Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-14

to-day! McG0Vern says ne IS, TOT LHe
 reason that when he, was beaten by Young Corbett they did not fight at the ! 122-pound limit. But McGovern can
 not make that weight to-day. Then 1 who is who?
 O'BRIEN WINS AGAIN.
 Chicago, Dec 1A-Referee Siler gave i the decision to Philadelphia Jack 1 O'Brien in the sixth round with Mike l Schreck at the Chicago A. A. Satur- l day night The decision did not meet 1 with the approval of the crowd and
 was roundly hissed. Schreck was the aggressor in the first round. He rush I ed furiously, landing on O'Brien's body with right and left, and made the ] Philadelphian break ground. O'Brie1l was trying to get his left into working order, but Schreck ducked cleverE, and always managed to get out of range It was all Schreck's round, and O'Brien's face wore a worried ex- preston when he went to his corner. In 1 the second round O'Bien chopped a
 shot right to the jaw, and Schreck
 went to the ground. He was up in m instant and rushed O'Brien,, bringing his right into play for the body. Tn the remaining rounds there was much clinching, and all in all the go looked l to be about standoff.
 Buddy Ryan of Chicago gave, dis 1 play of gameness in defeating Henry
 Fagin in six-round bout before the Kingston club, Chicago, on Friday night After the second round Ryan injured his right hand, and the mem l Der was useless after that. Every time he landed q blow he suffered much pain, but by sheer grit managed l to stick it out. Ryan fought fast and punched away with the left. He out l pointed Fagin easily and had no trou-
 ble' in getting the referees decision. -Aurelio Herrera is looking for a fight. He has for few weeks en- deavored to manage his own affairs
 and has grown tired of the job. He called on his old manager, Biddy
 Bishop. and asked him to get match with Charlie Weary of Milwaukee. Bishop and Herrera are in, San Fran cisco. After considering the proposi- tion, Biddy replied in this manner: 1T think that the weather is too cold for 1 you to go east, and as you like this warm climate in the stormy season l you had better stay here. Besides, you are too wealthy now to waste your time 1 picking up $700 or $500 in mill as far
 east as Milwaukee"
 l One of the interesting items of for
 eign fighting gossip is the departure
 of Jem Mace for South Africa. The
 veteran has been making preparations I to go to the gold country for some
 time, but the opportunity did not come
 until November 2S. Nearly a thous.
 and friends and admirers of the old l champion were at the Waterloo sta ton, London, to bid him goodbye, 1 Mace, despite his age and he is past 1 70, is as sprightly as ever, straight as 1 Il dart and looking in the best of health. He is going to Johannesburg.
 where he will fudfilI an engagement
 with one of the leading clubs there, 1 besides giving exhibitions.
 The London Sporting Life of No 1 vember 2S says that Willie <O'Brien of
 New York has arrived in England pre-. 1 pared to cross arms with any 124-
 pound boxer in England. Jim Clark,
 who poses as the Americans packer. l says that he will furnish side bet of
 $500 if necessary in order to show | l inent O'Briens in this country who are
 now before the public are Jack O Erie l of Philadelphia and Jack O'Brien of
 New York. The. latter is supposed to 1 be somewhere in the west. He has not done any boxing to speak of in two years. The impression prevails
 that the "Willie O'Brien'' mentioned
 may be Ginger"
 Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia will be \ a busy man this month if he keeps all the fistic engagements he has ar l ranged. On December IS O'Brien is 1 slated to tackle Jimmy Driscoll for l six rounds in Chicago. From there he l will go to Boston and cross arms with Jack Sullivan. Sullivan met O'Brien l a few weeks ago at Philadelphia and l made, the crack Quaker scrapper hlls- 1 tie. The contest is to be fifteen rounds at catchweights, and the date is De- cember g. According to a dispatch l from Chicago Tommy Ryan and 1 O'Brien are to have it out for six
 rounds in~ Philadelphia on December
 A for purse of $4,OOO. This will be l O'Brien's first fight with Ryan, and 1 the former will have to- be in fine
 shape to do himself justice. It is said 1 that after this mill O'Brien will visit l St Louis and box Hugo Kelly of that
 city ten rounds The experts do not 1 believe O'Brien will fulfill all of his
 engagements, as the bouts with Sulli- I van and Ryan will tax all of his
 strength O'Brfen declares he will keep all of his engagements unless he 5 happens to become ill or break his l hands.