Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-19
THE PUGIL.lsTs.
Two English Champions Are
 Coming Over.

Coming Over.
 Jabez White and Owen O'Neill Are Looking for Trouble~The Gardner
 and Hart Mateh---Gus Ruhlin Wins
 Another Battle--Hanlon Objects to
 Graney for Referes.
 Jabez White, lightweight champion of England, and Owen Moran, the 118-pound champion, have declared their intention of invading these shores. Tom O'Rourke said last night he had received a letter from Charlie Mitchell, former heavyweight champion of the British Isles, saying that Mitchell had made arrangements for the boys to come to this country. They are expected here within three weeks. O'Rourke will look after them when they arrive, He has wired to San Francisco for 8 date for White with Jimmy Britt, He also wants to matchAforan with Frankie Neil for the bantamweight championship. Britt re- gently came out with the statement that he intended to go to Englnad in search of a match with White. Now that the English champion is going to cross the big pond, Britt will have a chance to meet him on his own native soil. O'Rourke hopes to effect deal with Jim Coffroth, the matchmaker of the Yosemite club, who is at present in New York. If he is successful in get ting a match with the San Francisco boy O'Rourke will try to get Young Corbett to meet White, as he thinks that bout between this pair would be better card than the proposed bout of Gorbett and Jordan.
 George Gardner has arrived at Low ell. Mass, his home, and is prenaring for match with Marvin Hart of Louisville. The battle was arranged few days ago. but yesterday the date was announced. The pair are 10 meet in q fifteen.ronnd bout before the Cri- terion A. C., Boston, on December %. This will be the second encounter be- tween the two inside of year. They met last spring at Louisville and Gard ner won because Hart broke one of his hands and could not continue.
 A fast twelve-round go was decided at the Chelsea A. C., Boston last Thursday night. The principals were Joe Nelson of Chelsea and Tommy Daly of Brooklyn, and the outccne was draw. Daly was the aggressor in the early rounds and looked like winer, but in the ninth round Nelson forced things and banged his rival all over the ring. Tn the eleventh and twelfth rounds both tried hard to land the winning blow. Nelson seemed to be the worse punished at the wind-up.
 Gus Ruhlin has won another fight, one which was more in the nature of an exhibition than anything else, but Ruhlin had chance to display his skill. His opponent was Charlie Green an Ohio heavyweight, and they came together for six rounds at Akron, o, on Thursday night. The battle lasted only four rounds. Green quitting. Ruhlin announced that he was ready to meet Bob Fitzsimmons or George Gardner and would undertake to knock either man out inside of twenty rounds He also challenged Jim Jef- fries
 Pedlar Palmer, who was defeated by George Dixon iD England on Novemr her 3. still has confidence in his ability and wants another match with Boss tons ax-champian. Dixon. however, will not meet him. again, for it is his present intention to go after bigger game, as he can still make 122 pounds, He will return to this country. where he will try for the featherweight cham pionshfp. which he lost to Mcfovern, Dixon believes that Young Corbett has outgrown his class and he is the legiti- mate champion at the weight. Dixon is said to have regained much Of his old-tinae form.
 esRlack Bill'' and Charley Steven son, two negro middIeweist1+s If Ph'ia~ delnhia, met for six rounds Thurs ay night in the ring of the Philadelnhia Broadway Athletic club in one Of the fiercest lights the Quaker City has ever had What they lacked in sei' ence they made rp in action. Tn the second round Stevenson charged ont of his corner like a wild bull. Black Bfll'' saw him coming. sidestepped and sent in a left hook that nut Stevenson clear out of the ring. He was picked up and went in for more. The third was not as exciting as the first two. buf fin the fourth Stevenson took the count again The fifth and sixth rounds were bruising affairs, with honors even.
 Eddie Graney will not referee the contest between Young Corhett and Eddie Hanlon nn December 20 if he latter can possibly help it. Graney is the official referee of the Yosemite A. O., but Hanlon thinks that GraI1ey dsd no+ treat him fairly in the fight with Benny Yaneer Hanlon is satisfied to have Dick Walsh. Eddie Smith or, in fact any ether man aet. Smith and Walsh are well known California snorting men. There was rer'.t that chamnion corbett had injured his right arm and would ask for a postponenaent. but unon investigatlon it was found that the rerort was m