Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-07
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS.
Several Good Contests Occurred
 In The Past Few Days.

In The Past Few pays.
 Terry McGovern Gives Joe Bernstein
 Hard Drubbing for Six Rounds
 Young Peter Jackson Trims George
 CoIe-Jack Johnson Wins on Points
 From Ed Martin-Boz Fitzsimmons's
 Fighting Weight.
 Los Angeles, Cal, Feb 29.-Nothing is talked of among the sports to-day but the terrific twenty-round battle Thursday night between Denver Ed'' Martin and Jack Johnson, the tall and lanky colored pugilist of this city. Johnson's victory, on points, over the undisputed champion of colored fight CTS was surprise, but the Californian won fairly, and is certainly entitled to be clasSed we'll up among the mighty heavyweightS of the worthwhile or black. Both men were trained to the hour Martin, after coming over 2,000 miles to fight, was in superb form. He weighed about 203 pounds. Johnson was at least twenty pounds lighter. For the first ten rounds Martin did most of the leading. The champion showed some clever 'footwork, while Johnson's defense was of the inyulnerable order. From the tenth round to the finish. however, Johnson was severely aggresl sive, especially in the eleventh round, when the gong alone saved Martin from knockout.
 Chicago, Feb 7.-In regard to the fighting weight of Bob Fitzsimmons, George Dawson, boxing instructor of the Chicago Athletic association, says: "When he fought Jeffries last July FitzsimmOns weighed 160 pounds. When he began training for the fight he did not weigh over 16S pounds, and he reduced slowly and easily. He could have fought lower, but 160 pounds was his best natural fighting notch. The lowest weight Fitz ever made while fighting under my training was when he met Ruhlin at New York in 1900. Before the fight he weighed only 155 pounds It was not his best weight. however. He was just getting back into the game after long rest, and was not quite sure of himself He seemed to worry great deal about the fight, and this kept him down. After he whipped Ruhlin all his conff- dence came back, and when he fought Sharkey. less than two weeks later, he was in prime shape and weighed 162 pounds. As to what he has weighed for other fights I have no knowledge. Unless he has grown suddenly larger since his fight with Jeffr!es last sum- mer think he can do the middleweight limit without difficulty. I certainly think he can make 160 pounds and be at his best''
 Philadelphia, Feb Tone of the largest crowds of the season attended the bouts at the Industrial A. c. here last night. The magnet was a six round bout between Terry McGovern and Joe Bernstein of New York. Me Govern convinced his admirers that he is still very fast, but that he lacks the punching powers which made him the most noted scrapper in the business. The battle went the distance and at the end of it Bernstein was still there. He was badly punished, however, and it is a question whether he would have lasted two more rounds.
 McGovern started off in his usual hurricane fashion, banging right and left Joe co1ntered beautifully, but he could not check McGovern, who seemed to be coming all the time. In the second Bernstein was bit more active, but Terry's onslaughts were heavy and Bernstein had all he could do to protect himself. Tn the third Bernstein used better judgment and landed some hard knocks. But his blows did not worry Terry. In this round after clinch both went sprawl ing through the ropes.
 The fourth round was replete with cIinches and counters. but in the fifth the gruelling was vicious. McGoy- ern was angry seemingly, and banged away for dear life. Toward the end of the round he dropped Bernstein with a right and left to the jaw. Bern stein rose at the sound of the bell. The final round was full of action. Ar ter a rapid exchange of lefts, McGov- ern drew the gore with a left on the eve. McGovern followed up his ad- vantage to the bell. but Bernstein cIinched to save himself. There was no verdict, but had there been one, McGovern would undoubtedly have re ceived it, as he was the aggressor throughout.
 Philadelphia, Feb Tiff there had been a decision in the wind-up of the boxing show at the Aerial club last night between Peter Jackson of Balti- more and George Cole of Trenton Il would have been in, favor of the former because of the advantage he gained ir the third round and of being in the best condition at the finish. In the first round Cole did all the work and land ed often on Jackson. It was in the second round that Jackson began to dc damage by severely pounding Coles stomach in their numerous clinches He followed up this kind of work 1T the third, which weakened Cole, an6 in a fierce mix-up the latter was knocked clean off his pins. Another hard stomach blow took all the stean ont of Cole, and the bell saved him C1r1 ~o.o,1r,oa-afod wonderfully durinc