Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-06
THE PUGILISTS.
Corbett and Jeffries Sign Arr
 ticles For a Battle.

Corbett and Jeffries Sign Arr
 tieles For a Battle. It Will Take Place Out in California
 Tom Sharkey and Jack Munroe Will
 Do Things to Each Other in Butte
 Jack o'Brien Has Ginch With Jack
 Butler.
 BALTIMORE, March 6.--Jarnes ]. Corbett and Billy Delaney, the latter representing James J. Jeffries, met here last night and signed articles for fight for the heavyweight champion ship of the world. It was agreed that the contest take place In California in July or August, 1903, under the aus piees of the athletic club offering the largest purse. The men are to spar twenty rounds to decision, the win ner to receive 75 per cent of the purse and the loser to take 25 per cent. Bids are to be sent to Harry Corbett in San Francisco, accompanied by a certified check for S5,oOo, duplicate bids to be sent to Tom O'Rourke in New York. Bids for the contest are to be opened April l, 1908.
 Boston, March 6.--Kid Goodman of this city knocked out Patsy Haley of Dover in the third round of what was to have been fifteen round bout at the < Criterion A. c. last night. Haley, who was in poor shape, appeared to have lost much of his oId-hme cunning and energy, while the Boston lad was very fit. In the first round Haley displayed speed and cleyerness, landing many Jabs on Goodman's face, but there was little or no steam behind the blows. Early in the second round Goodman changed his tactics and began to take the offensive. A hard right to the stomach and left hook to the jaw shook the Dover boy up and stiff rights to the jaw sent him to the floor many times for the count. At the beginning of the third round Goodman landed a fusilade of punches on his opponents head and beat him to the floor. When he arose a left hook on the jaw sent him down again and this time for keeps. Joe Handler of Newark and "Stonewall' Allen of this city boxed six hard rounds to draw.
 The contest between Tom Sharkey and Jack Munroe which was arranged a few weeks ago will be decided at Butte. Mon, next summer. The purse of $10,O00 which the Broadway A. O. of that city offered a few days ago has been accepted by both men, and all that is necessary now to make the con- test a fixture is for the club to post a forfeit and the men to sign articles of agreement. The pugilists announce that they will do this as soon as the papers arrive. The articles have all ready been drawn up by the clubs matchmaker. Guy Adams. Sharkey and Munroe have already posted $1.000 IS forfeits and have asked the club to put up $5,000, the same to be divided equally between the men should any thing crop up whereby the mill cannot be held. According to present schedule the fight will be decided in July, possi- bly, on the 4th. This would give the miners in that part of the country a holiday and insure a good attendance. Munroe has been doing some light work, but will not settle down to hard training until month before the bat tle His theatrical engagements will not expire until late in May. It is esti- mated that Munroe has made at least $5,000 since he jumped into prominence by staying four rounds with Champion Jeffries. Sharkey, who is always in fair shape, is going to train zealously for Munroe. He regards the miner as tough proposition and realizes that another defeat will put him out of the game forever. Sharkey will secure quarters in Butte and will leave for the west in six weeks time,
 
 Lancaster, Pa, March 8--About i 2 goo persons crowded Sfaennerchor hall last night to witness the six-round bout between Philadelphia Jack' O'Brien and Jack Butler, former amateur mid1 dleweight champion of Brooklyn. The exhibition was disappointing, as it was all Butler could do to stay the limit and he showed from the start that he was clearly outcIassed. Both men started off with rush i'll the first round. but couple of good stiff rights from O'Brien drove Butler to smother ing tactics. The Brooklyn man quick ly demonstrated thnt he meant to stay the limit. his refuge being in his ability to stand punishment completely GOV cred up. He showed only one flash of brillianey. at the opening of the third round. after being admonished by O'Brien to light little" but the Phil- adelphian quickly beat him back to the smothering tactics, and he took punishment during the balance of the bout Following the bout O'Brien is- sued challenge to Fitzsmmons. Tom my Ryan or any other middleweight in the world. white or black for purse up to $5.000. O'Brien said that he has had forfeit of $1 060 posted for the past two months for match with Tommy Ryan. but as Ryan refuses to cover 1t he feels justified in claiming the championship and will defend the