Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22
THE PUGILISTS.
Did Joe Waleott Receive Money
 for Not Fighting?

He is Said to Have Been Given a Big
 Sum Not to Knock Out O,Brien-Mc C.
 Govern And Abe Attel Are to Meet
 Kid" Mccoy And Jack Root Go At
 It To-Night.
 What will undoubtedly prove to be slashing encounter at the feather weight limit has been clinched by sam Harris, on behalf of Terry McGovern, and Ike. Bloom, the clever oyerseer Of the interests of Abe Attel, whom many Chicago sports think is the peer of any fighter of his weight in the world. The boys are to go fifteen rounds at Jack Hermann's International A. c. of Fort Erie, Ont, on Decoration day afternoon, May 30. They are to receive 90 per cent of the gate receipts, of which the winner will get 75 per cent and the loser 25 per cent. Straight Marquis of Queensberry rules will govern. The weight is to be 122 pounds at 10 o'clock in the morning, give or take two pounds Eddie Mcbride, the clubs referee, will officiate in like capacity in the Decoration day fight.
 Detroit. April 22.-All indications at this moment point to big crowd at the ten-round bout tonight between Kid Mccoy of New York and Jack Root of Chicago. Both fighters are now here and are in fine shape. Bat" Masterson, the referee, is also here. He says he does not expect to have any trouble with the principals. Il never have any trouble with boxers who know the game as we'll as Mccoy and Root do, said Masterson ,yester- day. Tt will be an interesting battle, worth going miles to see. As to the winner, wait till the fight is over, and then I will make no mistake picking the right one.9 What little betting has been done has been in McCoy's favor. If the Kid is the fighter he was four or five years ago Root will have the job of his life on his hands. He will be up against the hardest proposition he ever tackled.
 Chattanooga, Tenn, April 22.-News was received here yesterday that a contract has been signed whereby James J. Jetfries and Robert Fitzsim- mons will spar for points under the auspices of the Chattanooga spring fes- tival on May s. The fight will take place in a stadium on the Midway, which will seat 16,000 persons.
 Boston, April 22.-There was re- port current here last night that oe WaIcott received $75O tor not knocking out Philadelphia Jack O'Brten in theip bout at the Physical Culture club Mon day night. Walcott could not be found to answer any questions about the ru-
 nor. When he came ont of the ring he was asked why he had not knocked his opponent out. His reply was that he would Rot have received cent for
 boxing had he put O'Brien to sleep. El Paso, Tex, April 22.-For many years the sport followers of Fl Paso,
 as well as those of eastern cities, have 1 labored zealously to obtain a conees- l sion to decide glove fights in Juarez, Mexico, just across the line from this 1 city. They have always met with op- position from the authorities of the state of Chihuahua and the consent of President Diaz could not be obtained President Diaz was prevailed upon a l few days ago to issue an order to per- 1 init prize fighting in any state where the governor sanctioned it. A change of governors of Chihuahua by the re-
 moval of Ahumada to southern state
 and the appointment of Terraces have
 made it possible for sporting men at ! last to carry out their plans, and they 1 are arranging for series of tights in
 Juarez. They hope to hold some of the big mills thr and have arranged to l build costly club house and to pull
 off the first of the series of events on
 May 9.