Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-24
THE PUGILISTS.
McGovepn and Corbett Do Not
 Spar Together

Each Had His Own Partner Last
 Night--Black F1tzsimmons an Easy
 Mark for Armstrong-Abe Atten
 Gives Some Advice to a Country E Lad-Other Boxing News,
 A good portion of Harlem's popula- ton turned out last night to pay non. age to Young Corbett and Terry Mc- Govern. The pair were rival stars at the New Star theater in New York Life" McGovern boxed three rounds with Danny Dougherty, the ex-bantam champion. Young Corbett, with his sparring partner, Johnny Burdick, fol- lowed. Corbett, since his debut last Monday has improved wonderfully as an actor. He was on his nlettle last night, but in attempting to do himself proud he got mixed up in his lines. But he pulled himself together before the audience caught on. After the set tos Corbet and McGovern had chat, in which both wished the other good luck "I would like to have another chance" said Terry, looking his con queror straight in the eye. am going to fight lot this winter, and if do as well as expect to I will be ready for n match" "TerTy, old boy, you're on,'' answered Corbett, laugh. ingly. "Just go ahead and show that you deserve one and you will find me your chicken; that's all.' It was learned last night from Corbetts train CT. Harry Tuthill that the charnpion has been matched to meet Dave Sulli- van. and the pair are to fight in Bos4 ton next month in hfteen-round bout
 Big Bob Armstrong cut another notch in his fstie gun by easily de- feating a fighter called Black FitZsin1- mons at the Scituate A. O., Providence, last Tuesday night. Armstrong was to have met Steve O'Doanell, but the veteran heavyweight was unable to ap- pear. Black Bitz, who weighed 15S pounds, was not in 1t with Armstrong at any stage. The mill was to have been for. twenty-five rounds, but it was all over before one round had expired. After ? minutes and 54 seconds of fighting Armstrong caught his oppo- nent clean on the point of the chin with heavy left Black Fftzsirnmons went down and was counted out.
 Joe Walcott appears to have ob- tained a surplus of steam somewhere. They're still talking in Boston about tha way in which the "Black Demon" hammered Tom Carey Of New York on Monday night. Carey was easy for his opponent, but made a better show ing than he did in their last bout
 A western youth sought an interview With Abe Attell with view to pick. Ing up some points on training. The boy went o1 to say that he was tho only son Of a widow and that he and his mother had hitherto worked the 1atter's little farm. Now, however, the boy considered himself too good for farm work. "And you want me to prescribe the best course of training for your; "Yes, sir, cried the youth. 'tWell, I'll do it on one condition. and that is that you'll promise to follow my advice in every single detail" "oh, proraise!' "All right" said Att tell. ''tThe course of training I lay out for you is to get back to the farm on the next train and do a certain amount of farm work every day. You'll know when you're working hard enough by keeping 1t up until your mother has no more work to do. The physical culture apparatus I prescribe for you is the woodpile, with course of ploughing, harvesting and chores on the side"