Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-23
THE PUGILISTS.
Many Matches Now In the
 Works For the Boxers.

WUEhS COS LAO OVAVA 0s
 .-nther Private Fight Results in a
 Defeat in Six Rounds-Peter Maher
 Fes a Couple of Matches on Hand
 Other Fighting Notes.
 It is likely that George Dixon will make his home permanently in Eng land ill the future if he succeeds 1n coming to an agreement with we'll known English sport. The sport wants to it Dixon up as the head of boxing school in London and all that is neces- sary now to clinch matters Is the sal ary question. Dixon has asked Tor S5,000 a year. He says ne can earn that amount fighting.
 Regarding the proposed match be- tween Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack O'Brien, Jack Herman of the Interna- tionaI A. C., Fort Erie, says: Il still have hopes of landing the battle. l think Fitz is holding off for some of the clubs to offer larger sum than am willing to give. I am willing 10 bet that none will give a guaranteed purse. I am still waiting to give the men a $1O,000 purse for a twenty round bout"
 Dave Sullivan is looking for an en- gagement and is after the winner or the McGovern-C Corbett mill. Sullivan says he will have man at the ring side to represent m and post a for7 felt. Regarding the result of the scrap, Sullivan picks Corbett as the victor. He s.called the turn'S when Corbett met McGovern before. He bases his Judgment on the fact that McGovern, as soon as Young Corbett lands on him, will lose his head. He. however, looks for a long fight, possibly from fifteen to eighteen rounds.
 Kid Garter of Brooklyn, who has been rather inactive of late, has signed articles of agreement to meet Tom Reilly of Seattle before the Pastime A C., Portland, Ore, in twenty round bout. The contest is to be decided within two weeks time. Reilly never has been defeated. So confident are Reilly's admirers that he will win that they have already wagered $500 on his chances.
 Jimmy Britt is much upset over his defeat by Jack .O'Keefe of Chicago, re- gently, in Portland, Ore. Britt has this to say of the contest: s'I was robbed. O'Keefe never at any time had a chance to win. could have beaten him. had it all my own. way from the start. Time after time O'Keefe kept saying: He is hitting me low; hitting me in the clinehes.' He finally saw he was going to lose. I landed squarely on the solar plexus and he went down andsout. It was a 1egiti- mate blow, but O'Keefe's seconds raised a cry of foul and the referee de- cided aginst me To show that I can lick him at any time am willing to bet $1 ,000 that he cannot stay with me ten rounds..'
 According to dispatch received last night from San Francisco the fight be tween Jim Jeffries and Jim Corbett will in all probability take place before the Yosemite A. C. of San Francisco, next August. The officers of the club have petitioned the supervisors of the city for permit to hold the fight in that month. and 1t Is understood the license will be granted this week. Tn August the Grand Army of the Repub- lie will hold it's annual gathering i'll San Francisco, and an immense crowd is expected. The Yosemite A. O. will bid for the mill, and 1t Is said the bill will be large one. Bids for the bout are to be opened on April 1. in New York city and in San Francisco It Is reported that both Jeffries and Corbett are satisfied to meet before the Yosem- ite A. O., and that the club will make it's offer so large that it will not be eclipsed by any other organizations in San Francisco. Jeffries and Ruhlin drew a $31, ,O00 house, and it is thought that the receipts will be swelled to $40,000 with the two Californians as opponents.
 Joe Choynski and Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia will not meet in a six round bout at Philadelphia on March 30. The battle has been postponed un- til April 6. This was done at the sug- gestion of Choynski, who says that he will be unable to get into condition by that time Should Choynski be sue cessful he will go to San Francisco, where match has been assured him with Jack Johnson, the colored heavy weight. Choynski and Johnson boxed once in Texas, but were sent to jail by the authorities for engaging in prize fight.
 Peter Maher, in addition to his con- test with Joe Grim, the Italian middle weight, was yesterday matched to box George Gardner of Lowell They are to have 1t out for ten rounds before the Allegheny, A. C., Allegheny. Pa, next Tuesday night at catch weights This will be the first time that Maher and DinazAInn nnd E