Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-10
THE PUGlLISTS.
Number of Boxing Exhibitions
 Took Place Last Night.

Austin Rice and Tommy Feltz Go a
 Twenty Round Drawback O'Brien
 and Jeffords Battle Ends in Rough
 and Tumble-Gus Ruhlin Knocks
 Out .Aexican Pete'
 Pittsburg, March 10.-In the ten round fight last night between Joe Walcott and Mike Donovan, Walcott received the decision. Donovan stood his punishment well, but was entirely outclassed by the negro, who landed his blows when and where he pleased, except in the sixth and seventh rounds, when Donovan made 8 stand and kept his opponent busy avoiding his fierce lunges. Neither man was severely < punished.
 Portland, Ore, March 1O.-Jack O'Keefe last night won from Jimmy Britt, the lightweight champion of Cal ifornia, on a foul in the sixth round or their battle before the Portland A. Q. The men were scheduled to go ten rounds.
 Philadelphia, March 1O.-The bout last night between Gus Ruhlin and .sMexican Pete' Everett was a farce. It was held at the Washington Sport ing club. Mexican Pete" showed what he did not know about fighting. In the second round Gus gave him cuff on the jaw and Pete went down. He could have easily gotten up, but evidently thought that discretion was the better part of valor and he stayed on the floor until he was counted out.
 Pittsburg, March 10.-Philadelphla Jack O'Brien got the decision last nlght over Jim Jeffords of California, after a hard fought battle of ten rounds. The fight was held in the PlttsDurg Athletic clubs hall in Spring Garden borough Three times the burgess, Ernst Orth, called out to stop the nght, and after the tenth and last round Jeff lords and O'Brien got into rough and tumble fight in the ring. When the last round was over O'Brien offered his hand to Jeffords, but the Californian cursed him. O'Brien retorted, and at an insulting epithet from Jeffords sprang at the latter and the two men clinched. Jeffords threw O'Brien down and started to punch him, but lhis gloves were in the way and he threw his foot back as if to kick OBrien, but his seconds rushed to him and pushed him away. He broke loose from his friends three times to tackle O'Brien
 New Britain March 10.--Austin Rice of New London and Tommy Feltz of Brooklyn, N. l., fought twenty rounds to draw last night before the National Athletic club. The bout was consid- cred fine exhibition of boxing Rice was cut on his cheek near the left eye and lost some blood, but it was nothing serious Kid Gleason knockedN out Tommy Connolly in the sixth round of a ten-round bout. Both are New Brit ain boys who have taken up prize fight ing as a profession and there is consid- erab1e rivalry between them. Glea- son landed on the point of Connelley s chin. Connelley "sot" down and it was some minutes before he knew where he was at. Jerry Maher and Pete Drago fought six rounds to draw. Special police arrangements were made for the bout. In the ab- sence of Chief Rawlings, Captain. Lee took charge and had seven regulars on duty in and around the Casino. There was less noise ans disturbance last night than at any other fight that has taken place and the out of town crowd was very orderly in going home Ow- ing to the agitation here against box ing it was supposed that the manage ment would prevent any knockouts, so the result of the Connelley- Gleason bout was a complete surprise.
 
 Pittsburg, March 10.-After his ex- hibition with Jim Jeffries in Greens burg last night, Bob Fitzsimmons left for his home in New York with articles of agreement to fight Philadelphia Jack O'Brien in his possession. Fitzsim- mons said he would get a certified check for $5,O00 and cover the $5,000 placed with Al Smith by O'Brien to fight at 158 pounds. Fitz and O'Brien met here yesterday and agreed to fight twenty rounds for the middleweight championship of the world in June or July, before the club offering the largest purse for the match and side bet of $5,O00 It is expected that the bout will be decided in San Francisco during the same week that Jeffries and Jim Corbett meet. O'Brien would not have gotten this chance to fight Fitz- simmons had it not been for Tommy Ryan's retirement from the ring. after Fitz accepted his offer to fight. O'Brien is a willing fighter and is given great credit for his readiness to fight any many in his class. It has been the height of his ambition to become the champion, and although he realizes that he will have to fight the battle of his life in order to beat Fitzsimmons, he did not side-step when the Cornish