Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-21
THE PUGILISTS.
Jack O'Brien and Joe Walcott
 Have 8 Funny Battle.

Have 8 Funny Battle. It Was Punch and Clinch All Through
 the Ten Rounds-Spike Sullivan Was
 Whipped in England-Harry Forbes
 Wins His Go With Love.
 Boston, April 21.--A greatcrowd gath cred at the old Grand theater last night to witness what was scheduled as 15-round bout between Jack O'Brien, the Philadelphia middle weight, and Joe Walcott, the welter- weight champion, which resulted in a draw.
 Rube Waddell, the Philadelphia pitcher. was the referee. There was no betting as the two boxers agreed to a draw if both men were on their feet at the end of the bout.
 Whddell announced that the pair would go but ten rounds, and there was missing. In the first round O'Brien landed the right to face and put in a stiff uppercut, while Walcott drove in 8 hard left to ribs. They clinched after each exchange and O'Brien hit Wa1cott in a clinch and Walcott objected. Both landed ire quently with the right in the second round and Walcott clinched again and again, while the crowd missed. 4..
 In the third round Walcott landed two lefts on the jaw and Jack went backward. C'Brien ~drove in several hard lefts to the body and Walcott sent two lefts. which made O'Brien break ground.
 There was nothing but jabbing and clinching in the fourth, and at the end the crowd yelled '"Take them out" In the fifth the men clinehed after every lead. and when time was up were hug ging. Walcott was cautioned not to hit in the bredl1away.
 The same tactics prevailed in the sixth, and many of the spectators left after the round. Walcott- was busy in the eighth round and landed fre- quently- on OsBrien, who appeared tired at the end H l
 At the opening of the ninth Walcott landed left in the wind and a right to the jaw. Tn clinch, both hit, and the referee warned Joe. O'Brien broke ground constantly
 Wla1cott landed a hard left on O'Brien's eye, and the pair were in a clinch at the gong.
 Tn the tenth round Walcott chased his opponent around the ring and laughed in Jacks face. Walcott sent 8 left to body and again to the neck. O'Brien replied with right to the face.s a They had hard exchange in the center of the ring, both landing lefts and rights. The bout ended in another clinch, with the crowd hissing.
 The first preliminary was between John Johnson of Cambridge and John Butler of Lynn, two colored welter- weights.
 In the eighth Butler landed 8 hard left swing on his opponents jaw that sent him toppling. Butler followed this with a couple of swings that put Johnson down and he was counted out
 The second preliminary was be, tween Tim Harrington of South Bos ton and Harry Smelling of Canada, two welterweights. In the second, Snel. ling played for the face and lmndeG | two hard rights that put Harrington down and out The third preliminary was between Johnny Sheehan of tho Shawn1pt Boat club and Billy O'Brier 1 Of South Boston. two 1O5-pounders The boys fought six fast rounds, Since han getting the decision.
 1' Philadelphia, April 1.-Harry Forbes of Chicago and Tommy Love of this city met in the wind-up at the Wash 1ngton Sporting club last night. There was not minute when the local box had look-in and though he stayet the limit, that was due more to ths kindly consideration of Forbes than tt his own ability
 London, April 21.-Before the Ma tional Sporting club last night, Jabe. White of Birmingham beat 'sSpike' Sullivan on points after fifteen round of hard fighting. The men weighed in at 137 pounds and the go was for purse of $2.750. White has acceptet an offer of the Yosemite club of Sal Francisco to put up a purse for him t meet Britt or Fitzgerald in June.
 Boston, April 21.-Jimmy Briggs. tn champion featl1erweight of New Eng land, whipped Austin Mcguire of Low ell in less than three rounds at the Al lantic Yacht club yesterday afternoon | A twelve-round bout between Brigg and Andy Daly was scheduled as tn main event of the meeting, but the lat ter had bad stomach and could no go on. so Mcguire, who was formerl the 135-pound amateur champion o 1 New England. was substituted. Brigg had 1t all his own way and in the thir round the Lowell boxer was so ia gone that the referee stopped the bout. ! Keeuesa Horse Won