Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-07

Rounds, However-Twenty Thousand
 Dollars Offered for Jeffries and Cor
 bett-The Latter Has Accepted &he Offer-Terry McGovern and Austin
 Rice May Meet.
 Buffalo, Jan 7.-James J. Corbett, who is appearing here. at Shea's the ater, received a telegram yesterday morning from his brother, Harry Cor bett in San Francisco, which stated that the. Hayes Valley Athletic club of San Francisco made a formal offer of $20,000 for a twenty-round contest between Corbett and champion Jim Jeffries. The bout is to be for the heavyweight championship and will be fought in July
 Immediately after receiving the tel egram Corbett wired his brother to ac- cept the offer and post forfeit.
 ''I hope Jeffries accepts this offer, said Corbett He can name his own terms. The club is q reliable one and the purse all that we could expect. I am ready at any time to go ahead with the match. AS soon as the bout is arranged I will leave the stage and go to Frisco. If Jeffries turns the offer down the public will know he is afraid to fight me If he does not fight I'll claim the championship
 Corbett met Jack Herman, manager of the International A. C. of Fort Erie, by appointment yesterday afternoon. Herman asked sPompadour Jim if he would consider any offer to box George Gardner in Canada. Corbett laugh ingly said he would not. He further said he would fight no one but Jeff ries. While here Corbett is training at the Buffalo gymnasium. He had lively wrestling bout with Jim Parr yesterday Though thrown rather easily, Jim made it interesting for the Englishman.
 Anaconda. Mont, Jan 7.-Before an audience which filled the big Mar. maret theater to overfloWing Jack Sul- Iivan, the largest shelter man in this city, lasted four rounds last night with Jack Munroe, the miner pugiiist of Butte. Sullivan made absolutely no pretense of fighting and met every rush of Munroe's by going down on the slightest blow and taking the count. Sullivan proved quicker on his feet than Munroe and his shiftiness stood him in good stead. Sullivan was ter ribly punished and at the end of the fourth round had to be assisted rom the ring by his seconds.
 The giant miner made desperate at tempts to reach his wary opponent, but the sfrelternan would backstep from every blow and then fall Sulli- van was hissed and hooted for his miserable showing.
 Munroe has improved much since his contest with Champion Jeffries in Butte. The miner exhibited remark able cleverness in blocking, and dur ing the entire contest Sullivan was un- able to land blow. Sullivan weigh ed 1So pounds and is prominent in the heayyweight class in Montana. Cham pion Jeffries refused to meet Sullivan when in this city,
 Sullivan won the forfeit of $1,0OO. The contest took place in twenty four foot ring, under Marquis or Oueensbury rules.
 Detroit, Mich, Jan T.-Terry Me- Govern may be seen in boxing con test in this city, after all. Match maker Considine, of the Metropolitan A. O., has been negotiating Tor some time for a bout between the former featherweight champion and Austln Rice.
 Rico has consented to the match and will bo ready to box at any time. The date and articles will be contingent on tho decision of Sam Harris and al- thouch it is doubtful if the latter Will consent 10 allow Terry to go on as soon as January 16 the date for the next bouts there seems to be a very strong probability that Detroit may seq Terry in action before February IS very far gone.
 Buffalo. Jan 7.-"Clyde Fitch and | can+, agree on terms. so it's all off, for +bis season at any rate," said James J. Corbett when asked about his reported starring tour in q Clyde Fitch play. Rumor has been rife throughout the theatrical and sporting worlds that Cor heft intended soon, to leave vaudeville and espouse the legitimate. Corbett treats the subject flippantly, speaking as if all the eminent actresses in the country were falling over one another in their efforts to sign him for bout with the legitimate drama. Nay, nay, Mrs Campbell is out of the question said he ''I never saw her. but l ~, not in the field for her leading mar have seen cartoons of her in the paper with Pinkey-Pankey-PoO and the lat ter would be too much for me. You see, I'm training. and it's all I can do to carry my own satchel nowadays. l guess I'll stick to my monologue, all though that Lily Langtry is in the coun- try again I may consider-" Somebody coughed, then somebody else shuffied uneasily, aud at last a nearer said Time" and Corbett darted for Shea S to talk to the people who pay to hear him. Certified the Check. 4o1