Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-06
THE PUGILISTS.
1cGoyern will Not be Able to
 Fight Briggs.

Ebe Former Champion Injured His
 Hand Boxing willis-Jack McCor-
 ack Refused to Meet Jack Munroe--
 Jabez White Wants the Earth to
 Cross the Water-Jack o'Brlen
 Ready to Return Home.
 Philadelphia, Oct GA fair sized crowd was disappointed at the Wash Ington Sporting club, this city, because the advertised fight between Jack Mun- roe and Jack Mccormick, the pugilist wrestler, was not held. The spectators were desirous of seeing Munroe per form and expected Mccormick to try him out in good fashion. Munroe en- tered the ring after the preliminary bouts had been decided with his sec onds, ready to go on. Mccormick, who did not strip. was in the building, but would not fight. Mccormick said that the receipts were very small and thatsit was not worth while to battle. Munroe, who was eager to show what he could do, offered the entire gate re ceipts to McCornnick if he would fight but to no avail. Then the crowd howled and jeered at Mccormick until be left the building
 Clarence Forbes will try to reverse the result of his last meeting with Tommy Sullivan, the Brooklyn feather weight, tomorrow night in Omaha Sullivan is in fine shape just now, and says he will again beat Forbes in short order.
 Unless he can get on match with Jack Palmer, Jack O'Brien Of Phila-' delphfa will shortly leave England for home. He could be kept busy. on this side, for there are many clubs that want him to fight some of the naiddle- weights.
 Terry McGovern will not be able Co do any more fighting for several weeks owing to an injury to his left hand which he sustained in his fight with Billy Willis at Philadelphia on Satur- day. This fact, and nothing else says MeGoyern, was why he did not knock Willis out. Terry yesterday had the member treated at a Brooklyn hos pital. The physician told the ex-cham- pion that it would be necessary for him 1 month. MeGovern was to have met Jimmy Briggs at Boston tonight, but this go has been called off for the pres ent. McGovern expects to be able to meet Briggs by October 20.
 Two important fistic matches have been arranged to be decided this week, the chief one being a bout between Kid Garter and Joe Walcott. They are to have it out for ten rounds at Boston tomorrow night. Garter has met Walcott on several occasions and has two victories over the "Black Demon Garter is confident that he will knock the negro out this time The other mill is between Tommy Sul- livan of Brooklyn and Clarence Forbes. They are slated to have it out. at Omaha for six rounds. Sullivan is anxious to win this bout, for he is matched to fight Young Corbett. The mill is to be decided at St Louis next month.
 Here's the way they report it over in London town: Last Sunday an en- counter with natures weapons was de cided at YaIding. Kent, between Tom Tuppenny of Mapping and Charles O'Brien of Drury Lane. The rendez- vous was situated in the hop county, and inconsequence of bet Tuppenny undertook to stop O'Brien in fifteen rounds. Our correspondent states that eighty persons witnessed the battle, which took place at Barne hill. and the weights were given as O'Brien 9st 71b, Tuppenny list A severe battle took place and 1t took o'Brien nearly an hour and a half to place his rival hors de combat
 Word was received yesterday rela- tive to the appearance in this country Of Jabez White, the present English lightweight champion. Some time ago White expressed a desire to come here and fight Joe Cans for the title, an of fer which the negro promptly accepted As soon as the match was broached the San Francisco clubs began to bid for the combat. One club offered a $5.000 purse and was prepared to have the scrap decided in November or De cember. When White learned that his services were in demand he placed them at a high figure Tn letter which has been received by a local sportsman from a friend who is ac- quainted with White the latter now insists that he will not fight Cans un- less he receives a guarantee of $5,O00 win or lose and S1,500 for expenses. White further insists that this money, $S5O0 in all. be placed with Al Smith. Tn England at present fighters even of Whites reputation do not earn more than $1 800 in one battle.
 O1d stone Won by Three Lengths.
 ST. LOUIS. Oct. 6.-Old Stone equal