch
 and can take more punishment. It ] was Corbett's persistent left jabs to ] the face and savage uppercuts that weakened Hanlon, as well as several 1 well placed body blows. Corbett slept until 10 o'clock yesterday morn l ing, and he might have stuck to the 1 pillow longer but for the fact that messages began to arrive with con- 1 gratulations from all parts of the ' country. He said there were no sore l spots about him and that he felt fine. l Well, how did you like the fight?" was his salutation sWas it q good one? Isn't that fellow Hanlon dead 1 game little chap? To my mind he is l the best man have met"
 1 'In what round did Hanlon punish J you most?" Corbett. was asked, l Really I, can't tell you. for lost 1 all track of the rounds was his reply. T did not know ill what round it ended until got back in my dressing room.
 I thought it was in the twelfth when
 left the ring, but my seconds told
 me Graney stopped it in the sixteenth.
 I don't know what round Hanlon put |! clean knockdown; no fall down or slip l ping, but IAwas not hurt. guess he ] handed meNas much punishment in l that round as in any other."
 What are your plans now?9
 aT can't say. I haven't any right l now. am going to stay here for a
 spell yet. I am going to see Califor- mia. Up to now I have been too busy ! 4,n &<> aJ climate suits me all right.
 .sHow about fighting Jimmy Brftt.''
 l s.Well. Jimmy has my terms. I told
 him I would fight him at 129 pounds, weigh in at 6 o'clock, and if he wants 1 to meet me at that weight will sign l with him any time"
 It is not thought likely here that Britt will come down to the weight
 named by Corbett It would weaken ! Britt to get to 130 at 6 o'clock, and to
 make 139swould be foolish for him to 1 attempt. Britt says Corbett fought Tuesday night at the lightweight linn
 it. as he certainly weighed 133 when
 he entered the ring. Britt says he is
 willing to make any reasonable ar
 arrangements with Corbett, but that the battle. must be fought for lightweight 1 honors.
 Few of Hanlon's partisans had z complaint to make over the decision
 or over the fight he put up. He fought
 a great battle, but he was outciassed 1 in skill quickness and generalship. 1 The receipts of the fight were est1- mated at S3O,OOO, and the attendance I at about 1S,OOO. The men fought Tor 60 per cent of the gross receipts, the
 winner receiving 75 per cent of the ! sum and the loser 25' per cent. Cor
 bett will get about $13,500 and Han- 1 Ion S4. 800, a comfortable sum for "a l loser. The mill was at 129 pounds,
 weigh in, at 6 o'clock, and not for the featherweight title. as some folks sup posed. The featherweight Emit is l22 pounds.
 Bob Fitzsimmons recently paid bhioh compliment to Jim Jeffries, who l will make his appearance ill a theatrl-
 cal company at the Grand opera house, New York, during the first three days l of the week of January Il. Says fltz: ! Jim Jeffries never needs to be beaten
 by any man in the world. He can go 1 on fighting until he has white Whlskers l as long as Dowie's. He never needs
 to take back step, no matter who ne
 fights. Jeff never knew, until kept
 telling him. how great a fighter he
 was Maybe he does not know now.
 He is q big, modest fellow. Jeff used l to think that be had to use a lot of
 boxing i'll his fights, like other men.
 GSt he does not. Up at Harbin l Springs, while he was training for his
 fight with Corbett. Jeff and boxed
 little. On the first occasion, when he
 put on the gloves, Jeff began that old game, taking q punch at me and step
 ping away out of reach. Look here,